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Home My WebLink AboutSP201800015 Other 2018-10-26 Albemarle Montessori School Narrative of Project Proposal Albemarle Montessori School (AMS) seeks to use the space at 1562 Insurance Lane as an elementary school using the Montessori method of education. The space would contain one classroom, two bathrooms, and four office/storage areas. The classroom would hold up to 36 students and three staff eventually, but in the 2018-19 academic year, we anticipate 5-6 students and one teacher. The classroom would eventually hold children in grades one through six; in this current year, it would hold first and second graders. There would be one part-time staff member using one of the office spaces. In other words, the character of the zoning district would not be changed by the proposed special use. AMS is adjacent to 1550-1554 Insurance Lane,which currently holds Albemarle Montessori Children's Community (AMCC), a state-licensed daycare facility, which is a by-right use according to the County's Zoning Ordinance. The space between the two buildings serves as the fenced-in playground for AMCC. We would propose that this same playground serve as the primary playground for the elementary children at AMS. The Association Montessori Internationale currently accredits AMCC at its primary level; we would seek to extend that accreditation to the elementary program. There is currently a tenant in 1560 Insurance Lane (representing the rest of the building that • would house AMS),but that tenant is terminating its lease on August 31,2018. The school will be open for the same hours of operation as the current, adjacent daycare cente0:15`am to 5:45 pm, Monday through Friday. Parents drop off students between 7:45 and 9 am, and they pick up their children between 37.1 and 5:45 pm. 60% of the school's students in its first year are siblings of students currently attending the adjacent daycare facility. The benefit of this school to Albemarle County is severalfold: By matriculating students who otherwise would go primarily to County schools, AMS is relieving the burden on County school classroom and bus over-capacity. Second, there is no other AMI-accredited school in Central Virginia. By allowing AMS to operate, there would be another high-quality educational option for families on the north side of the County, thereby enhancing the richness of educational opportunities for County citizens. Finally, as the County seeks to enhance the amenities for the County citizens in the northern part of the County (example: the recent County exploration of a natural area along the Rivanna River along Rio Mills Road), the establishment of an elementary Montessori school in the area enhances the cultural identity of the northern Albemarle community. While there is no reference in Section 5 of the Zoning Ordinance to private schools, AMS would adhere to the same level of standards from state and local regulatory agencies as the AMCC daycare facility does. AMS would conduct fire evacuation drills and annual fire inspection as prescribed by the County Fire Marshall, an annual inspection by the Thomas Jefferson District Health Department, and all requirements of the Virginia Department of Education and the County Superintendent of Public Schools. Albemarle Montessori School Narrative on Consistency with County Comprehensive Plan The County's 2012 Comprehensive Plan speaks to the importance of careful use of land in the County. AMS is located in the Places 29 Development Area. In the Comprehensive Plan, the first goal in the Summary is that `Development Areas will be attractive, vibrant areas for residents and businesses, supported by services,facilities, and infrastructure."Another goal in the Summary speaks to `Albemarle's economy will be diverse, strong and sustainable, and retain and benefit County AMS provides a clean business that provides a service to residents primarily in the same development area, thereby enhancing the quality of life in those neighborhoods. Currently in the adjacent AMCC preschool,roughly two-thirds of our families either live or work in the Places 29 Development Area.This represents forty families currently. In the Comprehensive Plan section on Development Areas, the goal states that, `Albemarle's Development Areas will be vibrant places with attractive neighborhoods, high-quality, mixed-use areas...all supported by services, infrastructure...'; etc. Strategy 