The organization that runs a day camp at the Blue Ridge Swim Club and leases Camp Albemarle has filed a special use permit to operate a new site in the Scottsville District near one of the county’s parks.
“While we are content with our current program in these two locations, we are also quite close to our neighbors at both sites, and we are interested in developing this more expansive outdoors area close to Charlottesville’s population,” reads the narrative for Camp Poplar.
This new location would be on a 224.5 acre property off of Red Hill Road. The permit would be for the day camp use as well as to allow up to 150 people to board overnight as well as 50 staff members. Under the proposal, the existing day camp would move to this site and an outdoors nature center would be built. (SP202400010)
“We intend to put this 280+ acre property into a conservation easement and give Albemarle County a path across the property from the adjacent Walnut Creek Park,” the narrative continues. “The park has many hikes, but none would be as attractive as this walk along the beautiful South Fork of the Hardware River.”
In another youth-related item, the Tandem Friends School would like to increase enrollment from 250 to 400 at their institution near Mill Creek.
“Increased enrollment capacity will give Tandem flexibility in their future planning and may help offset the County’s growing need for grades 9-12 schooling facilities,” reads the narrative produced by the firm Line and Grade. “Additionally, it will allow them to fully utilize their existing infrastructure as there is currently physical space available in classrooms that is limited by the allowable enrollment.”
This would be the latest enrollment expansion with previous increases granted to 177, 200, and then 250. The narrative goes on to say there are no plans to increase enrollment to 400 right away. (SP202400005)
Here are some other items of interest from Albemarle’s land use applications.
- Timmons Group on behalf of Southwood Charlottesville LLC have submitted an initial site development plan for Southwood Village. These will be 70 “2-over-2 residential units in 8 blocks,” a housing type associated with “missing middle” housing. (ARB202400019) (SDP202400006) (SDP202400006 (2))
- The Gray, a wine, beer, and chocolate store seeking to operate at 3015 Louisa Road, needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Architectural Review Board to install a panel style wall sign. They’ll also need a special use permit to use well and septic as part of a restaurant use. (ARB202400020) (SP202400011)
- The previously reported replacement of Red Crab Seafood with a Chase Bank also has to go through the Architectural Review Board. (ARB202400021)
- The ARB will also see a final site plan for Glenbrook at Foothills Phase IV in Crozet for a “mix of 41 residential units.” (ARB202400025)
- The owners of the Rio Hill Shopping Center are planning to renovate the facade of the Kroger store. (ARB202400012)
- There’s a final site plan for the Rio Point project near the intersection of the John Warner Parkway and Rio Road East. (ARB202400022)
- There’s a site development plan for the second phase of Dunlora Park II. (SDP202400008) (second folder)
- The Crown Orchard Company is seeking a zoning clearance for seasonal housing for laborers. This would be in a new 6,342 square foot building. (CLE202400025)
- Crown Orchard is also seeking to build a 491 kilowatt solar facility for its own use on the site of a current cold storage facility. (SP202400008)
- Albemarle County has approved a zoning clearance for a new restaurant to be called Jax’s Bar and Grill in the Shoppes of Clover Lawn in Crozet. (CLE202400027)
- Our Lady of Peace is seeking to build a new wing for its assisted living facility at 751 Hillsdale Drive. This will add another 63,000 square feet and will add 20 new units and 34 additional nursing care units. Another 30 beds will be transferred from the new wing. A special use permit is required. (SP202400009)
- Albemarle County will need a special use permit for the new 71,664 square foot elementary school for the southern feed pattern. The location is a 15.8 acre parcel at 133 Galaxie Farm Lane. (SP202400007)
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