HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200900001 Legacy Document 2010-02-17COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832
March 27, 2009
Hunter McCardle
111 3rd Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP2009 -00001 Montessori Community School - Expansion
TMP 78 -12A and 12A1
Dear Mr. McCardle:
Fax (434) 972 -4012
On March 11, 2009, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP #2009 -00001 to
extend approval for an existing special use permit (SP 06 -038) for a private school to allow for
replacement of modular trailers with permanent buildings for 40,700 square feet of total building area on a
6.71 acre site on Tax Map 78, Parcels 12A and 12A1 in the Rivanna District. This special use permit
was approved based on the following conditions:
1. Maximum enrollment shall be three hundred (300) students;
2. Development of the use shall be in conformity with the "Montessori Pantops Mountain
Community School Sheets SP01- SP -03 ", prepared by Neal R. Deputy, Architecture & Master
Planning, last revised January 16, 2007, as determined by the Director of Planning and the
Zoning Administrator. To be in conformity with the plan, development shall reflect the general
size, arrangement, and location of proposed Buildings A, B, C, D, and E, Central Lawn,
Amphitheatre, playgrounds and ball fields, wooded natural area, and parking areas. Minor
modifications to the plan which do not conflict with the elements above may be made to ensure
compliance with the Zoning Ordinance;
3. Fencing shall be provided at a minimum around the perimeter of the Central Lawn, Lower
Elementary Playground, and Children's House Playground, or at other locations as required by
the County to ensure safety of children adjacent to Route 250 and Rolkin Road. Final design of
the fence shall be subject to review and approval by the Architectural Review Board. However, to
address safety concerns, the fence details shall include:
■ At least forty -eight (48) inches tall;
■ No more than a two (2) inch gap under the fence;
• Openings shall be small enough that a four (4) inch sphere will not pass through;
■ No ornamental indentations that can be used as a ladder;
■ Maximum mesh size for chain link fences is two and one - quarter (2 -1/4) inches; and
■ Maximum mesh size for diagonal lattice fences is one and three - quarter (1 -3/4) inches.
4. The existing chain link fence shall be replaced with a new fence that satisfies the requirements of
the Architectural Review Board by September 1, 2009. Alternatively, planting shall be installed by
September 1, 2009 that will screen the fence from the Entrance Corridor. That planting shall be in
accord with an approved landscape plan that satisfies the requirements of the Architectural
Review Board; and
5. Construction of proposed buildings as shown on the concept plan shall commence on or before
March 11, 2015 or this special use permit shall expire.
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 amendment; 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 seventy -two (72) 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."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above -noted action, please do not hesitate to contact
Sherri Proctor at 296 -5832.
Sincerely,
V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning
cc: Montessori Community School
305 Rolkin Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911