2e promotes mixed-use development that promotes a `Friendly blend of useful services."It also states that `mixed-use can occur within buildings...': Strategy 2f states that the County will `continue to promote centers as focal points for neighborhoods and places of civic engagement." Moreover, "a center may be a school or park..." AMS will not make any changes to the exterior of the building, thus maintaining the profile of the current surroundings. AMS is providing an important service to the County by matriculating students who otherwise would go primarily to County schools; thus, AMS is relieving the burden on County school classroom and bus over- capacity. By allowing AMS to operate, there would be another high-quality, accredited educational option for families on the north side of the County, thereby enhancing the richness of educational opportunities for County citizens. Finally, as the County seeks to enhance the amenities for the County citizens in the northern part of the County, the establishment of an elementary Montessori school in the area enhances the cultural identity and richness of the Places 29 Development Area. Albemarle Montessori School Narrative on Project's Impact on Public Facilities and Infrastructure Albemarle Montessori School will have very little impact on the community. The school will consist of one classroom that will use a current building without any exterior modification of the physical space or architectural style. The school will be open for the same hours of operation as the current, adjacent daycare center, Z am to 5:45 pm, Monday through Friday..Parents would drop off students between 7:45 and 9 am, and pick up their children betweem and 5:45 pm. Many of the students at AMS would be part of car trips currently counted for the AMCC daycare center. In other words, 60% of the school's students in its first year are siblings of students currently attending the adjacent daycare facility. The amount of car trips per day are substantially less than other by right uses for this property. The school will explore coordinating with the daycare center to establish a traffic pattern that allows circulation around the building in the morning instead of parking. Staff would open each family's car door at a designated curbside, and the child would walk into the building to class. This arrangement has not been used to date out of respect of the tenant in the adjacent office space,but that tenant is ending its lease on August 31. There are ten parking spaces adjacent to the school and access to additional,nearby spaces. The access to Insurance Lane is from..North Hollymead Drive, which accesses Route 29 by a traffic light, and South Hollymead Drive, which only has right-turn access to/from Route 29 North. AMS would use the current playground. To mitigate noise, the daycare center and the school would limit playground access at any given time to only a portion of the total student population.AMCC also erected a six-foot- high wall to block sound to the office building that is adjacent to the playground. ALBEMARLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL PARKING CONSIDERATIONS FOR AFTERSCHOOL OR SPECIAL EVENTS ACTIVITIES: The events for Albemarle Montessori School are for the elementary population only and would consist of parent education meetings (2-3 times annually at 5 pm),parent workday on a Saturday, or an admissions open house on a.Saturday.The school's events,because of the age of the students and the different nature of elementary Montessori education from preschool Montessori education, would be at different times than any events of the adjacent Montessori preschool. Albemarle Montessori School would use the parking spaces designated for the school as well as the preschool (a total of 43 spaces). In Montessori elementary education,it is a critical component of our educational model that we do not hold events during the day that would distract a child from his important work in the classroom. ALBEMARLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL RESPONSE TO PLAYGROUND RECOMMENDATION: The playground is designed to be big enough for the one elementary class because Montessori should not have a typical elementary playground with large equipment such as slides and swings (which only have a one-dimensional use). Instead,there are natural materials in the playground that are designed to encourage creativity and the development of