Board of Supervisors Committee of the Whole Work Session, Monday, Sep 11, 2023

What was decided · How each member voted

• — Passed: Approve the Board of Supervisors' Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOAM-2020-0001) Work Session/Public Hearing Amended Schedule dated as of September 11, 2023, for review of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, as provided to the Board at the dais. · 8-1 (Supervisor Umstattd opposed) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Failed: The Board direct staff to revise Table 4.06.02-1 as follows: • Develop another tier of design standards, in addition to those for Principal Façades and Mechanical Equipment Façades, that would apply to "Secondary Façades" and be less restrictive than the standards for Principal Façades; and • Develop criteria for when the design standards for Secondary Facades would apply. The intent is to not… · 2-7 (Supervisors Briskman, Buffington, Glass, Letourneau, Randall, Saines, and Turner opposed) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Failed: Revise the Fenestration provisions in Table 4.06.02-1.c.a. and 4.06.02.c.a.a. as follows: c. Each Principal Façade of a building must include Fenestration as follows: a. Fenestration must comprise at least 20% of the total surface coverage area of the Principal Façade; a.a. Distributed Fenestration Coverage. Fenestration provided to meet the required 20% total surface coverage area of the… · 2-7 (Supervisors Briskman, Buffington, Glass, Letourneau, Randall, Saines, and Turner opposed) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Passed: "Green Wall Treatment - Applicability" Section of Table 4.06-02-1 be revised as follows: A Green Wall Treatment may be provided in lieu of up to half of the Fenestration Surface Coverage of the façade requirement of Section 4.06.02-1.c. Supervisor Umstattd further moved that Table 4.06-02-1.d.b. be revised as follows: Green Wall areas provided to meet up to half of the required 30% total surface… · 8-1 (Supervisor Briskman opposed) — motion, as amended, Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Passed: Revise Table 4.06.02-1.e.a. as follows: Data Center Mechanical Equipment attached to or mounted on the building façade must be partially or fully visually screened from view at the ground level from all existing and planned public roads and adjoining parcels using mesh, lattice, cladding, or grillwork or a combination of these methods, or similar methods so as to ensure that the Data Center… · 9-0 — motion, as amended, Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Failed: Revise Section 4.06.02-2.b.b. as follows: Separation from Residential. Ground mounted Data Center Mechanical Equipment must be separated from adjacent property that has existing residential development, an approved CDP or plat or plan showing residential development, or Zoning District permitting residential uses, by a principal building, or must be setback a minimum of 100 feet from the abutting… · 2-7 (Supervisors Briskman, Buffington, Glass, Letourneau, Randall, Saines, and Turner opposed) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Failed: Revise Table 4.06.02-2.g.a and b to reduce the parking and structure setbacks as follows: g. Setbacks and Building Massing When Adjacent to Residential. The following requirements apply when a proposed Data Center is to be located on a property adjacent to property with existing residential development, an approved CDP or plat or plan showing residential development, or Zoning District permitting… · 2-7 (Supervisors Briskman, Buffington, Glass, Letourneau, Randall, Saines, and Turner opposed) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Failed: Delete Table 4.06.02-2.g.4, Section 4.06.02-2.g.4. · 2-4-3 (Supervisors Briskman, Glass, Saines, and Turner opposed; Supervisors Buffington, Letourneau, and Randall abstained. Supervisor Umstattd moved to revise Table 4.06.02-2.h. as follows: h. Generator Testing Adjacent to Residential. For Data Centers on property adjacent to property with existing residential development, an approved CDP, or plat, or plan showing residential development, or Zoning District permitting residential uses, except for generator testing or commissioning activities, generator use is limited to backup/emergency use only. (Seconded by Supervisor Kershner) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Passed: Table the motion to the next work session or until staff responds to questions regarding generators. Seconded by Vice Chair Saines. The motion passed 8-1: Supervisor Umstattd opposed.) Supervisor Umstattd moved to revise 11. Table 4.06.02-2.k.b Data Center Specific Buffer and Berm Requirements as follows: Specific Buffer and Berm Requirements. In lieu of the buffer required under Table 7.04.03-1,… · 6-2-1 (Supervisors Kershner and Umstattd opposed; Supervisor Glass absent for the vote) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Passed: The Principal Use Tables 3.02.03-1 and 3.02.05-1 be updated as follows: Remove Energy Storage, Utility Scale as a use allowed in the TR-10, JLMA-1, JLMA-2, JLMA-3, and OP zoning districts and change Energy Storage, Utility Scale in the IP, GI, and MR-HI zoning districts from Permitted to a Special Exception. · 7-0-2 (Supervisors Glass and Umstattd absent for the vote) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report
• 1 ZOAM-2020-0001, Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Chapter 3: Uses Urban, Suburban, Office,: Passed: Revise Section 4.05.18.J.5.c. as follows: Unless excluded by Section 4.05.18.J.5.a. or J.5.b. above, 80% of major and minor floodplain located on-site must be forested, either through the retention of existing forest cover or through the planting of unforested floodplain with at least 5 different native deciduous species at a density of 300 3-gallon plants (180 canopy trees and 120 understory… · 7-0-2 (Supervisors Glass and Umstattd absent for the vote) Sep 11, 2023 Action Report

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Board: Randall (D), Kershner (R), Briskman (D), Saines (D), Umstattd (D), TeKrony (D), Letourneau (R), Turner (D), Glass (D). Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.

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