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Home My WebLink AboutSP202100013 Public Notification 2021-11-24^y OF Ar o$ County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT November 24, 2021 Adam Hub Knott Living Earth School 101 Rock Bottom Lane Afton VA 22920 RE: SP202100013 Living Earth School Dear Mr. Knott, 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone: 434-296-5832 WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG This letter is to notify you that your above -referenced petition has been scheduled for public hearings as follows: This application will be reviewed, and public comment received, at the Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. This will be an electronic meeting, held pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-A(16), adopted November 4, 2020. The staff report and agenda will be posted to www.albemarle.org/government/community-development/advisory- boards/planning-commission as soon as it is available and approximately one week prior to the meeting date. I will send a link via email for the virtual meeting no later than one day before the meeting along with instructions. You or your representative must be present at this meeting. After the Commission has made a recommendation on the proposal, a public hearing will be scheduled for the Board of Supervisors. Public hearing items are typically scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., but some Board meetings begin as early as 1:00 p.m. I will coordinate and inform you of the meeting date and instructions for the meeting. You or your representative must be present at this meeting. Please note that a sign or signs will be posted on the property prior to the Commission's public hearing. See detailed information attached regarding the sign posting. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at 434 296-5832 ext. 3249 or email: sclarkPalbemarle.org. Sincerely, Scott Clark Senior Planner II Planning Division SIGN POSTING: At least fifteen (15) days preceding the commission's public hearing, the Zoning Administrator or designee shall erect on the property, subject to the above -referenced application(s), a sign (or signs) indicating the property is to be subject to public hearing and referencing how to obtain additional information regarding such hearing. The sign shall be erected within ten (10) feet of whatever boundary line of such land abuts a public road and shall be so placed as to be clearly visible from the road. If more than one such road abuts the property, then a sign shall be erected in the same manner as above for each such abutting road. If no public road abuts thereon, then signs shall be erected in the same manner as above on at least two boundaries of the property abutting land not owned by the applicant. The filing of the petition or application shall be deemed to grant consent to the Zoning Administrator or designee to enter upon the property and to erect the signs. Upon a finding by the Board of Supervisors that failure to comply with the posting requirements of this section has denied the public reasonable notice of the public hearing, the Board may defer action on the petition or application until reasonable notice by posting is given. The applicant shall exercise due diligence to protect the sign or signs erected, pursuant to section 33.25/33.38, from vandalism and theft; maintain the sign or signs in the location or locations in an erect position as placed by the Zoning Administrator or designee; and ensure that such sign or signs remain legible. Failure to comply with these responsibilities may be grounds for the Commission or the Board of Supervisors to defer action on the petition or application until there is reasonable compliance. Any sign erected pursuant to section 33.25/33.38 shall remain the property of the Board of Supervisors. It shall be unlawful for any person, except the applicant performing maintenance required by this section or the zoning administrator or an authorized agent of either, to remove or tamper with any sigh erected pursuant to section 33.25/33.38. All such signs shall be removed by the Zoning Administrator or designee within fifteen (15) days following the Board of Supervisor's final action on the petition or application or the applicant's withdrawal of the petition or application. Should you have any questions regarding the procedure for posting of signs, please do not hesitate to contact the Zoning Administrator, Bart Svoboda at bsvoboda@albemarle.ora. y OF AL County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT November 24, 2021 RE: SP202100013 Living Earth School Dear Sir or Madam, 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone: 434-296-5832 WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG This letter is to notify you as an adjacent property owner about the above -referenced application. SP202100013 is a proposal for a day and overnight environmental -education camp. Additional legal information about this project is provided on the following page. This application will be reviewed, and public comment received, at the Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. This will be an electronic meeting, held pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-A(16), adopted November 4, 2020. The staff report and agenda will be posted to www albemarle.org/government/community-development/advisory- boards/planning-commission as soon as it is available and approximately one week prior to the meeting date. Information on how to access this virtual meeting, and how to comment on the application at this meeting, can be accessed via the County's Calendar for the meeting date located at www.albemarle.org/community/county-calendar. Speakers are encouraged to sign-up In advance of the meeting by emailing the Planning Commission Clerk at cshaffer2 albemarle.org and providing your name and what item you wish to speak to. Comments may also be submitted to Planning Commission members directly at planningcommission0albemarle.org or by letter sent to the address in the letterhead of this correspondence. After the Commission has made a recommendation on the proposal, a public hearing will be scheduled for the Board of Supervisors. Public hearing items are typically scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., but some Board meetings begin as early as 1:00 p.m. You will not receive a letter of notification about the Board of Supervisors hearing; however, you may check the status of Board meetings at the County's calendar at www.albemarle.org/community/county-calendar. You may also follow these steps to sign up for the Albemarle County Newsletter: 1. Go to: www.albemarle.org. 2. Place your mouse on the "Community" tab at the top and select "Sign up for our newsletter". 3. Follow the instructions on the sign-up page. Alternatively, please contact me at the email below for updates on the Board date. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at 434 296-5832 ext. 3249 or email: sclark@albemarle.org. Sincerely, Scott Clark Senior Planner II Planning Division Legal Information for SP202100013 PROJECT: SP202100013 Living Earth School (Sign#29) MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Samuel Miller TAX MAP/PARCEL(S): 08600-00-00-017C0 LOCATION: Pounding Creek Rd., approximately 1.3 miles south of the intersection with Dick Woods Rd. PROPOSAL: Day and overnight environmental -education camp PETITION: Day camp, boarding camp under Section 10.2.2.20 of the zoning ordinance on a 414.93-acre parcel. No dwelling units proposed. ZONING: RA Rural Area - agricultural, forestal, and fishery uses; residential density (0.5 unit/acre in development lots) OVERLAY DISTRICT(S): Steep Slopes Overlay District COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Rural Area - preserve and protect agricultural, forestal, open space, and natural, historic and scenic resources; residential (0.5 unit/acre in development lots) A copy of the application is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and in the Department of Community Development, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. To review the application, contact the office between the hours of 8:00 a.m, and 5:00 p.m., or telephone 434-296-5832. Ext 3249. ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS `See file for adjoining property owner list. cc: Adam Hub Knott Living Earth School 101 Rock Bottom Lane Afton VA 22920 Israel's Gap Community Fund LLC 2100 Drovers Ln North Garden VA 22959 City Manager PO Box 911 Charlottesville VA 22902 AFFIDAVIT Date: November 24, 2021 I, Vivian Groeschel, hereby certify that the attached notification letter was sent on the above date to those persons listed on said notification. A total of 22 letters were sent (this includes those listed receiving a copy). (signat e) State of Virginia City of Charlottesville The foregoing instrument was ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Vivian Groeschel, CDA-Planning, this'c)�J_November, 2021. Jign------- ' ure of Notary) (Notary Registration Number) My commission expires the _ ____ day of __.CC --------- 20ag. I was commissioned notary (Include ONLY if name change after your first notary commission or renewal) Project Number: SP202100013