imagination: boards and tires for balance and coordination, foam blocks for construction projects, and a climbing apparatus for gross motor skill development. In addition, there are balls and other sports materials to develop athletic skills and teamwork. We encourage the use of the outside space for exploration of nature and the local environment.As Richard Louv's landmark book (Last Child in the Woods) states,there is a critical need for children to become immersed in the natural world—one that does not include just sterile playground equipment.The school will have field trips to natural areas as part of the children's physical and social (and environmental)intelligence. The nearby Peace Lutheran Church has given permission to use their playground occasionally, and all of the parents of students in Albemarle Montessori School have signed the appropriate church- requested waiver. If there is an occasional need for the children to play in a typical elementary playground, that location would be considered. •i a i, RECEIVED OCT 2 6 2016 COMMUNITY NIQPM N1 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY SP#or ZMA# Fee Amount$ Date Paid By who? Receipt# Ck# By: Resubmittal of information for Special Use Permit or Zoning Map Amendment •. 1 PROJECT NUMBER: 51�• a o 0?) O OS PROJECT NAME: Alke tY1 -LC, ' crAe.-3 son 51,00( 0 Resubmittal Fee is Required 0 Per Request • 0� (Ic\Resubmittal Fee is Not Required I01 V cnw(,la cAoc - C_la' I 5-ito—(oq(.-si'e q+ Community Develbpment Project Coordinator Name of Applicant Phone Number 6i<zfit8 Signature Date Signature Date FEES Resubmittal fees for Special Use Permit --original Special Use Permit fee of$1,075 st resubmission FREE ❑ Each additional resubmission $538 Resubmittal fees for original Special Use Permit fee of$2,150 frEr First resubmission FREE CI Each additional resubmission $1,075 Resubmittal fees for original Zoning Map Amendment fee of$2,688 U First resubmission FREE ❑ Each additional resubmission $1,344 Resubmittal fees for original Zoning Map Amendment fee of$3,763 U First resubmission FREE U Each additional resubmission $1,881 ❑ Deferral of scheduled public hearing at applicant's request—Add'l notice fees will be required $194 To be paid after staff review for public notice: Most applications for Special Use Permits and Zoning Map Amendment require at least one public hearing by the Planning Commission and one public hearing by the Board of Supervisors. Virginia State Code requires that notice for public hearings be made by publishing a legal advertisement in the newspaper and by mailing letters to adjacent property owners. Therefore,at least two fees for public notice are required before a Zoning Map Amendment may be heard by the Board of Supervisors. The total fee for public notice will be provided to the applicant after the final cost is determined and must be paid before the application is heard by a public body. MAKE CHECKS TO COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE/PAYMENT AT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNTER Preparing and mailing or delivering up to fifty(50)notices $215+actual cost of first-class postage $1.00.for•each additional notice+actual Preparing and mailing or delivering each notice after fifty(50) cost of first-class postage • Actual cost Legal advertisement(published twice in the newspaper for each public hearing) (minimum of$280 for total of 4 publications) County of Albemarle Department of Community Develo;pment`.-t, T ; 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 Voice: (434)296-5832 Fax: (434)972-4126 1/24/17 Page 1 of 1 V 4',, J PARKING CALCULATIONS LEGEND !y sir- ,,f, .._,--0 ® PROP.SCHOOL PARKING SPACES /,� ;.--;of PROPOSED MONIFSSOM SCHOOL USE +:; 1,, x ElFUTURE OFFICE USE PARKING SPACES - - PARKING REQUIREMENT: ® EX.DAYCARE PARKING SPACES -(5)PICK-UP/DROP-OFF , /; '-,� = PER PARKING STUDY AS APPROVED BY PROP.SCHOOL TRAFFIC FLOW SPACES �1� ZONING ADMINISTRATOR J,' REGULARPARKINGSPACES / SITE i} r r i,=:»_r:" i NUMBER RATE• REQUIRED M"" /�, ,,,,.,,, 'c\'"1 CHILDREN 40 1 PER 12 4 SPACES I y I ® 05 1 S " ✓e STAFF 4 1EACH 4SPACES t- .