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Home My WebLink AboutSP202000001 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2020-03-10COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4176 March 6, 2020 Christi Gillette Little Explorers Discovery School, LLC 5804 St. George Avenue Crozet, VA 22932 littleexnlorersdiscovervn.email.com / 434-205-4177 RE: SP202000001 Little Explorers Discovery School Dear Ms. Gillette: Staff has reviewed your initial submittal for the special use permit, SP202000001, Little Explorers Discovery School amendment. We have a number of questions and comments which we believe should be addressed before we can recommend favorably on your SP request. We would be glad to meet with you to discuss these issues. Review comments are provided below, organized by Department, Division, or agency. Our comments are provided below: Planning — General Application Comments 1. At the beginning of the project narrative, provide the following site data information: a. The application number, SP2020-00001. b. The address of the property. c. The zoning of the property, including any overlay district(s), which are for this property: i. Zoning: R-2, Residential ii. Overlay District: Steep Slopes — Managed 2. In the project narrative, provide the following additional information: a. Proposed number of employees. b. Proposed number of spots for each group of children. You do mention briefly that after -school spots are expected to increase by only 5-10 students, but not the other groups. c. Proposed number of children outside at one time, including both pre-school age children and the older children. Will there be groups of both ages outside at the same time? d. Rough estimate of the number of children who walk or bike to the Little Explorers Discovery School. e. In the "Impacts on Public Facilities and Public Infrastructure" section, include potential impacts, if any, on fire and police services from this proposed use. 3. Is the entire backyard area fenced? With the increase in the number of students present, it may be appropriate to utilize a larger part of the backyard, or the whole backyard, of the church during outdoor play time to ensure activity, and any resulting noise, is spread across the property. 4. The project narrative mentions that additional playground features may be added over time. Is there a proposed timeline for adding these features? What types of features may there be? Where are they proposed to be located? Near the existing playground? Or spread throughout the churchyard to minimize the impact on any one spot and any specific neighboring property? (See comment #3 above.) 5. Advisory Comment: This use, if approved by the Board of Supervisors, will have to be in compliance with the supplementary regulations found in Section 5.1.06, Child Day Centers, of Chapter 18, the Zoning Ordinance, of the Albemarle County Code (hit2s:Hlibrary.municode.com/va/albemarte_county/codes/code_of ordinances?nodeld=COALCOVI_CH18Z0_S 5SURE S5.ISURE S5.1.06CHDACE). 6. Advisory Comment: Conditions for this special use permit have not been written by staff at this time; however, they will be provided for review by the applicant prior to the first public hearing with the Planning Commission. It is likely that, at a minimum, all existing conditions from SP2018-00006 will continue with this proposed special use permit, although they may be modified to be consistent with this new SP request, such as hours of operation and enrollment limitations. Conditions are provided to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors as recommendations from staff to mitigate possible impacts of the use if the Board of Supervisors chooses to approve this special use permit request. 7. Advisory Comment: Additional comments or questions may be provided to you after the Community Meeting is held at the Crozet CAC meeting on Wed., March 11', at the Crozet Library. These additional comments or questions will be based upon the discussion and any concerns or issues that are raised by nearby residents and property owners and the CAC members at this meeting. Comprehensive Plan Initial comments on how your proposal generally relates to the Comprehensive Plan are provided below. Comments on conformity with the Comprehensive Plan are provided to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors as part of the staff report. The 2010 Crozet Master Plan identifies Tax Map Parcel (TMP) 056A1-01-00-08200 as Neighborhood Density Residential, recommending residential uses at a density of 3-6 units per acre, along with certain non-residential uses that serve the surrounding neighborhood. These uses include institutional uses, such as places of worship and early childhood education centers, and retail/commercial/office uses of less than 5,000 square feet. The St. George Ave. corridor is composed mostly of single-family residential houses, along with a few of the above -mentioned non-residential uses, including two