[5:11]

[5:29] Signs or presentations.

[5:30] You certainly can have a printed presentation and that

[5:33] to Dr. Brown here at the end and the board

[5:35] will receive that and ensure that it is in the public record,

[5:38] you don't have to fill out a card,

[5:40] but a card does help us get specific information

[5:43] from a district back to a constituent

[5:46] or citizen who wishes to speak.

[5:47] Is there anyone here wishes to speak at citizens time

[5:49] by a show of hands?

[5:50] 1 to 3.

[5:52] And what else?

[5:53] OK You have Five minutes each saying that to five minutes.

[5:56] Please come forward State your name.

[5:58] Your name.

[5:59] The district that you live or the entity that you represent

[6:01] Thank you for being with us State amy Mendelson

[6:04] Chili from South Anna.

[6:06] I had a couple of things.

[6:07] I think I can check.

[6:08] One thing off.

[6:09] Thank you But I have I just happen to look at this.

[6:13] And there are six rezoning cases and that usually

[6:16] involves just a single person and having to have a community

[6:20] meeting and have rezonings.

[6:22] And for ideas or for proffers And we still have by right

[6:27] data centers in Hanover.

[6:28] So in other words, these people have

[6:30] had to put in months of time to get their lot

[6:33] for their grandmother but yet we still have

[6:36] my right without any scrutiny.

[6:39] So I'd like to for you all to consider getting rid of that.

[6:42] And then also Appreciate the opportunity

[6:44] at the Community development committee meetings

[6:46] to hear what's going on.

[6:49] But I did notice for the presentation

[6:51] that Jay presentation it just seems like it's old information

[6:56] when I Googled it or when I've read it in the past,

[6:59] a lot of the information that you're hearing

[7:01] is between 10 and 7 years old or ten and three years old.

[7:05] And so just to consider maybe other sources,

[7:08] maybe other legislative reports from other states

[7:11] might feel authoritative and give you some more information

[7:15] to make decisions for the new.

[7:18] Parameters around data centers Thank you.

[7:20] Thank you.

[7:20] Thanks.

[7:21] Next speaker, please.

[7:23] Thank you for being with us Rob Wilhoit.

[7:32] Chick, how a district.

[7:33] I want to lead off with tonight.

[7:35] These meetings are important to me

[7:37] because I'm missing the wife's birthday dinner with the family

[7:40] tonight to be here in front of you all.

[7:43] So don't think that I take coming up here

[7:45] lightly with that being said.

[7:48] The planning commission meeting last week was a mess They

[7:53] voted against staff's letter.

[7:55] They voted against And this is in regards to Iron Horse.

[7:59] They voted against ms..

[8:01] Iverson's recommendations They invoked

[8:04] China into the conversation.

[8:06] For God's sakes water usage was about as clear as mud.

[8:10] They were.

[8:11] Numbers flying all around this room last week about gallons

[8:14] use this.

[8:14] And it was supposed to have been a close loop system.

[8:17] So what do they need all this water for?

[8:20] So when this gets in front of y'all of course,

[8:24] I want to say no.

[8:25] But you know even though a project

[8:28] checks all the boxes off, that doesn't make it a good project.

[8:32] So when it comes in front of you all next month or October,

[8:35] I hope you all take that in consideration kind

[8:37] of on the lines with the planning commission,

[8:43] a lot of them said last week and they've said it in the past,

[8:46] y'all the buck stops with your so to me, why do

[8:50] we need a planning commission?

[8:51] We take care.

[8:52] Bunch of money.

[8:53] Staff could report directly to you.

[8:55] All and then you all could vote from that.

[8:57] Because to me if they're saying, Well,

[9:00] y'all are political, which you shouldn't be

[9:03] this isn't a politics.

[9:05] It's zoning But if they're going to take that attitude

[9:10] maybe we don't need them.

[9:11] Now, that's a pipe dream.

[9:13] So I. Recommendation is when each one of y'all come up

[9:17] for reelection and you all should inform the general public

[9:20] as to who you're going to pick for the planning Commission

[9:23] because it's like the election for President Vice president

[9:27] Both can run things, but you need to know where they stand

[9:33] before they put it into office because we can't get

[9:35] rid of the Planning Commission.

[9:36] The only way we can do that is.

[9:38] Is change all.

[9:39] And I'm pretty happy with the board.

[9:41] So just some things to consider.

[9:44] This was going long.

[9:45] One of the other cases night, I'll

[9:47] be brief Thank you very much.

[9:49] Thank you.

[9:49] Mr..

[9:49] Wilhoit.

[9:50] Next speaker, please Thank you for being with us Good evening,

[10:01] Mark Turner, Beaver damnedest trick Thanks for the time

[10:07] this evening, and thank you for creating the Community

[10:11] Development Committee that studying data center

[10:14] and the future I would have liked to have seen as I said

[10:18] last week that two years ago, I think it would have been very

[10:21] helpful for you folks and the citizens of Hanover to have

[10:26] done that study Two years ago.

[10:28] Lot of things were hidden at that time.

[10:31] A lot of things are now discovered

[10:33] and you're still discovering it.

[10:35] And I hope you continue If there's anything

[10:38] I can do personally to help you with that effort,

[10:41] I'll be glad to do so Now to the other meeting that took place

[10:46] last week which was already referenced

[10:50] was the Planning Commission.

[10:51] Passage of the trade port moving forward to you folks Trade port

[10:57] Hanover as i think a lot of you know,

[11:00] I've been dealing with this for over Four years now.

[11:03] Originally and still commercial and now data

[11:06] center for the last Two and a half years.

[11:10] I'm disappointed in the vote, but I'm also disappointed

[11:13] in the way it was handled.

[11:15] The meeting was handled by the commissioners first,

[11:19] only two commissioners, Emily acknowledged

[11:23] the effort that you folks are doing on the data center study.

[11:29] The other five didn't even mention it.

[11:32] I thought that was a little weird Second, that also use

[11:38] the excuse of moving forward with data centers,

[11:41] not just trade Port Hanover, but data centers because it seemed

[11:46] like it was their job to support the country in defeating China.

[11:51] On AI and technology.

[11:53] 3 of the commissioners actually said

[11:55] that in their in their talk, I think they were appointed

[12:00] to serve the people of Hanover County not the country

[12:04] fighting China And that was very well pointed

[12:08] out in their discussion.

[12:10] I think it's wrong Third, and I know i probably beat this

[12:17] to horse to death, but I believe that the planning commission

[12:24] accept the as fact, the threats that the developer

[12:30] West bellows is still using about developing this.

[12:35] If the data centers turn down East Ashland

[12:40] I think you're planning director.

[12:43] Director of Planning gave a position paper

[12:46] to the attorney that said it can't be automatically

[12:52] developed by right East Ashland concept

[12:56] and for a lot of good reasons.

[12:58] I read that letter again this evening

[13:01] corresponded with Joanna's as well, and tried to clarify that.

[13:06] But based on everything I've heard and seen,

[13:09] it can't be developed by.

[13:11] Right.

[13:12] I think it's a threat.

[13:14] I think that the Planning Commission should

[13:16] have stood up to that threat.

[13:18] But in the end, they all voted the five

[13:21] that voted for it said, well, we've

[13:23] got a choice, that a center or east Ashland data center,

[13:26] if actually that Believe that to be the case.

[13:29] But that's exactly why they voted

[13:31] for during the whole planning commission meeting

[13:37] we had at least 20 speak opposed to the iron Horse project very

[13:45] well spoken, very well thought out argument against We

[13:53] had a few opposed during the planning commissioners summaries

[13:58] before they voted, not a single person

[14:00] acknowledged those 20 people that had a good argument.

[14:05] They asked.

[14:06] They had one person that they acknowledged and thanked,

[14:10] and that was a proponent One person.

[14:14] And it was very clear that that was made

[14:18] for a special acknowledgment.

[14:20] That person spoke up and opposed this terrible that the data

[14:27] center So I consider, as I think the other gentleman said,

[14:32] you have 30s in last week's hearing a joke.

[14:36] And I think you need to kind of maybe

[14:40] control your planning commissioner

[14:43] and if not, replace them.

[14:46] Thank you for your time Thank you.

[14:48] Anyone further?

[14:50] Anyone We will.

[14:51] Now closer to the time chair recognizes Ms..

[14:53] Pritchard Thank you, Mr. Chair It was brought to our attention

[14:58] earlier that today marks 106 years since women got the right

[15:05] to vote in the United States.

[15:06] And I've been given some wonderful remarks

[15:09] that I intend to read out loud.

[15:10] And we will put these in the record,

[15:13] you all know that the nation is celebrating our 250th

[15:16] anniversary, and Hanover county has been an integral

[15:20] part in our nation's history.

[15:22] And women in Hanover are a valuable part of the community

[15:26] in their homes, places of worship,

[15:28] institutions of learning, farms, businesses and various

[15:32] civic and public organizations.

[15:35] And knowing the story of women in Hanover in riches,

[15:39] our understanding of history and provides essential role models

[15:43] for everyone and women in the United States have continuously

[15:48] worked to gain full rights and responsibilities Public

[15:51] or private legal or institutional as citizens

[15:55] of the United States on August the 26th,

[16:00] Congress designated August 26 as designated by Congress

[16:04] as Women's Equality Day to commemorate the date in 1920

[16:09] that the United states certified the 19th Amendment and franchise

[16:14] women the right to vote has been a prerequisite

[16:18] to stand for public office.

[16:19] Elected office and trailblazer such as a K piece

[16:24] Deborah Coats, Angela Kelly.

[16:26] We speak for all of Prichard Susan P Dibble and Danielle G.

[16:30] Floyd won elections to serve on the Hanover County

[16:33] Board of Supervisors and the people of Hanover

[16:36] elected women into constitutional offices.

[16:39] With the election of Lois Boucher

[16:42] not as commissioner of the Revenue in 1974

[16:46] until her retirement in 1999.

[16:50] And the election of Mackenzie Babbitt

[16:52] simcoe to serve as the Commonwealth's attorney.

[16:54] And November 20 23, the Service of these women

[16:58] continues to demonstrate the meaningful contributions

[17:02] possible with broader participate

[17:04] nations and a government whose authority comes from the people.

[17:09] It represents And.

[17:11] Hanover County honors these women

[17:13] and honors their lasting service and contributions.

[17:17] Thank you Thank you, Miss Purchase.

[17:21] Next item on the agenda is planning public hearings Board

[17:25] welcomes Mr. Pompei thank you for being with us,

[17:27] sir I wish state of what ?

[17:32] Thank you, Mr. Chairman The first several public hearings

[17:35] relate to accessory family housing

[17:37] units and the first public hearing

[17:39] is Four one in the Henry district.

[17:41] This is a request by ms..

[17:43] Rosen Brooks for an accessory family housing unit

[17:46] on her property This unit will be occupied with the applicant's

[17:49] adult child.

[17:50] And it meets all the.

[17:51] You standards for accessory family housing units.

[17:54] The property itself is located on River Road just south

[17:57] of here east of US route 3O1.

[18:02] The property is zoned a one agricultural and within that

[18:05] zoning district an accessory family housing unit requires

[18:09] a special exception It is in the Kotlin Heights subdivision zone,

[18:12] which was recorded in the 1960s.

[18:14] So this particular lots non conforming at just over one

[18:18] and One and a quarter acres Here is the existing

[18:22] house on the right.

[18:23] And where the, be located on the property.

[18:26] On the sketch plan So you can see

[18:28] the unit will be to the left of the main house

[18:30] at the end of the driveway way.

