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Board of Supervisors Meeting of December 13, 2006
December 14, 2006
1. Call to order.
• Meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m. by
the Chairman, Mr. Rooker. All BOS
members were present. Also present were
Bob Tucker, Larry Davis and Ella Carey.
2. Discussion: Alternatives to amend and update
County Code regulating firing of firearms in the
County (deferred from November 1, 2006).
• DIRECTED staff to draft an ordinance that
incorporated a ban discharging of firearms
in all districts except the RA district, and to
restrict discharging firearms in a safety
zone around dwellings and buildings in the
RA zone and within 100 yards of property
boundary lines of schools and parks. The
restrictions in the RA district would depend
on public input and may be scaled back to
only relate to neighborhoods which
petitioned the Board for specific
restrictions. Bring back for public hearing in
March.
Clerk: Schedule for public hearing for March
14th.
Mountain Overlay District and Rural Areas
Resource Protection.
• All Planning Commission members were
present.
• HELD. Continue discussion on January 10,
2007 at 3:00.
Clerk: Schedule joint meeting with Planning
Commission on January 10th.
The Board recessed at 5:52 p.m. and
reconvened at 6:12 p.m.
7. From the Public: Matters not Listed for Public
Hearing on the Agenda.
• John Martin, of Free Union, spoke about
the action taken by the Board at the end of
the December 6th meeting to establish an
Economic Opportunity Fund. Expressed
concern about the public being left out of
the process.
• John Cruickshank, of the Sierra Club,
thanked the BOS for signing the U.S.
Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. He
asked that the Board organize a
Sustainability Council to develop a plan of
action. He presented Chairman Rooker
with a “Cool Cities” certificate of
appreciation.
• Sue Chase, of the Charlottesville Center
for Peace and Justice, thanked the Board
for signing the U.S. Mayor’s Climate
Protection Agreement. She urged the
Board to proceed with the next step in the
formation of a committee.
• Tom Olivier, a resident of the Scottsville
District, expressed dissatisfaction with the
unwillingness of some members of the
Board to implement measures in the
Comprehensive Plan designed to protect
open spaces and natural resources.
• Laurie Delehanty, of the Charlottesville
Center for Peace and Justice thanked the
Board for signing onto the Mayor’s Climate
Protection Agreement.
• Logan Blanco, of Charlottesville Peak Oil,
spoke to the Board about the
Relocalization Plan that a citizens’ group in
Tompkins County, New York, created to
prepare for Peak Oil.
• Dave Buehrens signed up, but did not
speak.
• Stephen Bach, of Charlottesville Peak Oil,
asked the Board to support the creation of
a task force to deal with the issue of Peak
Oil.
• Jack Marshal, of ASAP, expressed
concerns about the actions taken by the
Board at the end of the December 6th
meeting. There was no public involvement
in the decision-making process.
• Tom Loach asked why Haden Place was
not listed as a public hearing. Mr. Davis
explained that the proffers were amended
and the request had to be readvertised for
public hearing.
• Jeff Werner, of PEC, expressed concerns
about the actions taken by the Board at the
end of its December 6th meeting. There
are numerous nonprofit groups in the
community that could use support from the
Board.
• Neil W illiamson, with the Free Enterprise
Forum, responded to a comment made by
Mr. W erner, and stated that the Chair of
the Chamber of Commerce is a part of the
Tourism Committee and has worked
diligently for tourism. .
• Chairman Rooker recognized a group of
students from one of W estern Albemarle’s
government classes that were present at
the meeting.
8.2 Resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue
bonds by the Industrial Development of the
Town of Louisa, in an amount not to exceed
$8,000,000 for the benefit of the Region Ten
Community Services Board, Inc.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 1)
Clerk: Forward resolution to McGuireW oods,
Bond Counsel.
8.3 Resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue
bonds by the Industrial Development of
Fluvanna County in an amount not to exceed
$4,000,000 for the benefit of the Westminster-
Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, located at 250
Pantops Mountain Road in Albemarle County.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 2)
Clerk: Forward resolution to McGuireW oods,
Bond Counsel.
8.4 Resolution allowing the County to participate in
VDoT’s Revenue Sharing Program for FY 2007.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 3)
Clerk: Forward resolution to Juandiego
Wade.
8.5 Resolution supporting Proposed W orkforce
Housing Legislation.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 4)
Clerk: Forward resolution to Andy Bowman.
