[2:30] We'll

[2:40] open this uh meeting of the board of

[2:42] zone appeals for Langston County.

[2:43] Welcome everybody who's here today. And

[2:46] did everybody get their packets in time

[2:48] to review?

[2:48] >> Yes. Yes, sir.

[2:49] » Yes. Yes, sir.

[2:49] >> If they did, I'll take a accept a motion

[2:52] » If they did, I'll take a accept a motion

[2:52] to uh approve to approve.

[2:55] >> Got it first and probably I got a

[2:58] » Got it first and probably I got a

[2:58] second. Any other discussion? All in

[3:01] favor? All right. Thank you. And I see

[3:05] we have just one public hearing today.

[3:07] And uh as far

[3:12] right here,

[3:15] is it Mr. Zakur?

[3:17] >> Zucker.

[3:18] » Zucker.

[3:18] >> Ze. Yes, sir.

[3:19] » Ze. Yes, sir.

[3:19] >> All right.

[3:19] » All right.

[3:20] >> Good job.

[3:20] » Good job.

[3:20] >> Glad you're here, sir.

[3:21] » Glad you're here, sir.

[3:21] >> Thank you.

[3:22] » Thank you.

[3:22] >> Thank you. uh looking for a uh a

[3:26] » Thank you. uh looking for a uh a

[3:26] variance on setback regulation for to

[3:29] put a pickle ball court here and pro.

[3:32] >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um Mr. Zeckert

[3:36] » Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um Mr. Zeckert

[3:36] um requests a variance from u article

[3:39] 5-3 the setback regulations um from the

[3:42] setback distance requirement of 75 ft

[3:44] from the center line of the street or

[3:46] road rightway. The owner requests a 20ft

[3:49] setback distance from the center line of

[3:51] Belmont Creek Road in order to construct

[3:54] a private residential pickupball court

[3:56] on his property known as 925 Belmont

[3:59] Creek Road in Lancaster which is located

[4:01] off um route 692 which is Belmont Creek

[4:05] Road. Tax map number is 25A-1-4

[4:09] in district 1. The subject parcel was

[4:12] originally created by a division plat of

[4:14] Belmont acres which was recorded in 1947

[4:17] and therefore predates the zoning

[4:19] ordinance and the Chesapeake Bay

[4:21] preservation ordinance. The majority of

[4:23] the lots in the subdivision are roughly

[4:25] an acre or less. The access road Belmont

[4:28] Creek Road is a private 20 foot wide

[4:30] gravel drive.

[4:32] The [clears throat]

[4:33] applicant's property is approximately

[4:35] 1.1 acres in fronts on the westerly side

[4:38] of Belmont Creek Road and on the

[4:39] easterly bank of the Rapahhanic River.

[4:42] Subdivision subdivision lots on the

[4:44] easterly side of Belmont Creek Road have

[4:46] not been developed and are currently

[4:47] being farmed. The applicant desires to

[4:50] build a residential pickleball court

[4:52] using a 30 foot by 60 foot slab, which

[4:55] is 1,800 square ft placed in the front

[4:58] yard of the property outside of the

[5:00] utility easement. The pickleball court

[5:02] will be unlit and unfenced with the

[5:06] surface being built at grade. The

[5:09] requested location puts the edge of the

[5:11] pickleball court 10 ft from the property

[5:14] line along Belmont Creek Road. The

[5:16] applicant believes the setback distance

[5:18] requirement of 75 ft from the center

[5:20] line of the road unreasonably restricts

[5:22] the property and a variant should be

[5:24] considered for the following reasons.

[5:27] The existing location of the septic

[5:28] system and drainfield on the northerly

[5:31] side of the property prevents use of the

[5:33] area. A large magnolia tree in the front

[5:36] yard prevents the pickle ball court from

[5:37] meeting the required road setback.

[5:40] Removing the tree is undesirable and

[5:42] potentially cost prohibitive. The 100

[5:45] foot RPA buffer from the Rapahhanic

[5:47] River on the westerly side of the

[5:48] property further restricts the property

[5:50] and the applicant does not believe that

[5:52] the proposed location of the pickle ball

[5:54] court would impede traffic visibility or

[5:57] raise any other safety concerns.

[6:00] Um,

[6:03] as part of the memo, there were certain

[6:05] exhibits that were um added to that. So,

[6:07] you have a copy of the subdivision plat,

[6:10] the specific survey for the subject

[6:12] property. I put in there the septic

[6:15] permit that shows where that septic

[6:17] system is. Um, the pickle ball pickle

[6:20] ball court sketch that was provided by

[6:22] the applicant, some site pictures, and

[6:25] just a comparison of the sizes. If

[6:27] you're unfamiliar with pickle ball and

[6:29] what the size of that kind of court is,

[6:31] there's kind of a a a simple comparison

[6:34] of sizes um in that. Um,

[6:38] as uh if depending on how you all uh

[6:43] vote on this, we would uh the staff

[6:46] would recommend that any approval

[6:48] clearly state that the variance applies

[6:50] solely to the use of the area as a

[6:53] pickup court or some sort of

[6:54] recreational

[6:56] uh court. The slab shall not

[6:59] subsequently be used in whole or in part

[7:02] as a foundation for any rod or enclosed

[7:06] structure without obtaining a

[7:08] modification to the variance and all

[7:10] other required county approvals. So the

[7:13] idea is that we don't want it to set a

[7:15] precedent to be used to create something

[7:18] that would be more non-conforming or

[7:22] than than it already would be basically.