[18:32] And I'll show you picture of what that unit looks like.

[18:35] But again, it will be on the same property behind the home

[18:38] showing a driveway and it will be a two story structure with

[18:41] a garage below and the unit above

[18:45] It will be one bedroom, one bathroom home,

[18:48] and Just over 600ft².

[18:52] A community meeting was held and no citizens were in attendance

[18:57] And then staff is recommending seven conditions.

[18:59] Many of these conditions are comparable to what's

[19:02] going to adopt with other accessory family housing units

[19:04] and some are specific to the unique circumstances

[19:07] of this property.

[19:08] Limitations on the size, the elevations and colors,

[19:12] the materials and colors must align with the primary dwelling

[19:16] minimum setback of 15ft is required

[19:18] from the side property line.

[19:20] 3 feet is the minimum The special exceptions

[19:23] valid for three years or until the family member no longer

[19:25] resides in the residence of the entrance

[19:29] for her permits required for the second entrance.

[19:31] The applicant saw the second driveway recently

[19:34] in that driveway needs an additional permit and then

[19:38] our standard conditions adherence

[19:40] to all building inspections and health department requirements,

[19:42] adherence to all applicable development regulations

[19:45] That concludes staffs Presentation.

[19:47] The applicants are here tonight but they

[19:49] do not have a presentation planned Thank you.

[19:57] You, Mr. Pompei.

[19:58] Any questions from respond pack?

[20:01] Very well.

[20:01] Thank you.

[20:02] We will now open the public hearing.

[20:03] The African is here.

[20:04] For the record is the applicant.

[20:06] Thank you Do you have any comments, ma'am ?

[20:09] That.

[20:10] OK.

[20:10] What's the record reflect African does not have

[20:12] a presentation or any comments.

[20:13] There's anyone here who wishes to speak

[20:16] in favor of this application.

[20:19] Anyone, Anyone in opposition See,

[20:25] now we will close the public hearing.

[20:27] This is in the Henry district.

[20:28] I move for approval of c 2020 6-00017.

[20:33] Second, we have a motion to second in discussion.

[20:35] All those in favor please indicate by saying i.

[20:38] I oppose motion carries.

[20:41] Be well, We're frozen.

[20:42] Brooks, Thank you for being here The next public hearing

[20:47] is also for an accessory.

[20:48] Family housing unit in the Henry district This particular one

[20:51] is in the Scotts land in subdivision

[20:53] And again, the applicant is requesting

[20:55] a special exception to allow.

[20:56] Construction of an accessory.

[20:58] Family housing unit.

[20:59] This particular unit will be occupied by the applicant's

[21:01] parents and its design conforms to all

[21:04] the use standards in the zoning ordinance for this type of unit.

[21:08] The property, again, is in Scott's landing is

[21:10] at the end of Scott's Landing Road The property is zoned r c

[21:15] and it's about one and a half acres Here's

[21:18] the sketch plan and a view of the existing house

[21:20] as well as where the unit will be located.

[21:23] You can see the existing house in blue on the sketch plan.

[21:27] Dark green is where the unit will be located

[21:29] It will be located to the side and rear of the main dwelling

[21:32] and I'll show some elevations of what that will look like.

[21:35] And again, I'll be at the end of the driveway

[21:36] with the driveway extended to a garage that's attached

[21:39] to the unit These are the elevations the one on the left

[21:43] with the garage doors.

[21:44] That is what will be visible from the street

[21:49] And then the unit entrance will be on the side.

[21:51] So the unit itself will be to the rear of the garage.

[21:54] So will be seen from the street is the garage.

[21:56] Then the unit will be in the rear.

[21:58] And the applicant has submitted a letter

[21:59] indicating that the HOA has approved

[22:02] of the design of this unit.

[22:04] The overall structure is shown in this floor plan.

[22:07] Again the two car garage at the front and the unit

[22:10] outline in red with one bedroom and one

[22:14] bath room at about 900ft².

[22:18] These are the staff recommending additions.

[22:20] Again, these are typical for this type of use.

[22:21] Five conditions total limiting the size of the unit,

[22:24] requiring that the unit be constructed in accordance

[22:27] with those elevations, with materials

[22:28] and color similar to the main dwelling.

[22:30] Valid for three years or until the family member no longer

[22:33] resides in the unit.

[22:35] Adherence to all building requirements.

[22:36] Health department requirements and all other applicable

[22:39] development regulations.

[22:41] That concludes staff's presentation.

[22:42] The applicants are here tonight to answer questions,

[22:45] but do not have a formal presentation.

[22:47] Plans Thank you, Mr. Pompei.

[22:50] The applicant present Thank you Do

[22:53] you have any present presentation that's to reflect?

[22:57] The island does not have a presentation,

[22:58] but is available to answer questions.

[23:00] We're now open.

[23:01] The public hearing is anyone here who wishes to speak

[23:03] in favor of this application?

[23:06] Anyone ?

[23:06] Anyone in opposition See now this is in Henry District.

[23:11] I move for approval of C 2020 6-00019.

[23:15] Second, we have a motion in the second in discussion

[23:18] All those in favor please indicate by saying

[23:20] i i any opposed motion carries.

[23:23] Mr. Pompei The next two cases also

[23:31] involve an accessory dwelling accessory family housing unit

[23:34] in the Beaver dam district.

[23:35] This particular request involves two different applications

[23:39] and they'll be a joint presentation

[23:40] and a joint public hearing.

[23:42] A proper amendment to allow the accessory Family housing unit

[23:45] as well as the special exception itself The applicant is

[23:49] requesting permission to build an accessory family housing unit

[23:52] that will be occupied by the owner's parents The design

[23:55] of the unit and location conforms with all the use

[23:57] standards and the zoning ordinance This particular case,

[24:00] due to the proffers that were accepted in the 1980s when

[24:02] the subdivision was originally rezoning and the proffers

[24:05] must be amended.

[24:07] And then there's that special exception request for

[24:09] the accessory family housing.

[24:11] The property is zoned R one, and in that zoning district,

[24:14] a special exception is required The property is

[24:19] outside the suburban service area and an area designated

[24:21] rural agricultural and again, the North Oaks Subdivision

[24:26] except for the lots that front on Mount Hermon Road

[24:28] itself is zoned for one.

[24:31] This is a view of the property.

[24:33] You can see the driveway in the house to the left.

[24:36] I'll show you where the units located,

[24:37] but it will be located to the right of the driveway

[24:39] behind those trees and there is a condition

[24:42] about the trees remaining This is the sketch plan again.

[24:45] The unit in red to the right of the driveway

[24:49] the main house in a shed are in blue.

[24:51] And then that one shared driveway

[24:53] will be extended to the unit, which

[24:55] will have a garage in the rear So the front elevation

[25:00] actually faces the house.

[25:02] It'll be a one story structure with a unit

[25:04] closer to the road in the garage, in the rear.

[25:06] What you will see from North oaks Drive

[25:08] is that top elevations will appear like an outbuilding.

[25:14] And these are the plans The right will be the wall facing

[25:18] the street with the unit closest to the street, one bedroom,

[25:21] two bathrooms, approximately 645ft²,

[25:24] and then a garage in the rear The proffer amendments required

[25:29] because the proffers that were approved in the 1980s said that

[25:33] no outbuilding may be used as a residence as well as some other

[25:36] different features that cannot be used for residential purposes

[25:40] This is currently an ordinance requirement

[25:42] already restricted by the current zoning requirements.

[25:44] So there across that out.

[25:46] So that they can request the special exception

[25:48] and then living in a trailer camper

[25:51] tent basement will already be prohibited because that's

[25:54] prohibited by the zoning ordinance that's currently

[25:57] in effect The Planning Commission reviewed

[25:59] the proper amendment and recommended

[26:01] approval to a vote of 7 to 0.

[26:02] No members of the public spoke during the public hearing.

[26:06] Again, all the proffers will remain the same

[26:08] except for the First part of Proffer three

[26:11] that will be eliminated And then there

[26:14] are six recommended conditions These are very similar to those

[26:18] that have been accepted with other cases and the cases

[26:21] you review previously tonight, limiting

[26:23] the size of the structure, the elevations and colors

[26:27] must align with the main building or outbuildings

[26:30] in the property.

[26:30] So it looks like an outbuilding preserving trees.

[26:33] The sketch plan showed that area of the disturbance

[26:37] the trees outside that area of disturbance must remain.

[26:40] This is valid for three years until the family member no

[26:43] longer resides with the unit.

[26:45] And that here install building inspections requirements, health

[26:48] department regulations and all other applicable regulations

[26:52] That concludes staff's presentation.

[26:54] I'd be happy to answer any questions the board may have

[26:56] any questions for mr. Pompei.

[26:59] Seeing none.

[27:00] Thank you So what we're going to do,

[27:02] ladies and gentlemen, is we're going

[27:03] to combine the public hearing for the rezoning

[27:06] and the special exception What that means is that if there's

[27:09] anyone here to speak in favor or in opposition

[27:13] to either the special exception or the rezoning

[27:16] they can do that during one public hearing.

[27:18] But it will by law require a separate vote for each

[27:23] of these proposals Mr..

[27:26] And or Mrs. Martin here.

[27:29] Mr..

[27:29] Ms..

[27:30] Martin okay sir, do you have a presentation for me?

[27:37] I I just show up.

[27:42] But All right.

[27:43] Let the record reflect the African

[27:44] does not have a presentation.

[27:45] But is available for questions Mr..

[27:47] Lipper Yeah.

[27:49] Mr..

[27:49] Where's Mr. Oliver Oh, let's see.

[27:51] I didn't see that OK.

[27:52] Mike.

[27:53] I didn't see where i.

[27:56] All right, so, Mr. Lepper you're here for the special exception

[28:00] The Martins are not here.

[28:01] All right, let's the record reflect that neither Mr..

[28:03] Ms..

[28:03] Martin are here.

[28:04] Mr. Lippert is present does not have a presentation.

[28:07] Oh, now open the public hearing.

[28:08] Is there anyone here who wishes to speak in favor?

[28:12] Anyone Anyone?

[28:14] Speak in opposition Anyone Mr. Lippert,

[28:19] you would have 20 minutes of rebuttal.

[28:21] But i can't tell you not to use it.

[28:22] But I'm not quite sure what you would

[28:24] rebut Thank you for being here.

[28:28] Public hearing is closed.

[28:29] Mr. Stoneman, This is in your district, sir.

[28:31] Thank you, Mr. Chair being in the board of the beaver Dam

[28:35] District the move that the Board of Supervisors has approved

[28:38] are easy.

[28:39] 2020 6-000 21 with preference dated July 31st,

[28:45] 2026 Second, there's a motion in a second on a rezoning.

[28:49] Is there any discussion?

[28:50] All those in favor please indicate

[28:51] by saying I. I oppose motion carries Next item

[28:56] Vice-Chair Stoneman Mr. Chair.

[28:58] Thank you I may move that board supervisors Approved S.C.

[29:03] 2020 6-00010 with conditions We have a motion.

[29:08] Is there a second motion and a second?

[29:10] Any discussion ?

[29:11] All those in favor, Please indicate by saying I.

[29:13] I any opposition motion passes.

[29:17] Thank you for being with us, Mr. Palm.

[29:19] Pay the next planning public hearing

[29:21] is requesting the Cold Harbor district three zone

[29:24] ten acres from a 1 2 R six.

[29:27] The property is currently ten acres and zoned a one.

