AGENDA DATE: 6/10/2015
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SDP201500018 Carson Raymond Field- Minor
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Special exception for waiver of outdoor lighting requirement under County Code ? 18-4.17.4(a)
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Kamptner, Cilimberg, Benish, Yaniglos
PRESENTER (S): None
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: Carson Raymond Field (the "Field") is located on the Hollymead Elementary School property and is used by Hollymead Elementary School, Sutherland Middle School, and the Northside Cal Ripken League (NCRL). The NCRL proposes to install four (4) sixty-foot light poles to illuminate the Field in order to provide an additional 450 hours of practice and game time from March through October. County Code ? 18-4.17.4(a) requires that full cutoff luminaires be used, meaning they shall be shielded so that all light emitted by them is projected below the horizontal plane. Both the Albemarle County School Board and the NCRL are seeking a special exception to waive the requirement of County Code ? 18-4.17.4(a) to allow the new light fixtures to not be full cutoff luminaires (See Attachment B). The Albemarle County School Board unanimously approved the plan at its January 22, 2015 meeting, and the County Department of Parks and Recreation supports this request. There are other athletic fields located on the property, however, only the Carson Raymond Field, which is the field closest to the school(s), is being proposed for the lighting.
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DISCUSSION: On January 20, 2015, the NCRL hosted a community meeting at Sutherland Middle School and invited members of both the Hollymead and Forest Lakes...
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