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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Dept. of Planning & Community Development
401 Mcintire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(804) 296-5823
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RECeIVED
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ALSEMAAlE COUNTY
ZONING DEPARTMENT
May 17, 1993
1781 Productions
ATTN: Charles or Linda McRaven
P. O. Box G
Free Union, VA 22940
RE: SP-93-07 1781 Productions
Tax Map 94, Parcels 21 and 25 (Rt. 616)
Dear Mr. & Mrs. McRaven:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on May
12, 1993, approved the above-noted request. Please note that
this approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. Development shall be in general accord with the sketch and
tax map parcel dated May 7, 1993 and initialled VWC. The
area of development shall be 100 acres I and consistent with
the natural boundaries and boundary distances described on
the sketch. Only those wooded areas necessary to
accommodate development shall be cleared. All other wooded
areas shall be maintained in their natural state;
2. site plan shall not be processed until Health Department
approval for potable water service and sewage disposal
system has been obtained. Approval shall be of the water
system design and the septic system design, including
suitable soil evaluation and percolation test;
3. Lights used to illuminate parking areas shall be arranged or
shielded to reflect light away from adjoining Rural Areas
and away from adjacent streets. Lighting spillover onto
public roads and properties zoned rural areas shall not
exceed one-half (~) foot candle. Prior to final plan
approval a lighting plan shall be reviewed and approved by
the Architectural Review Board (ARB) which shall include
methods for directing light downward;
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4. Public performances shall not begin after 9:00 p.m. Public
performances shall not extend after 10:30 p.m. except due to
circumstances beyond the applicant's control such as, but
not limited to, rain, lightning or power failure. Under no
circumstances shall performances extend beyond midnight.
Public performances shall occur only from May 1 to September
30, with only weekend performances allowed prior to Memorial
Day and after Labor Day. Weekend performances shall only
occur on two (2) of the three (3) weekend nights. From
Memorial Day to Labor Day, performances shall occur not more
than six (6) nights per week;
5. This permit is for an outdoor, local historical drama
theater and those accessory uses customarily incidental to,
subordinate to and directly supportive of an outdoor, local
historical drama theater. Approval of this request shall
not be deemed to include uses such as craft shows, dog
shows, music festivals, rock concerts and film exhibitions
unrelated to the outdoor, local historical drama theater;
6. Methods for controlling on-site circulation shall include
manpower assistance or such other methods as may be approved
by the Planning Department;
7. provisions of section 4.14.1 are applicable. Verification
to include submission of a certified engineer's report for
the acoustics of the sound system and amplification in
accord with section 4.14.8 which shall be required at the
time of site plan submittal;
8. Staff approval of site plan;
9. Access shall be only from Route 250 and shall include left
and right turn lanes on Route 250 to serve the site;
10. The applicant shall post with the Zoning Administrator a
bond for its pro rata share of the cost of construction of a
left turn lane and taper (200 feet + 200 feet) within the
existing right-of-way of U.S. Route 250 onto State Route 616
(northbound). Such pro rata share shall be the fraction of
the estimated cost of construction of such lane of which the
numerator is equal to one-half the projected traffic to be
generated by the proposed use (expressed in vehicle trips
per day) and the denominator is the total traffic using the
relevant section of u.S. Route 250 (expressed in vehicle
trips per day) according to the most recent VDOT traffic
count. The bond shall be conditioned that the principal
thereof shall be available to be used to pay the applicant's
pro rata share of the cost of construction of the said turn
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lane if, at any time within three (3) years from the
issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the proposed use,
the County and/or VDOT shall have appropriated money
sufficient to pay the balance of the construction cost
therefor. In the event that the County and/or VDOT shall
not have appropriated the balance of such construction cost
within three (3) years from the date of issuance of the
certificate of occupancy, the bond shall be released to the
applicant. The amount, terms, security and form of the bond
shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the zoning
Administrator.
Before beginning this use, you must obtain a zoning clearance
from the Zoning Department. Before the Zoning Department will
issue a clearance, you must comply with the conditions in this
letter. For further information, please call Babette Thorpe at
296-5975.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-
noted action, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Director of Planni
Community Development
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cc: Amelia McCulley
Jo Higgins