churches and a funeral home. The expansion of the existing child day center proposed with this special use permit request appears to be consistent with the recommended land uses of the Neighborhood Density Residential designation, as it is an early childhood education center sharing space with a place of worship. Neighborhood Model This project was not reviewed at this time for consistency with the Neighborhood Model Principles found in the Comprehensive Plan. This application is a request for an amendment to an existing special use permit, for a use that is located in an existing building with existing parking, and this request does not propose any new structures, parking, or other infrastructure. Comments from Other Reviewing Divisions, Departments, and Agencies Planning - Transportation Please see the below comments from Transportation Senior Planner, Daniel Butch, dbutchgalbemarle.org: Transportation Planning has no objection to what is proposed for a staggered early and late drop-off time in the morning and staggered day pick-up times in the afternoon which would be performed by utilizing a park and walk drop off to avoid any line build up to back up onto St. George Ave. Zoning Division, Community Development Department No objections at this time; Rebecca Ragsdale, rra sg dale(cr�,albemarle.org. Engineering & Water Resources Division, Community Development Department No objections at this time; County Engineer, Frank Pohl, fpohlkalbemarle.org. Building Inspections Division, Community Development Department No objections at this time; Building Inspections plans reviewer, Michael Dellinger, mdellinger&albemarle.org. Albemarle County Fire -Rescue No objections at this time; Fire & Rescue plans reviewer, Shawn Maddox, smaddox(c-r�,albemarle.org. Albemarle County Service Authority Please see the attached comments from ACSA reviewer, Richard Nelson, rnelson(&serviceauthority.org. Virginia Department of Transportation Please see the attached memo from VDOT reviewer, Adam Moore, adam.mooregydot.vir ig nia.gov. Action after Receipt of Comments After you have read this letter, please take one of the actions identified on "Action After Receipt of Comment Letter" which is attached. Resubmittal If you choose to resubmit, please use the attached form. There is no fee for the first resubmittal. The resubmittal date schedule is provided for your convenience online at: http://www.albemarle.org/upload/imaaes/forms_center/departments/Community Development/forms/schedules/Special Use Permit & Zonine Man Amendment Schedule.ndf Notification and Advertisement Fees Prior to scheduling a public hearing with the Planning Commission, payment of the following fees is needed: None. All fees have been paid at this time. Additional notification fees will not be required unless a deferral takes place and adjoining owners need to be notified of a new date. Please feel free to contact me if you wish to meet or need additional information. My email address is areitelbachgalbemarle.org, and my phone number is 434-296-5832 ext. 3261. Sincerely, Andy Reitelbach Senior Planner Planning Division, Department of Community Development enc: Memorandum from Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Memorandum from Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) SP2020-00001 Action After Receipt of Comments Special Use Permit Resubmittal Form ALBEMARLE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Information from Service Providers To be filled out by ACSA for ZMA's and SP's 1) Is this site in the jurisdictional area for water and/or sewer? Yes 2) What is the distance to the closest water and sewer line, if in the jurisdictional area? Existing building is currently served water and sewer. 3) Are there water pressure issues which may affect the proposed use as shown on plan? N/A 4) Are there major upgrades needed to the water distribution or sewer collection system of which the applicant and staff should be aware? N/A 5) Are there other service provision issues such as the need for grinder pumps? N/A 6) Which issues should be resolved at the SP/ZMA stage and which issues can be resolved at the site plan/plat stage? 7) If the project is a large water user, what long term impacts or implications do you forsee? 