[29:30] That's the minimum area within the A1 zoning district

[29:35] with the minimum lot size that's permitted The applicant is

[29:37] interested in a boundary line adjustment,

[29:39] so they are requesting rezoning to r six

[29:42] to allow just under seven acres to be

[29:44] transferred to an adjacent parcel in the future.

[29:47] And then the existing home will remain on about three acres.

[29:51] No new lots are proposed.

[29:52] Again, this is to facilitate a future boundary line adjustment

[29:56] The property is located outside the suburban service

[29:59] area and an area designated rural agricultural just south

[30:02] of Route 360.

[30:04] A Again, the property itself is owned

[30:06] a one and most surrounding properties

[30:08] are zoned a1 Here's an overview.

[30:11] The property as it exists today, there's an existing SIMO family

[30:14] home off a little Florida road and then there's

[30:16] a barn in the field behind the home

[30:20] And this shows how the property will be divided again.

[30:22] Since ten acres is the minimum lot size in a one,

[30:26] a boundary adjustment can't occur without this rezoning

[30:29] to allow the home to be on three acres in the front

[30:31] and then that barn, which is purple on this map in the seven

[30:35] acres roughly surrounding it, will be added to the parcel.

[30:38] That's around it to the south and east The planning

[30:42] commission held a public hearing on this request

[30:44] No members of the public spoke during the public hearing,

[30:47] and the Planning Commission recommended

[30:48] approval with a vote of 7 to 0.

[30:51] There are three different proffers

[30:53] The first proffer relates to adherence

[30:55] to that conceptual plan.

[30:56] I showed you with lot to being required

[30:59] to be deeded and combined with the adjacent parcel tree

[31:02] preservation and right of way reservation on Little Florida

[31:05] Road, which is standard with our six rezoning requests

[31:09] That concludes staff's presentation.

[31:11] I'd be happy to answer any questions the board may have

[31:13] any questions for Mr. Conflict.

[31:15] Any questions for Mr. Pompei Mr. Herzberg

[31:20] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

[31:21] Sir So the reason it's taken the rezoning application is taking

[31:29] place tonight in the if approve of the boundary adjustment

[31:35] will not take place right away.

[31:37] Is that correct It'll occur later for estate planning.

[31:41] The applicant has indicated that,

[31:43] yes, this would occur later to accommodate estate planning.

[31:47] OK So my question is mainly about the future

[31:52] because we could be here 4 or 5 years from now

[31:56] The the parcel with the residence on it

[32:00] would be the R six.

[32:02] Is that right The parcel with the residence on it

[32:06] would be Six.

[32:07] And then the seven acre area would also be r six.

[32:12] So when it's combined with the adjacent parcel

[32:15] or the new parcel will have AR6 and a one on it.

[32:20] OK So the new.

[32:24] So it's going to be just under the seven

[32:27] acres is going to have combined with the adjacent parcel.

[32:32] But it will not be a one.

[32:33] Is that what you're telling me?

[32:35] It's a this seven acres.

[32:38] It'll be zoned r six.

[32:40] OK And then per the proffers, it become bind to this parcel

[32:45] that perhaps around it.

[32:47] So that would mean one parcel with two

[32:52] separate zoning on the parcel?

[32:54] That's correct.

[32:55] OK And so, um the way our r six reads now with the three

[33:05] acre or the 6.9 acre be able to be divided in the future No,

[33:12] with the proper condition additions,

[33:15] it can't be divided unless a zoning amendment

[33:19] and a proper amendment was approved by the board

[33:21] of Zoning amendment.

[33:24] Currently, this kennedy 6.9 acre AR6 lot be

[33:30] divided again No no, not once.

[33:34] It's in a subdivision So if they are six is approved,

[33:38] this would be considered a subdivide

[33:39] And if it's in a subdivision, it has to be at least 25 acres

[33:42] to be eligible for AR6.

[33:44] That is the answer to the question.

[33:46] Thank you very much.

[33:48] That's all i have, Mr. Chairman.

[33:50] Very well.

[33:50] Thank you, Mr. Herzberg.

[33:51] Anything further for Mr. Pompei ?

[33:54] Thank you.

[33:54] You, Mr. Pompei We're now open the public hearing

[34:00] Is anyone here for Ms. Kirby?

[34:02] Mr. Garber here.

[34:03] Anyone for a care to speak, ma'am Okay.

[34:06] Well, things are going well tonight

[34:08] for those who I understand Let the record reflect the applicant

[34:13] is here does not have a presentation

[34:14] but available to answer any questions.

[34:16] Is there anyone here to speak in favor of this application Anyone

[34:22] saying that anyone in opposition saying now we

[34:26] will close the public hearing?

[34:27] Mr. Herzberg this is in your district, sir.

[34:29] Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman The application fits

[34:33] the area for AR6 is consistent with

[34:37] the county comprehensive plan motion to approve

[34:40] or easy to 026-00013.

[34:45] Second, we have a motion multiple seconds motion to

[34:49] properly seconded Is there any discussion?

[34:53] Hearing none.

[34:54] All those in favor please indicate

[34:55] by saying I i any opposed motion carries the next planning public

[35:08] hearing is for amendment in the South

[35:11] and a district for some property along Ashland Road This is

[35:15] a request to amend the proffers to relocate

[35:17] an approved shared access within an existing three

[35:20] lot subdivision.

[35:21] There are no other changes to the proffers except for how

[35:24] these lots access Ashland Road.

[35:27] When the rezoning was originally approved

[35:29] all three lots were required to share a 50 foot access easement

[35:33] Three lots in the subdivision.

[35:35] Lot two was developed in 2020 and the driveway was

[35:38] built directly to ashland Road.

[35:39] Outside of that easement.

[35:42] Lot one is currently under construction with a house.

[35:46] Instead of using the existing shared access

[35:48] easement that's proffered, the applicant

[35:50] is requesting that lot.

[35:52] One and Lot three share a new access easement and the lot

[35:56] two would keep its existing entrance is to Ashland Road.

[35:59] And I'll show a map that better explains the situation

[36:02] and what the applicants are requesting So again,

[36:04] this property is on Ashland road.

[36:06] All three lots within that subdivision

[36:08] are highlighted in red They are zoned R six

[36:13] and they were zoned r 6 in 2004 with Crawford conditions

[36:19] So this shows how the subdivision is currently platted

[36:22] based on the 2004 rezoning.

[36:25] 3 lots sharing an access easement and per the proffer

[36:30] conditions approved in 2004, all three lots were

[36:33] close to share this easement.

[36:36] Lot to was constructed and has driveways

[36:39] directly to Ashland Road.

[36:41] Lot one the applicant or one of the applicants

[36:44] is building a house and has a temporary construction entrance

[36:48] to Ashland Road and then lot three is currently vacant

[36:55] And then this is a zoom in on Lot one.

[36:57] And what's being proposed So Lot two, which is over here,

[37:01] they would keep their existing driveway.

[37:03] This is the proffered 50 foot access easement that

[37:06] would be vacated and then Lot one and Lot three

[37:11] would share this yellow new access easement which

[37:15] is adjacent to a transmission line easement in orange

[37:19] So basically moving the access easement from one side a lot

[37:23] one to the other side of the lot.

[37:24] One and providing access to lot three.

[37:27] One of the reasons the applicant has indicated that the easement

[37:30] should be vacated is that there these wetlands

[37:33] along the western boundary of the lot.

[37:36] So to get to the previously approved location both lots

[37:40] three and lot one would have to cross wetlands,

[37:42] where the proposed entrance is They

[37:44] would not have to cross wetlands.

[37:46] The applicant held a community meeting in April and citizens

[37:51] address concerns about traffic safety

[37:54] and having multiple driveways along Ashland Road.

[37:56] At that time, the applicant proposing that each of the three

[37:59] lots would have their own access since the community meeting,

[38:03] the applicant has worked with lot three the lot behind

[38:06] to coordinate that shared access that i showed you.

[38:09] So if this request is approved, Lot two

[38:11] will have access directly to Ashland road and Lot one

[38:14] and three Love shared access as the planning commission held

[38:17] a public hearing, one speaker had some questions

[38:21] and expressed support for the request

[38:23] and after the public hearing the Planning Commission recommended

[38:26] approval with a vote of 7 to 0.

[38:29] So again with the R six rezoning in 2004 six proffers

[38:33] were accepted The only proffers this would change

[38:35] would be the conceptual plan and the access proffer

[38:38] to reflect that new shared driveway for lots one and three

[38:43] adjacent to the transmission easement

[38:46] that concludes staff's presentation

[38:48] The applicants are here tonight.

[38:50] They do not have a formal presentation plan

[38:52] but they're happy to answer any questions the board may have.

[38:55] Very well, thank you, Mr. Pompey.

[38:57] And any questions from respond Pay.

[38:58] Thank you.

[38:59] You, sir The African is present and any presentation

[39:05] goes very well Let the record reflect the applicant is present

[39:08] and has no presentation.

[39:10] But available to answer questions.

[39:12] Is anyone here?

[39:13] We will now open to public hearings.

[39:14] I don't want to hear who wishes to speak

[39:16] in favor of this application Please

[39:19] come forward State your name.

[39:20] The district that you live or the entity that you represent.

[39:22] You have three minutes.

[39:23] Thank you.

[39:24] You, ma'am.

[39:25] Amy Mendelson Chilly neighbor to any neighbors

[39:27] there I was here 22 years ago, and I think that this is going

[39:31] to work out for everybody.

[39:32] I just want to caution everybody about ashland Road and traffic

[39:36] in general We had a dump truck turn over yesterday

[39:39] So as more and more subdivisions become proposed I just

[39:42] want everyone to consider possibly trying to limit truck

[39:46] traffic I know that they did that on Howard's mill

[39:49] and it can be very effective and safe,

[39:51] so I appreciate that letting my new neighbors have their access.

[39:56] Thank you.

[39:56] Thank you, ma'am.

[39:57] Anyone else to speak in favor ?

[40:00] Very well.

[40:00] Anyone to speak in opposition Anyone seeing?

[40:04] None.

[40:04] We will close the public hearing.

[40:06] Combustible.

[40:07] This is in your district, ma'am.

[40:08] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[40:11] Move Approval of rezoning 2020 6-00020 for zero.

[40:22] Arizona two with profit dated July 29th, 2026.

[40:28] As preventive as presented.

[40:30] Thank you We have a motion to approve rDC 2026 00002.

[40:33] Is there a second?

[40:35] OK.

[40:35] We have a motion, a Second and discussion.

[40:38] All those in favor please indicate by saying hi.

[40:40] I oppose motion carries.

[40:43] I also wanted to make note i didn't see earlier.

[40:46] Chief Mike Harmon is in the audience, and chief,

[40:48] we're so glad to see you here.

[40:51] I don't if you're here for zoning case,

[40:53] but the mic is always yours.

[40:55] If you've got anything, Chief.

[40:56] But thank you for being here and thank

[40:58] you for your long and dedicated service to Hanover County.

[41:00] It's a pleasure to have you here, sir.

[41:03] Mr. Pompei the next planning public hearing is request

[41:11] in the Beaver Dam district for a conditional use

[41:13] permit to allow a school within an existing church

[41:16] This is for independence.

[41:18] Christian Church, which is located on Independence Road

[41:21] northwest of the town of Ashland Is the property

[41:24] is currently zoned a1.

[41:25] The existing church pre dates current zoning requirements

[41:29] of the church itself does not have a conditional use permit

[41:32] in the A1 Zoning district.

[41:33] A school requires a conditional use permit,

[41:35] so this request is to allow a school within that existing

[41:38] church building.