[7:24] Um that is it. Um, if unless you have

[7:28] any questions for me, Mr. Zero is here,

[7:30] of course. So,

[7:31] >> you have any questions for Miss Prudin?

[7:33] » you have any questions for Miss Prudin?

[7:33] Well, Miss I don't have anything.

[7:35] >> Nope.

[7:35] » Nope.

[7:35] >> All right. Then I guess we'll open up a

[7:37] » All right. Then I guess we'll open up a

[7:37] public hearing. Excuse me. Would you

[7:40] care to come up and speak? And if

[7:43] [clears throat] you have something, you

[7:44] don't have to, but

[7:45] >> Well, Miss Puit did an excellent job

[7:47] » Well, Miss Puit did an excellent job

[7:47] explaining the vision. And again, thank

[7:50] you. You're

[7:51] >> welcome.

[7:53] » welcome.

[7:53] Questions. Does the board have any

[7:55] questions?

[8:00] » Right.

[8:08] » No, I'm good, too.

[8:09] >> All right. Anybody online?

[8:15] » No, sir. One person that's attending,

[8:18] but they're not raising their hands.

[8:19] >> All right. Thank you, sir.

[8:21] » All right. Thank you, sir.

[8:21] >> I I do have I do have one question.

[8:23] » I I do have I do have one question.

[8:23] Neighbors,

[8:24] >> you mind coming up to the podium,

[8:25] » you mind coming up to the podium,

[8:25] please? Yes, sir.

[8:27] >> Oh, I thought it was.

[8:28] » Oh, I thought it was.

[8:28] >> Sorry about that.

[8:30] » Sorry about that.

[8:30] >> Neighbors, have they had any complaints?

[8:33] » Neighbors, have they had any complaints?

[8:33] Have they raised any concerns?

[8:35] >> No. No, sir.

[8:36] » No. No, sir.

[8:36] >> Okay,

[8:38] » Okay,

[8:38] >> that's all I

[8:39] » that's all I

[8:39] >> Yeah, we have not received any um any uh

[8:42] » Yeah, we have not received any um any uh

[8:42] comments or complaints or about this

[8:44] application.

[8:46] >> All right, I thank you. Okay,

[8:49] » All right, I thank you. Okay,

[8:49] >> I'll close this uh session

[8:50] » I'll close this uh session

[8:50] [clears throat] of the open session and

[8:52] I guess we'll you have questions. We'll

[8:55] discuss it. Motion.

[8:58] >> Yeah. My only concern was the um septic

[9:03] » Yeah. My only concern was the um septic

[9:03] area in Greenfield, but I don't think

[9:04] it's going to inhibit that at all.

[9:07] >> So,

[9:11] I don't I don't see an issue.

[9:15] >> And I guess you did understand. Yeah, I

[9:17] » And I guess you did understand. Yeah, I

[9:17] I did an added survey on my septic tank

[9:20] on my septic system and and and outline

[9:24] where this where my endpoint is because

[9:26] certainly I don't want my septic tank be

[9:28] compromised and I got that from WC Lowry

[9:32] and that will be my guidance on that. So

[9:35] make sure that does not impede my septic

[9:38] because that impacts [clears throat] me

[9:40] as well.

[9:40] >> Right.

[9:42] » Right.

[9:42] >> I just that's my biggest fear,

[9:45] » I just that's my biggest fear,

[9:45] >> right? And this will not go forward

[9:47] » right? And this will not go forward

[9:47] until you know re recheck it again and

[9:51] again again.

[9:53] >> Understood.

[9:54] » Understood.

[9:54] >> Because I can't afford that.

[9:58] » I have one thing to add if you don't

[9:59] mind, Mr. Chairman. Um just for your

[10:03] information as well. So when I was doing

[10:05] some of the research, there is of course

[10:07] you've got a utility line that's going

[10:09] across the front.

[10:10] >> Yes.

[10:10] » Yes.

[10:10] >> Um it's an older utility easement. Um,

[10:14] » Um it's an older utility easement. Um,

[10:14] so in some of those older documents,

[10:16] they don't really specify a width. It

[10:19] just says that, you know, where the line

[10:21] is. Um, since we're really tight, just

[10:24] for, you know, just make sure that

[10:26] you're back far enough. I I don't think

[10:28] there's a specific width that it it is,

[10:31] but just in case if you know, I don't

[10:34] know if it's Northern Neck Electric or

[10:36] >> It's Northern Neck Electric and my goal

[10:38] » It's Northern Neck Electric and my goal

[10:38] is the inside of that.

