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The Meck property, which is formally held under JacMal Properties LLC, is primarily located at 4645 Potomac Highlands Trail in Green Bank, West Virginia (also identified in county records as Chieftain Lane, District 04, Map 67, Parcel 3.8).

To determine exactly where a solid waste transfer station could be legally located on this property, several strict geospatial and environmental regulations set by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) must be applied:

The 2,000-Foot Institutional Setback Conflict The primary hurdle for locating a transfer station on this property is its proximity to sensitive public institutions. The Community Care of Green Bank medical clinic and the Green Bank Senior Citizens Center are both located nearby at 4498 Potomac Highlands Trail. The Meck property's primary address (4645) is approximately 776 feet from this medical and senior complex, placing it well within the state-mandated 2,000-foot exclusionary setback zone for solid waste facilities.

Identifying the Compliant Siting Zone If the developers want to locate the transfer station in a fully compliant zone without needing to secure a discretionary nuisance waiver from the WVDEP Secretary, the facility must be pushed outside of that 2,000-foot radius.

• Based on E-911 addressing calculations, a fully compliant facility must be sited at or beyond the 4877 block of Potomac Highlands Trail.
• Therefore, to safely locate the transfer station on the Meck property, the active portion of the facility (where waste is handled and stored) must be positioned as far north on the parcel as possible—moving toward the 4800 block—to maximize the distance from the clinic and senior center.

Additional Siting Constraints Even if placed on the northernmost portion of the property, the exact footprint of the transfer station would still need to navigate several other strict regulatory buffers:

• Property & Water Buffers: The station must be located at least 100 feet away from adjacent property lines and at least 100 feet landward from any perennial streams. Because a typical two-acre lot is relatively narrow, maintaining 100-foot boundary setbacks on all sides leaves a very restricted central strip for the actual building.
• Topography & Geology: The selected site must be relatively flat, avoiding slopes that exceed a 6% grade to prevent runaway leachate. Furthermore, because Pocahontas County features karst topography, the facility cannot be located anywhere on the parcel where runoff might drain into an undetected sinkhole, which could easily contaminate the local groundwater.