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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
March 16, 2011
Michael D. Leo
56 Misty Mountain Rd
Greenwood, VA 22943
RE: SP201000048 Music Festival
Tax Map 71, Parcel 3
Dear Mr. Leo:
On March 9, 2011, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the above referenced
special use permit to continue allowing an annual special event at the Misty Mountain Camp on the above
referenced parcel in the Whitehall District. This special use permit was approved based on the following
conditions:
1. The use shall conform to any existing applicable special use permits, including but not limited to
SP- 1994 -30, whose terms are hereby incorporated by reference;
2. Development of the use shall be in conformity with the Concept Plan entitled Misty Mountain
Camp Resort SP- 2009 -16 Music Festival, prepared by Albemarle County Office of Geographic
Data Services, and signed by Mike Leo and dated August 6, 2009, (hereinafter, the "Conceptual
Plan "), as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator;
To be in conformity with the plan, development shall reflect the following central features within
the development essential to the design of the development:
• location of temporary parking areas 1, 2, and 3
• location of temporary stage
All activities related to the music festival shall take place within the area of the site bound by the
Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Misty Mountain Road, Stockton Creek and the western parcel boundary.
Minor modifications to the plan which do not conflict with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance;
3. A music festival special event shall be permitted once every twelve (12) month period, for a
maximum of three (3) consecutive days consisting of one (1) week day and two (2) weekend
days. Any increase in the number of special events shall require an amendment to this special
use permit;
4. A maximum of fifteen (15) vendors shall be allowed to operate on any given day during the music
festival;
5. Written approval from the Police Department, Fire and Rescue, and the Health Department shall
be required each year prior to the issuance of a zoning clearance to allow the special event use;
6. No tree removal, grading, or disturbance shall take place within the driplines of the trees as
shown on the Concept Plan prepared by Mike Leo, and dated March 25, 2009. Any grading or
disturbance within ten (10) feet of any dripline shall necessitate submittal of a "Tree Protection
Plan" in accord with section 32.7.9.4 of the Zoning Ordinance. No grading or disturbance within
ten (10) feet of any dripline shall be permitted until: a) a survey and fencing have been
completed and b) the Planning Director approves a plan which shows the grading or disturbance
and the surveyed dripline of the existing trees;
Hours of operation for the music event shall be between 12:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.;
Off -site parking shall not be permitted except in authorized parking lots from which people are
transported to the special event by shuttle or comparable vehicles;
The maximum number of people allowed on the site for the special event on each day shall not
exceed five hundred (500) persons;
10. The maximum number of vehicles allowed to be parked on the site for the special event on each
day shall not exceed two hundred twenty four (224);
11. A minimum of twenty (20) private security, parking, and traffic control staff members shall be
required on site each day of the music festival;
12. Overnight camping outside the designated camping areas shall be prohibited;
13. 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;
14. The maximum level of noise shall not exceed sixty -five (65) dBA as measured from an adjacent
property;
15. The applicant shall reseed and restore the parking area site(s) as required by the zoning
administrator within thirty (30) days of the last day of the special event; and
16. The site shall be restored and cleared of all trash, debris, and temporary structures associated
with the special event within two (2) days after the final day of the special event.
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 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,
we
Wayn g
Director of Plannin
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30 Tupelo Road
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