The Clarke County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing in the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center second-floor main meeting room, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville, Va., at 9.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, to consider the following matter:

TA-22-05 Waterworks and Sewerage System and Treatment Works Regulations: Proposed text amendment to amend Code of Clarke County Chapter 200, Zoning Ordinance (Article I) Sections 7.4.5 (Waterworks and Sewerage System and Treatment Works), 7.5 (RR District Design Standards and Development Regulations), and 7.2.3B (Public Water and Public Sewer Systems); and Subdivision Ordinance (Article II) Sections 4.5.4A (Public Utilities) and 4.5.6 (Private Wells and Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems). The purpose is to remove the prohibition on the use of a waterworks or a sewerage system and treatment works for uses in the Agricultural-Open Space-Conservation (AOC) and Forestal-Open Space-Conservation (FOC) Districts. Additional changes include prohibiting uses and new subdivisions from being served by public water and public sewer without approval by the Board of Supervisors; clarifying that private wells and onsite sewage disposal systems shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 184 (Wells), Chapter 143 (Septic Systems), Virginia Department of Health regulations, and any other applicable regulations; and requiring all public water distribution and public sewer collection systems to be designed to meet or exceed the regulations and specifications of the Clarke County Sanitary Authority and/or any other applicable federal, state, or local agency.

Public Hearing Notice

Any person desiring to speak on the above matter should appear at the Public Hearing on Nov. 4. Written copies of statements are requested but not required. Clarke County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. For more information, contact the Department of Planning (second floor, Berryville-Clarke County Government Center) weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at (540) 955-5132.

Brandon Stidham
Director of Planning