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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5823
Fax (434) 972-4126
October 13, 2005
Lance Thollander
Hope Builders International
7444 Plank Road
Afton, V A 22920
RE: SP 2005-016 Hope Builders International Amendment (Signs #30, 68)
Tax Map 70 Parcel 22
Dear Mr. Thollander:
On October 5,2005, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP 2005-016 to amend a
special use permit for a church and private school, to remove a condition prohibiting transfer ofthe
permitted use to a new operator and to make possible expansion of office space within the use, in
accordance with Section 10.2.2(5) and 10.2.2(35) of the Zoning Ordinance on Tax Map 70 Parcel 22 in
the White Hall Magisterial District. This special use permit was approved based on the following
conditions:
1. Health Department approval ofwell(s) and septic system(s) for all proposed church,
conference, residential, and office uses;
2. Fire and Rescue Department approval of the structure for all proposed church, conference,
residential, and office uses;
3. Building official approval of the structure for all proposed church, conference, residential, and
office uses;
4. Virginia Department of Transportation approval of entrance and exit;
5. The applicants shall present evidence of the approvals required in conditions 1 through 4 and
obtain a zoning clearance for the use within six (6) months of the approval ofthis permit.
6. Seating capacity in any area of assembly shall not exceed one hundred (100) persons, except
that seating for up to one hundred fifty (150) persons may be provided for up to five weddings
per calendar year;
7. Conferences or retreats, each limited in duration to no more than three days, may occur up to
twelve times per calendar year. Attendance shall not exceed one hundred (100) persons;
8. Once per calendar year, a missionary training program may be held on the site, for a single
continuous time period not to exceed eight (8) weeks. A maximum ofthirty (30) people may
be enrolled in the training program;
9. No more than thirty (30) persons attending conferences, retreats, or missionary training shall
reside on the property at anyone time. All attendees shall be housed in the Oak Leigh house;
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10. No outdoor amplified sound systems shall be used on the property;
11. Outdoor group activities (meetings, services, recreational activities, and other similar events
and activities) shall not occur between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
12. The footprint of the existing Oak Leigh house shall not be expanded, and no other structures
shall be used or constructed for this use, without amendment of this permit; and
13. This parcel shall not be subdivided or reduced in size.
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 conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT; 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 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
Keith Lancaster at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
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Director of Planning
VWC/aer
Cc: Christian Retreats Inc
POBox 55
Greenwood, VA 22943
Amelia McCulley
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Keith Lancaster