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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201000057 Staff Report 2012-05-22 (6)ATTACHMENT E 5.1.42 HISTORICAL CENTERS (Added 6 -8 -05) Each historical center shall be subject to the following: a. New historical center structures. Newly constructed structures for historical centers shall be limited to one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet in size, aggregate, including interpretative space and accessory uses within such structures. b. Rehabilitation or construction on historic structures or sites to be used for historical center structure. The rehabilitation of historic structures and sites to be used for historical centers shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) as demonstrated by a letter to the county. The design and siting of any proposed accessory uses and visitor amenities at a historic structure or site shall also be approved by DHR. c. Minimum side and rear yards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the minimum side yard and rear yard shall be fifty (50) feet; provided that there shall be no minimum side yard or rear yard if the side or rear lot lines are shared with another lot that is part of the historical center; and further provided that greater side yards or rear yards may be required by the site plan agent if deemed necessary because of site - specific conditions, and that lesser side yards and rear yards may be allowed to facilitate the rehabilitation or reuse of a historic structure or site. d. Site plan. A site plan is required for a historical center. In addition to any requirement of section 32: (i) the site plan agent may impose additional reasonable standards of development as conditions of final site plan approval; (ii) the owner shall submit photographic documentation of existing site conditions with the preliminary site plan; and (iii) the site plan agent may require the applicant to submit a Phase 1 archaeological survey of the areas of the site proposed for the historical center use prior to final site plan approval. e. Items for display. Items for display shall be related to the significance of the historic resource to be interpreted and shall relate to past or present people, places, things, or events in the county. f. Primary uses. The educational and interpretative activities that are permitted primary uses include, but are not limited to, passive display, active demonstration including tours, public participation in activities, educational classes, and research. g. Accessory uses. Not more than ten percent (10 %) of the total floor area of a historical center structure may be devoted to uses other than the educational and interpretive activities provided in subsection (f). A floor plan shall be submitted with the special use permit application to ensure that this requirement is met. Accessory uses may include, but are not limited to, administrative offices and shops and facilities such as gift shops, book stores, and accessory food sales such as luncheonettes, snack bars, or refreshment stands. h. Operations. The operation of each historical center shall be subject to the following: (i) daily tours of a historical center shall be permitted; (ii) the normal hours that the historical center is open to the public shall be limited to daylight hours only, dawn until dusk; and (iii) an outdoor amplified sound system shall be prohibited at all times. i. Special events. Special events are authorized by special use permit only, either as part of the special use permit authorizing the historical center or by a separate special use permit. 1. For purposes of this section, a special event is an event conducted at a historical center on a single day for which attendance is allowed only by invitation or reservation and whose participants do not exceed one hundred fifty (150) persons; special events are limited to events conducted for the purpose of promoting the mission of the historical center. a� Attachment E 2. In addition to all other special use permit application requirements in section 31.2.4, the application shall describe the nature of the special events. 3. The special use permit: (i) shall identify the number of approved special events per year, which number shall not exceed twelve (12); (ii) may authorize specific special events, classes of special events, or a combination thereof, and (iii) may include reasonable conditions relative to the special events as authorized under section 31.2.4.3. Festivals. Festivals are authorized by special use permit only, either as part of the special use permit authorizing the historical center or by a separate special use permit. 1. For the purposes of this section, a festival is an event conducted at an historical center for up to three (3) consecutive days which is open to the general public and conducted for the purpose of promoting the mission of the historical center. 2. In addition to any other special use permit application requirements in section 31.2.4, the application shall describe the nature of the festivals. 3. The special use permit: (i) shall identify the number of approved festivals per year, which number shall not exceed four (4); (ii) may authorize specific festivals, classes of festivals, or a combination thereof; and (iii) may include reasonable conditions relative to the festivals as authorized under section 31.2.4.3. 4. The owner shall obtain a zoning compliance clearance prior to conducting a festival at which more than one hundred fifty (150) persons will be allowed to attend. A single zoning compliance clearance may be obtained for one (1) or more such festivals as provided herein: a. The owner shall apply for a zoning compliance clearance at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the first festival to be authorized by the zoning compliance clearance. The application shall be submitted to the zoning administrator, who shall forward copies of the application to the county police department, the county department of fire and rescue, and the local office of the Virginia Department of Health; b. The application shall describe the nature of each festival to be authorized by the zoning compliance clearance, the date or dates and hours of operation of each such festival, the facilities, buildings and structures to be used, and the number of participants allowed to attend each festival; c. Upon a determination that all requirements of the zoning ordinance are satisfied, and imposing all conditions of such approval required by the offices identified in subsection 5.1.420)(4)(a), the zoning administrator shall issue a zoning compliance clearance for one or more festivals. The zoning compliance clearance shall be conditional upon the owner's compliance with all requirements of the zoning ordinance, all conditions of the approved special use permit, the approved site plan, and all conditions imposed by the zoning compliance clearance; and d. The zoning administrator may issue a single zoning compliance clearance for two (2) or more festivals if (i) the application submitted by the owner includes the required information for each festival to be covered by the zoning compliance clearance: (ii) the zoning administrator determines that each such festival is substantially similar in nature and size; and (iii) the zoning administrator determines that a single set of conditions that would apply to each such festival may be imposed with the zoning compliance clearance.