HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200700028 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2009-04-10COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(804) 296 - 5823
Fax (804) 972 - 4035
January 10, 2009
Pastor Wayne A. Frye
PO Box 2306
Charlottesville VA 22902
Re: Project SP 2007-00028, 00029 Faith Christian Center (Church & Daycare)
Dear Pastor Frye:
Thank you for your recent submittal of the special use permit application for Faith Christian
Center. Please find comments from reviewing departments and agencies included in this letter.
or attached.
Albemarle County Community Development Department
o Planning — Rural Areas
o Planning — Architectural Review
o Zoning (attached)
Comments — SP 2007-28 (Church)
Planning — Rural Areas (Scott Clark)
➢ We would recommend that you not begin revisions based on these comments until
after the Architectural Review Board hearing on January 20`''
➢ The Planning Comission's guidance on this project was that, while they are willing to
consider a church on this site, the site would need to be redesigned to minimize
grading, breaking up large areas of parking, and reducing the overall number of
parking spaces. These concerns have been addressed to some extent, but this is still a
very large facility for the Rural Areas, and is inconsistent with the Comprehensive
Plan goals for the Rural Areas.
➢ For a project of this size, the traffic analysis requested by VDOT should be submitted
as part of the SP application, prior to public hearing, as traffic impacts are part of the
overall concern with the scale of this project.
➢ It would be helpful to have cross-sections of the site to show the extent of cut and fill,
in order to address the Planning Commission's design concerns.
Architectural Review Board (Brent Nelson)
• An ARB application for a Conceptual Review of the Site/ Building Design and an
Advisory Review For a Special Use Permit has been received (ARB 08-171) and is
scheduled for the 1/20/09 ARB meeting. The action taken by the ARB at the 1/20/09
meeting will be posted following the meeting.
Comments — SP 2007-29 (Daycare)
Planniniz — Rural Areas (Scott Clark)
➢ No further comments
Please contact me if you have any questions. I will be out of the office from 1/12/08 through
1/19/08, but I'll be happy to discuss these applications with you once I am back in the office.
Please see the enclosed schedule for a list of resubmission dates. However, as mentioned above,
any comments by the ARB should also be addressed before your next submission.
Sincerely,
Scott Clark
Senior Planner
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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Scott Clark, Senior Planner
From: Amelia McCulley, Zoning Administrator
Division: Zoning
Date: January 5, 2009
Subject: S.P. 2007-028 and S.P. 2007-029 Faith Christian Center —
church and daycare — second zoning comments (based on
resubmittal 12-15-08)
have reviewed the resubmittal and have the following initial comment: based on Section
31.2.4.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, since this item was deferred in October, 2007, it is
considered withdrawn. I don't see where a request for extension was submitted. They should
submit a new application and fee for our review.
31.2.4.2.2 WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION
An application shall be withdrawn, or be deemed to be withdrawn, as provided herein:
b. If the applicant requests that further processing or formal action on the application be
indefinitely deferred, the application shall be deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn by
the applicant if the commission or the board does not take action on the application within
twelve (12) months after the date the deferral was requested. Upon written request received
by the director of planning and community development before the application is deemed to
be withdrawn, the director may grant one extension of the deferral period for a period
determined to be reasonable, taking into consideration the size or nature of the proposed use,
the complexity of the review, and the laws in effect at the time the request for extension is
made. (Added 10-3-01)
The proposed parking meets our Ordinance. Additional comments are as follows:
1. If private sight distance easements are necessary for the installation of the entrance and
turn lane, tentative approval from that property owner should be provided.
2. It appears that the 20 foot buffer will be disturbed in some areas. If that is the case, I
suggest that the applicant submit a waiver request with a proposed replanting plan. This
waiver can be administratively approved.
3. 1 suggest that tentative Health Department approval of the well and septic be obtained
with the special use permit. It is important to find that this use can be accommodated
within this property.
4. The parking regulations within the Ordinance require that a pick-up and drop-off area be
provided for a day care center. Please address this requirement.
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