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Staff said the building, owned by the Lanzettas, is undergoing redevelopment into a storage facility and currently has a sideways step at its front door. The applicant asked the city to grant an easement so a compliant ramp can be built that will provide accessible entry to the front door.

Kelly Henshall, who presented the item, showed pictures and told the committee the sidewalk in front of the building is wide enough to provide a passageway around the proposed ramp. Committee members asked whether the ramp would create conflicts with pedestrians; one member said, \"By Winchester City standards, that's a very wide sidewalk. So I think that there's definitely ample passageway around it.\" No technical problems were identified in committee discussion.

A committee member moved to forward the ordinance with a recommendation for approval; the motion carried after an \"Aye\" vote was recorded. Staff said it was available to answer further questions and will include easement exhibits in the council packet.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Winchester - City Council - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 2:00 PM - Sep 25 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee recommended approval of an ordinance granting a ramp easement to allow an ADA ramp into a redeveloping building at 210 East South Works Street owned by the Lanzettas.","taxTitle","Winchester City, Frederick County, Virginia","taxId",5107,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6457834,"Winchester committee forwards Cider Hill rezoning, text changes and comprehensive-plan update after industry concerns",2374,64560,2438860,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a&start=64&end=2438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a/thumbnail_64560.jpg","/articles/6457834/Winchester-City/Frederick-County/Virginia/Winchester-committee-forwards-Cider-Hill-rezoning-text-changes-and-comprehensive-plan-update-after-industry-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6457834-f32191492d2cae329395bb8d392d6075/orig.mp4?Expires=1770413079&Signature=k90mgF6CnYr5MubtmwquUIXX3BbNXouO2DMPEHBoQXHb7pYxryJ~sKG5tVryeKdfO9XmDBU2XiUCjU6G~~y3lDZiaWF6Cm-IUc6OLWX2TlPRDAP8Y3TXs-y9JpyXyIEsqPxJ33nrnk-2mi1oKQb2QxN9gdNnNBegttdh5DImPhmdzf-wpjHEi6v~mgb9DkPG4WdbPjTYYQCjsK4-iSAXVidsWyJE5mIsp9zbqsdny3xU8UBWFWqjJL4AGEjjlPnqurOwpnkUi0BPeKU8YDUWBh~277zDDXLqSCdstSaDaqpqNiSYvSE1uVD5n6QoDKHK5fPr0j1X-xD3qR7zU8QkUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Economic Development Committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a package to create the Cider Hill Neighborhood Design District, amend NDD zoning language and update the city's comprehensive plan map for the area.

The committee voted to forward three linked items: a text amendment to the NDD regulations (O-2025-27) that clarifies how existing industrial (M1) users are treated, a city-initiated rezoning of 97 parcels to the NDD (O-2025-17), and a comprehensive-plan amendment (R-2025-37) that would add certain vacant parcels west of the existing district to the Cider Hill concept. The motions carried after extended public comment and discussion among committee members and staff.

The action matters because it changes how longstanding industrial businesses in the northern part of Winchester may expand, while putting a planning framework in place for future redevelopment in a corridor the city identifies as a redevelopment catalyst.

During public comment, Christopher Myers, an associate land-use and zoning attorney with Walsh Colucci representing Winchester Cold Storage, asked the committee to note his client's opposition to any rezoning of its property at 605 North Loudoun Street and to the proposed comprehensive plan change affecting that site. \"Our client desires to retain its ability to expand and intensify its use without restriction or obtaining a conditional use permit,\" Myers said.

David Gummer, identified in the record as CEO of National Grid, told the committee he and other industrial property owners do not want to be constrained by the NDD's proposed growth limits. \"We would like to not be included in any of this rezone,\" he said, pressing staff and the committee for clarity on the objective of the proposal and for fewer limits on growth. Phil Glaze, owner of Glaze Apples, warned the committee that anticipated assessment increases if nearby land redeveloped could harm small agricultural and packing operations: \"Our agriculture business there cannot afford, tax increases such as that,\" he said.

City staff and the planning commission framed the package as an attempt to balance the NDD's long-range neighborhood vision with protections for existing industrial operations. Planning staff reviewed several options: the city-sponsored approach had initially proposed a 10% expansion allowance by right with up to 20% by conditional use permit (CUP); the planning commission recommended a 25% expansion by right, with greater expansion subject to a CUP. Committee discussion ranged from supporting an unrestricted buy-right option for existing M1 uses to accepting the planning commission's 25% standard.

After debate, a majority of the committee accepted a staff amendment recommended by the chair and moved to forward the text amendment revised to allow current M1 uses to continue \"by right\" under the NDD rather than treating them as nonconforming. That motion was described in staff presentation as effectively removing growth caps in the ordinance as drafted for the affected M1 parcels; staff said the exact draft language and an adoption date would be prepared for council.

