AGENDA DATE: 4/12/2017
TITLE: Field School - Central Sewerage System
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request Board approval of a Central Sewerage System to serve the Field School of Charlottesville.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Blair, Graham, Pohl
PRESENTER (S): Pohl
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: On March 8, 2017, the Board approved Special Use Permit (SP201500024) with conditions to construct a private school (Field School of Charlottesville) on Tax Map Parcel Numbers 06000-00-00-06800 and 06000-00-00-068E0. The Board also approved setting a public hearing for a Central Sewerage System on April 12, 2017. This request is specifically for the Central Sewerage System.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Critical Infrastructure: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: The proposed system would consist of a sewer lateral system, collecting waste from three (3) buildings, along with a distribution box and drainfield as seen on the Concept Plan (Attachment A). The plans identify an area for a primary drainfield and two reserve drainfields.
Chapter 16 of the County Code defines a central sewerage system as a system "designed to serve three (3) or more connections". Primary users of central systems are public schools and campgrounds in the Rural Area. Though the applicant has not completed a final design for the private school layout, the applicant anticipates building three (3) separate structures on site: an academic building, a gymnasium, and a dining hall. While the three (3) building connections are for one overall use, they are considered a central system, which requires Board approval. This request does not require action by the Planning Commission.
Use of central sewage systems in the Rural Area is discouraged due to the potential of a proliferation of residential uses using a ...
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