HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/19/2002 - MinutesROANOKE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS - MEETING MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING M JUNE 19, 2002
PRESENT: Mr. Richard .Tones, Chairman
Mr. Carlton Wright
Mr, Rodney McNeil
Mr. Eldon Karr
Mr. Eric Thomas
Mr. Timothy Beard, Secretary
Mr, .Tones called the meeting to order at 7:00 p-m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mr. Wright moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. McNeil and carried
unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING PETITION
1. Variance requested by First Baptist Church of Bent Mountain of ,Section 30- 34- 3(B)3.a
of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the rninimum rear yard from 25 feet
to 2lfeet. The purpose of this request is to expand the existing principal structure
located at 10056 Slings Gap Road, Windsor Hills Magisterial District.
Roger Brown, 2875 Summit Ridge Road, introduced himself as the project builder
representing the church. He stated that the church's goals are to have a permanent
baptismal and to provide handicap accessible facilities at the rear of the building. Mr.
Brown noted that he has received written statements of support for the addition frorn
three of the adjoining property owners and that the surrounding landowner's generally
back the proposal. Jinn. Woltz, an adjacent property owner, spoke in favor of the
request, noting that the church is a cornerstone of the community, Reverend Wallace
Brown, pastor of Bent Mountain Baptist Church, also spoke in support of the petition
stating that the church's long range plans include having a community center within the
building.
Mx. McNeil asked Mr. Brown if an adjoining owner's driveway, which crosses a rear
corner of the subject parcel, would interfere with the proposed constnrction. Mr, Brown
replied that it would not and that this particular property owner has endorsed the project,
Mr. Wright moved to approve the request due to exceptional topographic conditions that,
under a strict application of the ordinance, unreasonably restrict the use of the property
(Section 30- 24- 1(B)I.) He also stated that this hardship is not shared by other
properties in the same vicinity,
Mr. Thomas seconded the motion which carried with the following vote:
AYES:
.Tones, Wright, McNeil, Karr, Thomas
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr, Wright moved to approve the minutes of May 15, 2002, Mr. Thomas seconded the motion
which carried unanimously.,
COMMENTS
Staff updated Board members on the Saunders manufactured home case whose variance
conditions by deed declaration were recorded in the Roanoke County Cleric's Office on Tune 17,
The Saunders have until May 1, 2003 to relocate the structure on the property OR provide the
Board of Zoning Appeals witha cash bond or letter of credit in the amount of $5,000 to secure
performance of the following conditions:
1) If both Alfred and Patsy Saunders are absent from the property for a period exceeding
six months, the structure shall be removed or relocated under the presumption that the
parties no longer live in the structure;
2) All local permits shall be secured including Residential Construction Application and
Certification of Setback Compliance,
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy Beard, Planner
Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals