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CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR MAY THE 25TH 2023.
[CALL TO ORDER]
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MISS CANIPA.
DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND LOVE AS WE FACE SUCH UNCERTAIN DAYS, BE WITH JULIE'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND GIVE THEM PEACE DURING THESE DAYS. AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]
THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO BE ADOPTED.
TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING NOT TO BE HEARD AS A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.
YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
NOW WE COME TO COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS.
ANY COMMISSIONER WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? HEARING NONE. WE WILL GO WITH THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
[ORDER OF BUSINESS]
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONER, BRIAN WAYMACK, WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIM A WARM WELCOME AND ASK HIM TO GIVE US HIS BACKGROUND.YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
GUESS I'LL START. FIRST OF ALL, MY WIFE, JOAN, WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 42 OVER 42 WONDERFUL YEARS.
WE HAVE TWO KIDS, THREE GRANDKIDS.
I AM OFFICIALLY RETIRED FROM OR STATE SERVICE AT 41 YEARS, 35 OF WHICH WAS BE THAT I AM A REALTOR AS WELL AS A LICENSED AUCTIONEER.
MY WIFE AND I OWN OUR OWN AUCTION COMPANY HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION AND PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE NEW COMP POLICY.
NOW WE COME TO THE ADOPTION OF THE WORK SESSION.
I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 24TH, 2023.
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NOW WE COME TO THE ADOPTION OF THE BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL THE 22ND, 27TH, 2023.MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND IT TO BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS.
SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
GRAVES WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CPA 23-02.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.
ELDER AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE UNDER TAB FOR ONLY A COUPLE PAGES HERE.
SO JUST TO TALK OVER THIS BRIEFLY, THIS IS THE REQUEST TO TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR TAX PARCEL 350-0A00044A FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.
AND FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MADE A MOTION TO FORWARD REQUEST RZ 2302 TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL.
NOW, WHILE STAFF WAS PREPARING THE DRAFT MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 27TH MEETING, IT WAS APPARENT THAT NO MOTION OR VOTE PERTAINING TO CPA 2302 TOOK PLACE.
WHILE THE INTENT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN TO VOTE ON CPA 2302.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ONLY VOTED ON RC 2302.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE VOTE ACTUALLY BE ON THE CASE AT HAND, WHICH WAS WHICH IS CPA 2302.
THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 13TH, 2023.
AND YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET A SAMPLE SAMPLE MOTIONS AS WE PROVIDE WITH ALL CASES.
I MOVE TO FORWARD REQUEST CPA 2302 TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
SO THAT WAS A TIE VOTE, WAS THAT CORRECT? SO THAT'S A FAILED MOTION.
SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE A NEW MOTION.
YOU HAVE YOUR SAMPLE MOTIONS BEFORE YOU.
YOUR OPTIONS COULD INCLUDE APPROVING.
I DON'T THINK THERE'D BE CHANGES ON THIS ONE.
YOU CAN POSTPONE THE DECISION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING DATE.
AT THAT POINT, YOU MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS TO NOT HAVE A TIE VOTE.
OR YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION ON DENIAL SINCE THE APPROVAL MOTION FAILED.
I MOVED TO VAUD REQUEST CPA 23-02 TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL FOR THE REASON THAT THIS PARCEL IS SEPARATED FROM ALL THE OTHERS IN THE AREA AND SHOULD BE DENIED.
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SECOND.CALL]. WHAT WAS THE VOTE COUNT? THREE, TWO, ONE, AND ONE.
SO THAT FORWARDS THAT REQUEST TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL.
NOW WE COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
UM, ZONING ARE Z 23-04.MEMBERS OF THE PC, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBER, BRIAN.
WE MET ANY TIME SINCE THE PC WORK SESSION ON MONDAY.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED PROFITS PROFFERED.
ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION TWO OF THE PC BYLAWS INCLUDES A INCLUDES A TIME LIMIT THAT PROFITS MUST BE RECEIVED AT LEAST TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE SAME SECTION OF THE BYLAWS.
ALLOWED FOR THE TIME LIMIT TO BE WAIVED FOR A SPECIFIC CASE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE PROPHET'S CONDITIONS AND.
AND STAFF SUPPORTS A WAIVER OF THE TIME LIMIT FOR THIS ITEM.
I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION TWO OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS FOR CASE Z 2304 TO WAIVE THE TIME LIMIT FOR SUBMITTING PROFFERS SO THAT THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER THE PROFFER SUBMITTED FOR THIS CASE.
YOU RIGHT HERE, SARAH. SECOND.
. THIS EVENING, I WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT FOR RZ 23-04.
THIS IS A REQUEST OF INTERSTATE HOLDINGS LLC TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 8.8 ACRES OF TAX MAP NUMBER 510 0800250 FROM RESIDENTIAL RAS AND GENERAL BUSINESS B1 TO JUST GENERAL BUSINESS B1 AND TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.02 ACRES OF TAX MAP NUMBER 510 080-025C FROM RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL BUSINESS B1 TO JUST GENERAL BUSINESS B1.
THE DEVELOPER PLANS TO BUILD A TRAVEL CENTER.
THE NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU'RE SEEING, THAT'S THE AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE NEXT MAP IS THE ZONING MAP THAT IS PRESENTLY SHOWING THE SPLIT ZONING OF BOTH PROPERTIES.
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THE THE TAN COLORED AREA IS RESIDENTIAL.AGRICULTURAL IN THE RED AREA IS B1 GENERAL BUSINESS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RED, BUT IT LOOKS BROWN FROM HERE.
UM. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS THE NEXT SLIDE.
THE RED AREA IS THE COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE, AND THE GREEN AREA IS FOR AGRICULTURE.
THE NEXT SLIDES WILL SHOW CURRENT PICTURES OF THE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
BACKGROUND. THE SITE HAS BEEN USED AS BUSINESSES IN THE PAST.
HOTELS, THE ROSE GARDEN INN AND NIGHTSTAND AND A RESTAURANT.
THE PROPERTY IS NOW VACANT AND THE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DEMOED FROM THE PROPERTY.
IT. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS.
THERE WILL BE 50 DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES FOR CARS.
PARKING AREAS FOR TRUCKS, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGERS AND A DOG PARK.
BEFORE YOU IS THE UPDATED SITE LAYOUT OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
IN THE MAJOR CHANGE TO THE CONCEPT PLAN SHOWS THE PROFFER THAT WAS MADE BY THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS TO MAINTAIN A 30 FOOT BUFFER AREA.
ADJACENT TO ALL ADJOINING PROPERTIES.
PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS.
IF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED TO BE ONE.
A TRAVEL CENTER WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT AS SECTION 93.
92 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ALLOWS THE FOLLOWING USES BY RIGHT.
BUSINESS SIGNS AND RESTAURANTS.
THE AFFECTED PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN USED AS BUSINESSES IN THE PAST AND IN THE SITE CURRENTLY ADJOINS PROPERTY, POSSIBLY SPLIT ZONES B1 AND IS THE SITE OF THE OYO HOTEL.
THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED USE AS A TRAVEL CENTER WOULD BE CONSISTENT AND.
COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES.
OTHER SURROUNDING LAND USES INCLUDE WOODLANDS, INTERSTATE 95, VDOT, LOCAL MAINTENANCE SHOP, A CELL TOWER AND SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
AS STATED EARLIER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE LOCATION IS.
COMMERCIAL. EXPECTED IMPACTS FROM THE PROPOSED TRAVEL PLAZA ARE AS FOLLOWS INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, ACCORDING TO A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
THE ESTIMATED THERE WILL BE AN ESTIMATED 235 TRIPS DURING AM PEAK HOURS.
AND THERE WILL BE 240 TRIPS DURING PM PEAK HOURS.
THE MITIGATION A TRAFFIC STUDY WAS.
CONDUCTED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY INDICATED THAT NO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE WARRANTED.
ANOTHER EXPECTED IMPACT IS NOISE.
THERE WILL BE NOISE DURING OPERATION AT THE TRAVEL PLAZA.
THE MITIGATION IS THE COUNTY'S NO NOISE ORDINANCE.
DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE DAY.
BUFFER AREAS TREES MAY SERVE TO MINIMIZE SOME NOISE.
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LIGHTS. LIGHTS WILL BE INSTALLED TO.MITIGATION LIGHTING WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN.
REGULATIONS AND WILL BE LOCATED AS NOT TO SIGN ONTO ADJACENT PROPERTY.
THERE WILL BE STORM WATER RUNOFF DURING RAIN.
THERE MAY BE SOME DUST DURING CONSTRUCTION.
MITIGATION IS PAVING REQUIREMENTS OF THE SITE PLAN.
ACCESS. THERE ARE TWO ACCESS POINTS FOR THE PROJECT, ONE ON COURTLAND AND ONE OFF OF SUNNYBROOK.
THE ACCESS POINT OF COURTLAND WILL BE FOR TRUCKS ONLY.