[10:39] >> Okay. Yeah. just in case they have to

[10:41] » Okay. Yeah. just in case they have to

[10:41] come back.

[10:42] >> I don't want any electrical issues,

[10:43] » I don't want any electrical issues,

[10:43] >> right? Yeah.

[10:44] » right? Yeah.

[10:44] >> Be inside of that.

[10:45] » Be inside of that.

[10:45] >> Be aware of that.

[10:45] » Be aware of that.

[10:46] >> Mhm.

[10:46] » Mhm.

[10:46] >> Most definitely.

[10:47] » Most definitely.

[10:48] >> If there's nothing else, I entertain a

[10:49] » If there's nothing else, I entertain a

[10:49] motion.

[10:55] » May I make a motion to approve?

[10:56] >> It's a motion floor to approve. Is there

[10:58] » It's a motion floor to approve. Is there

[10:58] a second?

[10:59] >> I second.

[11:00] » I second.

[11:00] >> Any further discussion?

[11:02] » Any further discussion?

[11:02] >> I'm going to

[11:05] post.

[11:06] >> I'm opposed.

[11:07] » I'm opposed.

[11:07] >> You're opposed?

[11:08] » You're opposed?

[11:08] >> Yes. How' you vote in favor?

[11:11] » Yes. How' you vote in favor?

[11:11] >> So 3 to one.

[11:16] » Sorry.

[11:17] >> I guess it's got it then.

[11:19] » I guess it's got it then.

[11:19] >> Okay. Thank you for the feedback.

[11:19] » Okay. Thank you for the feedback.

[11:20] >> You were aware of what Miss Puit had

[11:21] » You were aware of what Miss Puit had

[11:21] read that it's just to be used as

[11:23] >> Yes, sir. No doubt.

[11:25] » Yes, sir. No doubt.

[11:25] >> There's no

[11:26] » There's no

[11:26] >> unless you come back to the county and

[11:27] » unless you come back to the county and

[11:27] ask me to do something.

[11:28] >> I don't need any more. Yeah. No more

[11:29] » I don't need any more. Yeah. No more

[11:29] buildings. No, sir. I don't No

[11:31] intention.

[11:32] >> All right. Thank you.

[11:33] » All right. Thank you.

[11:33] >> Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.

[11:35] » Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.

[11:35] >> Thank you.

[11:44] There's not anything else coming up.

[11:46] >> Um, BCA wise, no. Um, we don't have

[11:51] » Um, BCA wise, no. Um, we don't have

[11:51] anything on the horizon.

[11:52] >> Okay. And as far as the planning

[11:54] » Okay. And as far as the planning

[11:54] commission, there was no meeting last

[11:56] month, but this meeting is still on the

[11:57] 27th. We're having a joint meeting with

[11:59] the board of supervisors.

[12:01] >> Yes. And that will start at 6:00 p.m.

[12:03] » Yes. And that will start at 6:00 p.m.

[12:03] for your regular meeting. Um, and that

[12:06] will be a reszone for Elurn Electric's

[12:09] new possible new facility. Um, and

[12:14] at 7 we'll hold the joint public hearing

[12:16] for the legacy R2.

[12:19] >> Okay.

[12:19] » Okay.

[12:19] >> And I'm going to send an email out today

[12:21] » And I'm going to send an email out today

[12:21] detailing all that for the planning

[12:22] commission.

[12:23] >> Thank you.

[12:23] » Thank you.

[12:23] >> Mhm.

[12:25] » Mhm.

[12:25] >> All right. So, anything else?

[12:27] » All right. So, anything else?

[12:28] >> No, sir.

[12:28] » No, sir.

[12:28] >> I guess if there's nothing else, then

[12:30] » I guess if there's nothing else, then

[12:30] we'll call this meeting a journ. Thank

[12:32] you. Wait a minute. Excuse me.

[12:33] >> Um,

[12:34] » Um,

[12:34] >> yes, sir. I got a email from Miss Hall.

[12:37] » yes, sir. I got a email from Miss Hall.

[12:38] Is that you?

[12:38] >> Yep.

[12:39] » Yep.

[12:39] >> For a public hearing for a Lancaster

[12:42] » For a public hearing for a Lancaster

[12:42] County Veterans Board.

[12:43] >> That's tomorrow.

[12:45] » That's tomorrow.

[12:45] >> It's tomorrow. Say the 12th.

[12:48] » It's tomorrow. Say the 12th.

[12:48] >> Okay. I'm in the wrong spot.

[12:50] » Okay. I'm in the wrong spot.

[12:50] >> It's all right.

[12:50] » It's all right.

[12:50] >> I'm good.

[12:51] » I'm good.

[12:51] >> All right. [laughter]

[12:53] » All right. [laughter]

[12:53] >> All right. Then we'll adjourn this

[12:54] » All right. Then we'll adjourn this

[12:54] meeting of the BCA for Langston County.

[12:56] Thank y'all everybody for coming.

Board of Zoning Appeals - Aug 12 2026

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