HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 10 1947 PC MinutesMINUTES OF MEETING
ALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
,%rr OCTOBER LOTH, 1947
There were present at this meeting Mrs. Gordon Smith,
Messrs, Bush, Cockrell,Johnson, Tayloe, and Mrs. Nunnallygaand Mr4 Bain.
Mr. Johnson reported that he had approhched Dr. Mulholland
and he had recommended Dr. Vincent Archer but he had not
talkedto Dr. Archer. He was to report again at the next meeting.
Mr. Cockrell reported Augusta County had I3assed a
zoning ordinance and he invited Mr. Speck of the Leagus of
Virginia Counties to tell us about this ordinance. Mr. Speck
was most interesting and gave us quite an entirely different
pciture of what could be dare abouta zoning ordinance without
the approval of the public.
Mr. Speck reported they had held two public meetings
and informed the public of the proposed zoning ordinance. Then
presented it to the Board and it was passed in spite of some
opposition. The Augusta ordinance was modeled diter the Fairfax
and Loudoun County ordinances. He stated that ninety percent
of their opposition was from read estate operators. He told
us that at the present time the following counties had ordinances:
Fairfax, Loudoun, Chesterfield, Henrico, Warrick and Augusta.
He stated that in any ordinance it should be stiated
that if any section of ordinance is declared unconstitutional, it
should not :affect the othersections. This is a precautionary
measure and a wise one. As the provisions efO)zost zoning
ordinances are elastic and can -be amended at any time by the
Board of Supervisors, the public should not feel it is taking
too drastic a step when it approves such an ordinance.
Mr. Speck recommended that the County Planning Commission
have a member of the City Planning Commission appointed to its
board in order to work with the county on subdivision control
ordinance which should be adopted with zoning ordinance.
Mr. Bush read a letter from the Va. Highway Conference,
and another one from Mr. Raymond Long calling attentionto the meeting,
and enclosing a copy of the circular from State Planning Board.
Mr. Bain promised to conjiact Dr. Weldon Cooper and
others were to contact Dr. Vincent Archer and Mr.Venable Minor to
find out if they would serve on the commission ..
It was agreed to have the next monthly meeting on Friday,
Nov. 14th at 10:00 A. M. in the morning.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.