Town Code & Ordinances Ordinance — 2020-06-17
Ordinance June 17, 2020 · 3 page(s)
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This ordinance (21-01) records the Town of Queenstown’s approval of the Wheatlands Planned Development for a roughly 148.212-acre property immediately south of U.S. Route 50, submitted by the Waterman Family Limited Partnership. It adopts the Planning Commission’s findings, approves the Wheatlands Conceptual Site Plan and Architectural Guidelines (Exhibit B) and the Master Development Plan (Exhibit C, revised Feb. 8, 2020) prepared by Davis, Moore, Shearon & Associates, LLC. The record traces the review timeline: annexation and PRC zoning noted (2014), PD application submitted June 17, 2020, referral to the Planning Commission June 24, 2020, submission of the Master Plan October 21, 2020, Guidelines submitted December 11, 2020 and revised January 18, 2021, Planning Commission public hearing January 13, 2021 with final recommendation February 13, 2021, and the Town Commissioners’ public hearing and ordinance adoption on March 24, 2021. The ordinance also adopts the findings of fact in Exhibit A as the basis for approval.
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ORDINA|ICE NO. 2r-01
AN ORDTNANCE OF THE COMMTSSTONERS OF QUEENSTOWN
APPROVING THE PLAI\INED DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAII FOR
WHEATLAIIDS SUBMITTED BY THE WATERMAN FAMILY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP ON OCTOBER 2I, 2O2O AND APPROVING THE
WHEATLANDS CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAI\ AND ARCIIITECTURAL
GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, in Septembq of 2014, the Town of Queenstown annexed certain property
referred to in the Comprehensive Plan as the "Wheatland Farm" and classified the property in the
Planned Regional Commercial ("PRC") Floating Zone Dishict; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2020, the Waterman Family Limited Partnership submitted an
application for a Planned Development (PD) Master Plan ("Application"), for certain real property
owned by the Waterman Family Limited Partnership ("WFLP") consisting of approximately
148.212 acres of land located immediately south of U.S. Route 50 (the "Property") to the
Queenstown Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, on June 24,2020, in accordance with Section 26 of the QueenstownZoning
Ordinance, the Queenstown Commissioners reviewed the Application and referred the Application
to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS' the Planning Commission completed a preliminary review of the Application
and found it consistent with the Queenstown Comprehensive Plan, the stated purposes and intent
ofthe PRC District, the requirements ofthe ZoningOrdinance, and compatible with adjoining land
uses and granted approval of the Concept Mast Development Plan for Wheatlands subject to
certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, on October2l,2020, WFLP submitted a Master Development Plan to complete
the Application for Planned Development Master Plan approval in accordance with Section26.E
of the Queenstown ZoningOrdinance; and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2020, WFLP submitted the Wheatlands Conceptual Site Plan
and Architectural Guidelines ("Guidelines") which establish design standards and criteria for the
Wheatlands development, which were revised on January 18,2021; and
WIIEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly advertised public hearing on such
Application and Guidelines on January 13, 202I, and after following careful consideration and
deliberation of the public comments provided during such hearing, on February 13, 2021 the
Planning Commission determined that the Application and Guidelines are consistent with the
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Queenstown Comprehensive Plan, purposes and intent of the Planned Development District, the
Queenstown ZoningOrdinance, and are compatible with adjoining land uses; and
WHEREAS, the Queenstown Commissioners advertised a public hearing on Ordinance 2l-
01 in the Stqr Democrat on March 7.2021. and in the Record Observer on March 12.2021.
WHEREAS, the Queenstown Commissioners conducted a duly advertised public hearing on
Ordinance 2l-OI on March 24,2021, and after following careful consideration and deliberation of
the public comments provided during such hearing and the findings and recommendations of the
Queenstown Planning Commission, the Queenstown Commissioners determined that the
Application and Guidelines are consistent with the Queenstown Comprehensive Plan, purposes
and intent of the Planned Development District, the Queenstown Zoning Ordinance, and are
compatible with adjoining land uses.
NOW THEREFORE, the Commissioners of Queenstown hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. That the findings of fact as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein are hereby adopted by the Queenstown Commissioners as the basis for the adoption of this
Ordinance.
Section 2. That the Wheatlands Conceptual Site Plan and Architectural Guidelines prepared
by Davis, Moore, Shearon & Associates, LLC, attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated
herein, are consistent with the Queenstown Comprehensive Plan and the Queenstown Zoning
Ordinance, and are hereby approved.
Section 3. That the Planned Regional Commercial Master Plan entitled "Master Development
Plan for Wheatlands" prepared by Davis, Moore, Shearon & Associates, LLC, revised February 8,
2020 attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein, are consistent with the Queenstown
Comprehensive Plan and the QueenstownZoningOrdinance, and are hereby approved.
ORDAINED, APPROVED, AND PASSED by the Town Commissioners for the Town of
Queenstown on this 24th day of March, 202I.
WITNESS: TOWN COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN:
B. Willis, Jr.,
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Alton Hardee, Jr., Commissioner
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