SP202000016 Action Letter 2021-11-12,S.{.OF AL8
County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
November 12, 2021
Scott Collins
Collins -Engineering
200 Garrett St, Ste K
Charlottesville VA 22902
scottCacollins-eneineerine.com
RE: SP202000016 Claudius Crozet Park Action Letter
Dear Mr. Collins,
Andy Reitelbach
areitelbach@albemarle.ora
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3261
On November 3, 2021 the Board of Supervisors took action on your Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel Numbers
056A2010007200; 056A20100072A0 and 056A20400000A4 in the White Hall District.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution and Conditions.
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 the approved SPECIAL USE PERMIT;
• approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Andy Reitelbach
Senior Planner
Planning Division
Cc. Kim Guenther
Claudius Crozet Park Inc
PO Box 171
Crozet VA 22932
Ruentherkim@gmail.com
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP 202000016 CLAUDIUS CROZET PARK
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff report prepared for SP 202000016 Claudius Crozet Park
and the attachments thereto, including staff s supporting analysis, the information presented at the public
hearing, any comments received, and all of the factors relevant to the special use permit in Albemarle County
Code §§ 18-10.2.2.1, 18-10.2.2.4, 18-16.2.2.1, 18-16.2.2.4 and 18-33.8(A), the Albemarle County Board of
Supervisors hereby finds that the proposed special use would:
1. not be a substantial detriment to adjacent parcels;
2. not change the character of the adjacent parcels and the nearby area;
3. be in harmony with the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance, with the uses permitted by right
in the Rural Areas district, with the applicable provisions of Albemarle County Code § 18-5, and
with the public health, safety, and general welfare (including equity); and
4. be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby
approves SP 202000016 Claudius Crozet Park, subject to the conditions attached hereto.
I, Claudette K. Borgersen, 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 November 3, 2021.
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Cle Board of Countyrs
Aye Nay
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKee)
Y
Ms. Palmer
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP 202000016 Claudius Crozet Park Special Use Permit Conditions
Development of the use must be in general accord (as determined by the Director of Planning
and the Zoning Administrator) with the concept plan entitled, "Claudius Crozet Park, Special
Use Permit (SP2020-00016), Development Concept Plan, White Hall District, Albemarle
County, Virginia," prepared by Collins Engineering, dated August 17, 2020, last revised October
11, 2021. To be in general accord with the exhibit, development must reflect the following
essential major elements:
• Location of the existing buildings and proposed building additions
• Location of the outdoor recreational fields and facilities
• Location of the pools
• Location of the parking areas
• Location of the pedestrian paths
Minor modifications to the plan which do not conflict with the elements above may be made to
ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Fencing adjacent to the outdoor pool must provide screening from adjacent residential areas.
3. The sound from any radio, recording device, public address system, or other speaker shall be
limited to sixty (60) decibels at the nearest residential property line (excluding TMP 056A2-04-
00-OOOA4), except for the period of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., during which the aforementioned
sound shall be limited to fifty-five (55) decibels.
4. Outdoor lighting affixed to the building is not permitted on the west side of the proposed
recreation center and pool expansion.
5. Sales of concessions must be limited to the two locations identified on the concept plan.
6. Interior window treatments must be used on any window located on the second floor, or that part
of any window that extends above the first floor, of the west and north sides of the new
community center and pool building to shield indoor lighting from adjacent properties. These
window treatments must be in use from sunset to sunrise, as calculated by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
7. Screening landscaping must be provided along the east and north sides of the existing pool and
the north side of the proposed pool expansion, as shown on the concept plan.
8. A landscaping buffer area must be planted on the west side of the proposed pool expansion, as
shown on the concept plan, to screen it from nearby residential areas.
9. A landscaping buffer area must be planted to the north and northeast of the proposed basketball
courts, the existing tennis courts, and around the new northern park entrance, as shown on the
concept plan, to screen the new facilities from nearby residential areas.
10. Enhanced on -site bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure must be added and will include:
• appropriate levels of bicycle storage (such as covered bike racks and/or bike lockers)
conveniently located on the site, and
• bicycle travel facilities (such as protected bike lanes and/or other on -road or adjacent
bicycle features) providing access throughout the site.