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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,North Wing
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
Phone(434)296-5832 Fax(434)972-4126
July 17, 2015
Carolyn Schuyler
2521 Summit Ridge Trl
Charlottesville Va 22911
RE: SP201400015 Heartrock— Day Camp
Dear Ms. Schuyler,
On June 10, 2015 the Board of Supervisors took action on your Special Use Permit application to allow a
day camp with outdoor play areas and environmental education as permitted under Section 10.2.2.20 of
zoning ordinance on Tax Map Parcel 00600-00-00-028B0 in the Whitehall District. The Special Use
permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached resolution and is subject to the following
conditions:
1. Development of the use shall be in general accord with the conceptual plan titled "Heartrock
Farm," prepared by Sophie Johnston, Landscape Architect, and dated February 17th, 2015
(hereafter, the "Conceptual Plan") as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning
Administrator. To be in general accord with the Conceptual Plan, the development shall reflect
the following major elements within the development essential to the design of the development:
• Number of parking spaces (maximum of 28)
• Number and location of tent-camping sites
• Size and location of barn
Minor modifications to the Plan which do not conflict with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Customer parking shall only be permitted in the parking spaces shown on the conceptual plan.
3. The permittee shall obtain written approval of the entrance design from the Virginia Department of
Transportation prior to the County's approval of the final site plan for the use.
4. The permittee shall obtain written approval of the water supply and the onsite sewage system
from the Virginia Department of Health prior to the County issuing a zoning clearance and the
permittee commencing the use.
5. All outdoor lighting at the site that is exclusively for camp use shall either emit 3,000 lumens or
less or be a full cutoff luminaire.
6. No amplified sound systems shall be used on the site.
7. The area shown on the c '.eptual plan as "Mowed Play Yards" shall vithin fencing
conforming to ASTM standard F2049, except where it abuts a structure All gates into this area
shall be located at least 300 feet from Blackwells Hollow Road.
8. Overnight camping shall be limited to tent camping. Overnight use of recreational vehicles is not
permitted.
9. At all times when the facility is open, except when the only active use is overnight camping, at
least one staff member shall be on site.
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; and
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Before beginning uses as allowed by this special use permit or if you have questions regarding the
above-noted action, please contact Rebecca Ragsdale at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
David B. Benish
Chief of Planning
Planning Division
Cc: Rebecca Ragsdale, Zoning
File
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP 2014-15 HEARTROCK—DAY CAMP
WHEREAS,Heartrock Family Farm LLC is the owner of Tax Map and Parcel Number 00600-00-
00-028B0(the"Property");and
WHEREAS,Heartrock Family Farm LLC filed an application for a special use permit to allow a
day camp with outdoor play areas and environmental education, and the application is identified as Special
Use Permit 2014-00015 Heartrock—Day Camp ("SP 2014-15"); and
WHEREAS,the proposed use is allowed on the Property by special use permit under Albemarle
County Code § 18-10.2.2(20); and
WHEREAS,on April 21,2015, after a duly noticed public hearing,the Albemarle County Planning
Commission recommended approval of SP 2014-15 with the conditions recommended by staff; and
WHEREAS,on June 10,2015,the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a duly noticed
public hearing on SP 2014-15.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that,upon consideration of the foregoing,the staff
report prepared for SP 2014-15 and all of its attachments,the information presented at the public hearing,
and the factors relevant to a special use permit in Albemarle County Code § 18-33.8,the Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors hereby approves SP 2014-15, subject to the performance standards for this use in
Albemarle County Code § 18-5.1.05 and the conditions attached hereto.
* * *
I,Ella W.Jordan,do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true,correct copy of a Resolution duly
adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County,Virginia, by a vote of six to zero, as recorded
below, at a regular meeting held on June 10, 2015.
Air
Cl•rk,Board df Co ty Supervisors
Aye Nay
Mr. Boyd Y
Ms. Dittmar Y
Ms. Mallek Y
Ms. McKeel Y
Ms. Palmer Y
Mr. Sheffield Y
SP-2014-00015 Heartrock-Day Camp
1. Development of the use shall be in general accord with the conceptual plan titled "Heartrock Farm,"
prepared by Sophie Johnston, Landscape Architect, and dated February 17th, 2015 (hereafter, the
"Conceptual Plan")as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator. To be in
general accord with the Conceptual Plan, the development shall reflect the following major elements
within the development essential to the design of the development:
• Number of parking spaces (maximum of 28)
• Number and location of tent-camping sites
• Size and location of barn
Minor modifications to the Plan which do not conflict with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Customer parking shall only be permitted in the parking spaces shown on the conceptual plan.
3. The permittee shall obtain written approval of the entrance design from the Virginia Department of
Transportation prior to the County's approval of the final site plan for the use.
4. The permittee shall obtain written approval of the water supply and the onsite sewage system from
the Virginia Department of Health prior to the County issuing a zoning clearance and the permittee
commencing the use.
5. All outdoor lighting at the site that is exclusively for camp use shall either emit 3,000 lumens or less
or be a full cutoff luminaire.
6. No amplified sound systems shall be used on the site.
7. The area shown on the conceptual plan as"Mowed Play Yards"shall be within fencing conforming to
ASTM standard F2049, except where it abuts a structure. All gates into this area shall be located at
least 300 feet from Blackwells Hollow Road,
8. Overnight camping shall be limited to tent camping. Overnight use of recreational vehicles is not
permitted.
9. At all times when the facility is open, except when the only active use is overnight camping,
at least one staff member shall be on site.