THE ACCESS POINT OFF OF SUNNYBROOK WILL BE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES.
BUFFERING AND SCREENING IS PER THE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE SITE PLAN REGULATIONS.
ALSO, THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED TO MAINTAIN A 30 FOOT BUFFER.
OF THE STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS, READER COMMENTS WAS THAT THE STUDY INTERSECTIONS OF ARE PROJECTED TO OPERATE AT A SATISFACTORY LEVEL OF SERVICE.
THEREFORE NO IMPROVEMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED.
THEREFORE, THE OWNER WILL NEED TO.
SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO INSTALL.
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT.
THIS AFTERNOON ON MAY 25TH, 2023.
THE USES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PERMITTED IN THE B-1 GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, AS STIPULATED IN THE COUNTY'S ADOPTED PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE.
THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY.
00B1. AND THESE BOUNDARIES ARE EXISTING AS OF 525.
2023. THE BUFFER SHALL BE DEPICTED ON THE CONCEPTUAL MAP DATED MARCH 23RD, 2020, 2023, AND REVISED ON MAY 25TH, 2023.
COMPATIBLE WITH BUILDING FACADE ARCHITECTURE.
THE METHOD OF SCREENING SHALL BE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED WITH THE COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
REVIEW OF THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AT THE TIME OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
STAFF RECEIVED SIX PHONE CALLS IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
CONCERNS INCLUDE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, NOISE AND INCREASE IN CRIME.
THE NEED FOR A BUFFER IN THE INDIVISIBILITY OF ROOFTOP AC UNITS.
STAFF ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND EMAILS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED LOCATION USE AND ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REZONING APPLICATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AS FOLLOWS APPROVAL TO THE APPLICANT'S PROFFERED CONDITIONS.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION.
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES.
THE SITE CURRENTLY ADJOINS PROPERTIES ZONED B1 AND USED FOR BUSINESS USE.
THE SITE HAS BEEN USED IN THE PAST FOR BUSINESS USES.
THE REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
NO MAJOR ISSUES REGARDING TRAFFIC HAS BEEN EXPRESSED BY VDOT IN THE PROFIT CONDITIONS RECEIVED ON MAY 25TH 2023 ARE ACCEPTABLE TO STAFF.
I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
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FROM THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING.NO. OKAY, THE APPLICANTS WANT TO SAY SOMETHING OR.
I'M HERE TONIGHT FOR THE APPLICANT.
ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, I ALSO HAVE CHRIS THOMPSON.
DID YOU PULL THE MIC? CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME? SORRY.
WE'RE BOTH HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
MR. GREEN WENT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION VERY, VERY THOROUGHLY.
THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY OF COMMERCIAL AND CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND THE PROFFERED CONDITIONS THAT MR. GREEN MENTIONED THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD INCLUDE THE VEGETATIVE BUFFER, THAT 30 FOOT BUFFER AREA THAT YOU SEE ALONG THE PERIMETER.
THAT WAS A CONCERN OF CITIZENS AND ALSO THE SCREENING FOR ANY MECHANICAL UNIT ON THE ROOFTOP.
ALSO WANTED TO FURTHER ITERATE FROM THE CHAPTER 5 TO 7.
TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WAS CONDUCTED.
IT WAS SUBMITTED TO VDOT FOR REVIEW.
AND IN THAT REPORT IT SHOWS THAT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS.
DID NOT WARRANT ANY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS OR TURN LANES.
AND SO THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS WILL BE VERY MINIMAL FROM THIS TRAVEL CENTER.
AND IN TERMS OF SITE LAYOUT AND DESIGN, IT WAS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE NOISE AND THE LIGHTS WITH IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE CONCEPT PLAN, THE CENTER ITSELF IS REALLY CONCENTRATED TOWARDS THE CORNER OF COURTLAND AND SUNNYBROOK ALONG INTERSTATE 95 WITH THE FUELING.
THE LARGER FUELING ISLAND REALLY ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF 95.
AND FOR STORM WATER THERE IS ON SITE STORM WATER BASIN AND THAT WILL TREAT FOR QUANTITY AND QUALITY.
SO THE STORM WATER WILL BE MANAGED.
AND I KNOW MR. GREEN MENTIONED FOR AIR QUALITY.
FOR THOSE REASONS, WE ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND THAT YOU APPROVE THE CASE TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE PROFFERED CONDITIONS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU.
SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VICTORIA CROSSLEY.
I RESIDE AT 2107 COURTLAND ROAD.
I AM BASICALLY A NEW RESIDENT IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
IT'S NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU ALL.