[41:39] And here's an overview.

[41:40] The property you can see the church,

[41:41] the parsonage and the different parcels

[41:43] owned by the church itself of course,

[41:46] is a church operating here right now

[41:48] and could be continue to be used as a church

[41:50] as part of this request.

[41:53] A school would use some of the school

[41:55] or some of the church building during the week

[41:59] and then their current plans are to operate Tuesday

[42:01] through Thursday with plans to expand

[42:03] to five days in the future.

[42:05] Classes are 915 to 1:30 p.m. with

[42:09] teachers and full operation occurring from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..

[42:13] Right now, the applicant's proposing 25 students in grades

[42:17] kindergarten through fifth grade with a possible expansion up

[42:20] to 45 students.

[42:22] And they'll be two adults per 16 children, which

[42:24] are volunteers and parents.

[42:25] So minimal trip generation based on the number of students

[42:29] and the conditional use permit allows

[42:31] for some expansion based on what the applicant has indicated.

[42:34] No changes to the site itself.

[42:36] The classes would occur in the existing church building.

[42:39] And they would use the existing playground

[42:41] And then here is a view of the church building

[42:45] facing Independence Road.

[42:46] The rear where the classrooms are and then the parking areas

[42:49] and playground again exist.

[42:51] They'll be used by the school The planning

[42:53] Commission held a public hearing on this request.

[42:56] No people spoke during the public hearing,

[42:58] and the Planning Commission recommended approval

[43:00] is a vote of 7 to 0.

[43:02] There are five recommended conditions for the school.

[43:05] It's limited to kindergarten through fifth grade and any

[43:08] expansion requires an amendment limited to 45 students,

[43:11] which allows some flexibility for expansion over

[43:14] the current operations Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m.

[43:17] to 5 p.m.

[43:18] Monday through Friday If church events and school events

[43:23] will be regularly held simultaneously,

[43:25] a site plan amendment will be required to make sure

[43:27] there's enough parking on the site.

[43:29] And then the standard condition for all are conditional use.

[43:31] Permits must comply with all applicable regulations that

[43:35] conclude staff presentation.

[43:37] There are representatives from the church here tonight.

[43:39] They do not have a presentation plan Very well.

[43:42] Any questions for Mr. Pompei saying

[43:45] that as he can present this?

[43:48] Thank you Does anybody know presentation.

[43:51] But available for questions.

[43:52] Let the record reflect the applicant is present

[43:54] does not have a presentation but available for questions.

[43:56] We're now open to public hearing.

[43:57] Is there anyone here who wishes to speak

[43:59] in favor of this application Anyone in opposition

[44:03] to go very well.

[44:06] Seeing none.

[44:07] We will close the public hearing.

[44:08] Mr. Stone is in your district, sir Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[44:13] I move that the Board of Supervisors

[44:14] approve c u p 2020 6-00008 as submitted

[44:20] with recommended conditions.

[44:21] So I have a motion.

[44:22] We have a second.

[44:25] Very well.

[44:26] Any discussion on a motion?

[44:27] Properly seconded Hearing that all those in favor

[44:29] please indicate by saying I opposed motion carries Respond.

[44:36] I'll pay the next request is an amendment to an existing

[44:43] special exception in the South and a district

[44:45] to allow structures taller than permitted

[44:48] on this particular property.

[44:50] It was rezone owned in 2005 to M one limited industrial

[44:54] on Lake Ridge Parkway near sliding Hill

[44:57] Road in the m1 zoning district.

[44:59] The maximum building height is 35ft.

[45:02] In 2022, the applicant came forward with a special exception

[45:06] request to allow buildings up to 42ft

[45:09] in height into industrial buildings

[45:12] that are roughly 125,000ft².

[45:13] That could be that maximum height of 42ft.

[45:17] So the buildings have they constructed the condition that

[45:20] was approved with that special exception in 2022,

[45:23] says the maximum building height is limited to 42ft,

[45:26] include appurtenances The applicant submitted a building

[45:30] permit for hvac equipment that will be on the rooftop and will

[45:35] exceed that 42ft in height.

[45:37] So the requesting an amendment to the special

[45:40] exception to allow buildings up to 48ft in height.

[45:43] The buildings themselves will not

[45:45] change as part of this request.

[45:46] It's again to allow that larger and taller HPC equipment

[45:50] on the rooftop This property is designated

[45:54] industrial or light industrial in the comprehensive plan.

[45:57] And again on Lake Ridge Parkway, just north of sliding hill

[46:00] Road one unique issue associated with this properties

[46:05] at the edge of the industrial area.

[46:07] So there's industrial north and east along Lake Ridge Parkway.

[46:10] But the stony run condos are immediately

[46:12] adjacent to the west.

[46:14] And then you have some townhouse units on the opposite side

[46:16] of Lake Ridge Parkway to the south Again,

[46:20] this property is zoned M1, moving

[46:22] north along lake Ridge Parkway.

[46:24] There's M M1 and M two.

[46:26] Industrial zoning And then when you move south, immediately

[46:29] adjacent to the property, there's

[46:31] R five, which are old multifamily zoning,

[46:33] classified ation This is an overview.

[46:36] So again, the buildings are built

[46:38] and exist and the Hopkins for proposing new rooftop equipment.

[46:42] You can see the stony run condos are to the west

[46:47] immediately adjacent to the property.

[46:48] And then this is the building where the new units are proposed

[46:54] And you can see where those rooftop units will

[46:57] be located on the building.

[46:58] Again with stony run Commons immediately

[47:00] adjacent with the application the applicant

[47:03] submitted site line views that show how the property looks

[47:07] from different vantage points at ground level,

[47:09] and it demonstrates that the units will not

[47:11] be visible from ground level But they also completed a drone test

[47:18] where they had a mock up of the equipment placed on the roof

[47:21] and the drone was able to see what

[47:22] the views would be from different vantage points

[47:24] off the ground.

[47:26] So this is the view from 36 to 42ft above grade,

[47:30] which corresponds to the height of nearby

[47:33] residential balconies on that stony

[47:35] run car condos prior object.

[47:38] And you can see that the existing parapet shield

[47:42] the units from view You had to go up to 60ft with the drone

[47:48] and then you could see the top of the mock up units So with

[47:54] this particular case there were two community meetings

[47:57] and in the middle that drone test was conducted that helped

[48:00] demonstrate what the mock up with the mock up units,

[48:04] what the real units could look like once they're actually

[48:06] installed with this request.

[48:08] All the conditions from the originally approved special

[48:11] exception will be the same.

[48:14] But the ones that we revise will be the building height one

[48:17] to allow building height up to 48ft versus 42ft,

[48:21] including any appurtenances.

[48:23] And then AC equipment on the roof

[48:25] must be screened from public rights of way

[48:28] or adjacent properties by the building parapet

[48:30] and the drone test in sight line drawings

[48:33] demonstrate that that condition will be met,

[48:36] that concludes staff's presentation.

[48:38] The applicants are present and they do have

[48:40] a presentation planned as well.

[48:41] You say they do?

[48:42] Mr..

[48:42] They do.

[48:43] I thank you.

[48:43] And here, any questions from Mr. Pompei Oh most of all.

[48:49] Mr. Pompei, can you just verify for us that the sheet that shows

[48:54] the location of the proposed AC has distances from the edge

[48:58] of the building, as well as the dimensions

[49:02] of each of the units It's hard to tell on the this level,

[49:11] but Ms..

[49:12] Hunter is looking at the actual plan

[49:13] to confirm whether that's the case

[49:23] We do the full set of plans.

[49:25] Do you have the distances and dimensions of the units Just

[49:28] make sure we have the documentation Thank you.

[49:31] Anything further for Mr. Pompei?

[49:33] So, you know, thank you, sir.

[49:35] Now open the public hearing.

[49:37] The applicant is here Is that correct?

[49:39] With the presentation?

[49:41] Yes, sir Please come forward.

[49:44] You have 20 minutes for presentation

[49:46] and then you will have five minutes

[49:48] for rebuttal Please state your name.

[49:53] The entity that you represent.

[49:54] Thank you for being with us.

[49:56] Hi My name is Kelsey Hutton.

[49:57] And I'm Kyle finn.

[49:59] We're with the architecture team for the project

[50:01] with Forum Architects.

[50:03] The tenant is called Rose and Electric.

[50:05] They are an electric subcontractor

[50:07] and they'll be occupying this building further office.

[50:11] Their very excited to be part of Hanover County in the Richmond

[50:14] community project Overview include 28,000ft²

[50:21] of office and training space with additional

[50:23] space for warehouse use.

[50:26] And you see some of the 3D images of the interior space

[50:31] And so as mentioned, this is a site plan showing

[50:34] the building one location.

[50:36] And here is a little bit of a blowup showing those distances

[50:39] from the exterior of the building

[50:43] as well as the different rooftop units called out.

[50:46] And here is an overview of the site line diagrams

[50:49] that we made sure to blow them up.

[50:50] So they're a little bit more visible.

[50:52] So you can see a few of the different areas

[50:55] throughout the building one location

[50:58] and as some additional information we've provided

[51:01] some visual representation of what a similar rooftop would

[51:04] look like with the specific model being the green X

[51:09] And as mentioned, there are some drone photos as well as these

[51:12] are directly on the rooftop.

[51:13] During our mock up exercise.

[51:15] So you can see the mock up location

[51:17] there with the drone photos.

[51:19] We isolate add balcony one and balcony

[51:23] to as shown on this key, key plan

[51:26] here at two corners of the condominium.

[51:29] And so if we go back one image, you can actually see.

[51:33] So this is at 60ft.

[51:35] So this is 20ft above the fourth floor condo balcony a balcony

[51:38] one with the mock up image for reference,

[51:42] showing the first time that you will see

[51:45] the rooftop units on the roof So again,

[51:48] 20ft above the balcony, one.

[51:51] And then this is from balcony two

[51:54] at the balcony level at 41ft.

[51:58] And this is looking at the other corner of the building

[52:00] and again at 62ft.

[52:02] So 28ft above the condo balcony, you can see as well as you

[52:06] referenced the image the mock up on the rooftop for that is

[52:10] specifically rooftop unit to thank you Thank That concludes

[52:18] a presentation that does.

[52:19] Thank you very much Thank you.

[52:22] I'd like Oh, come on.

[52:26] Oh, yeah.

[52:27] We still have a possibility.

[52:29] Request ready.

[52:30] Board members, you have questions?

[52:31] Mr..

[52:31] Could you go back to your elevation drawings?

[52:35] So just to give a little bit of context

[52:37] the reason that I asked them to fire the drawings is

[52:40] because there's elevations in these views

[52:43] were drawn from the ground.

[52:45] And the adjacent structures are four stories tall.

[52:47] So we took the drone, flew it up to the fourth floor balcony,

[52:52] and they actually had a mock up of each of those on the roof.

[52:58] And we move them around It was also some issues

[53:03] getting the notifications out.

[53:04] So there was no one at the meeting.

[53:06] And we all know that telegraph Road shows up.

[53:09] So that was another reason for the drone.

[53:12] But it was an exercise that I felt was important to and sure,

[53:18] those folks that lived in those condos

[53:20] so that when I approved this project for rezoning,

[53:23] they weren't going to see any of these units

[53:26] And so we've now approved that.

[53:28] And I thank you for your time.

[53:30] Thank you.

[53:30] Thank you very much.

[53:31] Thank you.

[53:31] Anything further for the applicant?

[53:33] I okay.

[53:34] Thank you.

[53:35] Thank you Zero.

[53:36] Anyone here to speak in favor of this application?

