Town ofOnancock, Virginia Planning Commission AGENDA November 14, 2017 5:30 p.m.  1. Call to Order and Roll Call  2. Review ofthe Minutes from the September 19, 2017 meeting  3. Items of Business  a. Comprehensive Plan Review  4. Public Comment 5. Adjourn    Town of Onancock, Virginia Planning Commission Meeting  Tuesday September 19, 2017 5:301 P.M.  Call to Orderand) Roll Call:  Chairman Fletcher Fosque called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.  Commission members Bill Bagwell, Ridgway Dunton, Fletcher Fosque, Judith Grier, Scott Schreiber, and Buck' Walters were present. Commission member John Simpkins was absent. A quorum was  established. Minutes: presented.  Chairman Fosque asked ifthere were any changes or additions to the July 18, 2017 minutes as An motion was made by Commission member Bill Bagwell to approve the minutes as presented. Commission member Judith Grier: seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by unanimous  voice vote. Items of Business: Comprehensive Plan Review Section One: Population  Discussion: Chairman Fosque stated he: and Commission member Bagwell are: still working on this section. Commission member Judith Grier stated that the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Survey shows the: state of Virginia increasing inj population in the future but Accomack and Commission member Grier stated there were one thousand two hundred sixty-three residents in Onancock according to the 2010 Census and added we were: an aging population.  Northampton counties with declining population in the future.  Section Two: Land Use  Discussion: Chairman Fosque noted that no one has been assigned to review Section Two. He stated that zoning in Onancock was adopted in 1962 and at that time there were noti that many districts Discussion continued about the different types of zones. Chairman Fosque stated thati in the Residential R1A district the lot sizes were ten thousand square feet with at thirty-five foot setl back  just Residential (R1) and Business.  1    and at leastas seventy-five foot width, in R1B thel lot sizes were: smaller, in R1Citi is manufactured homes which would allow a double wide trailer, Residential 2 (R2) is muitifamily homes, Business: 1 (B1) is the downtown businesses, B2i is business highway allowing for the: same thing as B1 but also businesses like gas stations and! Business Waterfront (BW) businesses att the wharf which allow recreational type businesses as well as the commercial landing of seafood. He stated that additional zones include Parks and Open Space (POS) and Cultural, Recreational and Community Facilities Chairman Fosque read the goals and objectives for Section 2: Land Use and stated that zoning enforcement is by complaint. He: added the Town has been very protective oft the residential areas, not allowing businesses in the R1 areas especially since much oft the available downtown business space is not being used. Chairmen Fosque also stated that the only type of business allowed in the R1 district is al bed and breakfast, al home occupation (with no retail sales) and nowl home stays. Chairman Fosque also noted that some communities are changing their residential districts to allow for multiple uses. He: stated there is more demand in Onancock for residential use rather than business use, so iti makes more. sense to expand the residential use. He added the Town is trying to allow multiple usesi in the downtown business district (B1) and noted that everything thati is allowedi in B1 is allowed inl B2. He gave as an example; apartments overal business. Commission member Scott Schreiber said he was generally supportive oft the comprehensive plan but not optimistic about the commercial areas since it would take al lot of money to fix up some of Ag general discussion followed comparing Onancock's downtown business area to the towns of Cape Charles and Exmore. The main concern was the need for more people to make the business districts Chairman Fosque reviewed the goals and objectives for Section 2: Land Use and asked for comments. He stated this was a very important section for the future of Onancock and noted again Chairman Fosque asked for clarification in this section of the plan under Business land use; discouraging large-scale commercial development which would detract from the existing character of the town, not sure what this means. Town Manager William Kerbin said he would check with the Chairman Fosque stated the sign ordinance was fairly restrictive and routinely violated. Ag general discussion followed about the sign ordinance; whati is allowed and what is not allowed. Commission member Schreiber: stated our comprehensive plan documenti is not meant to tell people how to do things, he gave an example of the sentence "Simplicity is thel key to successful signs" and wants to clean up the wording, "less opinion". He asked ift the document was something we want goingi into the future that will change based on who sits around this table ora document  which are both self-explanatory.  the old buildings.  more viable.  that more people and more: sewer! hookups would bel helpful.  town attorney. John Custis.  thatl leads going forward andi is notl based on who sits around this table.  2    Town Manager William Kerbin stated some oft the content may not bel legal if you are regulating Commission member Bill Bagwell asked about the planned streetscape for Queen Street and what was happening with that. Town Manager Kerbin stated there was no money in the budget for the project adding it was al low priority item but could looki into grant funding for it. Commission member Bagwell asked what the project might cost and whether businesses and homeowners might bei interested in helping with the funding ift they could seei it would be al benefit to the future A general discussion followed about Queen Street, how projects get prioritized, what is aj pleasing Chairman Fosque stated he thought Land Use was one of the mosti important parts of the comprehensive plan, He added it was overly wordy and needs al lot ofwork. Chairman Fosque asked if everyone understood the: zoning map and: stated we need better maps. Chairman Fosque suggested the commission pick a few sections, make a working draft and tryt to simplify the language. He askedi ifl Lisa could gett the numbers for Section 1. He: also suggested the  content.  value oft their property. streetscape and who decides.  draftl be emailed to everyone before the next meeting.  Public Comment: None Adjourn:  Commission member Scott Schreiber made a motion to adjourn.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:301 P.M.  Fletcher Fosque, Chair  Mariellen Mearsheimer, Deputy Clerk  3