I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS THAT HAD CONTACTED MR. GREEN ABOUT INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE PROPERTY, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TRUCKS WILL BE GOING IN AND OUT ON COURTLAND ROAD.
I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, SO IT IS GOING TO AFFECT ME.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH BASED ON THE PAPERWORK THAT I RECEIVED.
SO I LOOKED UP THIS MR. SANJAY SINGH, AND HE'S ONLY LISTED AS A REGISTERED AGENT, AND I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM.
AND IT IS A PERSON THAT RECEIVES PAPERWORK.
SO WHO IS THE DEVELOPER? THE LOCATION FOR THIS REGISTERED AGENT IS 501 SOUTH PARK BOULEVARD.
THAT IS AT A QUICK MART AND A BURGER KING.
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ON SOUTH BOULEVARD IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS.UM, THE RESEARCH ON THIS ADDRESS WHEN I PULLED IT UP, IT SHOWS THAT THERE ARE 18 BUSINESSES RESPONDING TO THAT LOCATION.
IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED CRIME, INCREASED POLLUTION, INCREASE OF DRUG ACTIVITY, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND NOISE FROM THE DIESEL ENGINES WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS.
THERE ARE ALREADY TWO TRUCK STOPS.
THERE'S A SHOWER AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THERE'S FOOD THEY CAN PICK UP.
OTHER THAN MAYBE 4 TO 6 VEHICLES, SIT THERE IN SOME EMPTY CARGO TRAILERS SITTING THERE.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT FROM WHAT I'VE OBSERVED, AND I GO DOWN THAT ROAD QUITE A BIT.
I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL NEIGHBORS ON CORTLAND ROAD.
I APPROACHED THE TRUCK STOP, PEOPLE ON CORTLAND AND SOUTH CRATER, AND WHEN I WENT IN THERE AND ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT THIS MEETING, THEY WERE IN A STATE OF SHOCK. THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE.
ALSO WENT INTO GENERAL DOLLAR.
I FIND THIS SINCE THAT ROAD IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY ALL OF THE HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME THAT MR. GREEN JUST TALKED ABOUT.
SO I JUST WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS.
HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED A TRUCK ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN YOUR DRIVEWAY, TURN YOUR YARD UP, NOT TRYING TO NAVIGATE IT BACK AND OUT, HIT YOUR MAILBOX, REPLACED YOUR MAILBOX, TRY TWICE, HAD TO MOVE YOUR MAILBOX TO THE OTHER CORNER OF YOUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF CONSISTENT RUNNING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE AND IT'S EXPENSIVE.
MA'AM, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED CRIME.
AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
I RESIDE AT 4100 REDGATE AVENUE.
I OWN THE PROPERTY WHERE MY MOTHER RESIDES, WHICH IS 2176 COURTLAND ROAD.
IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTY TO GROW.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
I'VE BEEN IN THAT AREA MY WHOLE LIFE.
I KNOW THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE.
IT'S JUST NOT AN AREA FOR A TRUCK STOP.
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY HAS BUILT FOUR TRUCK STOPS, LOVES RAMS, STAR EXPRESS, 7-ELEVEN, ALL OF WHICH I HAVE HELPED DESIGN AND BUILD AND DONE THE WORK ON. SO I HAVE THRIVED FROM THESE THINGS.
BUT TALKING WITH FELLOW RESIDENTS, WE THIS COUNTY DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER TRUCK STOP AT ALL.
WHILE TRUCK STOPS PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES, THEY ALSO CAUSE HARM TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS, RELEASE OF BENZENE, EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE POLLUTION, PROPERTY VALUE DECLINE, DAMAGE TO STREAMS, WETLANDS AND WELLS AND CRIME.
HEALTH EFFECTS STUDIES HAVE SHOWED THAT RESIDENTS COULD BE AFFECTED HEALTHLY HEALTH WISE HALF A MILE TO TWO MILES AWAY. PROPERTY VALUE STUDIES DONE FROM 2021 TO PRESENT PROPERTY VALUE AND HOMES HAVE DECREASED IN VALUE FROM HALF A PERCENT TO 1.5%.
JUST IT STATES 55DB, 6000 HUNDRED FEET AWAY.
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A TRACTOR TRAILER PUTS OUT 85DB.SO THERE'S RESIDENTS WITHIN THAT AREA.
AQUATIC RESOURCE DAMAGE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN 5 TO 30 TIMES HIGHER.
RUNOFF OCCURS OFF OF A TRAVEL PLAZA TRUCK STOP.
