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Home My WebLink AboutVA197800061 Application 1978-08-27 $20. Permit Fee _ Application _ j/ tO- 7(Y-6 / Sign Erected By: Staff: Jam)6 (-4.-4�_ht. APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE Zoning Department 414 E. Market Street Charlottesville, VA 22901 County of Albemarle 296-5832 Date of Application 1%� c�Z , 19 7cY OWNER OF PROPERTY OCCUPANT (If other than caner) Name: C(,() 9' - is)-11 r Name Address: /7_ _r, -lc', Address: 1!, 6p,e�/ Cr . Telephone: Telephone: Location of Property: UCA- A ,-u-._, r. ,,-„.� 1 -%'.4 Efli Tax Map ��`9 Parcel c,2 .5 ,(6/ Acreage .3. 5- -Existing Zoning . /' District 4C�-r,C.c4.4-( %>/" (_ 4",,,c) Existing Use: f , L/, `,0,,„-t) 6 =Cci9, Variance sought (describe briefly relief sought) : i - a c_ ,`"le..- .,:g +-4 1 .(9-7- ) 1/4-1: / i.- e' -1.4) a,c ,�' I hereby certify that the foregoing information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I am the owner named above. :att 14p 'cant 'ell'Aate FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Zoning Administrato4Dhas not rendered a decision. If so, state substance of decision: Date of Hearing: , O /� / � / Final Decision Made: v /d��e The variance sought was Beni /approved with the following conditions: J&1r`GW&C `` ee f 7l W r -.1.‘_ . ./fiG,(-Z-c. 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Kirtley Route 250 West Charlottesville, VA Re : Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-78-61 Dear Mr. Kirtley: This letter is to inform you that on October 10, 1978 , during the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, your application for VA-78-61 was granted with the following conditions : 1 . The sign variance runs with the applicant only. 2. The sign is intended to read Kirtley Realty only. This variance allows relief from section 18-3-1 to allow a free-standing business sign to be located 20 feet from the right-of-way; a variance of 130 feet . If you should have any questions , please feel free to contact this office . Respectfully, _�/cvttit.L•.. J. Benjamin Dick Zoning Administrator JBD/pms cc : VA-78-61 • N.v/ OF AL9E,y � �pF A �� cP 1\ 4GINU Planning Department 804/298.5823 414 EAST MARKET STREET CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 22901 ROBERT W. TUCKER. JR. RONALD S. KEELER DIRECTOR OF PLANNING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING DONALD A. GASTON SENIOR PLANNER N. MASON CAPERTON PLANNER MEMORANDUM Date: December 8, 1978 To: Mr. J. Benjamin Dick - Zoning Administrator - From: Mr. Robert W. Tucker, Jr. - Director of Planning Re: SCENIC HIGHWAY SIGN - Kirtley Realty I have reviewed the attached sign proposal for location on Route 250 West and find it to be basically in keeping with the Scenic Highway Ordinance. This approval does not speak to the sign's size or dimensions, however. If you should have any questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to call. 14141 RWTj :jg Attachment (1) / / / J ,i/A 1 ,2, I1 Noe wool STAFF REPORT VA-78-61 . W. J. Kirtley, Jr. Tax Map: 59 Parcel: 23B-1 Zoning: M-1 Existing Activity Professional office building Proposed Variance The applicant requests relief from section 18-3-1 to allow a free-standing business sign to be located 20 feet from the right-of-way; a variance of 130 feet . Zoning Ordinance Requirements No structure , except as hereinafter provided in the case of certain signs , shall be constructed within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the right-of-way of any designated scenic highway or Virginia byway having a right-of-way width of fifty (50) feet or more, nor within one hundred seventy-five (175) feet of the right-of-way of any such highway or byway having a right- of-way width of less than fifty (50) feet. Staff Recommendation The applicant presently has a variance to locate an office building 74 feet from the right-of-way. (VA-77-67) The proposed sign location is to be on the grassy area of the site plan. Material proposed is a french rod iron de- sign with wood to indicate tenants . A "for lease" sign is also to be utilized on this sign until the building is leased. The applicant claims the hilly area of Route 250 west requires the sign to be closer to the road and also that placing the sign beyond 30 feet from the right-of-way will cause the sign to be in the parking lot . If the Board chooses to approve the variance , staff recommends no conditions . (It should be noted that in the M-1 zone the setback is 50 feet . ) ✓fl-'i / Chessie System P. 0. Box 1254 Richmond, Virginia 23210 October 13, 1978 Ms. Glenna Ratcliffe Zoning Department, County of Albemarle 414 East Market Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 Dear Ms. Ratcliffe: This has reference to your letter of October 2, file VA-78-61, concerning a zoning change of the property of W. J. Kirtley, Jr. for locating a free standing sign. There was no Chessie System representative present at the public hearing due to my not receiving your letter until October 11. We have no objection to the zoning change provided the sign is located a sufficient distance from our operating right-of-way as not to obstruct sight distances necessary for safe train operation or be lighted in such a fashion as to allow our personnel to interpret it as a signal indication. Very truly yours, A/-igGc--- E. L. Moser Manager Engineering LEM/ltd ReC IVet o n 17 i9/ 1 t -y The Chessie System railroads are the C&O, B&O, WM and affiliated lines. Chessie System, Inc. is the parent for the railroads, Chessie Resources, Inc., Western Pocahontas Corp. and the Greenbrier. 7-V " Box 3, Ivy, VA. 22945 October 5, 1978 Mr. Benjamin Dick Zoning Administrator Albemarle County Office, Building Market Street Charlottesville Dear Mr. Dick: I wonder if perhaps there is a misprint in the legal notice concerning the Kirtley sign variance request scheduled for October 10. The variance re- quest refers to a sign setback' requirement of 150 feet while the ordinance states. . . "no sign shall be located within fifty (So) of the right-of-way of any designiated scenic highway or Virginia byway. . . " . with some exceptions (noted in paragraph in ordinance) that may be erected :itin the fif-y feet. But in any case, with reference to the requested variance, we would like to indicate our concerns as noted on the enclosed rage. Incidentally, a number of people have exrressed surprise at the narrowness of the setback and the problems likely to arise with entrance and exit from 25C west to this site. Sincerely, ManAkr)- S Martha M. Selden Chairman, Scenic Roads Committee q).0 104 REVtt4* Reference : Kirtley variance request for setback variance for sign on Rt. 250 west from 50 foot setback estab- lished in county ordinance. As a result of a variance granted for a building setback on this parcel, a building is being constructed that is closer to Route 250 west than 'existing commercial structures on either side. Is, a result we are concerned about problems of access to this site on an increasingly traveled road at a particularly hilly stretch. There is only a short distance between the highway right of way and the entrance to this parcel as planned, making entrance and exit from Rt 250 west difficult. We urge careful review of the safety problems. We are also concerned about the impact on this road of the design and location of any sign for its impact on the area as well as the question of safety.