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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
January 31, 2023
Donna Stewart
Abrahamse & Co. Builders, Inc
325 Winding River Lane
Charlottesville VA 22911
dstewart@abrahamse.com
RE: SP202200019 The Keswick School Action Letter
Dear Ms. Stewart,
Kevin McCollum
kmccollum@albemarle.org
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3141
On January 18, 2023 the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Number 08000-00-00-11000 in the Rivanna District.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution and 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 any necessary SITE PLAN; and
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Kevin McCollum
Senior Planner I
Planning Division
Cc: Little Keswick Education Corporation
500 Little Keswick Lane
Keswick VA 22947
micolumbus@keswickschool.org
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202200019 THE KESWICK SCHOOL
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff reports prepared for SP 202200019 The Keswick School
and all of their attachments, including staff's 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(5) 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 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 SP 202200019 The Keswick School, 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 six to
zero, as recorded below, at a regular meeting held on January 18, 2023.
Clerk, Board of County Supery ors
Ave Nay
Mr. Andrews
Y _
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKeel
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP202200019 The Keswick School Special Use Permit Conditions
1. Development of the use must be in general accord (as determined by the Director of Planning and
the Zoning Administrator) with the conceptual plan titled "SP202200019 Keswick School
Concept Plan," last revised September 26, 2022. To be in general accord with the Conceptual
Plan, development must reflect the location of buildings and parking areas, which is essential to
the design of the development. Minor modifications to the plan that do not conflict with this
essential element may be made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance or improve
safety.
2. Along the eastern -most boundary with Parcel 80-114A, a planting screen approximately 124 feet
long and 17 feet wide, as shown on the Conceptual Plan, must be established and maintained. The
planting material must consist of either:
a. a minimum of 17 Leyland Cypress, each a minimum of eight feet in height, planted
approximately six feet on center; or
b. landscaping included in the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List and to the
satisfaction of the Director of Planning.
3. Along the other boundary with Parcel 80-114A, a planting screen approximately 340 feet long
and 40 feet wide must be established and maintained from the existing gym building to the Depot
building, as shown on the Conceptual Plan. The planting material must consist of either:
a. Starting at the gym and proceeding towards the Depot building, the first 260 feet in
length must be planted with a minimum of 45 Juniperus Virginia, each aminimum of
eight feet in height, planted approximately six feet on center. The remaining 80 feet in
length must be planted with a minimum of 13 Leyland Cypress, each a minimum of six
feet in height, planted approximately six feet on center; or
b. landscaping included in the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List and to the
satisfaction of the Director of Planning.
4. Enrollment must not exceed 35 students.