8.6 Resolution to accept road(s) in Crozet Glen (Attachment 5)
Subdivision into the State Secondary System of
Highways.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
Clerk: Greg Cooley in Engineering.
8.7 Resolution to accept road(s) in Country Oaks
Subdivision into the State Secondary System of
Highways.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 6)
Clerk: Greg Cooley in Engineering.
8.8 Resolution to accept road(s) in Marshall
Subdivision into the State Secondary System of
Highways.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 7)
Clerk: Greg Cooley in Engineering.
8.9 Resolution to accept road(s) in Grayrock, Phase
IV, Subdivision into the State Secondary
System of Highways.
• ADOPTED the attached resolution.
(Attachment 8)
Clerk: Greg Cooley in Engineering.
9. Red Hill Community Well.
• APPROVED, by a vote of 6:0, an
amendment to the jurisdictional area map
to allow for water only designation for the
properties Tax Map 87B, Parcels 4, 4A, 6,
6A, 6B, 7, 7A, 8, and 10, located on
Taylors Gap Road (Route 710) and Tax
Map 87B, Parcels 9, 10A, 11, 12, 60, 60A,
60B, and 61 located on Red Hill School
Road (Route 760).
10. ZMA-2005-007. Haden Place (Signs #12,13).
• DEFFERED ZMA-2005-007, at the
applicants’ request, until the final plans and
proffers have been prepared for public
hearing.
Clerk: Schedule on a future agenda.
11. ZTA-2005-005. Temporary Farm Worker
Housing.
• APPROVED, by a vote of 6:0, the attached
ordinance.
(Attachment 9)
Clerk: Forward adopted ordinance to County
Attorney’s office and Community
Development.
12. ZMA-2006-012. UVA Foundation-Advanced
Research & Technology Building Annex
(Signs 35,36,40)
• APPROVED ZMA-2006-012, by a vote of
6:0, as proffered by the applicant and
signed November 30, 2006.
13. From the Board: Committee Reports and
Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.
David W yant
• Held meeting on Living W age issue; need
further discussion before ready to come
back to Board.
• Development Review Task Force
Committee should be ready to report to the
Board in February.
• Discussed cleaning of sidewalks during
snow times. Mr. Davis commented that
counties do not have the authority require
homeowners to clean sidewalk. Mr.
Rooker suggested including a request for
enabling legislation in VACo’s legislative
agenda.
Sally Thomas
• Thanked the Board and staff for the letter
on Preservation Tax Credit Conservation
Value Criteria. It made a significant
impact.
• Asked Board to consider adopting, as part
of the County ordinance, lighting
requirements for residential development.
Mr. Davis commented that the County has
broad authority to regulate lighting. The
Board DIRECTED staff to bring back a staff
report.
Lindsay Dorrier
• Tickets are still available for the Meriwether
Lewis event this Friday.
• A new program at the Jail is allowing
inmates to clean up entrances into the
County.
Ken Boyd
• Responded to concerns raised about
actions taken by the Board at the end of its
meeting on December 6th.
• Suggested the Board hold work session
on Mr. Slutzky’s TDR proposal.
CONSENSUS of the Board to schedule on
an agenda, and that staff prepare a report.
David Slutzky
• He will be making an informal presentation
on his TDR proposal to the 5Cs on
Thursday, December 14, between 4 and 6.
Dennis Rooker
• Thanked the Board for allowing him to
serve as Chairman for the last two years.
