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REQUEST ANALYSIS
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RECOMMENDATION
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Central Baptist Church
Clover Hill Magisterial District
West line of Courthouse Road
September 21, 2011 BS
RE VEST: Conditional use approval to permit a private school in an Agricultural (A) District
PROPOSED LAND USE:
A private school and associated facilities, to be operated in conjunction with an
existing church use, are planned.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ON PAGE 2.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval for the following reasons:
A. The private school use would have no greater impact upon existing and
anticipated area residential development than does the permitted church use.
B. The recommended conditions address land use compatibility issues between the
proposed use and area residential development.
C. Similar facilities, located adjacent to residential areas, have been approved
throughout the County with no apparent adverse impact on the residential uses.
(NOTE: CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) MAY
PROFFER CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS NOTED WITH "STAFF/CPC" WERE AGREED
UPON BY BOTH STAFF AND THE COMMISSION.)
Providing a FIRST CHOICE community through excellence in public service
CONDITIONS
(STAFF/CPC) 1. Except where the requirements of the underlying Agricultural (A)
zoning district are more restrictive, any new development for
school use shall conform to the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance for commercial uses in Emerging Growth Areas,
excluding buffer requirements. (P)
(STAFF/CPC) 2. There shall be no active playfields, courts or similar active
recreational facilities which could accommodate organized sports
such as football, soccer, basketball, etc. (P)
(STAFF/CPC) 3. Any playground areas shall be located a minimum of forty (40)
feet from all property lines. Within this setback, existing
vegetation shall be supplemented, where necessary, with
landscaping or other devices designed to achieve the buffering
standards contained in Section 19-522 (a)(1) of the Zoning
Or mance. (P)
(NOTE: These conditions would not apply to any permitted use, such as a
church, on the property.)
GENERAL INFORMATION
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The request property is located on the west line of Courthouse Road, across from Dakins
Drive. Tax IDs 744-695-5625; 745-695-2854 and 2990.
Existing Zoning:
A
Size:
20.4 acres
Existing Land Use:
Public/semi-public (church)
Adjacent Zoning and Land Use:
North - R-7; Single-family residential
South - R-12 and A; Single-family residential and vacant
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East - R-7 and A; Vacant
West - R-9; Single-family residential
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Public Water and Wastewater S,, std:
The site is currently connected to both the public water and wastewater systems. This
request will not impact the public water or wastewater systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Drainage and Erosion:
This request will have no impact on these facilities.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
Fire ~ervice~
The Courthouse Fire Station, Company Number 20, currently provides fire protection and
emergency medical service (EMS). This request will have a minimal impact on Fire and
EMS.
County Department of Transportation:
Since this request will permit the continued operation of the existing private school, which
has been in operation since 1975, it will have no additional traffic impacts on the
transportation network.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT~:
This request will have minimal impact on these facilities.
T .ANTI T TCF.
Current Comprehensive Plan:
The subject property is located within the boundaries of the Northern Courthouse Road
Community Plan, which suggests the property is appropriate for residential use of 2.0
dwelling/acre or less.
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Draft Comprehensive Plan:
The Revised Draft Comprehensive Plan (as of September 2011) designates the subject
property "Medium Residential Community." This proposed land use designation encourages
horizontally integrated single-family residential, public and open space uses; specifically,
including schools and places of worship. It should be noted that the revised draft plan is
pending review by the Planning Commission, has not been approved, and does not provide
land use guidance for the subject property at this time. As of the date of this report, the
Commission has not forwarded a recommendation regarding the revised draft plan to the
Board of Supervisors. Additionally, the Board has not reviewed the revised draft plan, nor
has the Board taken any action on the revised draft plan to date. The recommendations of
the revised draft plan are provided for reference purposes only.
Area Development Trends:
The area is characterized by single-family residential development in the Wedgewood
subdivision and vacant acreage parcels east of Courthouse Road. The Plan anticipates
residential development continuing in this area.
Development Standards:
The request property has been developed as a church with associated parking facilities.
The applicant intends to continue to use the existing facilities (which has been used for a
private school use without requisite conditional use approval since 1975), to
accommodate the school use. The conditions would require any new development for
private school use to conform to the development standards of the Ordinance for
commercial uses in Emerging Growth Areas, and require specific setbacks for active
recreational areas for the private school use (Conditions 1 through 3). Emerging Growth
Standards address architectural treatment, access, parking, landscaping, setbacks, signs,
utilities and screening of dumpsters and loading areas.
CONCLUSION
The proposed private school use would have no greater impact on existing and anticipated area
residential development than does the permitted church use. In addition, the recommended
conditions address land use compatibility issues between the proposed use and area residential
development. Similar facilities, located adjacent to residential areas, have been approved
throughout the County with no apparent adverse impact on the residential uses.
Given these considerations, approval of this request is recommended.
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CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (8/16/11):
The applicant accepted the recommendation. There was no opposition present.
On motion of Mr. Gulley, seconded by Mr. Waller, the Commission recommended
approval subj ect to the conditions on page 2.
AYES: Messrs. Bass, Brown, Gulley, Hassen and Waller.
The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 beginning at 6:30 p.m., will take
under consideration this request.
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