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Home My WebLink AboutSP201100002 Legacy Document 2013-03-14'Now COUNTY COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 March 13, 2013 John Rhett 6065 Turkey Sag Road Keswick, Va. 22947 RE: SP201100002 — Castle Hill Cider TAX MAP 49 PARCEL 18131 Dear Mr. Rhett: Fax (434) 972 -4126 On February 6, 2013, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the above referenced special use permit for a farm cidery with special events for up to 3,000 attendees. This special use permit was approved for the above noted Tax Map Parcel in the Rivanna Magisterial District subject to the following conditions: 1. Development of the use shall be in general accord with the Conceptual Plan entitled "Special Use Permit for Castle Hill Cider," labeled "Index Title: CP1," prepared by Dominion Engineering, and dated 8/28/12, as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator. To be in general accord with the plan, development shall reflect the following central features essential to the design of the development: o Location of the structure (labeled "Event Barn ") used for the events; o Location of the entrance and exit (labeled "New Entrance Road" and "Existing Entrance");, o Location of parking; o Location of "Event Vicinity." Minor variations from the Conceptual Plan which do not conflict with the central features above may. be made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. 2. Up to eight (8) single -day farm winery events, weddings or wedding receptions (hereinafter, collectively, "these events ") for more than two hundred (200) persons may be held per calendar year, with a maximum total daily attendance of three hundred fifty (350) persons. Attendance at these events shall be by prior reservation, ticket sales, or invitation only. 3. One (1) single -day farm winery event for three hundred fifty -one (351) to one thousand (1,000) persons (hereinafter, "this event ") may be held per twelve (12) -month period or calendar year: a. This event shall not be held without written approval from the Virginia Department of Transportation of a traffic - management plan for the intersection of Virginia Route 231 and Turkey Sag Road. This plan shall require, and the permittee shall provide, police officers or other trained personnel approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation to be at the intersection of Virginia Route 231. and Turkey Sag Road to direct arriving and departing traffic if this event's attendance may exceed five hundred (500) persons based on reservations received or tickets sold. This approval shall be submitted to the Zoning rd 5 C.1 7 L-11 Mr. Rhett 3/13/201.3 Page 12 Administrator no less than three (3) weeks before the scheduled date for this event. b. The permittee shall obtain approval of a zoning clearance by the Zoning Administrator prior to holding this event. The permittee shall apply for the zoning clearance no less than three (3) weeks prior to the date of the event. Approval of the zoning clearance will be contingent upon the Zoning Administrator determining that all conditions of this special use permit have been satisfied. C. Admission to this event shall only be by prior reservation or ticket purchase. Before commencing any event permitted under Conditions 2 and 3 above or any farm winery event, wedding, wedding reception, or other event allowed by -right under County Code § 18- 5.1.25(b)(2), (10) or (11) (hereinafter, collectively, "event subject to this condition ") at .which there is amplified sound, the permittee shall submit, and thereafter comply with, a sound management plan which has been prepared by an acoustical consultant and approved by the Zoning Administrator. This plan shall include a plan for monitoring amplified sound levels at the property lines of the site, including one or more permanent sound meters providing a date and time record of the sound, and for immediately adjusting amplification equipment to reduce sound levels to no more than the allowed maximum provided in this condition. As part of the implementation of this plan, no event subject to this condition shall commence before the screened openings on the northeast side of the Event Barn are replaced with glass panels approved" by the acoustical consultant. Sound levels at the property lines of the site shall not exceed an average of fifty -two (52) decibels (dBA) for any five (5)- minute period, or a more restrictive applicable maximum sound level established in the Albemarle County Code. At any event subject to this condition, the sound at the source of the amplified music shall not exceed ninety -five (95) decibels (dBA) and the volume shall be monitored by an on -site sound meter. The sound limit for any band shall be limited by contract to not exceed ninety -five (95) decibels (dBA). The glass panels on the openings of the Event Barn shall remain closed while amplified sounds are produced. Outdoor amplification systems shall not use amplifiers with more than two hundred (200) watts RMS output, and shall not be used after 6:00 p.m. All other amplified sound systems shall be contained within the Event Barn. At any event permitted under Conditions 2 and 3 above or any farm winery event, wedding, wedding reception, or other event allowed by -right under County Code § 18- 5.1.25(b)(2), (10) or (11), traffic - management personnel shall be on site at the exit to direct traffic eastward to Virginia Route 231. These personnel shall be in addition to the traffic - management personnel required under Condition 3(a) above. All departing traffic shall be directed to go eastward on Turkey Sag Road, except for those vehicles whose occupants reside westward on Turkey Sag Road. The permittee shall provide prior notification of each event permitted under Conditions 2 and 3 above or for any farm winery event, wedding, wedding reception, or other event allowed by -right under County Code § 18- 5.1.25(b)(2), (10) or (11), to all owners of properties within one -half (1/2) mile of the Event Barn and to the Zoning Administrator. A notification letter shall be sent by mail at least fourteen (14) days before each event. The letter shall include: a. The date, starting and ending times, and expected number of attendees for the event. b. A telephone number at which the permittee may be contacted during the event. C. The County's zoning complaint hotline telephone number (434- 296 -5834) and identify it as such. No parking for any event permitted under Conditions 2 and 3 above shall be permitted within two hundred (200) feet of any stream. Mr. Rhett 3/13/2013 Pane 13 9. Any new outdoor lighting shall be only full cut -off fixtures and shielded to reflect light away from all abutting properties. A lighting plan limiting light levels at all property lines to no greater than 0.3 foot candles shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator or her designee for approval. 10. In order to ensure the Event Barn doors remain closed while amplified sound is being produced within it during any event permitted under Conditions 2 and 3 above or any farm winery event, wedding, wedding reception, or other event allowed by -right under County Code § 18- 5.1.25(b)(2), (10) or (11), the permittee shall install and maintain an air conditioning system in the Event Barn, together with fans, insulation, and other measures (hereinafter, collectively, the "system "). The system shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator, who shall approve it if she determines that the system's.Gooling load design is adequate to serve the Event Barn. 11. SP 2011 -00002 shall be valid until December 31, 2014. Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the project noted above, no uses on the property as approved above may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been received and conditions have been met. This includes: • compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT; • approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN /SITE PLAN WAIVER; and • approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE. In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not commenced within twenty -four (24) months from the date of Board approval, it shall be deemed abandoned and the permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of any structure necessary to the use of the permit." Before beginning uses as allowed by this special use permit or if you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact Rebecca Ragsdale at 296 -5832. Sincerely, V. Wayne Cilimberg Director of Planning Cc Castle Hill Management Llc 6132 Gordonsville Rd. Keswick, Va. 22947 Email CC: Tex Weaver, Rebecca Ragsdale, Elise Hackett File