HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP202200021 Action Letter 2023-02-07V
February 7, 2023
County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
Martin Kuzmkowski
385 E. Waterfront Dr.
Homestead PA 15120
m.kuzmkowski@gaiconsultants.com
Rebecca Ragsdale
rragsdale@albemarle.org
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3226
RE: SP202200021 Dominion Hollymead Substation Expansion Action Letter
Dear Mr. Kuzmkowski,
On January 18, 2023 the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Number 03200-00-00-03700, 6.72 acres in the Rivanna District.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution & Condition.
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
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Dominion Energy
10900 Nuckols Rd, 41' Floor
Glen Allen VA 23060
blair.parks@dominionenergy.com
Virginia Electric & Power Co
701 East Cary Street
Richmond VA 23219
Kevin.l.fields@dominionenergy.com
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202200021 DOMINION HOLLYMEAD
SUBSTATION EXPANSION
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff reports prepared for SP202200021 Dominion Hollymead
Substation Expansion 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 §§ 18-13.2.2(6), 18-18.2.2(6), 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 Residential (R-1) and Residential (R-15) zoning districts, 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 SP202200021 Dominion Hollymead Substation Expansion Project, subject to the
condition 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 18, 2023.
Clerk, Board of County Super ors
Ave Nay
Mr. Andrews
Y _
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKee)
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP202200004 Dominion Hollymead Expansion
Special Use Permit Condition
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 "Preliminary Site and
Grading Plan Hollymeade [sic] Substation Expansion," prepared by Dominion Energy. To be in
general accord with the plan, development must reflect:
a. Location of the substation and related infrastructure
b. Limits of disturbance and wooded areas to remain
Minor modifications to the plan that do not conflict with those essential elements may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.