8) Additional comments? The applicant will need to confirm if any changes in fixture counts are proposed during the site plan stage. Stephen C. Brich, P.E. Commissioner C-10MMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1601 Orange Road Culpeper, Virginia 22701 February 20, 2020 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Attn: Andy Reitelbach Re: Little Explorers Discovery School, LLC— Special Use Permit SP-2020-00001 Review #1 Dear Mr. Reitelbach: The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section, has reviewed the above referenced application as submitted by Crozet Baptist Church, dated January 21, 2020, and find it to be generally acceptable. A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process. If further information is desired, please contact Willis C. Bedsaul at 434-422-9866. Sincerely, � 61� iV OYA-� Adam J. Moo e, P.E. Area Land Use Engineer Charlottesville Residency VirginiaDOT.org WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT trRrtNl°' ACTION AFTER RECEIPT OF COMMENT LETTER FIRST SET OF COMMENTS Your project has been scheduled for a public hearing by the Planning Commission for April 21, 2020, which is 77 days from the date your application was accepted for review. State Code requires a 90-day review by the Planning Commission unless the applicant requests deferral. As you will read in this comment letter, staff recommends changes to your project to help you achieve approval. Without these changes, staff cannot recommend approval to the Planning Commission. If you would like to address the comments, you must request deferral by March 27, 2020. If you choose not to request deferral, staff will take your project to the Commission as originally submitted, but without a recommendation of approval. Instructions for requesting a deferral are outlined below. Please note that you can submit revisions even if you defer your application. Please do one of the following on or before March 27, 2020: (1) Request deferral to resubmit to address comments, pursuant to Section 33.52(A)(1). Please understand that if a deferral request is made, the Planning Commission public hearing date will be later than April 21, 2020. (2) Request to proceed to a Planning Commission public hearing on April 21, 2020. All advertising fees must be paid by March 27, 2020. (3) Withdraw your application. (1) Deferral Request and Resubmittal To request deferral, you must submit a request in writing to defer action by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. The request may be made by email. You may request a deferral for up to 36 months from the date your application was accepted for review, which is February 4, 2023. However, all outstanding information necessary for Commission action must be submitted by August 4, 2022, according to the published schedule. (See Section 18-33.52 (A)(2) of the Albemarle County Code). Revised 10-9-18 MCN (2) Proceed to Planning Commission Public Hearing on April 21, 2020 At this time, you may request that your application proceed to public hearing with the Planning Commission on April 21, 2020. With this option, staff will take your project to the Commission as originally submitted, but without a recommendation of approval. (3) Withdraw Your Application If at any time you wish to withdraw your application, please provide your request in writing. Resubmittals As stated above, a deferral does not preclude you from resubmitting the application to address changes based upon the comments. If you would like to resubmit after you defer, you may do so following the resubmittal schedule. Be sure to include the resubmittal form on the last page of your comment letter with vour submittal. The application fee which you paid covers staff review of the initial submittal and one resubmittal. Each subsequent resubmittal requires an additional fee. (See attached Fee Schedule.) Failure to Respond An application shall be deemed to be voluntarily withdrawn if the applicant requests deferral pursuant to subsection 33.52(A), and fails to provide within 120 days before the end of the deferral period all of the information required to allow the Board to act on the application. (See Section 18-33.53 (C) of the Albemarle County Code). Fee Payment Fees paid in cash or by check must be paid at the Community Development Intake Counter. Make checks payable to the County of Albemarle. Do not send checks directly to the Review Coordinator. Fees may also be paid by credit card using the secure online payment system, accessed at http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=21685. Revised 10-9-18 MCN FOR OFFICE USE ONLY SP # Fee Amount $ Date Paid By who? Receipt # Ck# Bv: a Resubmittal of information for CV � 1 T T T • i Special use Permit �— PROJECT NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED: SP2020-00001 Little Explorers Discovery School Owner/Applicant Must Read and Sign I hereby certify that the information provided with this resubmittal is what has been requested from staff Signature of Owner, Contract Purchaser Date Print Name Daytime phone number of Signatory FEES to be paid after application For original Special Use Permit fee of $1,075 ® First resubmission (TO BE PAID WHEN THE RESUBMISSION IS MADE TO INTAKE STAFF) Free ❑ Each additional resubmission (TO BE PAID WHEN THE RESUBMISSION IS MADE TO INTAKE STAFF) $538 For original Special Use Permit fee of $2,000 ❑ First resubmission (TO BE PAID WHEN THE RESUBMISSION IS MADE TO INTAKE STAFF) Free ❑ Each additional resubmission (TO BE PAID WHEN THE RESUBMISSION IS MADE TO INTAKE STAFF) $1,075 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Voice: (434) 296-5832 Fax: (434) 972-4126 Revised 11/2/2015 Page 1 of 1