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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Cbarlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832
Fax (434) 972-4012
August 4, 2006
Kevin O'Brien
704 Locust A venue
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP-2006-010 Charlottesville Waldorf School Amendment (Sign #11)
Tax Map 61, Parcel 17
Dear Mr. O'Brien:
On July 12,2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP-2006-01O
Charlottesville Waldorf School Amendment to allow amendment of a Special Use Permit to allow
for revisions to an approved concept plan on Tax Map 61 Parcel 170 in the Rio Magisterial District.
This special use permit was approved based on the following conditions:
1. Maximum enrollment of the Charlottesville Waldorf School shall be three hundred fifty (350)
students, with a maximum of 40 statT. Any increase to enrollment or staffing shall require
amendment of this special permit;
2. Normal hours of operation for the school shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays, with
occasional uses in the evenings and weekend;
3. The approved final site plan shall be in substantial accord with the Concept Plan for SP 2006-
010, hereinafter, the "Concept Plan" and shall reflect all required pedestrian and road connections
to adjacent properties;
4. A building setback and tree screening butTer to the satisfaction of the Agent shall be maintained
adjacent to the Village Square residential development to the south and adjacent to Tax Map 61,
Parcel 171, as shown on the Concept Plan;
5. The school shall be operated in accord with the Special Use Permit Application and Justification
(SP 2001-040) submitted August 27, 2001 and the Site Development Strategy Narrative
submitted via facsimile December 18, 2001; it shall also be operated in accord with the Special
Use Permit Application and Justification submitted January 26, 2003 for SP 2003-004 and the
Special Use Permit Application and Justification submitted March 20, 2003 for SP 2003-029;
6. A reservation for a public vehicular connection shall be made to the parcel or parcels located to
the north of the school property, as shown on the Concept Plan and labeled, "Proposed 52' Future
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Connection". If it is determined to be necessary by the County to provide for interparcel access,
the owner shall make the reserved vehicular connection available for such use. This reservation
may be relocated or modified so long as it is in general a~cord with the Concept Plan;
7. Access from this parcel shall be made available to the two adjacent parcels fronting Rio Road
(173A and 174) in an appropriate location and manner to be determined in conjunction with the
County's review and approval of the site plan for the school, so as not to conflict with access to
the private school; if it is determined to be necessary by the County to provide for interparcel
access, the owner shall make the a vehicular connection available for such use;
8. A pedestrian connection shall be made to the parcel or parcels located to the south as shown on
the Concept Plan;
9. As a condition of final site plan approval, a greenway dedication along Meadow Creek at the
western boundary of the parcel, as delineated on the Concept Plan shall be made to Albemarle
County;
10. No disturbance of the critical slopes located at the western portion of the site or other undisturbed
areas identified on the Concept Plan shall occur as a result of site development other than
development of a pedestrian access to the greenway. Prior to final site plan approval, a tree
preservation plan shall be submitted and approved by the Zoning Administrator, addressing in
detail the limits of all disturbed areas, diameter and location of trees to be preserved, clearing and
limbing policy for trees to be preserved, and supplemental trees and d rubs (if any), and related
issues. Disturbance to the twenty (20)-foot butTer shown along the northern property boundary
on Parcel 170 shall be allowed for construction of the parking lot associated with the early
childhood education center. Screening consisting of an opaque fence and landscaping shall be
installed along the shared boundary between Parcels 170 and 172A;
11. As a condition of site plan approval for the Proposed Building labeled on the Concept Plan, the
area necessary for a future sidewalk along Rio Road shall be identified and right-of-way
dedicated;
12. No structure, parking, or loading shall be located closer than 20 feet to any residential district;
13. Future amendments to this special use permit shall be evaluated for conformity with the Jones
and Jones study for the Meadowcreek Parkway (Final Report dated May, 2001) for relationships
of building placement and their relationship with open space.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervison 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 conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT;
· approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN amendment; and
. approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not
commenced within twenty-four (24) months from the date of Board approval, it shall be deemed
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abandoned and the permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of any
strUcture necessary to the use of the permit."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate to
contact Sherri Proctor at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
0,
V. Way Cilimberg
Director of Planning
Planning Division
Cc: Charlottesville Waldorf Foundation
POBox 4474, Charlottesville, VA 22905
Amelia McCulley
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Sherri Proctor