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Attachment 1 IDA - Region Ten Resolution
Attachment 2 IDA - W estminster-Canterbury Resolution
Attachment 3 VDoT Revenue Sharing Resolution
Attachment 4 Proposed Workforce Housing Legislation Resolution
Attachment 5 Crozet Glen Resolution
Attachment 6 Country Oaks Subdivision Resolution
Attachment 7 Marshall Subdivision Resolution
Attachment 8 Grayrock Subdivision, Phase IV Resolution
Attachment 9 ZTA-2005-005 Temporary Farm W ork Housing Ordinance
Attachment 1
RESOLUTION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF ALBEM ARLE, VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Louisa, Virginia (the "Authority"),
has been requested by Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc. (the "Company"), a non-profit,
Virginia nonstock corporation, to approve the issuance of a revenue bond in an amount not to exceed
$8,000,000 ("Bond") to assist the Company in (1) refinancing the Industrial Development Authority of
Albemarle County, Virginia’s $5,000,000 Variable Rate Community Services Facilities Revenue Bonds
(Region Ten Community Services Board, Inc.), Series 1999, issued on August 31, 1999 originally issued
to finance and refinance Company facilities located in the County of Albemarle, Virginia and the City of
Charlottesville, Virginia (2) financing the acquisition, construction, renovation and equipping of the
property known as Mountainwood, to house the Company’s administrative offices and community
services, located on an approximately 9 acre tract of land on Old Lynchburg Road, in the County of
Albemarle, Virginia and (3) financing the acquisition, construction, renovation and equipping of the Nelson
County Counseling Center located at Tanbark Plaza, Lovingston, Virginia in the County of Nelson,
Virginia (collectively, the "Project"), and has held a public hearing on December 7, 2006;
WHEREAS, Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
provides that the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which any facility financed with the
proceeds of private activity bonds is located must approve the issuance of the bonds;
WHEREAS, a portion of the Project is to be located in the County of Albemarle, Virginia (the
"County") and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia ("Board") constitutes the
highest elected governmental unit of the County;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 147(f) of the Code, the public hearing held by the
Authority was within 100 miles of the County;
WHEREAS, for purposes of Section 15.2-4906 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended (the
"Virginia Code"), the Authority is issuing the portion of the Bond relating to the portion of the Project
located in the County on behalf of the County.
WHEREAS, the Authority has recommended that the Board approve the issuance of the Bond;
and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Authority's resolution approving the issuance of the Bond, subject to
the terms to be agreed upon, a certificate of the public hearing and a Fiscal Impact Statement have been
filed with the Board.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA:
The Board approves the issuance of the Bond by the Authority for the benefit of the Company, as
required by Section 147(f) of the Code and Section 15.2-4906 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as
amended ("Virginia Code") to permit the Authority to assist in the financing of the Project.
The Board concurs with the resolution to be adopted by the Authority and approves the issuance
of the Bond by the Authority for the benefit of the Company as required by Section 15.2-4905 of the
Virginia Code.
The approval of the issuance of the Bond does not constitute an endorsement to a prospective
purchaser of the Bond of the creditworthiness of the Project or the Company.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Attachment 2
RESOLUTION
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF ALBEM ARLE, VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Industrial Development Authority of Fluvanna County, Virginia (the "Authority"),
has been asked by W estminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge (the "Company"), a non-profit, Virginia
nonstock corporation, to approve the issuance of a revenue bond in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
("Bond") to assist the Company in financing the costs of capital improvements at the Company’s existing
residential care retirement facility located at 250 Pantops Mountain Road in the County of Albemarle,
Virginia including without limitation the construction and equipping of additional cottages at the facility
("Project"), and has held a public hearing on November 29, 2006;
WHEREAS, Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
provides that the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which any facility financed with the
proceeds of private activity bonds is located must approve the issuance of the bonds;
WHEREAS, the Project is to be located in the County of Albemarle, Virginia (the "County") and
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia ("Board") constitutes the highest elected
governmental unit of the County;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 147(f) of the Code, the public hearing held by the
Authority was within 100 miles of the County;
WHEREAS, for purposes of Section 15.2-4906 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended (the
"Virginia Code"), the Authority is issuing the Bond on behalf of the County.
WHEREAS, the Authority has recommended that the Board approve the issuance of the Bond;
and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Authority's resolution approving the issuance of the Bond, subject to
the terms to be agreed upon, a certificate of the public hearing and a Fiscal Impact Statement have been
filed with the Board.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA:
1. The Board approves the issuance of the Bond by the Authority for the benefit of the
Company, as required by Section 147(f) of the Code and Section l5.2-4906 of the Virginia Code to permit
the Authority to assist in the financing of the Project.
2. The Board concurs with the resolution to be adopted by the Fluvanna Authority and
approves the issuance of the Bond by the Authority for the benefit of the Company as required by Section
15.2-4905 of the Act.