---) i . � SUBTOTAL BSPa[ES y - #1560 #1562 //J� VICINITY MAP SCALE:1'=2,000' PICK -OfFSPACES - VACANT OFFICE PROPOSED I'Ir SUITE MONTESSORI 6 CHILDREN 40 1 PER 5SPACES 4 3,910 SF SCHOOL } PROPERTY INFORMATION TOTAL 13SPACES (20 SPACES) 1,9705E (13 SPACES) - TAX MAP: 4682-01-2F •RATES BASED ON COMPARABLE CASE /� WADING SPACE I C SUE ADDRESS: 15E0 INSURANCE LANE _�I PLAYGROUND AREA: 0.94 ACRES EXISTING MONTESSORI DAYCARE FACILITY 11 Len- SITE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: RIVANNA PARKING REQUIREMENT: 5. f C #1552 G C p CURB LINE _ 15PACE/lO CHILDREN ENROLLED INMAIDR _ EXISTING =/ (� ZONING: PUD CUSS OR SHIFT PLUS1SPACE/EMPLOYEE .. _ MONTESSORI 3 � DAYCARE17 - 6 PARKING STUDY NARRATIVE NUMBER RATE REQUIRED Tal• ,868 F * THE REQUIRED PARKING OF FIGHT(8)SPACES FOR THE CHILDREN 48 1 PER 10 5 SPACES Q I (30 SPACES)* 2 EQS = - PROPOSED SCHOOL WAS DETERMINED BASED ON STAFF 14 1 EACH 14 SPACES p f - COMPARING AND EXCEEDING THE PARKING TOTAL 19 SPACES ( t� ) ( REQUIREMENTS IN 3 OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE U.S. EXISTING PARKING AN ADDITIONAL FIVE(5)DEDICATED PARKING SPACES -0. SPACES 7 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR PICK-UP/DROP-OFF PURPOSES. FUTURE � --USE1 \\\ 1(�I et COMPARABLE CASES: PARKING REQUIREMENT: - 4} CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE:I SPACE PER CLASSROOM=4 1 SPACE/2 000 NSF OFFICE SPACE EX ENTRANCE SPACES NUMBER RATE REQUIRED f350-FT TO SEMINOLE TRAIL INSURANCE LANE CITY OF LOS ANGELES,CA:1 SPACE PER CLASSROOM OR NSF 3,910 1 PER 200 20 SPACES (ROUTE 29) MINIMUM 1 SPACE/500 SF=4 SPACES i \ / ARUNGTON COUNTY,VA:1 SPACE PER 7.5 STUDENTS PLUS TOTAL PARKING SPACESREQUIRED 52SPACES CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN 1 SPACE PER 40 STUDENTS=7 SPACES TOTAL PARKING SPACES PROVIDED 63 SPACES 0 50 100 150 HORIZ. SCALE: 1'=50' 505CU,LAC ALBEMARLE MONTESSORI REVISIONS OCTOBER 24,2018 PLANNERS/CM.ENG1NER5/CONSIL1AN15 # DESCRIPTION DATE SCALE:1°=50' Va mad:CZ) T 22963 e SPECIAL USE PERMIT SP 2018-00015 q ph: 934 24z 2866 CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN AND PARKING STUDY 1 emad: mLkeG305rale.cam websie: www,30sIe.rmm RIVANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT ALBEMARLE COUNTY,VIRGINIA SHEET 1 OF 1 PARKING CALCULATIONS ,,.- .„.. 0 PROP.SCHOOL PARKING SPACE PROPOTEDUCNITS90193111001.USE 0 Fume OFFICE use PAM=SPA= PAWS REQUITEMENT: iCt RE PARKING w EX. s DAYOlta (5)PICK-UNDROP-OFF .1' DERPATIMESILDWASAPPROWD rri SUES -I. PROP.SWOP:TRAFFIC FLOW DUNG ADIWASTRATOR SriEC=;)W ISRUIARPAIRRAOSPAIS .7- - d . , ... .., . ' MAIER RATE* REIM ( „ , . . • -1 , i1 40 1 PER12 4 SPACES % IT 1 ; I 41 ! • STAFF 4 1 SDI 4 SPACES L 4 SUITOTA AMOS -.....,---,.-..--- ss_ #1562 i_.174 PROPOSED VICINITY MAP SCALE 1.•=2,000, RCSUPAROPAFFSPACES . • OWEN 40 1 PER 8 SRAM t , PROPERTY INFORMATION 1001 1.30103 ......., i i '11 TAXUAP: 4E01012F •RATISIPAEDON COMPANACIECASE L.-.., . READDENS: 156081SUWEEUNTE ONISSORI .\ DESIGNATED CURBSIDE 1 MEMO: TIMMS OWN GI MAE MARRY , DROP-OFF/PICK-UP LOCATION PROM ERLIREINDO S i i"--,:C "----i 1 WASTENALODIRIa: MUM , 15PACWIDGEWRER DEMO IN MGR t 71:2fm ZONWR PRO ' - DASSORSTITTPUS 15PAZWEITHINEE I I r1-. MOIRE PrCI: 1 T PARKING STUDY NARRATIVE RUMS RIVE MEER V\ i Li 58E8 SF HE 1.sawm pARiate OF emir 04 SPA M PORDE °MU 48 1 PERM 51PACS 0\ (30 SPACES)* *20 SWIESL,,,,___ ----i----1 PROPOSED SCHOOL WAS DETERIONEE1 BASED ON soff 14 1 WM 14 SPACES CORPARBIG AND EXCEEDING TIE PARTINGC.-......'I .17.72-_:—.1--_:_ .1_-_ 7-_ 1, REqUIREIGNITS uf 3 arum JIBUSDICRONS ENTRE U.S. - TgUi DMUS \ 41% \ \ . D3STING PARKING-..\._ M ADDITIONAL FIVE(5)DEDICATED PARKING SPACES SPACES 11, NAVE DEBI PROVIDED FOR RCMP/DROP-OFF PURPOSES. `..., -......_ RMAIEOPPRE TEE .1 II ; I i0i 1 1 ; 1111 !--? n •.\ \ Li , t I I : if , , , , COMPARABLE CASES: MOM RE1011811211: .1....J.,,_.,..,L,I......1..2.--.1_1._Li...LL_L.1 i If \CDT 15PACE12,00916F0FRCESPACE OF ottuantsvne I swum 1431 CIASSROON=4 BL 1911RANCE SPACES MIMI RATE FROM 's \ \ ME TRAIL INSURANCE LANE CITT OF WS ANGUS,CA:1SPACE PER CIASSROOPT OR NSF WO 1 P13283 NUMB \ , &.350-FT TO DEM .. \ TE 1 'v (ROU 29) TORTIPAN 1 SPACE/500 SF=4 SPACES , s .- ..- TOTAL PAIRROSAUS MOW sums CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN ARLING7ON COUNTY,VA:1 SPACE PER 75 STUDENTS TWS 1 SPACE PER40 STUDENTS 7 SPACES TOTAL FARMS VACESPROVEED RISME 0 511'nj.10 ibo 70 HORIZ. SCALE 1"=50' 50 50a,IIC ALBEMARLE MONTESSORI REVISIONS OCTOBER 24,2018 "4\11151C1"42W251/24: inSaNistraut palm wi 22965 ph 454-242-21386 en& erriedt5Osakara went.505a km SPECIAL USE PERMIT SP 2018-00015 CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN AND PARKING STUDY # DESCRIPITC41 DATE SCALE P.M' 1 websate: EMMA 14AGISMITAL DISTRICT ALBEVERE COUNTY,VIREIN1A SKEET 1 OF 1