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Home My WebLink AboutSDP199100088 Letter of Revision 2019-09-23COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 September 23, 2019 Pastor Nicholas Deere 1525 Stony Point Rd Charlottesville, VA 22911 Fax (434) 972-4126 RE: LOR # 2 for SDP199100088; Broadus Memorial Baptist Church Tree Removal Tax Map/Parcel Number 06200-00-00-025CO Pastor Deere, This letter is in response to the attached Letter of Revision Request dated August 19, 2019. The Department of Community Development hereby grants approval of this LOR for the following modification to SDP1991-88, depicted on the modified site sheets and described below. 1. Removal of diseased and dying White Ash trees lining the Church driveway entrance This change is noted in the attached request and plan. This is the first Letter of Revision for this site. A total of three LORs may be requested after which any further changes to the plan will require submission in the form of a site plan amendment application. Sincerely, Jeff P. Baker Permit Planner Attachments: Letter of Request & Application Revised Site sheets and supporting pictures ARB20019-88 Approval Letter COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 9724126 September 18, 2019 Pastor Nicholas Deere Cal Morris Broadus Memorial Baptist Church 1525 Stony Point Road Charlottesville, VA 22911 RE: Letter of Revision to remove dying trees Dear Cal, At the Architectural Review Board meeting held on September 16, 2019, the ARB considered the applicant's request to not require replacement of the dying trees located along the entrance drive. It was the consensus of the ARB that: 1. Diverse species of large shade trees should be provided along the north side of the drive, 2'/" caliper at planting, spaced 50' on center. 2. Leniency is recommended in the phasing of the replanting, with the earliest planting completed closest to the EC street. Subsequent to the ARB meeting, I spoke with Zoning staff about conditi. ' The result of that discussion was the determination that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000XRLUIPA) applies in,thos,O, . You have indicated that your maximum number of congregants assembled at any time in your church in the past year was 115. As such, the planting in question is no longer a requirement. Thank you for working with us to resolve this issue. If you have any questions about this action, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Margaret Maliszewski Chief of Planning/Resource Management 434-296-5832 x3276 mmaliszewski@albemarle.org cc: ARB-2019-89 Application for Letter of Revision ❑ Letter of Revision = $108 This application may require additional review by the Fire Marshal. Fees in addition to those shown on this application may be required as required by the Fire Prevention Code Fee Schedule. A copy of the schedule is available from the Fire Marshal. Final Site Plan Name and Number: P. R JB F (S D P ) • '2 1 - 3/ 5 P OU " 59 Contact (who should we contact about this project) Nicholas R. Deere , Pastor Street Address 1525 Stony Point Road City Charlottesville State Virginia Phone Number 434-977-7381 Owner of Record Broadus Memorial Baptist Church Street Address 1525 Stony Point Road City Charlottesville state Virginia Phone Number 434-977-7381 Applicant Broadus Memorial Baptist Church Street Address 1525 Stony Point Road 22911 mail bmbcmail@gmail.com 22911 mail bmbcmail@gmail.com City Charlottesville state Virginia Zip Code 22911 Phone Number 434-977-7381 Email bmbcmail@gmail.com SUBMITTAL REOUIREMENTS: ❑ The appropriate fee, ❑ The site plan number that the change applies to, ❑ A request letter describing the proposed changes from the owner or authorized agent, ❑ 4 copies of the plan that shows the proposed changes, Changes must be shown on the sheet or sheets from the approved final site plan, or on an 11 "Xl T' copy of that portion of the approved final site plan. Owner/Applicant Must Read and Sign 1 hereby certify that the information provided on_thi plication and accompanying information is accurate, true and correct to the best yfm owledge and belief. August 19, 2019 ignature of Owner, gent Date Nicholas R. Deere M. 434-977-7381 Print Name phone number of Signatory FOR OFFICE USE ONLY LOR # Fee Amount $ ! V — Date Paid*By who. ,S•, ei-p`f'# I � / ck# J 90.VBy: W —"WOAAO o ma e Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Voice: (434) 296-5832 Fax: (434) 972-4126 REVISED 4/23/2018 Page 1 of 1 � r Broadus Memorial Baptist Church August 19, 2019 Department of Community Development of Albemarle County: This Letter of Revision (LOR) is made by the Broadus Memorial Baptist Church located at 1525 Stony Point Road. The White Ash (Fraxinus americana) trees lining the driveway entrance to the church have been infested with the Emerald Ash Borer. After consulting with a local certified arborist who ascertained that none of our White Ash trees can be saved, we are submitting this LOR requesting permission to have those trees taken down. The property consists of two parcels of land 06200-00-00-025CO and 06200-00-00-025C 1 comprising some 10.53 acres of land. We have compared the Google Satellite View of the property with the Albemarle county GIS Map of the same area. The features on Google Satellite View of the property include the church building, paved parking lots, landscape features such as trees, shrubs and flower beds, grassland, lawn and wooded areas to the north, south and east of the church. The Albemarle County GIS maps of the property show a small portion at Route 20 zoned "Flood Hazard", an extensive band of land on the property's northern border marked "Water Protection Ordinance Buffer "comprising f2.98 acres; a narrow treed strip on the south edge of t 0.81 acres and a hillside on the eastern edge of some f2.85 acres (excluding WPOB zone included above); all were measured using polygons on the GIS map. These areas are heavily treed with dense canopy cover. Taking the Google Map and the GIS map together and excluding parking lots and the church building footprint, it appears that t6.64 acres can be considered heavily forested. In addition, two rows of pin oaks (Quercus palustris) edge the lower parking lots. These trees are now some 25 years old and have both extensive canopy coverage as well as canopy spread. We believe the property is well within the minimum requirement of 10% coverage and are requesting permission to remove the affected trees with no replacement of them being mandated. We plan to replant the driveway area but would like to plant fewer trees than are being removed. We are consulting with local, experienced tree nursery staff for guidance on choosing trees from the approved lists with characteristics including an emphasis on native species beneficial to both native insects and native birds; attractive to pollinators; offering seasonal interest of spring and summer flowering, fall color, of a size and shape appropriate to a driveway; tolerant of our soil conditions and of scenic interest to Route 20 motorists. We also request that we be allowed to plant on a multi -year phased program so that watering requirements do not put stress on our water supply which comes from a well on the property. 1525 Stony Point Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 - Phone (434) 977-7381 - Fax (434) 977-0855 - www.broadus.org After our landscape plan is completed we plan to encourage members of the congregation to purchase individual trees in honor and/or memory of family, a process that could take several years. It is our expectation that planting smaller, ornamental trees spaced more widely apart will contribute to the beautification of the area and provide a contrast to the lawn and forested areas of the property. We request that this Letter of Revision be approved as submitted. Respectfully, 1 Ni /ola4sDeere, Pastor Broadus Memorial Baptist Church bmbcmail@gmail.com Attachments: Google Satellite View Albemarle County GIS map Site Plan Revision Picture showing dying trees Picture of Emerald Ash Borer bark damage Picture of initial planting of Pin Oaks 1999 Picture of Pin Oaks representing 2019 canopy coverage O