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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
November 12, 2021
Kelsey Schlein
Shimp Engineering
912 E High Street
Crozet VA 22932
kelseV@shiMD-enei neerine.com
RE: SP202100011 Field School of Charlottesville Action Letter
Dear Ms. Schlein,
Andy Reitelbach
areitelbach@albemarle.ora
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3261
On November 3, 2021 the Board of Supervisors took action on your Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel Number
06000000006800 in the Jack Jouett District.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution and Conditions.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the project noted above, no
uses on the property as approved above may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been received and
conditions have been met. This includes:
• compliance with the approved SPECIAL USE PERMIT;
• approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Andy Reitelbach
Senior Planner
Planning Division
Cc. The Field School of Charlottesville
1408 Crozet Ave
Crozet VA 22932
toddbarnett@gmail.com
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP 202100011 FIELD SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff report prepared for SP 202100011 Field School of
Charlottesville and the attachments thereto, including staffs supporting analysis, the information presented
at the public hearing, any comments received, and all of the factors relevant to the special use permit in
Albemarle County Code §§ 18-10.2.2(58) and 18-33.8(A), the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
hereby finds that the proposed special use would:
1. not be a substantial detriment to adjacent parcels;
2. not change the character of the adjacent parcels and the nearby area;
3. be in harmony with the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance, with the uses permitted by right
in the Rural Areas district, and with the public health, safety, and general welfare (including equity);
and
4. be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby
approves SP 202100011 Field School of Charlottesville, subject to the conditions attached hereto.
I, Claudette K. Borgersen, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a Resolution
duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, by a vote of six to zero, as
recorded below, at a regular meeting held on November 3, 2021.
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Clerk, Board of County Superd o s
Ave Nay
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKeel
Y
Ms. Palmer
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP 202100011 Field School of Charlottesville Special Use Permit Conditions
Development of the use shall be in general accord Nvith the concept plan entitled "Special Use Permit
Concept Plan and Exhibits, Field School of Charlottesville, SP2021-00011 —Amendment to SP2019-
12, Tax Map 60, Parcel 68, Albemarle County, Virginia," prepared by Shimp Engineering, P.C.,
dated May 17, 2021, last revised July 7, 2021, as determined by the Director of Planning and the
Zoning Administrator. To be in general accord with the concept plan, the development and use shall
reflect the following major elements as shown on the concept plan:
a. Locations of buildings and sports fields within the indicated envelopes
b. Maximum total building footprint of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet
c. Maximum footprint of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet for any single building
d. Preservation and installation of tree buffers as indicated
e. Preservation of wooded areas and slopes outside of building and sports field envelopes as
indicated
Minor modifications to the plan which are in general accord with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. Modifications are to be considered in terms of
minimizing or improving impacts on adjoining properties and roadways. Buildings and parking may
be developed in phases.
2. The maximum enrollment shall be one hundred fifty (150) students.
3. Classroom instruction shall not begin before eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and shall not continue
later than five o'clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.). These hours shall not apply to sports events. Classes shall
not be held on Saturday or Sunday.
4. Occasional non -sporting school -related events may occur on and after five o'clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.)
on Monday through Friday and at any hours on Saturday and Sunday. Occasional community events
may occur on and after six o'clock p.m. (6:00 p.m.) on Monday through Friday and at any hours on
Saturday and Sunday.
5. No construction for the use shall begin without written approval of the proposed septic facilities from
the Virginia Department of Health.
6. No outdoor lighting of sports fields shall be installed for this rise.
7. There shall be no outdoor amplified sound associated with this use.
8. Any new outdoor lighting shall be only full cut-off fixtures and shielded to reflect light away from
all abutting properties. A lighting plan limiting light levels at the property lines to no greater than 0.3
foot candles shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator or his designee for approval.
9. if the construction of the private school for which this Special Use Permit is issued is not
commenced by August 28, 2025, the permit shall be deemed abandoned and the authority granted
thereunder shall thereupon terminate.