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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
September 9, 2004
Scott Collins
711 N. Courthouse Road
Richmond, VA 23229
RE: SP-2004-13 Old Trail Golf Club Amendment (Sign #36, 40, 44, 87) - Tax Map 55, Parcels 71,
103F and 105 and Tax Map 56, Parcel17B
Dear Mr. Collins:
On August 4,2004, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP-2004-13 to amend
SP-02-16 to remove condition #2, regarding alignment of the road serving golf course being in conformity
with the Crozet Master Plan, once adopted. This special use permit was approved based on the following
conditions:
1) The facility shall be in general accord with the plan titled "Old Trails Golf Club", prepared by
Roudabush, Gale & Associates, Inc., dated October 21, 2002, and revised December 16, 2002,
subject to these conditions;
2) The applicant shall construct a road to serve the golf course, built to public road standards and
running from Route 250 to the property line at the northern edge of Tax Map 56 Parcel 14;
3) Private club memberships shall not be required for access to or play on the course;
4) There shall be no outdoor lighting of the course or of the practice area/driving range;
5) No new residential development shall be permitted within the "Limits of Golf Course indicated on the
plan titled "Old Trails Golf Club", prepared by Roudabush, Gale & Associates, Inc., and dated
October 21, 2002, and revised December 16, 2002;
6) The existing house known as Mountain View shall not be demolished;
7) The club house, restroom building, and maintenance facility shall be located within the Albemarle
County Service Authority jurisdictional area;
8) No portion of any structure, excluding signs, shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any
residential or rural district. No parking area or loading space shall be located closer than twenty (20)
feet to any residential or rural district;
9) All landscaping around the clubhouse, restroom building, maintenance facility, parking area and
other facilities shall include only native plants identified in the brochure "Native Plants for
Conservation, Restoration, and Landscaping: Piedmont Plateau," published by the Virginia
Department of Conservation & Recreation;
10) Vegetated areas of the facility outside the tees, greens, fairways, roughs, cart paths, and access
road shall remain in their current states (if wooded) or be revegetated and maintained in native plant
species. These species shall be selected from the brochure "Native Plants for Conservation,
Restoration, and Landscaping: Piedmont Plateau" and/or "Native Plants for Conservation,
Restoration, and Landscaping: Riparian Forest Buffers," published by the Virginia Department of
Conservation & Recreation. Species identified in the "Riparian Forest Buffers" brochure as being
native only to the Coastal Plain region shall not be used. Management of these areas shall maintain
them in native plant species. Non-native plant species shall be diligently removed from these areas.
The applicant shall submit a letter from the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District
stating that these plantings required in have been established to the District's satisfaction;
11) The applicant, upon the request of the County, shall provide verification to the satisfaction of the
Director of Planning and Community Development that the site is in compliance with the
specifications contained in Conditions 9 and 10 regarding the landscaping plan;
12) Stream buffers in pasture at the date of this approval shall be revegetated in accordance with the
schematic titled "Minimum Standard for Hole Crossings in Existing Pasture Areas", dated January
15, 2003, and prepared by Jerry Kamis. The design of the stream crossing on hole 12 shall be
deemed to be in general accord with the plan titled "Old Trails Golf Club", prepared by Roudabush,
Gale & Associates, Inc., dated October 21,2002 and revised December 16, 2002, and shall use a
minimal sight line subject to a mitigation plan to be approved by the Department of Engineering and
Public Works;
13) Irrigation water for the golf course shall come only from surface water impounded on existing ponds
on the site;
14) The dams and outlet structures on the two ponds on the site shall be repaired and upgraded to the
satisfaction of the Department of Engineering and Public Works;
15) The course shall secure Department of Engineering and Public Works approval of a natural
resources management plan. This plan shall address wildlife conservation and habitat
enhancement, waste reduction and management (including hazardous material storage and spill
containment), energy efficiency, water conservation (including water-use reporting and efforts to
protect streamflow in Slabtown Branch), water quality management (including runoff management
for the clubhouse area, monitoring, and reporting), and integrated pest management. The applicant,
upon the request of the County, shall provide verification to the satisfaction of the Director of
Engineering and Public Works that the site is in compliance with the specifications contained in the
plan;
16) Grading shall be carried out in general accord with the conceptual grading plan titled "Preliminary
Grading Plan," prepared by Gene Bates Golf Design, and dated January 9,2003;
17) Cart-path stream crossings shall be built in general accord with the drawings titled "Wooden
Cartway Crossing Plan" and "Wooden Cartway Crossing Elevation." (Attachment E from Executive
Summary dated 3-5-03); and
18) Neither the green for hole 14 nor the tee boxes for hole 15 shall be located less than twenty-five (25)
feet from the property line.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the
project noted above, no uses on the property may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals
have been received and conditions have been met. This includes:
. compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL PERMIT; 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
Keith Lancaster at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
()J. CjL
Wayn~rg
Director of Planning
Cc:
Amelia McCulle
Chuck Proctor
Bill Fritz
Keith Lancaster
Tex Weaver