The committee also discussed financing tools and how the Neighborhood Design District could be paired with targeted tax-increment financing (TIF) to fund infrastructure in the district without raising the city's general tax rate. Staff explained TIF revenues would be dedicated to the defined project area for infrastructure improvements and observed that the mechanism is intended to limit generalized tax increases.

On the comprehensive plan amendment, planning staff said the proposal merely adds a concept-plan graphic for roughly 14 acres west of the existing NDD to reinforce a long-standing expectation that those vacant LR-zoned parcels are suited for lower-density residential development and potential civic uses; the amendment would not rezone property or change current LR zoning by itself.

Committee members repeatedly emphasized the desire to avoid harming existing businesses while preserving the city's long-term redevelopment vision. One committee member asked staff to ensure that any final ordinance language would allow flexibility for established industrial operators to invest and grow while preserving the city's ability to realize the NDD's redevelopment objectives.

The items will now go to the full City Council for public hearings and final decisions. Planning staff said they would provide corrected ordinance text (including a fix to a typo that still referenced 10% where the planning commission recommended 25%) and a council packet that shows the core-area mapping and the refined grandfathering language for M1 uses.

Votes at a glance (related to the NDD package): The committee voted to forward O-2025-27 (text amendment) with a recommendation for approval amended to allow M1 uses by right; it voted to forward O-2025-17 (rezoning of 97 parcels) with a recommendation for approval; and it voted to forward R-2025-37 (comprehensive-plan amendment) with a recommendation for approval. On each motion the minutes record \"Aye\" and \"That motion carries.\" No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

What happens next: Staff will prepare final ordinance language and supporting maps for City Council, schedule public hearings and advertise the proposals. Council will consider the text amendment, rezoning and comprehensive-plan change in later meetings.","The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted to forward a package of changes that would create the Cider Hill Neighborhood Design District (NDD), amend NDD zoning rules to address industrial (M1) uses and expand the comprehensive plan map, after extended discussion about business expansion limits, tax impacts and incentives.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6457815,"Committee forwards batch zoning updates covering state code changes, cottage-housing and short-term rental rules",398,5323300,5722000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a&start=5323&end=5722","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a/thumbnail_5323300.jpg","/articles/6457815/Winchester-City/Frederick-County/Virginia/Committee-forwards-batch-zoning-updates-covering-state-code-changes-cottage-housing-and-short-term-rental-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6457815-d4cb797814b41603fa4af63d022e637f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770413079&Signature=ftFgaJ2dKgWzFhcTEDiFyNnWCEpkT~Rl~SuNUf8xg~yHF2mDz~ja3QqHlycUCAhIUGvlfICxLVQEEs~R36n8v~qzYPPqwwS9k9eINV77~gQnDETg5~lsJ58Mt2uss-Zl9Ze2c3mbh4udT8zReOGsZgc2zUda0au3d1YAnyfxCTqPunbVf3bXoZfIFYSeXciHXDyC7fytlFOaTVZUGH2OEkqJCRErzqUnLChgBFwhsl5h-sw4iHQvvvTgclwhvN0jN7RmRm1LEoqinCjpYF-9SQtoUwxlqcQvYcrz9w6~KqLfiuOf1ZrGm7~zK2sDBvwdMxhD59mS4NDFcEAAobJYXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted to forward a batch of zoning text amendments (O-2025-31) for City Council review. Staff described the package as administrative and technical updates intended to align the zoning ordinance with recent state-code changes and to correct or clarify several local provisions.

Staff highlighted a number of changes in the packet: removal of anachronistic references to asbestos manufacturing in the M1 district; clarification that \"green space\" and \"open space\" are distinct for cottage-housing requirements; adjustments to how the city treats ADA parking determinations; and updates to short-term rental (STR) language to reflect Virginia state law changes, including limited exemptions from local STR registration for certain licensed real-estate professionals and rules allowing subleasing where the property owner provides written permission.

Staff also described a stronger enforcement tool for STRs: after three or more violations tied to a particular property, staff can issue a notice of violation and bar the property from further STR operation. Planning Commission recommended approval with some amendments; the committee moved to forward the batch amendment to council with a recommendation for approval and the motion carried.

