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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
December 16, 2022
Kelsey Schlein
Shimp Engineering
912 E High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
kelsey@shimp-engineering.com
RE: SP202100004 Clifton Inn & Collina Farm Action Letter
Dear Ms. Schlein,
Rebecca Ragsdale
rraesdale@albemarle.ore
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3226
On December 7, 2022, the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Numbers 079000000023130, 079000000024130, 07900000003600 and 079000000023FO in the Scottsville District.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution & Conditions.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the project noted
above, no uses on the property 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,
Rebecca Ragsdale
Planning Manager
Cc: Clifton Inn LLC
C/o Clifton Inn Management LLC
4 Warwick Rd
Summit NJ 07901
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202100004 CLIFTON INN AND COLLINA FARM
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff reports prepared for SP 202100004 Clifton Inn and
Collina Farm and all of their attachments, including staffs supporting analysis, the information presented
at the public hearings, any comments received, and all of the factors relevant to the special use permit in
Albemarle County Code §§ 18-10.2.2(27) and 18-33.8(A), the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
hereby finds that the proposed special use would:
I. 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 zoning district, with the applicable provisions of County Code § 18-5,
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 202100004 Clifton Inn and Collina Farm, subject to the conditions attached hereto.
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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 five to
one, as recorded below, at a regular meeting held on December 7, 2022.
Clerk, Board of County Supervi s
Mr. Andrews
Y
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
_ N_
Ms. McKeel
Y _
Ms. Price
Y
SP202100004 Clifton hur and Collina farm Special Use Permit Conditions
1. Development and use must be in general accord (as determined by the Director of Planning and
the Zoning Administrator) with the Conceptual Plan. To be in general accord with the Conceptual
Plan, development and use must reflect the following major elements, as shown on the
Conceptual Plan and described in the Narrative, that are essential to the design of the
development:
a. location of buildings and structures
b. location of parking areas
c. Limits of disturbance
d. Landscape screening
e. Right -of -Way reservation area for Route 250 improvements
f. Proposed new Greenway Easement for County trails, parking, and other amenities for the
Rivanna River greenway and Milton Boat launch
Minor modifications to the Conceptual Plan that do not conflict with these major elements may
be made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. The number of guest rooms must not exceed 71.
3. The number of restaurant seats must not exceed 100.
4. Attendance at special events at Clifton Inn must not exceed 75 persons.
5. Attendance at special events at Collina Farm must not exceed 200 persons, provided that special
events of up to 300 persons are permitted up to 12 times per year.
6. No additional building permit(s) may be issued for any structures on the Clifton Inn property until
the building plans have been reviewed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to
confirm that no plan(s) would result in de -listing from the National Register of Historic Places or
Virginia Landmarks Register.
7. No final site plan may be approved unless and until a plan prepared by a professional
archaeologist (for the identification, protection, preservation and mitigation of archaeological
resources and on -site cemeteries areas of disturbance) has been reviewed and approved by the
Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The plan must account for the possibility of
archaeological testing in sequential phases depending on the results of previous phases of study.
8. Sound generated by outdoor amplified music will be subject to the same standards as are
applicable to agricultural operations under County Code § 18-5.1.58(g).
9. In the event that the use, structure, or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not
commenced within sixty (60) months from the date of Board of Supervisors approval, it will be
deemed abandoned and the permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of
any structure necessary to the use of the permit."