3. The approval of the issuance of the Bond does not constitute an endorsement to a
prospective purchaser of the Bond of the creditworthiness of the Project or the Company.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Attachment 3
RESOLUTION TO PARTICPATE IN
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
WHEREAS, the County of Albemarle desires to submit an application for allocation of funds of up
to $1.5 million through the Virginia Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2006/07, Revenue Sharing
Program ; and
WHEREAS, $1.5 million of these funds are requested to fund the Meadow Creek Parkway for
new construction between Melbourne Road and 0.0466 miles north Norfolk Southern Railway; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby
requests that the application for $1.5 million from the Virginia Department of Transportation Revenue
Sharing Program be approved.
I, Ella W . Carey, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true and correct copy of a
Resolution duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County by a vote of six to zero,
recorded below, at a meeting held on December 13, 2006.
Attachment 4
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
TO EXISTING WORKFORCE HOUSING LEGISLATION
WHEREAS, Prince W illiam County desires to request legislation to amend the Virginia Code by
adding § 15.2-542 to enable counties under the County Executive form of government broader and less
restricted authority to provide housing assistance to local employees; and
WHEREAS, proposed Virginia Code § 15.2-542 would apply to the County Executive form of
Government; and
WHEREAS, Albemarle County, like Prince William County, operates under the County Executive
form of government; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Virginia Code § 15.2-542 would broaden existing enabling authority
granted in Virginia Code § 15.2-958.2; and
WHEREAS, the County of Albemarle generally supports the expansion of enabling authority for
localities; and
WHEREAS, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted a Strategic Objective stating:
“By June 30, 2010, working in partnership with others, increase affordable housing opportunities for those
who work and/or live in Albemarle County.”
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County
does hereby support amending the Virginia Code by adding § 15.2-542 to allow counties under the
County Executive form of government to provide funds, other than state funds, to provide grants, loans
and other assistance for county and school board employees, as well as employees of local constitutional
officers, to purchase or rent residences, for use as the employee's principal residence, within the county.
Attachment 5
The Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, in regular meeting on the 6th day
of December 2006, adopted the following resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the street(s) in Crozet Glen Subdivision, described on the attached Additions Form
LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, fully incorporated herein by reference, is shown on plats recorded in
the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation has advised the
Board that the street(s) meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street Requirements of the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors
requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the street(s) in Crozet Glen Subdivision, as
described on the attached Additions Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, to the secondary system
of state highways, pursuant to §33.1-229, Code of Virginia, and the Department's Subdivision Street
Requirements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as
described, exclusive of any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage as described on the
recorded plats; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Resident
Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Attachment 6
The Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, in regular meeting on the 6th day
of December 2006, adopted the following resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the street(s) in Country Oaks Subdivision described on the attached Additions
Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, fully incorporated herein by reference, is shown on plats
recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation has advised the
Board that the street(s) meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street Requirements of the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors
requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the street(s) in Country Oaks Subdivision as
described on the attached Additions Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, to the secondary system
of state highways, pursuant to §33.1-229, Code of Virginia, and the Department's Subdivision Street
Requirements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as
described, exclusive of any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage as described on the
recorded plats; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Resident
Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Attachment 7
The Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, in regular meeting on the 6th day
of December 2006, adopted the following resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the street(s) in Marshall Subdivision described on the attached Additions Form LA-
5(A) dated December 13, 2006, fully incorporated herein by reference, is shown on plats recorded in the
Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation has advised the
Board that the street(s) meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street Requirements of the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors
requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the street(s) in Marshall Subdivision as
described on the attached Additions Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, to the secondary system
of state highways, pursuant to §33.1-229, Code of Virginia, and the Department's Subdivision Street
Requirements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as
described, exclusive of any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage as described on the
recorded plats; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Resident
Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Attachment 8
The Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, in regular meeting on the 6th day
of December 2006, adopted the following resolution:
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the street(s) in Grayrock Subdivision, Phase IV, described on the attached
Additions Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, fully incorporated herein by reference, is shown on
plats recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Resident Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation has advised the
Board that the street(s) meet the requirements established by the Subdivision Street Requirements of the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors
requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add the street(s) in Grayrock Subdivision, Phase
IV, as described on the attached Additions Form LA-5(A) dated December 13, 2006, to the secondary
system of state highways, pursuant to §33.1-229, Code of Virginia, and the Department's Subdivision
Street Requirements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board guarantees a clear and unrestricted right-of-way, as
described, exclusive of any necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage as described on the
recorded plats; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Resident
Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Attachment 9
ORDINANCE NO. 06-18(2)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 18, ZONING, ARTICLE I, GENERAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE
II, BASIC REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE III, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF THE
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, that Chapter 18,
Zoning, Article I, General Regulations, Article II, Basic Regulations, and Article III, District Regulations, is
hereby amended and reordained as follows:
By Amending:
Sec. 3.1 Definitions
Sec. 10.2.1 By right
Sec. 10.2.2 By special use permit
By Adding:
Sec. 5.1.44 Farm worker housing
Chapter 18. Zoning
Article I. General Regulations
Sec. 3.1 Definitions
Farm: The term “farm” means one or more parcels of land, whether such parcels are abutting or not,
operated under the same management and whose primary use is agriculture.
