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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZTA201400005 ApplicationFOR OFFICE USE ONLY ZTA # )) Fee Amount $ LCM Date Paid X311 By who? Application for Zoning Text Amendment # % o -z ck# 5 r �a�a Xi Beforethe completion of this application, a preliminary conference should be held with Planning Staff & Zoning Administrator. A copy of the review schedule wi I I be provided. ❑ Zoning Text Amendment= $1000 To be paid after staff review for public notice: Most applicationsfor a Zoning Text Amendment require at least one public hearing by the Planning Commission and one public hearing by the Board of Supervisors Virginia State Code requiresthat notice for public hearings be made by publishing a legal advertisement in the newspaper. Therefore; at least two feesfor public notice are required before a Zoning Text Amendment may be heard by the Board of Supervisors Thetotal feefor public notice will beprovidedtotheapplicant after thefinal cost is determined and must bepaid before the application isheard by a public body. Contad Person (Who should we call /write concerning this project?): Address L tin M � t"t` y LL_ CODA f j City �t�l �V1 I. cstate Zip , o L Daytime Phone ("Hq4 q+4-0140 Fax # L ,. E -mail s V 1 vvx 1 Applicant (Who is the Contact person representing ?): V Address —i' 4 614 HID C City tQINkb�A �r State V_ Zip Daytime Phone �'t.� 77"47 Fax # (_) E -mail Csfi l (7`T VC, ACTUAL ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT: (please attach additional information as necessary) JUSTIFICATION: (please attach additional information as necessary) County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 M d ntire Road Charlottesville; VA 22902 Voice: (434) 296 -5832 Fax: (434) 972 -4126 Revised 1/1/2011 Page 1 oft Owner /Applicant M ust Read and Sign I hereby certify that the information provided on this application and accompanying information is accurate, true, and correct to the best of my owledge and belie). ~ (P 1'_ f _ Signature of A pli nt tK nt Date Print Name I Daytime phone number of Signatory OFFICE USE ONLY Dateof Preliminary ConferencefStaff: Ordinance Section: Zoning Administrators Review (initials): Planner: Recommendation: Revised 1/1/2011 Page 2 of 2 G v n ALBEMARLE COUNTY CODE: Zoning Text Amendment- �`-�U�V�'�^` Draft for Submission on June 12, 2014 Contact Person: Gregory Allgire Smith, Executive Director, VCCA, 600 Marshall Court, Charlottesville, VA 22902 WIA 434 - 944 -0210 (cell); Gsmith @vcca.com Applicant: VCCA (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts) 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521 434 - 946 -7236; Gsmith@vcga.com. Definition: ARTISTS' COMMUNITY A use composed of temporary lodging and working spaces for 20 -30 adults selected through a competitive peer- review process for residencies on the property lasting from a few days to ninety (90) days. These individuals shall be professional artists of various creative genres, whether literary, visual, musical, theatrical, cinematic, architectural, cross - disciplinary or otherwise. There shall be individual studio spaces, bedrooms, and bathrooms assigned to each artist. These spaces may be either grouped together within two structures of 20,000 sq. ft. maximum each or may be spread among numerous smaller structures. Total square footage on a parcel shall not exceed 40,000. One structure may include rooms for food storage, the preparation of meals, dining, and meetings of these residents. Also allowed are offices, meeting spaces, storage, maintenance, and a residential space for use by employees and volunteers working on behalf of the Artists' Community, which shall be governed bythe Board of a not - for - profit corporation. ACTUAL ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT: ARTISTS' COMMUNITY: Each Artists' Community shall be subject to the following: a. Residency: Up to 30 artists of various genres shall reside on the parcel for amounts of time varying from a few days to ninety (90) days. These artists may come from any of the US states and foreign countries. The purpose of their residencies shall be, first, to produce creative art work and, second, to network with other artists. Additionally, the Artists' Community may open itself up to public visitation, education and enjoyment but this is an ancillary function. The owner of the property or manager of the Artists' Community shall have one or more employees reside on the property. b. Number of Artists' Community Uses: Any parcel may have only one (1) Artists' Community use. c. Parking: The number of off - street parking spaces required shall be equal to at least 50% of the artists scheduled at any time plus 100% of employees scheduled to work at any time. c. Existing Permanent Structures: This Code shall encourage the adaption of such structures for this use. Applications for permits including the conversion of structures listed on the Historic Register, either national or Virginia's, shall be deemed appropriate as far as zoning, yet still subject to health, safety, and welfare requirements. d. New Permanent Structures: e. Required density and limitation: This use shall require a parcel of a minimum of twenty (20) acres. 4 JUSTIFICATION: The purpose of this Zoning Text Amendment is to provide a specific zoning classification to allow the VCCA (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts) to apply for a Special Use Permit in order to relocate to Albemarle County. Now over forty years in existence, the VCCA initially was located on properties leased in Albemarle County: first in the Greenwood area and then in the Keswick area. From 1978 to the present the VCCA has leased twelve acres owned by Sweet Briar College in Amherst County. In its history the VCCA has served over 3,500 artists from around the US and many other countries by providing residencies during which they are able to create new works of art and network with other artists. The VCCA is currently exploring opportunities for relocating to Albemarle County but finds that the Zoning Code does not provide for its functions. Somewhat like a Bed and Breakfast, a Day Camp, a Private School, a Hotel, a Restaurant, and others, an Artists' Community is different from each of these, which is understandable as the VCCA is the only Artists' Community in the Commonwealth. Currently the VCCA has: - -25 artists in residence at any time for an average of three weeks each and therefore over 400 artists in a year, - -six full -time and about fourteen part -time employees, - -an annual operating budget of about $1 million, and - -a governing Board of Directors drawn from Charlottesville, Richmond, Lynchburg, Roanoke and beyond. As a 501©3 not - for - profit organization, the VCCA receives financial support from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, numerous foundations, and many individuals including Board members, as well as project support. While the vast majority of the VCCA's activity is quiet and behind - the - scenes, as required for the artists' productivity, it currently holds quarterly Open Houses where the general public can tour its current campus and meet artists in their studios and an annual fund raising event which has been held twice at UVA's Morven Farm in Albemarle County. Recent revisions to the County's Comprehensive Plan for Rural Areas are sympathetic to allowing Artists' Community as part of the Zoning Code, as the VCCA has demonstrated its: - -past protection of agricultural and forestal lands - -its desire to protect a large parcel of rural property with associated scenic quality and natural environment - -its past history of maintaining existing woodlands and field habitats for wildlife - -its protection of hills and valleys - -its maintenance and preservation of historic buildings - -its willingness to participate in cultural tourism and to educate area residents in the value`of'cultural activities. The VCCA would be a valuable addition to Albemarle County and should be allowable under, its Code. GAS 6/9/14