63 WASHINGTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 7, 2002 The Washington County Planning Commission held its regular meeting on Monday, January 7, 2002 in the County Commissioners Meeting Room. Members present were: Paula Lampton, Chairperson, Vice-Chairman, Robert Ernst II, R. Ben Clopper, Timothy Henry, George Anikis and Ex-Officio, Bertrand Iseminger. Staff: Director, Robert C. Arch; Chief Senior Planner, Stephen T. Goodrich; Senior Planners, Timothy A. Lung and Lisa K. Pietro; Associate Planner, Jill Baker and Secretary, Sandy Coffman. Absent was Don Ardinger. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was. called to order by the Chairperson at 7:00 p.m. MINUTES: Mr. Ernst made a motion to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of December 3, 2001. Seconded by Mr. Henry. So ordered. NEW BUSINESS: Subdivisions: Tammany Heights North - Section II Ms. Pietro presented the Preliminary Final Plat and Forest Conservation Plan for Tammany Heights North - Section II. The subject site is located on the southeast corner of the 1-81 and 1-70 Interchange. The property is zoned HI-2. Section II creates two duplex lots on .2 acres and three single-family lots on .3 acres. Total acreage of Section II is 1.7 acres and there are 22.4 acres of remaining land. Public water and sewer will serve the site. Access will be provided off the new public street of Calvery Drive. The Forest Conservation obligation will be met on lots 16, 17 and 18. The total afforestation for Section II is .295 acres. All agencies have approved the plan with the exception of the Water and Sewer Department and the Washington County Soil Conservation District. Spokesman for the residents of Tammany, Gary Baker, indicated that the residents had no concerns with the proposed Section II. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant the Preliminary Plat contingent on final approval from Water and Sewer and the Soil Conservation District. Mr. Clopper seconded. Vote was unanimous. So ordered. Rosewood Village - Phase 1E Mr. Lung presented the Preliminary Subdivision Plat, Final Subdivision Plat, Site Plan, and Forest Conservation Plan for Phase IE of Rosewood Village PUD. The subject site is located on the southeast side of Robinwood Drive across from the preceding phases of Rosewood Village. Phase 1E is the final section of Phase 1 and consists of twenty townhouses in five blocks on 3.4 acres. There will be 3 to 5 units per townhouse block. The lots will front on a new public street called Jade Court. Lot sizes range from 3,000 to 6,000 square feet. The layout is per the approved development plan for the Rosewood PUD. Forest Conservation will be addressed on site consisting of .43 acres. Additional on-site planting will be provided per the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance along with screening for the adjoining single-family lots. Open Space requirements have been met within this phase and will be owned by a Homeowners Association. Public water and sewer is provided. The requirement of two parking spaces per unit has been met, and a RV space has been provided. All agencies have approved the plan with the exception of the Washington County Health Department and Water Pollution Control, who are reviewing a revision per their comments. Mr. Lung stated that he is also awaiting comments from the Transportation Director of the Washington County Board of Education regarding the possible need for a school bus waiting area. The developer, Mr. Shaool suggested that a pad be installed on the southeast side to avoid children crossing the street and stated he was willing to work with the Board of Education to address and maintain the safety of school children. There will eventually be a sidewalk system along Robinwood Drive. The County Attorney will need to review the Homeowners Association documents prior to approval of the Final Plat. Phase I passed the APFO test at the Final Development Plan stage, where 77 units were approved for both school and road adequacy. The next phase (Phase II) will require new APFO testing. Mr. Iseminger questioned if all the requirements were met with regard to the accel/decel lanes on Robinwood Drive. Mr. Lung stated that Engineering has reviewed and approved the plat and site plan. Mr. Sassan Shaool added that the Engineering Department advised him that approximately 100 square feet would be needed for a grading easement. The right of way is located on Todd Snook's property and permission in writing is needed from Mr. Snook. Mr. Anikis questioned if the stormwater management area behind the townhouses would be fenced. Mr. Cump advised that the 64 stormwater management area "IS shallow and fencing is not required. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant Final Plat approval contingent on approval from Water Pollution Control, County Engineering and the County Attorney's review on the Homeowner Association documents. Mr. Henry seconded. Vote was unanimous. So ordered. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant Preliminary Plat and site plan approval contingent on the grading easement and the Board of Education's resolution with regard to the school bus waiting area. Mr. Clopper seconded. Vote was unanimous. So ordered. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant Forest Conservation approval for on-site planting and screening per the submitted plat. Mr. Henry second. Vote was unanimous. So ordered. Avonlea Hills Estates Mr. Lung presented the Preliminary Subdivision Plat for Avonlea Hills Estates. The site is located on the south side of Mt. Aetna Road, west of Maryland 66. The property contains approximately 36 acres and is zoned Agricultural. The proposed site is located in the Upper Beaver Creek Basin Special Planning Area. The subdivision consists of six lots ranging in size from 3 acres to 10 acres. A new cul-de-sac street will be built by the developer and dedicated to the County. In August 2001, a variance was granted for panhandle lengths with a stipulation that no further subdivision would occur. A stormwater management facility will be provided on site per the new regulations and Engineering has given verbal approval. Individual wells and septics utilizing denitrification systems will be provided and verbal approval has also been received from the Health Department. There is no existing forest on the property. Requirement for Forest Conservation will be mitigated by 7.18 acres of on-site planting. The plantings will provide a buffer to the adjoining agricultural land. Per the Planning Commission's comments at the Preliminary Consultation, a note has been added to the plat advising that this subdivision is adjacent to active agricultural activity and is also located in the Upper Beaver Creek Basin and that the use of "urban best management practices" will be necessary. All agency approvals have been received and the written approvals from the Health Department and the County Engineering Department should be forthcoming. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant Preliminary Subdivision Plat approval contingent on approval from Engineering and the Health Department. Mr. Anikis seconded. Vote was unanimous. So ordered. Site Plans: Pavestone Company, Inc, Ms. Pietro presented the revised site plan for Pavestone Company, Inc. The original plan was approved on May 1, 2000. The subject site is located on the east side of Hopewell Road and west of 1-81. The property is zoned IG. The site encompasses 21.5 acres and is the site for the manufacturing of pavers, retaining walls and other concrete products. The purpose of the revised site plan is to replace some of the tumbler machines. The units are to be placed in the storage yard. The plant and the office are existing. The total number of employees is 45-50. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p,m. The manufacturing plant is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The site is serviced by public water and sewer and all agencies have approved the revised site plan with the exception of the Permits Office. Permits Director, Mr. Paul Prodonovich, cited several issues regarding the site plan as follows: 11 He requested that Section 4.12 be addressed with regard to the dust and noise of the tumblers and that additional information be provided; 2) it was reported that dumping activity has taken place in the "not to be disturbed" area and if so, a revised site plan showing what is going on in this area is needed, or the items discarded will need to be removed; 3) Also, the office is not in compliance with the revised site plan because of setback issues. Mr. Iseminger questioned whether there was another unresolved issue regarding the sign. The Site Manager for Pavestone, Mr. Lebo, advised that the Board of Zoning Appeals approved the sign last Tuesday. Mr. Cump explained that the "not to be disturbed" area is a ravine area and unusable bricks have been placed there. MOE personnel indicated that a supersilk fence and a drawing would be needed for the grading plan and provided to the Permits Department, Mr. Lebo advised that the office is a temporary facility consisting of two mobile units that were previously under a separate site plan. Mr. Lebo explained that the tumbler contains its own dust collection system, which enables less than 4 to 5% of dust to escape and the entire unit is lined with a 1" rubber lining to reduce the noise. Mr. Arch indicated that granting approval of the preliminary site plan would provide six months to obtain final site plan approval. Members agreed to give staff final approval. Mr. Iseminger made a motion to grant preliminary site plan approval giving staff the ability of final site plan approval contingent on the revised site plan being submitted for the "not to be disturbed" area that is being used for stockpiling materials.