Farm worker housing, Class A: The term “Farm worker housing, Class A” means: (i) structures located
on a farm that are designed and arranged to be occupied exclusively by up to ten (10) persons employed
to work on the farm on which the structures are located for seasonal agriculture work or up to ten (10)
persons including the farm workers and their immediate families; (ii) the number of such structures
designed and arranged for sleeping does not exceed two (2); and (iii) no single structure contains all of
the following: provisions for sleeping, eating, food preparation, and sanitation (bathing and/or toilets).
Farm worker housing, Class B: The term “Farm worker housing, Class B” means: (i) either structures
located on a farm that are designed and arranged to be occupied exclusively by more than ten (10)
persons employed to work on the farm on which the structures are located for seasonal agriculture work
or more than ten (10) persons including the farm workers and their immediate families, or the number of
such structures designed and arranged for sleeping is three (3) or more, regardless of the number of farm
workers or their family members who could sleep in such structures; and (ii) no single structure contains
all of the following: provisions for sleeping, eating, food preparation, and sanitation (bathing and/or
toilets).
Seasonal agriculture work: The term “seasonal agriculture work” means work by a person employed to
work on a farm to perform either field work related to planting, cultivating, work related to keeping
livestock and/or poultry, or harvesting operations, or work related to canning, packing, ginning, seed
conditioning or related agriculture operations, and the work pertains to or is of the kind exclusively
performed at certain seasons or periods of the year and which, from its nature, may not be continuous or
carried on throughout the year. A person who moves from one seasonal activity to another while
employed by the farm to perform agriculture work is engaged in seasonal agriculture work even though
he or she may continue to be employed by the farm throughout the year.
Article II. Basic Regulations
Sec. 5.1.44 Farm worker housing
Each farm worker housing facility shall be subject to the following:
a. Concept plan to be submitted with application for farm worker housing. Before applying for the
first building permit for a farm worker housing, Class A, facility, or in addition to any other
information required to be submitted for a farm worker housing, Class B, special use permit, the
applicant shall submit a concept plan meeting the requirements of section 5.1.44(b).
b. Contents of concept plan. The concept plan shall show the following: (i) the boundary lines of the
farm (may be shown on an inset map if necessary); (ii) the location and general layout of the
proposed structures at a scale of not more than one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet; (iii) vehicular
access, travelways and parking for the facility; (iv) topography (with a contour interval of no
greater than ten (10) feet); (v) critical slopes; (vi) streams, stream buffers and floodplains; (vii)
source(s) of water for fire suppression; (viii) building setback lines as provided in subsection
5.1.44(g) below; and (ix) outdoor lighting. The concept plan also shall include a written
description of each structure’s construction and materials used, and the number of persons to be
housed in the farm worker housing facility.
c. Notice of receipt of concept plan to abutting owners. The zoning administrator shall send notice
of the receipt of a concept plan as follows:
1. Farm worker housing, Class A, facility: For each concept plan received for a farm worker
housing, Class A, facility, the zoning administrator shall send notice to the owner of each
lot abutting the parcel for which a concept plan has been received within ten (10) days
after submittal of the concept plan deemed by the zoning administrator to be complete.
The notice shall include a copy of the concept plan and shall advise each recipient of the
right to submit written comments within ten (10) days of the date of the notice and the
right to request planning commission review as provided in section 5.1.44(d). Notice
mailed to the abutting owner shall be mailed to the last known address of the owner, and
mailing the notice to the address shown on the current real estate tax assessment
records of the county shall be deemed compliance with this requirement. The failure of
an abutting owner to receive the notice required by this section shall not affect the validity
of an approved concept plan or zoning compliance clearance.
