HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP202200006 Action Letter 2023-01-23V
January 20, 2023
Scott Clark
County of Albemarle sclark@albemarle.ore
Community Development Department - Planning Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3249
LeRoy Yancey
Crown Orchard Company LP, LLP
PO Box 299
Batesville VA 22924
Iebecstoneycreek@aol.com
RE: SP202200006 Crown Orchard Farm Worker Housing Action Letter
Dear Mr. Yancey,
On January 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Number 10900-00-00-007AO in the Samuel Miller 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; and
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Scott Clark
Natural Resources Manager
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202200006 CROWN ORCHARD
FARMWORKER HOUSING
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff reports prepared for SP202200006 Crown Orchard
Farmworker Housing 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(51) and 18-33.8(A), the Albemarle County Board of
Supervisors hereby finds that the proposed special use would:
1. 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 (RA) zoning district, 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 SP202200006 Crown Orchard Farmworker Housing, subject to the conditions attached
hereto.
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 six to
zero, as recorded below, at a regular meeting held on January 11, 2023.
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Mr. Andrews
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Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKeel
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP202200006 Crown Orchard Farrnworker Housing
Special Use Permit Conditions
1. Development of the use must be in general accord (as determined by the Director of
Community Development and the Zoning Administrator) with the conceptual plan entitled
"Crown Orchard Covesville Seasonal Housing," prepared by Coleman -Adams Construction,
Inc., and last revised 07/22/22. To be in general accord with the plan, development must
reflect the following major elements:
a. Location of the farm -worker housing facility, access road, and parking
area shown on the plan, and
b. The "Wooded Area To Remain' and "Area for Augmented Screen
Plantings" shown on Sheet A 102.
Minor modifications to the plan that do not conflict with those essential elements may be
made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Any new outdoor lighting must be only full cut-off fixtures and shielded to reflect light away
from all abutting properties.
3. The area designated as "Area for Augmented Screen Plantings" on Sheet A102 of the conceptual
plan must be planted with a mix of native deciduous and evergreen tree and shrub species in a
naturalistic pattern. A planting plan must be submitted with a Zoning Clearance for County
approval. After issuance of the first building permit for the structures, the plantings must be in
place per the plan before the first Certificate of Occupancy for the structures, or a performance
bond may be posted to guarantee that the plantings will be planted by the next available planting
season. Plant species to be used must be listed in the brochure "Native Plants for Conservation,
Restoration & Landscaping: Virginia Piedmont Region," published by the Virginia Department of
Conservation & Recreation. Planting densities must be a minimum of 3 large trees, 6 medium
trees, and 7 shrubs per 100 linear feet of buffer. Large tree species must be a minimum of six feet
in height above ground at the time of planting.