Planning Commission Regular Meeting 10/17/2023 07:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM.

3.The Applicant, Wal-Mart, is requesting a Special Use Permit (SUP) Amendment to SUP #10-04 to allow for upgrades to the existing store by implementing the following improvements: 1) expanding the store by approximately 6,151 square feet to accommodate a merchandise pick-up staging area, which will require the relocation of an existing outdoor storage area, 2) re-striping portions of the parking area in order to provide spaces for customers picking up pre-ordered merchandise, and 3) modifying the exterior Store elevations to include an addition and new colors at 700 James Madison Highway.
4.ZOTA-23-2 - A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Regarding Assembly Uses in the Industrial District. A public hearing for revisions to Zoning Ordinance Article 3, Section 3-4.12 – Industrial District to address allowable Assembly uses in the District. The Ordinance currently permits several uses as by-right Permitted Uses where people gather for social, entertainment, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, where these uses are classified as Assembly uses by the Building Code. The Building Code classifies Churches as an Assembly use, however Churches are not listed as either a Permitted Use or a Permissible Use in the Industrial District. A text amendment to Section 3-4.12 was initiated by Town Council on May 9, 2023. The Planning Commission held a work session on August 22, 2023 and on September 19, 2023.

5.ZOTA 2023-01 A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Reduce the Setback Requirement for Telecommunication Towers in the PSP (Public Semi Public) Zoning District. Zoning Ordinance Section 9-18.10 - Setbacks requires that all telecommunication towers in all zoning districts be set back from property lines at a distance no less than the height of the tower. The applicant is requesting that the setback requirement be reduced within the PSP – Public Semi Public Zoning District to allow a setback that is less than the height of the tower. Arcola Towers LLC (Applicant)/James P. Downey (Representative)