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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200300053 Approval - County 2018-04-27From: Francis MacCall Sent: Friday, April 27, 2018 8:39 AM To: 'unityrevdon@aol.com' Cc: unityrevpatricia@aol.com; judysavage1950@gmail.com Subject: RE: Rev. Don Lansky/Unity Church Reverand Lansky, Yes sorry for the phone tag and I have been at an office retreat for the last couple of days. So I have been researching co-ops a little, and we have decided that Zoning will consider this accessory to the approved religious assembly use (SP2003-073), thus permitted without a Special Use Permit(SP) amendment or a new SP for a private school. The educational co-op will be permitted as long as it is the parents that are the teachers and that it occur no more than twice a week within the 8 am-5 pm timeframe. These have been considered reasonable limits to keep it accessory to the church and not a separate use that requires an SP. I hope this helps. Francis From: unityrevdon@aol.com <unityrevdon@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2:54 PM To: Francis MacCall <FMACCALL@albemarle.org> Cc: unityrevpatricia@aol.com; judysavagel950@gmail.com Subject: Rev. Don Lansky/Unity Church Hi Francis, Thank you so much for returning my calls. I know this must be a busy time of year for you. Since we're continuing to play phone tag, I thought I'd try to outline our questions for clarification. We have a collective of families who want to use our space at Unity of Charlottesville, located at 2825 Hydraulic Circle in Charlottesville. This is not a school and all parents are registered (I think with the state) as home schooling their children. I understand from one of your voice mails that we have an SP for day care but not a school. While this is not a school, we did check with the County Zoning Code, chapter 18, section 10 under Rural Areas District. Section 10.2.2. states under point #5 that private schools are permitted under this code. However, as mentioned, this is an educational co-op, not a school. There would be an average of 10 children meeting between 1-5 days per week. One of the children is the daughter of one our paid staff members. We are seeking clarification from you as to whether or not this group is permitted to use our church space. I am happy to speak with you via phone, or to meet with you in person. Please let me know. Thanks again, Rev. Don Lansky Co -Minister, Unity of Charlottesville (434) 989-2716 cell