[53:39] Anyone?

[53:41] Anyone in opposition ?

[53:44] Seeing none.

[53:45] We will close the public hearing.

[53:46] Mr. Ball, this is in your district now Yes, sir.

[53:51] I move approval of see 2020 6-0001A second.

[53:59] We have a motion and a second.

[54:00] Any discussion?

[54:02] All those in favor, please indicate by saying I oppose

[54:05] motion carries Mr. Pompei The next public hearing involves

[54:15] a proposed industrial project in the Ashland district,

[54:18] where the applicants requesting a conditional use permit

[54:21] to allow two warehouses larger than 75,000ft²,

[54:24] an area This area is in the North Lake Industrial Park just

[54:29] off of Lake Ridge Parkway, within the suburban service area

[54:33] The property is zoned m two and it's been

[54:35] zoned M two since 2000.

[54:38] Again, it's part of the North Lake Industrial Park.

[54:40] All surrounding properties are zoned m to A and B three.

[54:44] And for reference, this is just northwest of the Lewis town

[54:48] Road interstate 95 interchange.

[54:51] The property itself is currently vacant and just under 15 acres,

[54:55] but you can see the surrounding area.

[54:57] Not only is it zoned for industrial and business use,

[55:00] it's been developed for industrial and business use.

[55:02] There's an existing industrial warehouse

[55:05] immediately to the west and then RV sales to the east.

[55:09] This property itself is not access Lake Ridge Parkway but it

[55:12] accesses to existing cul de sacs within the North

[55:16] Lake Industrial park.

[55:18] So again, the applicant is requesting this conditional use

[55:20] permit to allow two warehouses larger than permitted which is

[55:23] larger than 75,000ft² within the interior of north Lake

[55:27] Industrial Park with an ordinance amendment a few years

[55:30] ago any warehouse larger than 75,000ft² individually

[55:35] or 100,000ft² on a total site must

[55:38] get a conditional use permit.

[55:39] So in this particular case two buildings were opposed.

[55:42] One building 125,000ft² and one building is 108,000ft².

[55:47] And this is speculative development in the mBTA zoning

[55:51] district When the property was zoned in 2000,

[55:55] it was approved with multiple proffered conditions

[55:57] So if this property is approved it have

[56:00] to adhere to the conditional use permit conditions, as well

[56:03] as the proffered conditions This is the sketch plan that

[56:07] shows the two buildings north Lake Park Drive is on the left

[56:12] and then another called a section

[56:15] sunshade lane is on the right.

[56:17] And you can see the two buildings adjacent to one

[56:19] another, One side of these buildings

[56:21] will accommodate the employee parking

[56:24] and then the truck parking and loading

[56:26] area is on the opposite side of the buildings.

[56:29] There's landscaping along North north Lake Park Drive

[56:34] as well as the perimeter of the site.

[56:36] And then there's additional landscaping

[56:38] within the parking areas And this landscaping

[56:41] is conditioned as well.

[56:44] So it's addressed.

[56:45] And required by the recommended conditions

[56:48] And then these are the elevations

[56:49] is the typical warehouse type building

[56:53] similar to what is already in the area because of the size

[56:56] of the warehouse as it did trigger local requirements

[56:59] for a traffic impact analysis However, that analysis indicated

[57:03] that no turn lanes or additional approved ments

[57:05] are warranted because of this property.

[57:07] Again, it's in the North Lake Industrial park, which does have

[57:10] an improved road network to accommodate industrial traffic

[57:14] There are some other warehouses that

[57:15] are similar immediately adjacent and nearby

[57:18] on Lake Ridge Parkway.

[57:19] So, for example, this existing building

[57:21] looks very similar to the elevations you saw

[57:23] for the proposed building And it's also

[57:25] similar in size and scale So there's precedent for this type

[57:28] of building in the area.

[57:30] The planning Commission held a public hearing on this request.

[57:33] There were no speakers or in the public hearing,

[57:35] and they ultimately recommended approval with conditions

[57:38] with a vote of 7 to 0 there are ten recommended conditions

[57:42] by staff and a lot of these relate to the site design

[57:45] and elements shown on the sketch plan.

[57:48] So the property can be used for warehouse and distribution up

[57:51] to 233,000ft², a standard condition with industrial zoning

[57:57] request is that mechanical square must be screened from

[58:00] view monument type signs must be used,

[58:03] sidewalks must be provided from the parking areas

[58:05] to the building entrances, and then the next several conditions

[58:09] relate to the landscaping shown on the sketch plan to ensure

[58:12] that that landscaping is installed as the site develops

[58:15] including location of landscaping

[58:17] and 30% of the landscaping must be native to the area.

[58:20] And then the final condition is a standard condition with many

[58:23] of our conditional use permits and must adhere

[58:26] to all applicable development regulations

[58:29] That concludes staff's presentation.

[58:31] The applicant's representative is here tonight

[58:33] to answer any questions the Board

[58:35] may have that they do not have a formal presentation planned.

[58:38] Thank you.

[58:38] Any questions for Mr. Pompei Thank you, sir.

[58:44] The applicant present presentations are.

[58:48] Let the record reflect the actions present does not

[58:50] have a presentation willing to answer any questions the board

[58:52] may have any questions.

[58:53] The applicant with board very well

[58:56] We're open to public hearings.

[58:57] Anyone here to speak in favor of this proposal Anyone?

[59:02] Anyone in opposition Seeing none.

[59:05] We will close the public hearing This is in the actual district.

[59:07] Mr. President.

[59:09] Thank you, Mr. Chair Nothing makes

[59:11] me happier than to see business go where business belongs Um.

[59:15] Lutron already has buildings in North park,

[59:20] and they are good corporate citizens

[59:24] Their original building is a really

[59:27] nice addition to that area.

[59:28] Um, I'm told that those native plantings

[59:31] will include pollinators which always makes me happy.

[59:35] So with that, I move to approve c u p 2020 6-00007.

[59:41] Second, we have a motion on the second.

[59:43] Any discussion ?

[59:44] All those in favor please indicate by saying

[59:46] i i any opposed motion carries.

[59:49] Mr. Pompei this next planning public hearing and the last one

[59:59] scheduled for tonight is a request in the Beaver Dam

[1:00:02] district for a conditional use permit to allow a small scale

[1:00:05] solar energy facility capable of producing

[1:00:08] up to three megawatts of power.

[1:00:10] This particular property is located in the Beaver Dam

[1:00:13] district, but is just outside the town of Ashland

[1:00:16] off of Blunts Bridge Road.

[1:00:18] It is in the rural agricultural areas

[1:00:21] as designated the comforts of plan

[1:00:23] So just outside the suburban service area the property

[1:00:27] is zone 1 and many of the properties

[1:00:29] immediately adjacent in the county are zoned a1.

[1:00:32] Once you get into the town and to the east side, up plants

[1:00:36] Bridge Road, there are some residential zone properties,

[1:00:38] including the Ashland park subdivision right now,

[1:00:42] the front portions of the property are primarily open.

[1:00:45] Closest to plants Bridge Road and then

[1:00:47] once you get farther west and north, closer to a creek,

[1:00:50] there's more wooded property there While the property itself

[1:00:55] is 101 acres.

[1:00:57] So the couple acreage is 94 acres.

[1:01:00] There's an existing house on the property on the southeast corner

[1:01:04] that is on the same parcel but is

[1:01:06] outside of the conditional use permit area.

[1:01:09] And the will remain as a residence

[1:01:13] So again, the applicant is requesting this conditional use

[1:01:16] permit to allow a three megawatt solar energy facility

[1:01:19] based on the zoning ordinance.

[1:01:22] That's considered a principal small scale facility requires

[1:01:25] a conditional use permit.

[1:01:27] And like many other solar facilities,

[1:01:29] once it's constructed, it'll be primarily on with employees

[1:01:32] visiting for periodic maintenance These types

[1:01:35] of facilities are based on comprehensive plan

[1:01:37] recommendation as the solar energy storage policy

[1:01:40] recommendations in the zoning ordinance, which

[1:01:42] has specific use standards, these were developed a few years

[1:01:45] ago to provide guidance on how these types of facilities

[1:01:49] should operate and look, this is a view of the site

[1:01:52] from one Bridge Road.

[1:01:53] You can see it's open You can see the existing home that will

[1:01:55] remain And then this is the sketch plan that's

[1:01:59] required within the conditional use

[1:02:01] permit Some of the key features.

[1:02:03] It shows the panels towards the middle

[1:02:05] of the property and the required perimeter buffers.

[1:02:08] Those buffers are required by ordinance

[1:02:10] and recommended by the comments of planning and policy

[1:02:13] The dark green is existing vegetation that will remain

[1:02:16] the lighter green is a planted buffer

[1:02:19] and the compound itself will be fenced

[1:02:22] And you can see where the stormwater management ponds will

[1:02:24] be located at the rear of the property

[1:02:27] between the compounds and the required perimeter buffer.

[1:02:30] The applicant would like to have the opportunity to log or timber

[1:02:34] that wooded property in the future if they choose to.

[1:02:37] So with the sketch plan, the area outside

[1:02:41] of the perimeter buffer and outside the compound

[1:02:43] could be timbered in the future.

[1:02:44] That's permitted by right in the A1 zoning district.

[1:02:47] But again, those buffers must remain

[1:02:51] and the applicant submitted these renderings that show

[1:02:53] the view from one spurge road.

[1:02:55] Once the required perimeter buffers planted.

[1:02:58] And as it grows over time.

[1:03:00] So again with this conditional use permit and the sketch plan,

[1:03:03] the areas closest to Blunt Springs Road remain open fields

[1:03:07] and then you'll have the planted buffer

[1:03:09] and then you'll have the panels So with the distance

[1:03:12] in the buffer, particularly over time

[1:03:13] as the vegetation grows these indicate they'll be minimal.

[1:03:17] Divisibility from Blunts Bridge Road

[1:03:20] So this particular project aligns with many of the policy

[1:03:24] recommendations It's outside of the suburban service area

[1:03:26] it's outside of agricultural and fossil districts

[1:03:29] and it has some of those design features

[1:03:31] that are recommended in the policy,

[1:03:33] recommended in the conference of plan and require by ordinance.

[1:03:35] So 150 foot wide perimeter buffers.

[1:03:38] There is an RPA buffer of 100ft at the rear of the property

[1:03:42] and then again retaining that field in the front The proposal

[1:03:47] includes the following plans which

[1:03:49] are required by the ordinance as well as the policy.

[1:03:52] A decommissioning plan or a threatened and endangered

[1:03:54] species.

[1:03:55] Screening and operations and maintenance plan with facilities

[1:03:59] less than five megawatts.

[1:04:00] Assigning agreement is optional.

[1:04:02] In this case, the applicant chose not

[1:04:03] to submit a siting agreement.

[1:04:05] If you do not submit a siting agreement the Planning

[1:04:08] Commission must find that the facility is in substantial chord

[1:04:11] with the comprehensive plan The Planning Commission did make

[1:04:14] that finding that it is in accord with the Conference

[1:04:17] of plan and although the applicant has not submitted

[1:04:20] a signing agreement with the proposed conditions,

[1:04:22] they have agreed to a one time payment as recommended

[1:04:25] in the policy of $26,070 per megawatt and that payments made

[1:04:31] prior to site plan approval There was a community meeting

[1:04:36] held in April and there was questions about how the property

[1:04:38] would be seeded and stabilized The anticipated

[1:04:41] construction timeline,

[1:04:43] how the landscaping will be handled after decommissioning

[1:04:46] and some questions about the lifespan of the facility

[1:04:50] There are 14 recommend the conditions in the staff

[1:04:52] report and these align with the policy and the features shown.