OVER NEIGHBORHOODS OR SUBDIVISIONS.
THE US EPA HAS ADVISED CAUTION IN REGARD TO THIS DATA.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC WATER.
ALL THOSE RESIDENTS ARE ON WELL, CRIME.
THE FBI BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022 HAS DONE RESEARCH SHOWING THAT IN TRUCK STOP AREAS, FOUR OUT OF THE 137,556 ROBBERIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED.
13,721 WERE IN THE AREA OF A TRUCK STOP.
PRINCE GEORGE POLICE REPORTS HAVE SHOWN THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
I STILL GOT A MINUTE 30 BY THIS CLOCK.
WE STARTED LATE. STARTED LATE.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO GIVE ME THEIR THREE MINUTES? I HAVE A RESIDENT THAT WANTS TO GIVE IT TO ME.
THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION HAS PUT OUT A STATEMENT.
SEX TRAFFICKING TRAFFICKING OCCURS AT TRUCK STOPS IN THE US, OFTEN IN TWO FORMS COMMERCIAL SEX AND THROUGH FAKE MASSAGE BUSINESSES DUE TO THEIR FREQUENT REMOTE LOCATIONS, WHICH THIS IS AND TRANSIT CUSTOMER USE. TRUCK STOPS ARE AN IDEAL VENUE FOR TRAFFICKING SEX.
SO I ASK YOU, WHY WOULD WE WANT THIS? ALSO, HAS THERE BEEN A STUDY DONE ON ONE THE NOISE? AND A STUDY DONE ON THE IMPACT OF THE WETLANDS.
THE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED DOES NOT SHOW THE WETLAND THAT GOES THROUGH THAT AREA.
IT SHOWS A POND, A SMALL DITCH WETLAND.
THE PROPERTIES BEHIND ME THAT GOES INTO THE BLACKWATER SWAMP.
SO HAS A STUDY BEEN DONE WHERE THAT WILL BE AFFECTED? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE. OKAY, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANYONE? NO. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
THE REASON FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION IS IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CURRENT SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THE EXPECTED OFFSITE IMPACTS APPEAR TO ADEQUATELY BE ADDRESSED BY THE CONDITIONS.
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COMMUNICATIONS, MR.[COMMUNICATIONS]
GRAVES.ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN.
UM. SO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT STAFF AND NUMEROUS RESIDENTS OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF JULIE WALTON, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST FRIDAY, MAY 25TH.
SO JUST WANTED TO SAY A WORD THERE THAT WE ALL MISS HER AND WE WILL REMEMBER HER FONDLY.
UM, THE REGARDING THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, THE MAY 22ND MEETING WAS CANCELED.
THERE WERE NO CASES, AND THE JUNE 26TH MEETING WILL BE CANCELED BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CASES AT THE BOARD MEETING ON MAY 23RD.
TWO DAYS AGO, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET AND THAT BUDGET RELEVANT TO THE PLANNING OFFICE AND PLANNING COMMISSION DOES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR A PLANNING DIRECTOR.
IT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE THAT WOULD BE WITH A WITH WITH A CONSULTANT AND ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR TO ASSIST COUNTY TO MANY OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS WITH PREPARING STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS.
THAT WAS THE COUNTY'S OWN REQUEST.
SO THEY BASICALLY CANCELED THAT PROJECT FOR FOR AS FAR AS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AT THE MINIMUM.
UM, THEY ALSO THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED THE INDUSTRIAL REZONING REQUEST.
THAT WAS ROSLYN FARM CORP ON REEVES ROAD WITH WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON.
AND THEN FOR UPCOMING CASES FOR JUNE 2023, WE HAVE FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED AND THEN MORE ON THE WAY AFTER THAT FOR FUTURE MEETINGS.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, ANY REQUESTS OR ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT NOT EVERYONE GETS THESE MAILINGS.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING, CAN YOU EXPLAIN MAYBE TO EVERYONE HERE WHO ACTUALLY GETS THEM SO THEY KNOW FOR FUTURE WHY IT'S DONE THAT WAY? SURE. THANK YOU.
THE STATE CODE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, THAT REQUIRES PLANNING STAFF OR PLANNING COMMISSIONS.
AND WE'RE STAFF ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF TO DO TWO THINGS, MAINLY ADVERTISE IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR A TIME PERIOD THAT'S SET OUT IN THE CODE IN ADVANCE.
THE ADS APPEAR IN THE NEWSPAPER, IN THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.
SO ANY PROPERTIES TOUCHING THE PROPERTY, WE NOTIFY.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.