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Planning commission recommends denial of St. Patrick Orthodox Church and school at proposed Liberty site, cites traffic and road-safety concerns
Summary
After public testimony and a site visit, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors deny a multi-use campus proposal (church, parish hall, preschool and primary school) on Old Marsh Road, citing concerns about narrow local roads, high projected trip counts and inadequate access.
The Fauquier County Planning Commission on Aug. 15 recommended that the Board of Supervisors deny a proposed campus for St. Patrick Orthodox Church and School on Old Marsh Road in the village of Liberty, citing traffic and road-safety concerns.
Staff presented a multi-part application that included a 27,000-square-foot place of worship (300-seat sanctuary), a parish hall of roughly 13,000 square feet, and a school component with figures discussed in the record ranging from 50 to 150 students and roughly 25 staff depending on materials presented. Staff also described a proposed dosed sewage-treatment system sized at 2,400 gallons per day, a…
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