[1:04:55] The sketch plan again, a facility

[1:04:57] that produces up to three megawatts of power

[1:04:59] is permitted in the Cup area.

[1:05:01] That payment of $26,070 per megawatt prior to site plan

[1:05:05] approval, decommission in accordance with the plan that

[1:05:08] submitted maintenance and the core of the plan that was

[1:05:10] submitted, landscaping provided with a performance agreement

[1:05:14] prior to site plan approval.

[1:05:17] Land disturbance must be supervised by a third party

[1:05:20] as it occurs The hours of clearing, grading and pile

[1:05:23] driving activity are limited Anti-reflective coatings

[1:05:26] required on the panels.

[1:05:28] Road conditions along DuPont's Bridge Road

[1:05:30] must be checked before construction

[1:05:33] and after construction to make sure there's no damage

[1:05:35] caused by the trucks survey.

[1:05:37] The construction of this facility lighting

[1:05:40] is limited in height and must have house side shields

[1:05:42] coordination, fire and EMS The couple expire for five years

[1:05:46] unless construction begins a planning inspection must be done

[1:05:50] after the facility is completed to ensure that all

[1:05:53] these conditions and the features shown in

[1:05:55] the sketch plan are adhered to.

[1:05:57] And then development will be in accordance

[1:06:00] with all federal and state regulations.

[1:06:02] That's our standard language.

[1:06:03] The one thing that you all have your dyas,

[1:06:06] is we do recommend a change to condition 15 legisla lation

[1:06:10] regarding solar facilities is changing

[1:06:13] and any applications submitted prior to July 1, 2026

[1:06:17] has to meet the current zoning ordinance

[1:06:20] requirements that are in place.

[1:06:21] So this ordinance or this application

[1:06:23] was submitted prior to July first, 2026.

[1:06:26] So it has to meet our current zoning ordinance requirements,

[1:06:30] staff just recommends with these changing legislative actions

[1:06:34] at the General Assembly, that there be the specific sentence

[1:06:38] added to that last condition that it must comply

[1:06:40] with the current zoning ordinance regulations

[1:06:43] and the sketch plan already reflects these regulations.

[1:06:46] The conditions already reflect these regulations that

[1:06:48] are currently in effect and reflect the expectations

[1:06:51] of Hanover County But this just adds clarity

[1:06:53] that we as a community if this particular request is approved,

[1:06:59] expect it to meet the currently adopted regulations The Planning

[1:07:04] Commission held a public hearing There were

[1:07:06] two speakers in support and 2 against There

[1:07:09] is some support for the pollinator laws

[1:07:11] that are proposed as part of this project.

[1:07:13] It balances agriculture with development

[1:07:16] and stewardship of the land.

[1:07:17] The buffers were appreciated and all

[1:07:20] generate tax revenue with minimal demands

[1:07:23] on public services.

[1:07:25] Those in opposition were concerned about visibility.

[1:07:27] The timbering and stormwater runoff That

[1:07:31] concludes staff's presentation.

[1:07:33] The opponents are here tonight and they do have a presentation

[1:07:36] planned very well.

[1:07:37] Any questions for Mr. Pompei So you can hear Thank you.

[1:07:42] Open to public hearing.

[1:07:44] You Africans are welcome to come forward.

[1:07:45] We have 20 minutes for presentation.

[1:07:48] Vice chair will keep that time Mr. Public

[1:07:50] can you remind me how to use this Oh,

[1:07:54] it's just forward, backward.

[1:07:55] And then how do I start ?

[1:07:57] OK.

[1:07:58] Please state your name and the entity you represent.

[1:08:00] Thank you for being with us.

[1:08:02] Good evening, Chairman Chairman Davis, members of the board.

[1:08:04] My name is Esther Ackerman.

[1:08:05] I'm a development manager with Hexagon Energy,

[1:08:07] as well as the lead developer on the Blunts Bridge Solar Project.

[1:08:10] I want to thank you all for being here this evening.

[1:08:12] And thank you, Mr. Pompei, for your presentation plans.

[1:08:16] Bridge Solar is a proposed three megawatt project that

[1:08:19] is going to be sited on about 26 acres of a larger 100 acre

[1:08:23] parcel located just north of the town of Ashland We designed

[1:08:26] the project to prioritize view shared and environmentally

[1:08:29] friendly choices Since maintaining the area's

[1:08:31] rural character matter to both the landowners

[1:08:33] as well as all of the surrounding residents

[1:08:36] this project will also bring benefits to the county,

[1:08:38] including tax revenue from both the land and the project itself

[1:08:42] as well as participation in the state's shared solar program,

[1:08:45] which allows local Dominion Energy customers to subscribe

[1:08:48] to projects such as this one to receive

[1:08:50] discount on their electric bill For a quick introduction

[1:08:54] into hexagon,

[1:08:55] we have over ten years of experience

[1:08:57] here, founded and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia,

[1:09:00] and we have over ten years of experience

[1:09:01] developing small projects like these

[1:09:03] all across the Commonwealth.

[1:09:05] And we have several projects of this size

[1:09:07] and other varying sizes already in operation here in Virginia.

[1:09:11] It took a great number of people at Hexagon

[1:09:12] to bring this project together.

[1:09:14] I've highlighted some of them, including myself

[1:09:17] on the screen for some background on the landowners

[1:09:20] since that's really where the story begins Vincent and Diane

[1:09:23] Harris own this property.

[1:09:24] It's been in their family for several generations

[1:09:27] and they're here with us this evening.

[1:09:29] Currently their property split between timber

[1:09:32] They're permanent residents and row crops.

[1:09:35] Like many landowners with a property of this size

[1:09:37] they've been approached on numerous occasions

[1:09:39] by various developers looking to buy

[1:09:42] their property to develop it into something

[1:09:43] like a housing subdivision.

[1:09:45] They did not want that and they felt like a small project,

[1:09:48] such as this one would allow them to retain ownership

[1:09:51] of their land, get a steady revenue stream for the next 35

[1:09:54] years to help maintain that land without having to sell it,

[1:09:57] subdivide it or develop it in such

[1:09:59] a way that would permanently alter the character

[1:10:01] of this neighborhood.

[1:10:02] They partnered up with us back in 2024

[1:10:05] to help achieve this goal.

[1:10:07] Now, as i mentioned, this project

[1:10:09] covers approximately 26 acres of the larger 100 acre parcel.

[1:10:13] Those 26 acres included the panels

[1:10:15] that you see on your screen as well as the stormwater

[1:10:18] ponds and the internal access roads

[1:10:21] We had two top priorities when we were designing this project.

[1:10:24] The first was to minimize environmental impact

[1:10:26] and the second was to minimize future impact I'll touch

[1:10:29] on environmental impact in just a moment,

[1:10:31] but I'll stay on view shot for a brief moment Our fence line

[1:10:35] which is the dotted line that goes around our panels as well

[1:10:39] as around the stormwater facilities,

[1:10:41] is about 180ft away from the nearest

[1:10:44] property boundary to the north.

[1:10:45] I'm highlighting it on the screen right now.

[1:10:48] In most other areas, though, the fence line is much farther away

[1:10:51] from property boundaries For example,

[1:10:54] the fence line is about 700ft away from Blunt Bridge

[1:10:56] Road to the east, and about 550ft away

[1:11:00] from the nearest residence.

[1:11:02] We were fortunate that over half of the property as Mr. Pompey

[1:11:05] mentioned, is currently in mature timber,

[1:11:07] covering essentially the entire area.

[1:11:09] That is to the west and north of our panels.

[1:11:13] The dark green areas on the map are the 150 foot wide buffer

[1:11:17] of that existing vegetation that we're guaranteeing to protect

[1:11:20] for the lifetime of this project Now to the east of the panels

[1:11:23] and to the south of the panels, we

[1:11:25] will have to plant new plantings to be able to create

[1:11:27] that same sort of screening.

[1:11:29] Thankfully the county solar policy and zoning ordinance

[1:11:32] has very robust planting requirements

[1:11:34] to ensure that the project remains

[1:11:36] invisible throughout its lifetime.

[1:11:38] We are also, per the conditions required

[1:11:40] to post a surety bond guaranteeing

[1:11:41] that the landscaping buffer is maintained

[1:11:43] for this project lifetime.

[1:11:45] Now, as mentioned by Mr. Pompei, one question

[1:11:48] that came up during our Planning Commission hearing

[1:11:50] was about the wooded area that sits

[1:11:51] between our panels and the 150 foot wide vegetative buffer.

[1:11:56] It's labeled on the site plan as tree mass.

[1:11:59] That may be tempered by landowner in the future.

[1:12:01] That area is covered in loblolly pines that was

[1:12:04] that were planted back in the 1970s

[1:12:06] with eventual harvest in mind.

[1:12:08] And some neighbors had concerns about whether timber

[1:12:11] in that area at any point throughout the project's

[1:12:13] lifetime could cause stormwater runoff

[1:12:15] or erosion control issues.

[1:12:17] As it related to our project.

[1:12:18] The answer from our perspective is no Our stormwater facilities,

[1:12:22] as they relate to the project, were designed to stand

[1:12:24] on their own merits and so they're

[1:12:27] the existence of those trees or lack thereof, will not impact

[1:12:30] their ability to function appropriate Lee However,

[1:12:33] despite hexagons confidence in this answer,

[1:12:35] the landowner supervisor Stillman

[1:12:38] and I did meet to try to find additional ways

[1:12:40] to try to address these concerns from these neighboring

[1:12:42] landowners.

[1:12:43] And we landed on what we felt like was a good compromise

[1:12:45] that the landowners are going to work to try to have

[1:12:48] that area timbered before construction timbered

[1:12:51] and reseeded with new trees before construction

[1:12:54] of our project begins.

[1:12:55] That way, First off, to intensive land,

[1:12:58] disturbing activities are not occurring at the same time.

[1:13:00] And then secondly, those seeds have some time

[1:13:03] to establish and take and stabilize

[1:13:05] the ground cover west of our project

[1:13:07] before our construction begins.

[1:13:09] I'll also remind everyone again, the timbering

[1:13:10] that we're talking about sits outside

[1:13:13] of our 150 foot wide buffer.

[1:13:14] So that will not be impacted.

[1:13:17] Moving on, if you look at the map on the right hand side,

[1:13:19] you'll see a red dot at the intersection of Ashland park

[1:13:22] Drive and Blunts Bridge Road That dot

[1:13:25] is where this photo was taken.

[1:13:27] And this photo is actually a rendering

[1:13:29] of what the vegetation should look

[1:13:30] like throughout the project's lifetime.

[1:13:32] It will obviously get taller than this

[1:13:34] But thanks to the extensive setbacks and the planting

[1:13:36] requirements of the county, the project should

[1:13:39] be well shielded from view.

[1:13:41] The last thing I'll touch on here is interconnection.

[1:13:43] So we plan to interconnect to distribution

[1:13:45] lines that run along the property right along the road.

[1:13:48] You could see them in that photo actually right there.

[1:13:50] And then they're going to distribute

[1:13:51] power across Hanover County, running

[1:13:53] back to a local substation.

[1:13:55] This is not a transmission level project

[1:13:57] It does not feed into the larger transmission

[1:13:59] lines that crisscross the state and to the power

[1:14:01] is generated here.

[1:14:02] And it's also used here by businesses and residences.

