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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200900025 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2010-06-15COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 June 15, 2010 Janet Miller P.O. BOX 343 Earlysville VA 22968 Re: SP200900025 Dover Foxcroft (Church Uses) Dear Janet: Thank you for the recent resubmittal for this special use permit application. Please find review comments included in this letter. Please see the online resubmittal schedule for a list of dates on which you can submit your revisions and responses to review comments (below and attached), as well as for possible Planning Commission dates (please note that the listed dates are the earliest possible, but actual dates need to be selected to suit the revision schedule for each project.) Please feel free to call me with any questions I'll be happy to provide any help I can. COMMENTS Planning (Scott Clark) • Approximately how many people would attend the outdoor worship services? • How often would the member retreats be held? • What structure would the weddings be held in —or would they be outdoors? Would the "bridal parties" in the guest house be events, or groups of people being accommodated there overnight? • Please explain how parking would be provided and how traffic would be managed, especially for the weddings and the large community events. If no grading is proposed, how will the existing parking area and entrance accommodate the traffic generated by these uses? • Please explain how the physical impacts (noise, water use, sewage, etc.) of large uses (for SP2009 -025 Dover Foxcroft (Church Uses) Page 2 June 16, 2010 example, camping and cross - country running) would be managed. • What is the size of the possible expansion of the guest house? The expansion should be shown on the plan. Otherwise, if any eventual approval is based on this plan, it would require an amendment of the special use permit before the building could be enlarged. • Will the proposed weddings be for church members, or do you plan to rent the facility for weddings for the general public? • Where is the existing woodshop referred to in your May 5th letter? • Please show the existing parcel lines on the conceptual plan —the current drawing does not show the boundaries between the existing church property and Dover Foxcroft. • Please provide a legend on the plan for the symbols for stream buffers, vegetation, and critical slopes (rather than just notes and arrows). Zoning (Ron Higgins) First, after seeing the Fall 2009 list of proposed uses, this May 5, 2010 list is much closer to the use(s) that one might consider to be part of a church. However, while the scope has been dramatically lowered from the 2009 proposal, some of the events may exceed the capacity of the facilities. Of particular concern would be the "community wide events... involving 700 -1000 people... ". Is there sufficient parking area available for such events (233 -333 spaces ?)? If so, how is it arranged, designed and located? The answer to this could affect any decision on whether a site plan would be needed. The uses on the latest proposal appear to be typical of what a community church would be expected to sponsor and house. It should be made clear that these should all fall within the VOF mandate of "non- commercial church - related activities ". Current Development – Planning (Bill Fritz) I have reviewed the most recent submittal and offer the following comments. The plans submitted show no new construction of any kind nor any alteration to parking or entrances. If no additional parking is required for this use (parking needs are determined by the Zoning Division) and no change in the entrance is proposed or recommended then no site plan is required. If additional parking is required or a change in the entrance is proposed or recommended a site plan will be required. Historic Resources (Margaret Maliszewski) Department of Historic Resources (DHR) files indicate that a number of historic resources have been identified at this site. The site was surveyed in 1979 and re- surveyed in 2006. By 2006, some ruins identified in the earlier survey (icehouse, blacksmith shop and kitchen) had been lost. The remaining resources have not been formally evaluated by DHR for eligibility for inclusion in the state or national registers. The most recent revision to this plan indicates that no construction, grading or demolition are associated with this proposal. The applicant is encouraged to maintain the historic and architectural integrity of the remaining cultural resources at this site. SP2009 -025 Dover Foxcroft (Church Uses) Page 2 June 16, 2010 Inspections (Jay Schlothauer) • The existing buildings (guest house, cottage, arts & crafts barn and fellowship hall) must be evaluated by this office for building code compliance, and the appropriate Certificates of Occupancy must be issued for the buildings. (Staff note: Please contact Mr. Schlothauer to arrange a site inspection for this purpose.) Fire/Rescue (James Barber Preliminary approval based upon letter from applicant dated May 05, 2010. Must comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. Final approval is subject to field inspection and verification. Virginia Doartment of Health • Comments from the Department of Health will be provided as soon as they are available. Virginia Doartment of Transportation (Joel Denunzio) • The latest traffic count on Spring Hill Road is 1200 vpd. It does not appear that a Chapter 527 Traffic Study will be warranted. • The existing and proposed entrances need to be evaluated for adequate sight distance, commercial standards, and adequate capacity. (Staff note: Please contact VDOT directly to arrange for a site visit and entrance evaluation, and include the results with your next submission) Sincerely, Scott Clark Senior Planner