Staff said the amendments are intended to be policy-neutral cleanups and to reduce the need for multiple separate public-hearing advertisements for minor changes.","Committee recommended approval of a package of minor zoning updates including state-code updates, clarifications for cottage-housing open-space rules, short-term rental registration changes and landscape-code corrections.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6457819,"Committee approves conditional-use permit for ground-floor residential conversion with storefront appearance conditions",906,4410750,5317550,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a&start=4410&end=5317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a/thumbnail_4410750.jpg","/articles/6457819/Winchester-City/Frederick-County/Virginia/Committee-approves-conditional-use-permit-for-ground-floor-residential-conversion-with-storefront-appearance-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6457819-e8ba8bbb6708e823559198b77a3e2259/orig.mp4?Expires=1770413079&Signature=UNxmbu--xM5AbefqFTemezjRq4i7t~yOGHSxix1XGo0O-toc4hN7XQ6ZtGJIbQHmdlg21AwgGJA16mGqtbHCaAFtSP08L~KqhD09~Gr2gQMfwQiFuDJIuWiPcZQv3NufPjiAUd-H7TeFn1Vkf2fXNw3QWQRgL8M2ilzgw-KY9uSN4WE5-dnQFzoTq-cN3AwUUvyg~uNfjWsmUtTll88FPgCVAw8KoEZ782zaOcApPMBcNcrz~mbuEL5DaPwf0BJwfmEcnfycvs94k3BcVoDGWYM6Xz~AYh3MXIqZ7Y9yDXHrqPLhmj82IBjBWwQF8ax8ck3FTVlNfMD5yfomPDFO3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Economic Development Committee recommended approval of a conditional-use permit (CU-2025-222) allowing the conversion of remaining ground-floor nonresidential space to residential at a B-1 zoned property at the intersection of South Loudoun Street and Pall Mall.

Planning staff told the committee the property historically had commercial uses and that a rear-ground-floor residential conversion was previously approved. The owner now seeks to convert the remaining front commercial storefront windows and door to a two-bedroom residential unit. Staff and the planning commission considered the site to be \"on the fence\" because commercial activity intensifies further toward the south end of downtown; the CUP process allows council review of potential streetfront impacts.

The Planning Commission had recommended approval without architectural conditions. Staff had suggested conditions to avoid a commercial-looking storefront becoming clearly a living room visible to passersby. After committee discussion, members approved the CUP with conditions requiring the storefront to be modified to a residential appearance'staff said the committee favored operable, double-hung style windows and replacement of the full-glass commercial door with a residential-style door to provide privacy and fit the streetscape.

Staff confirmed the property has about five parking spaces, which meet parking requirements for the proposed unit count. The committee moved and seconded the conditional-use permit with the architectural condition and the motion carried with an \"Aye\" recorded.

The committee asked staff to draft the exact condition language, and staff said it would return with specific wording for the council packet and would handle administrative review of details where appropriate.","The committee approved a conditional-use permit to convert remaining ground-floor commercial space at a South Loudoun Street building to residential, adding a condition that the former storefront be altered to have a residential appearance (operable-style windows and a residential-style door).",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6457824,"Committee recommends vacating unused utility easements at Ward Plaza redevelopment site",53,537875,591785,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a&start=537&end=591","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5827540-0d2877df46007e366e97f3199102f18a/thumbnail_537875.jpg","/articles/6457824/Winchester-City/Frederick-County/Virginia/Committee-recommends-vacating-unused-utility-easements-at-Ward-Plaza-redevelopment-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6457824-201ef8a690d5625a26a919092230f901/orig.mp4?Expires=1770413079&Signature=RtEXPG4C-eTY9LWI9HHW9zTukiBsv4tZwdTMHQJGQBVLlq3y9SdwCb69DT5AHs9ycFP3t~gFBNL8YX2A5xDu~H3HhtiXkBkvYMMxeINUSpXnL3J2GC46Ai1t0T64P9VcAMNECPkXWoNqDQB50yMK0I-Pu5kYcysa2EapV8TXlqoBgFh4TXoc8aOGGyncpIQrZZim9rQOPS41s7Jd28pUA1WJPYxNrKmhjakZp0CvDhmhOkbQsQ9FmSMI4R6uBP7Hyfq52mHL~-MBqNp7pOoeSTd1CI5t5Bd~87hh~VnSK7fwtrYuTAa1hWnYjKuHzktbbHnjMtCBMf5bNOg1jgTK1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted to forward an ordinance (O-2025-30) to vacate existing utility easements on properties owned by Winchester Acquisition Partners LLC at 330 Hope Drive and 2252 Valley Avenue (Ward Plaza) in advance of redevelopment work.

Staff said the request is procedural: the developer has identified utilities that will not be used in the new project and asked the city to vacate the corresponding easements. Planning and public-works staff told the committee they support the request because the developer will dedicate replacement easements for the utilities that will remain part of the redevelopment.

A committee member moved to forward the ordinance with a recommendation for approval and the motion carried; staff will include necessary documentation with the council packet.","Winchester planning staff and the committee supported a request by Winchester Acquisition Partners LLC to vacate existing water, sewer, drainage and public utility easements at Ward Plaza ahead of redevelopment; staff said new easements will be dedicated where needed.","actionData","errors"]

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