[1:14:05] As I mentioned earlier, this project

[1:14:07] is also going to participate in the shared solar program.

[1:14:09] That program was created by the state legislature a few years

[1:14:12] ago, and it allows local dominion Energy customers who

[1:14:15] might not have the ability to put solar on their rooftop

[1:14:18] but want to see the benefit of solar Subscribe

[1:14:21] to projects like ours to receive discounts on their electric bill

[1:14:25] Moving on to environmental consideration, which was also

[1:14:28] our priority with the help of third party engineers,

[1:14:31] we developed a preliminary stormwater and erosion control

[1:14:34] design that shows that we can meet both state

[1:14:36] code and county standards.

[1:14:38] Our stormwater engineer is here with us

[1:14:39] this evening in case you have any specific questions.

[1:14:42] The final stormwater and erosion control plans

[1:14:44] will be submitted at site plan approval,

[1:14:46] but the county requirements here are also very robust.

[1:14:49] And then as you might have seen in the conditions,

[1:14:51] One of the conditions is that we will have to have a third party

[1:14:54] engineer inspect the site weekly throughout the construction

[1:14:57] to make sure that any land disturbance

[1:14:59] activities are meeting erosion control

[1:15:01] standards beyond engineering.

[1:15:03] The site itself was also chosen to minimize some

[1:15:06] of these environmental risks.

[1:15:07] So first off, you'll notice that the project is avoiding

[1:15:11] all delineated wetlands.

[1:15:12] Those are further to the west on the property

[1:15:14] right over here The other thing that I want to point out

[1:15:16] is that even though the panels are set back fairly well

[1:15:19] off of Blunt's Bridge Road, there seemingly

[1:15:21] is more area for us to have set them back further If we

[1:15:24] were only prioritizing views.

[1:15:26] Shed on Blunt's Bridge Road But as you head from East

[1:15:30] to west on the property, as you follow my mouse,

[1:15:33] you'll see that right over here, the topographic lines start

[1:15:36] to get pretty close together And that just means that the slope

[1:15:39] is getting pretty steep.

[1:15:40] So if we were to only prioritize the view of Blunt's bridge road

[1:15:43] and push our panels further back,

[1:15:45] that would require us to build on steeper slopes

[1:15:48] and require more grading.

[1:15:49] And we just wanted to avoid that.

[1:15:50] We wanted to build on a flatter area.

[1:15:52] I just point this out because I want

[1:15:54] to emphasize that when we were designing

[1:15:55] where this was all going to go.

[1:15:57] We wanted to prioritize not just view

[1:15:58] shed, but also environmental, welfare of the property.

[1:16:02] And again this map also just shows

[1:16:05] the areas on the property that have a greater than 6% slope.

[1:16:08] They're highlighted in purple just,

[1:16:10] you know, adding this in here to show just

[1:16:12] how flat the areas that we're putting our panels on

[1:16:14] are just so we can avoid grading to the greatest extent possible.

[1:16:18] The last thing that I'm going to point out

[1:16:20] is that we do plan to use a Virginia

[1:16:22] native and naturalize grasses as well as pollinator

[1:16:24] friendly species as part of our under panel vegetation

[1:16:27] It's part of our vegetation management plan

[1:16:29] that we submitted as part of our application.

[1:16:32] The groundcover choice is going to help reduce soil erosion,

[1:16:35] help with onsite water management,

[1:16:36] thanks to those deeper root systems,

[1:16:38] and then also create habitat for pollinator species

[1:16:41] and potentially open up the possibility for some beehives

[1:16:44] on the site after construction is complete I've been actively

[1:16:48] engaged with the community throughout the development

[1:16:50] process reaching out as early as September of 2025.

[1:16:53] That was two months before we submitted a permit application.

[1:16:56] Just so folks can have some input beforehand

[1:16:58] I really enjoyed getting to know this community consistently

[1:17:02] People told me that they preferred this kind

[1:17:04] of development over this becoming a housing subdivision

[1:17:07] since they understood that this property is ripe for that kind

[1:17:10] of development.

[1:17:11] We hosted a hosted a community meeting back in April.

[1:17:14] About 15 people attended and as mentioned by Mr. Pompei,

[1:17:17] they asked questions about vegetation

[1:17:19] management, decommissioning, height of equipment.

[1:17:22] We also attended the Hanover County Public Schools

[1:17:24] career expo back in March.

[1:17:26] That was super fun getting to know some of the teachers

[1:17:28] and students and just telling them

[1:17:30] how energy development in the United States works

[1:17:32] and maybe some of them might be interested in general energy

[1:17:35] development in the future.

[1:17:38] I'm not going to go into detail on these next two slides.

[1:17:40] I've just included this to highlight our conformance

[1:17:42] with both the zoning ordinance, solar policy and Comprehensive

[1:17:46] plan the county's comprehensive plans,

[1:17:48] specifically calls out consideration

[1:17:50] of alternative energy sources and a continuous theme

[1:17:53] throughout the comprehensive plan

[1:17:55] is maintaining the area's rural character while not impeding

[1:17:58] necessary development I hope that this presentation is

[1:18:01] shown that we've prioritized those aesthetic.

[1:18:03] Consider Asians to fit seamlessly into this area

[1:18:06] while promoting economic development

[1:18:07] and a landowner's continued ownership of the property.

[1:18:11] This list shows the agencies reviews

[1:18:13] and studies that need to happen before construction can begin.

[1:18:16] Not going to go through each and every single one,

[1:18:18] just highlighting the level of diligence

[1:18:19] that needs to happen before that shovel can go in the ground.

[1:18:23] Construction is estimated to take approx nearly 4 to 6 months

[1:18:26] and staff is recommended to few conditions

[1:18:28] to keep those disruptions minimized and controlled.

[1:18:31] Land disturbance activities, as I said,

[1:18:32] will be overseen by a third party

[1:18:34] engineer at our own expense and a bond

[1:18:36] will be posted with the county to make sure that roads are

[1:18:39] promptly repaired if they are impacted by construct then

[1:18:42] we'll also coordinate with the local school system

[1:18:45] to make sure that our delivery times do not overlap with school

[1:18:48] bus pick up and drop off times to help

[1:18:50] ease some of that traffic.

[1:18:52] Once operational, this project becomes

[1:18:54] a quiet and invisible neighbor.

[1:18:56] Unlike more intensive development

[1:18:57] This project can be decommissioned

[1:18:59] and a decommissioning bond will be posted

[1:19:01] before construction begins to make sure that

[1:19:03] money you need to set aside.

[1:19:05] And then it will be updated on a regular basis

[1:19:07] to make sure that those funds remain

[1:19:09] adequate for decommissioning.

[1:19:11] We believe this project offers some real benefits to the county

[1:19:14] Solar is a safe, well-established technology

[1:19:17] with projects like this one operating without issue.

[1:19:19] All across the country and the state The project

[1:19:22] generates revenue for Hanover County

[1:19:24] without drawing on county resources

[1:19:26] like roads, water sewer or schools.

[1:19:28] Appreciate it.

[1:19:29] Aligns with the county's comprehensive plan and it

[1:19:31] protects the view shed and is low impact to the community

[1:19:34] And it lets the landowner retain ownership of the property

[1:19:37] and avoid further development for decades.

[1:19:40] Planning staff included 14 conditions, all of which

[1:19:42] we agreed to.

[1:19:43] We've been collaborating with them for several months,

[1:19:45] since November of 2025 and made adjustments

[1:19:48] to the project as needed.

[1:19:49] We're going to continue to work collaboratively

[1:19:51] with the county moving forward, and so we respectfully

[1:19:53] request your approval of our conditional use

[1:19:55] permit I'm happy to answer any questions.

[1:19:58] Any questions for the applicant will not take

[1:20:00] away from your time, ma'am.

[1:20:01] Any questions for the applicant So you have a question, Mr.

[1:20:08] Could you explain to me what exactly the robust planning look

[1:20:14] like the robust plantings So the planting requirements require,

[1:20:20] according we're basing them all off of the county requirements,

[1:20:23] they require a certain number of both deciduous

[1:20:26] and evergreen trees to be planted

[1:20:29] within a certain density.

[1:20:30] I don't remember the exact numbers,

[1:20:32] but within a certain density all along that

[1:20:34] 150ft in front of the panels.

[1:20:37] On top of that, some of those have to be lower vegetation

[1:20:40] that remains fairly low.

[1:20:41] Some of it has to be able to grow a little bit higher

[1:20:44] So it's a combination of deciduous and evergreen,

[1:20:46] to make sure that even in the winter.

[1:20:48] This project remains screened So I guess I will take exception

[1:20:53] to you're describing that in our ordinance as robust

[1:20:57] because I think it's minimal and I'm concerned anything further

[1:21:03] for the applicant seeing none.

[1:21:05] Thank you.

[1:21:06] You, ma'am.

[1:21:07] Thank you.

[1:21:07] Is there anyone here to speak in favor ?

[1:21:10] The Senator.

[1:21:11] Please come forward State your name.

[1:21:12] The district that you live or the entity that you represent

[1:21:19] You have three minutes.

[1:21:20] Thank you, sir Rob Wilhoit.

[1:21:22] Jacquard, how many district?

[1:21:23] I know you all are shocked to see me up here supporting this

[1:21:26] but it is a good marriage of keeping agriculture

[1:21:30] and production and technology.

[1:21:33] I've been told that they are going to have a hay operation

[1:21:36] for the doctors horses and eventually they are

[1:21:38] going to do some apiary work.

[1:21:40] There So agricultural is still be there.

[1:21:44] The farm will stay there and they

[1:21:47] don't impact the environment.

[1:21:48] So this is one I could definitely go rah,

[1:21:51] rah, rah to and hope y'all will approve it.

[1:21:53] Thank you.

[1:21:53] You.

[1:21:54] Thank you.

[1:21:55] Anyone further in support, please come forward State

[1:21:57] your name, the district that you live

[1:21:59] or the entity that you represent.

[1:22:01] Thank you for being with us Giving

[1:22:07] members of the board and Chairman Davis,

[1:22:09] my name is Seth Kargbo.

[1:22:10] I'm with a nonprofit in Virginia called Energy right

[1:22:13] And we're dedicated energy education as well as a support

[1:22:16] of public engagement within the county

[1:22:19] here tonight to just speak to the role of distributed solar

[1:22:22] that this project ties into But first one, I've just come back

[1:22:26] up and just talk about these projects

[1:22:28] and what they bring to the table In general,

[1:22:31] solar provides a pathway to meet our state's growing energy

[1:22:33] needs while upholding property rights

[1:22:36] in an appropriate environmental safeguards,

[1:22:37] as well The participating landowners in this project

[1:22:41] are voluntary volunteer.

[1:22:42] We chosen to work with the developer

[1:22:44] and the developer has been transport with surrounding

[1:22:47] landowners about their efforts to mitigate potential impacts

[1:22:50] to the neighboring properties.

[1:22:52] These projects also deliver broader public benefits.

[1:22:54] They diversify our energy supply,

[1:22:56] strengthen grid reliability and generate new tax revenue

[1:22:59] without adding residential population or new demands

[1:23:03] on schools and other public services

[1:23:05] What distribute Solar does and how.

[1:23:07] So it's part of, rather than feeding into high voltage

[1:23:11] transmission lines as esther mentioned,

[1:23:13] they these facilities connect directly to local distribution

[1:23:16] line system.

[1:23:18] This makes full use of the infrastructure

[1:23:20] that the county and the utility has already invested in,

[1:23:23] and it can reduce the need for costly transmission upgrades.