2. Farm worker housing, Class B, facility: For each concept plan received for a farm worker
housing, Class B, facility, notice to the owner of each lot abutting the parcel for which a
concept plan has been received shall be provided in conjunction with the notice required
for the special use permit.
d. Request for planning commission review and action on farm worker housing, Class A, facility
concept plan. An abutting owner to whom notice for a farm worker housing, Class A, facility
concept plan under section 5.1.44(c)(1) and who submitted timely written comments about the
concept plan as provided therein may request that the planning commission review and act on
the concept plan. The request shall be in writing, state the reasons why the commission should
review the concept plan, and be filed with the director of planning within ten (10) days after the
date of the notice from the zoning administrator.
e. Review and action on concept plan. A concept plan shall be reviewed and acted upon as follows:
1. Farm worker housing, Class A, facility. For a farm worker housing, Class A, facility, the
concept plan shall be approved by the zoning administrator or the planning commission,
as the case may be, before any building permit is issued for the facility. The concept plan
shall be approved by the zoning administrator or the commission if it satisfies all
applicable requirements of the zoning ordinance and the design is determined to not be a
substantial detriment to abutting parcels. In approving the concept plan, the zoning
administrator or the commission may impose reasonable conditions to mitigate impacts
on abutting parcels arising from facility. The commission shall give due consideration to
the recommendations of the zoning administrator, the director of planning and other
officials. In addition, the commission may consider such other evidence as it deems
necessary for a proper review of the application.
2. Farm worker housing, Class B, facility. For a farm worker housing, Class B, facility, the
concept plan shall be reviewed and acted upon in conjunction with the special use permit.
f. Farm worker housing facilities; permissible structures. Farm worker housing facilities shall not
use motor vehicles or major recreational equipment, as that term is defined in section 4.12.3(b)(1)
of this chapter, to provide for sleeping, eating, food preparation, or sanitation (bathing and/or
toilets).
g. Minimum yards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the minimum front yard shall
be seventy-five (75) feet. The minimum side and rear yards shall be fifty (50) feet. All yards shall
be measured from the farm worker housing structures.
h. Zoning compliance clearance. The owner shall obtain a zoning compliance clearance from the
zoning administrator as provided in section 31.2.3.2 of this chapter before a farm worker housing
facility is occupied, subject to the following additional requirements:
1. The applicant shall apply for a zoning compliance clearance at least thirty (30) days prior
to the first expected occupation of the farm worker housing facility. The application shall
be submitted to the zoning administrator.
2. The zoning compliance clearance application shall include all of the following information:
a. Written approval of the farm worker housing facility as a migrant labor camp
under 12 VAC 5-501-10 et seq., the food preparation area, the private water
supply, and the septic disposal system by the Virginia Department of Health.
b. Approval of the access to the site from a public street by the Virginia Department
of Transportation; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to require that a
commercial entrance be constructed unless such an entrance is required by the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
c. Written approval of the adequacy of the access to the site for emergency
vehicles by the fire marshal.
d. Written approval of the adequacy of the structures intended for human habitation
by the building official.
3. Upon the zoning administrator’s determination that all requirements of the zoning
ordinance are satisfied, that all conditions of the special use permit authorizing a farm
worker housing, Class B, facility, are satisfied, and upon receipt of the approvals and
documents required in section 5.1.44(h)(2), the zoning administrator shall issue a zoning
compliance clearance for the facility.
i. Use of farm worker housing facility by workers and their families only. A farm worker housing
facility shall be occupied only by persons employed to work on the farm on which the structures
are located for seasonal agriculture work and their immediate families as provided herein.
j. Use of farm worker housing facility when not occupied. W hen not occupied by seasonal farm
workers, farm worker housing facilities may be used for any use accessory to a primary
agriculture use.
Article III. District Regulations
Sec. 10.2.1 By right
The following uses shall be permitted in any RA district subject to the requirements and limitations of
these regulations:
. . .
23. Farm worker housing, Class A (up to ten occupants and up to two sleeping structures)
(reference 5.1.44).
. . .
Sec. 10.2.2 By special use permit
The following uses shall be permitted only by special use permit approved by the board of supervisors
pursuant to section 31.2.4: (Added 10-9-02)
. . .
51. Farm worker housing, Class B (more than ten occupants or more than two sleeping
structures) (reference 5.1.44).
. . .