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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201600006 Public Notification Special Use Permit 2016-06-08 Land Development, LLC Mrs. Rita and Christina Pace, Project Representatives Broadus Memorial Church 1525 Stony Point Road Charlottesville,VA 22911 (434) 977-7381 RE: Community Meeting, Generations Montessori School, FULL FILE # Dear Neighbor, We,Rita and Christina Pace, invite you to attend a Community Meeting on March 7, 2016 at 6:00PM atBroadus Memorial Church regarding our request to establish a licensed Montessori School at the existing church site. In the first year,the school will serve children from 2-20 months old. In the second year, we hope to offer an additional class for toddlers, and the following year we would like to add a class for children between 3 and 6 years old. In the first year, we will accept no more than 15 students. During the second year, we hope to add 12. children in the toddler class. By the third year, the school woad be considered full with 45-50 students between the three classes. We plan to operate on the typical school year calendar, with children arriving at 9:00AM and leaving no later than 5:30PM. Throughout the year, there may be a few after hour events for parents. Outside of the school calendar, we would also like to offer clubs, enrichment days, and summer camps. We plan to offer a cooking club once a month for children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. Enrichment days would be offered during the school year, on scheduled school holidays. This would provide an alternative social and academic environment for children with working parents. During the summer, we hope to offer day camps. We plan to provide offerings for children to cook, do music, and explore the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Again, students would arrive at 9:00AM and leave the site by 5:30PM. I have been working with children for over 25 years. I operated a school in my home for many years before moving on to teach the toddler class at Frost Montessori School for 11 years. I am infant through 3 American Montessori Society (AMS) trained. My daughter, Christina, earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Virginia Tech University and her Masters in Gifted Education from The College of William and Mary. She has been teaching in Charlottesville for 6 years. We are not planning to do any site upgrades to the building. We understand that there is a stream buffer that runs through the property. We plan to respect this boundary as well as all greenspace around the church. Outside, there is a small fenced in area with an existing play structure for older children. We hope to add a small age-appropriate play structure for the younger children in this same fenced in area. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to receive information and ask questions about the proposed project, County review procedures, and relevant regulations and policies of the County applicable to the proposed project. The applicant and County Staff will be available at the meeting to answer questions about the project and the review process. The meeting will start at 6:00PM. There will be a short presentation of the proposed project, followed by a question and answer period. We will also provide hard copies of the school calendar and schedule events. The meeting will be held at Broadus Memorial Church. We look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Rita and Christina Pace Broadus Memorial Church 1525 Stony Point Road Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 977-7381 Directions from Charlottesville: Take 250 East towards Pantops Mountain. Turn left onto Stony Point Road/Route 20N at the stoplight. Continue on this road for about 3/4 of a mile before turning right into Broadus Memorial Church. Thanks for your assistance. Rita&Christina Begin forwarded message: From: Christina Pace <cmpace05(a�gmail.com> la Mil Irla EMI ralifiga Date: February 3, 2016 at 6:30:52 PM EST To: "rita pace@comcast.net" <rita pace(a�comcast.net> Land Development, LLC Mrs. Rita and Christina Pace, Project Representatives Broadus Memorial Church 1525 Stony Point Road Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 977-7381 RE: Community Meeting, Generations Montessori School, FULL FILE# Dear Neighbor, We, Rita and Christina Pace, invite you to attend a Community Meeting on February DATE, 2016 at 6:00PM at Broadus Memorial Church regarding our request to establish a licensed Montessori School at the existing church site. In the first year, the school will serve children from 2-20 months old. In the second year, we hope to offer an additional class for toddlers, and the following year we would like to add a class for children between 3 and 6 years old. In the first year, we will accept no more than 15 students. During the second year, we hope to add 12 children in the toddler class. By the third year,the school would be considered full with 45-50 students between the three classes. We plan to operate on the typical school year calendar, with children arriving at 9:00AM and leaving no 3 • 1525 Stony Point Road Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 977-7381 Directions from Charlottesville: Take 250 East towards Pantops Mountain. Turn left onto Stony Point Road/Route 20N at the stoplight. Continue on this road for about 3/4 of a mile before turning right into Broadus Memorial Church. 5