[1:23:26] It also means these projects can typically be sited and brought

[1:23:29] online faster than large remote facilities

[1:23:32] because those depend on significant new transmission

[1:23:34] buildout.

[1:23:36] All in all, it helps Hanover keep pace with growing energy

[1:23:39] needs in our community and lowers the reliance

[1:23:42] on regional infrastructure timelines

[1:23:44] and any other unnecessary as I guess you could call it.

[1:23:48] But I also just say that Dominion's shared solar program

[1:23:52] is something else that i saw that this ties into and just

[1:23:55] for people context if you Google just how many homes.

[1:23:59] This could benefit, typically between 450 600 homes that could

[1:24:03] subscribe to that program.

[1:24:05] And that knocks off its subscription base.

[1:24:07] So residents receive a letter in the mail Typically once

[1:24:11] the site's online or is approaching that I

[1:24:14] guess, that switch on date.

[1:24:15] But it will reduce bills for those families that subscribe

[1:24:19] by about 10 to 15%, which is a huge cost savings,

[1:24:22] essentially you're negating a few bills per calendar year.

[1:24:26] And so on.

[1:24:27] So it's a direct up revenue recruitment system.

[1:24:30] I guess you could call it.

[1:24:31] But just so you consider this project and the merits

[1:24:34] that it brings to the county, thank you for your time

[1:24:36] Thank you for being here.

[1:24:37] Anyone else and support anyone in opposition support

[1:24:42] supporter Opposition Circle.

[1:24:42] Yes, sir.

[1:24:43] Please come forward.

[1:24:44] Thank you for being here Oh, my name

[1:24:53] is Vincent Harris I'm one of the owners of the property

[1:24:57] 11 The Beaver Dam District.

[1:25:00] I don't want to be ridden under it because I suspect many of you

[1:25:04] have already seen my presentation

[1:25:06] from the planning Commission.

[1:25:08] So video perhaps.

[1:25:10] But i am very much in support of the project

[1:25:14] because as has been already said our goal

[1:25:18] was to try to keep the farm up three four times a week.

[1:25:23] We receive mail, telephone calls,

[1:25:27] ask us to sell our property for a subdivision The property has

[1:25:33] been in my family since before the Civil War

[1:25:36] and we wish for it to stay.

[1:25:37] That way of We will presently using

[1:25:42] it for agriculture and timber.

[1:25:45] We will continue the timber portion

[1:25:48] and we will continue to some of the agriculture

[1:25:51] as the previous person spoke about our our daughter in law

[1:25:56] has a horse, and she wants us to raise hay on 10 or 15 acres

[1:26:01] and we hope to do that.

[1:26:03] Once the project is finished I really appreciate

[1:26:09] the details that Hexagon has gone through

[1:26:13] and the communication that they have provided of to anyone who

[1:26:18] will listen, anyone who has questions

[1:26:21] I think they're their plan is, is very, very good.

[1:26:26] And I am convinced that it meets all of your requirements

[1:26:30] and it certainly meets our requirements.

[1:26:33] And i will in a moment, I'll get out and let my wife come up.

[1:26:38] Who's going to give you a little bit of the history

[1:26:40] of how we got where we are.

[1:26:44] But I do hope that you will consider this carefully

[1:26:48] and approve this so that we can move on with this project

[1:26:54] Thank you for your time Thank you, sir.

[1:26:57] Anyone else in favor Yes, ma'am.

[1:27:00] Thank you for being with us Hello Hello.

[1:27:14] Thank you for giving me some time

[1:27:16] to give you a little history about this farm A little history

[1:27:22] about cross Creek Farm.

[1:27:24] Joseph Franklin Cross born in 1834, died December 10th, 1903.

[1:27:31] And his wife Virginia, England.

[1:27:35] Ginny, who was the daughter of England.

[1:27:38] And if you know anything about Ashland,

[1:27:40] you probably know the last name England They

[1:27:43] married April the eight, 1869.

[1:27:47] She died October 28th, 1920.

[1:27:51] Joe and jenny bought the farm somewhere around the 1860s.

[1:27:58] They are buried in the family cemetery on our property

[1:28:03] Their original homestead site is still visible on our property

[1:28:10] Their son, one of their sons, Eddie Clifton cross,

[1:28:14] was born in 1883.

[1:28:17] He was deeded the farm in 1924 by his siblings He married Marla

[1:28:24] collins, a neighbor girl who lived in the farm on a farm

[1:28:28] next door and 1925 Ed died in 1949.

[1:28:37] His widow died and 1974 Benson and I were the next caretakers

[1:28:45] of this farm that has been in our family since the 1860

[1:28:53] That's 157 Seven years.

[1:28:56] And we want to pass this farm down to our children

[1:29:00] and to our two grandchildren, their brothers.

[1:29:05] We need your support for this Blunts Bridge Solar Farm project

[1:29:10] to allow this farm to be self-sustainable

[1:29:13] for future generations of the cross family descendants.

[1:29:18] Thank you We really appreciate your support.

[1:29:22] Thank you for being with us.

[1:29:23] From anyone else in support anyone in opposition ?

[1:29:30] Seeing none.

[1:29:31] We will close the public hearing.

[1:29:33] Mr. Stone, Ministers, in your district,

[1:29:34] sir, I don't suspect that the applicant had any rebuttal.

[1:29:39] Nothing to rebut.

[1:29:39] But just for the record, there's no rebuttal Mr. Stone.

[1:29:43] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[1:29:46] I'd like, thank staff for four for their presentation

[1:29:49] and this requirement of I just want to commend you.

[1:29:52] Our first meeting was probably less than encouraging

[1:29:57] and And so you work diligently You've

[1:30:01] had a comprehensive approach to this project from the beginning

[1:30:05] and then your presentation for me was I

[1:30:07] thought was pretty exception.

[1:30:08] So I appreciate that you got a lot in

[1:30:11] and a short amount of time and brevity is a high value for me

[1:30:16] So I do appreciate that.

[1:30:18] I do think there's some things like say it conforms to comply

[1:30:21] and substantial setbacks from Blunts Bridge Road.

[1:30:25] I think are important I like the fact that you're going

[1:30:29] to continue to do agricultural activities on the property

[1:30:33] makes it makes that a plus for this you

[1:30:35] know actually people to be able to use their property

[1:30:37] to the highest and best value And I

[1:30:39] have a lot of respect for that.

[1:30:41] So in the interest of brevity, I'm going to move that the Board

[1:30:45] of Supervisors approved c p 2020 5-000 23 and submitted with

[1:30:51] recommendation recommended conditions Second,

[1:30:54] we have a motion.

[1:30:55] The second is a discussion.

[1:30:56] Ms..

[1:30:56] Devil Thank you, Mr. Chair Mr. Harris.

[1:30:59] Mr..

[1:31:00] Ms..

[1:31:00] Harris.

[1:31:02] My heart goes out to you for wanting to keep your farm

[1:31:04] and I want you to keep your farm.

[1:31:07] But I still take a stand that the screening that

[1:31:12] is going to be very disappointing for the people

[1:31:15] that live across the street and I'm

[1:31:17] not really sure how we could show graphics Three years Five

[1:31:25] years, 15 years when we haven't identified exactly

[1:31:28] what we're going to plant.

[1:31:30] So, um that was evergreen screening and that's

[1:31:34] not what's in our ordinance But aside

[1:31:37] from that I will be supporting this project because it's more

[1:31:40] important that we preserve of your family's farm

[1:31:43] and preserve your ability to keep agriculture So

[1:31:49] that's my statement, and we'll see how it looks in ten years

[1:31:52] and we'll talk then.

[1:31:53] I'll call you Mr..

[1:31:55] Very well Any further comments, Mr. Chair Ms..

[1:31:59] Pritchard Thank you, Mr. Chair And Mr. Steinman.

[1:32:04] Well, this is not in My district as the crow flies,

[1:32:07] it is less than a half a mile from my home.

[1:32:10] I have walked the property with Ms..

[1:32:12] Rackham and.

[1:32:13] And this is of all the, of all the solar facilities

[1:32:17] we've talked about.

[1:32:18] This is the poster project for our policy

[1:32:22] There is good planting.

[1:32:25] There is good location in the middle of a field.

[1:32:28] So that there's real sight sight,

[1:32:32] one sight distance There's great screening.

[1:32:36] You can't see this from the right.

[1:32:39] I've walked every bit of this power,

[1:32:41] every bit of this property.

[1:32:42] And when the plantings are done.

[1:32:44] You won't be able to see this I just cannot commend

[1:32:49] everybody who worked on this.

[1:32:51] And I thank Mr. Steinman I'm on this road

[1:32:55] almost every single day, and I look forward

[1:32:58] to seeing you be able to keep this land in its rural nature

[1:33:05] And I saw the gravestones on your property.

[1:33:08] Another crosses I'm right off of England Street.

[1:33:12] Congrats your license for all your hard work

[1:33:15] Everybody involved.

[1:33:16] And thank you, Rebecca, for all the time.

[1:33:18] I mean, I'm sorry for all the time there for all the time

[1:33:22] that you spent taking us around the property.

[1:33:24] I appreciate that.

[1:33:26] Anything further?

[1:33:28] Yeah, I think this is a poster project for many folks.

[1:33:31] We see this often, particularly with solar folks

[1:33:34] who want to preserve their farmland

[1:33:36] and use a portion thereof for revenue

[1:33:40] in order to support this operations

[1:33:42] and have a legacy to pass their heritage land down

[1:33:47] to future generations.

[1:33:48] And so the time that was taken to make

[1:33:51] this project come to the board at this point was extensive.

[1:33:57] And so i appreciate all the hard work of folks who did that.

[1:34:02] And hopefully at this, and I'll be supporting the project,

[1:34:05] and hopefully, if this project does pass,

[1:34:08] will we'll be able to use this in the future for a case study.

[1:34:14] One objection I have, but it won't affect my vote.

[1:34:16] I was sure hoping when I saw that tear that that was going

[1:34:18] to be Burgundy and orange but it wasn't And while I oppose

[1:34:24] the tear will not affect my vote So i'm

[1:34:29] somewhat of a Cavalier fan unless they're playing tech.

[1:34:32] So with that, we have a motion, which has been properly Second,

[1:34:36] I will now call for the vote for the supervisors.

[1:34:38] All those in favor, please indicate by saying I,

[1:34:41] I any opposition motion carries Congratulations.

[1:34:46] Are there any announcements from board members?

[1:34:48] Yes, sir.

[1:34:48] Mr. Pritchard I'd like to remind you that this Saturday is

[1:34:53] at the crack of dawn.

[1:34:54] Is the Ashland half marathon sponsored by sports backers

[1:34:59] and with two terrific participants,

[1:35:01] Dr. Brown and Mr. Kilduff will both be running in that race.

[1:35:04] And i don't know if I can in good

[1:35:07] conscience invite anybody to come out at 7:00 in the morning.

[1:35:10] But please if later on, come and see them before they're done

[1:35:14] anything further Ms..

[1:35:16] Pritchard has retired and now doesn't understand that

[1:35:19] there are two 7:00 in the day.

[1:35:21] And I appreciate that I do not have a relationship

[1:35:24] with numbers with seven.

[1:35:25] I'm mr. County Administrator.

[1:35:28] Mr. County Attorney.

[1:35:28] Nothing.

[1:35:29] So there's nothing further.

[1:35:30] This board will adjourn until 2 p.m.

[1:35:32] on Wednesday, September 9th.

[1:35:34] In this boardroom.

[1:35:35] This board is adjourned We are going home

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