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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
March 22, 2023
Ethan Miller
Blue Springs Land Corporation
PO Box 1285
Charlottesville VA 22902
eamiller@ladeltafarms.com
RE: SP202200030 Spring Hill Farm Development Rights Action Letter
Dear Mr. Miller,
Rebecca Ragsdale
rraesdale@albemarle.ore
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3226
On March 15, 2023 the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Number 05800-00-00-09500 in the Samuel Miller 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 as
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 a SUBDIVISION
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Ragsdale
Planning Manager
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202200030 SPRING HILL FARM
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff reports prepared for SP 202200030 Spring Hill 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(28) 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 202200030 Spring Hill Farm, 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 five to
zero, as recorded below, at a meeting held on March 15, 2023.
Clerk, Board of County Supervisor
Ave Nay
Mr. Andrews
Y
Mr. Gallaway
Absent
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKee)
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP202200030 Spring Hill Farm Special Use Permit Conditions
I. Further division of the residue of Parcel 58-95 shall require amendment of this special use
permit.
2. No further division of proposed Lot I and/or proposed Lot 2 is permitted.
3. Development of existing Parcel 58-95 (including proposed Lots I and 2) must be in general
accord (as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator) with the
Preliminary Subdivision Plat prepared by Kirk Hughes and Associates, last revised 1-06-23. To
be in accord with the Preliminary Subdivision Plat, development must reflect the following major
elements essential to its design:
a. Location of proposed Lots 1 and 2
b. Location of Conservation Areas
c. Location of entrance and access to proposed Lots I and 2
Minor modifications to the Plat that do not conflict with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
4. Only one dwelling unit is permitted on each new lot (proposed Lots 1 and 2).
5. Stream buffets must be established and maintained consistent with Sec. 17-601 of Chapter 17 of
the Albemarle County (the "Water Protection Ordinance") along all streams located on Lots 1 and
2 and Conservation Areas A and B as shown on the Preliminary Subdivision Plat; provided,
however, that any existing entrance driveway and stream crossing that is permitted under the
Water Protection Ordinance may remain within the stream buffer. A tree planting plan within the
stream buffers to protect the currently open (non -forested) areas adjacent to the streams must be
approved by the Agent, in consultation with the County Engineer, prior to the final subdivision
plat creating the two new Lots 1 and 2. Prior to Lot 1 or Lot 2 engaging in agriculture, a best
management practices plan must be approved by the Agent, which may at a minimum include:
• Fencing livestock out of streams;
• Installing alternative watering systems for livestock;
• Planting riparian buffers with native vegetation; and
• Establishing nutrient management plans.
6. Land clearing for residential development (including accessory structures such as sheds or pools)
may not exceed two acres per parcel. This condition does not apply to agricultural or forestry
use(s) of existing Parcel 58-95 (including proposed Lots 1 and 2). For purposes of this condition,
land clearing for the construction of agricultural buildings, such as barns for the storage of
tractors and other agricultural equipment, is considered agricultural use and not residential
development.