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COUNTY. OF.ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
November 12, 2010
Dominion Engineering
c/o Neal Wright
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: SP200800056 Unity Church
TMP 06100 -00 -00 -00400
Dear Mr. Wright:
On November 3,.2010, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP #200800056 to add
54 parking spaces to provide additional parking for church services on Tax Map 61, Parcel 4 in the Jack
Jouett District. This special use permit was approved based on the following conditions:
1. The church sanctuary shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) seats;
2. The site shall be developed in general accord with the Conceptual Plan entitled "Application Plan
for Unity Church," Revision 4, prepared by Dominion Engineering, and dated August 19, 2010
(hereinafter, the "Conceptual Plan "), and with the Architectural Review Board action of February
16, 2010, as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator. To be in
accord with the Conceptual Plan, development shall reflect the following major elements within
the development essential to the design of the development:
• Number of parking spaces and location of parking areas; and
Paving materials, as approved by the County Engineer; and
Location of proposed facilities, including the pergola, labyrinth, and playground
as shown on the Conceptual Plan. Minor modifications to the Plan which do not conflict with the
elements above may be made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance;
3. All 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 their designee for approval;
4.. The lawful physical construction of the parking areas, pergola, playground, and labyrinth as
shown on the Conceptual Plan referenced in Condition 2 above shall commence by November 3,
2015 or the approval of the parking areas, pergola, playground, and labyrinth as shown on the
Conceptual Plan shall expire and a new or amended special use permit shall be required for the
parking areas to be expanded beyond the eighty -four (84) spaces as shown on SDP - 2005 - 00046,
as amended by SDP - 2006 - 00077, and for construction of the pergola, playground, and labyrinth;
5. Expansion of the church and /or establishment of a daycare or provision of afterschool care shall
require approval of an additional Special Use Permit;
6. Approval of the Public Health Department shall be required prior to site plan approval;
7. The applicants shall provide plantings to the satisfaction of the Architectural Review Board;
8. The property may not be further divided; and
9. There shall be no more than one (1) residential dwelling on the property.
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 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."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above -noted action, please do not hesitate to contact
Ron Higgins at 296 -5832.
Sincerely,
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V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning
CC: Unity Church of Charlottesville
2825 Hydraulic Road
Charlottesville VA 22901
Email CC: Elise Hackett, GDS
Johnathan Newberry, Zoning