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Home My WebLink AboutVA198500039 Application 1985-08-13 Permit Fee Application No. " iit Sign Erected By: �� c. Staff: ..� m APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE Zoning Department 401 Mclntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22901-4596 County of Albemarle 296-5832 Date of Application , 19 ,y.5 . OWNER OF PROPERTY OCCUPANT (If other than owner) Name: .1sfe-c__ /c�.�ti F_.s I/, Name: Address: / 7-000 ,4vcti S Y, Address: Telephone: 7�)ce c' Telephone: Location of Property: IVe_s"t 7L1.) Q- - Avon, • Tax Map 77 E Parcel zi � Acreage 3. y 7 Qc f=_s Existing Zoning / T District 5-C Existing Use: s/� Variance sought (describe briefly relief sought) :I / 4 cc_l�J l: c-Q�4 Y GLCS S �Ci � r4w� CSC-�Ioh R6,, Jo. / -fl s The applicant requests relief from Section 26. 10.1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to allow Astec' s freestanding sign tonlocated 30 feet from public road right-of-way, a variance of 20 feet ; and also • to erect a second freestanding sign (Unogen) to be locat d 15 feet from the public road right-of-way, a variance of of 35 feet . ( Unogen also requests to increase their sign from 19.125 sq. ft . to 2,48. 5 sq. ft . from the variance previously approved. FDR OFFICE-USE ONLY Zoning Administrator has/has not rendered a decision. If so, state substance of decision: Date of Hearing: fl t L� g Final Decision Made: V/3/VS The variance sought was Beni. (approved with the following conditions: AeionA) - Pr k) 0 p - Z`L - t,, Special Use Permit; BOARD OF G • 'PEALS Sign Permit# S - 5- 5 -�5-� B : /� la �f Building Permit; to VA - F5 CVO , ) New STAFF REPORT - VA-85-39 APPLICANT: Astec Partnership TAX MAP/PARCEL: 77E(2)/4 ACREAGE: 3 .47 acres ZONING: LI (Light Industrial) LOCATION: West side of State Route 742 (Avon Street Ext . ) across from Fitz' s Auto Sales at the intersection of Route 742 and Route 1101 VARIANCE REQUEST The applicant requests relief from Section 26. 10.1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to allow Astec' s freestanding sign to be located 30 feet from the public road right-of-way, a variance of 20 feet ; and also to erect a second freestanding sign (Unogen) to be located 15 feet from the public road right-of-way, a variance of 35 feet . AREA CHARACTERISTICS The site is located just south of the Corporate City Limits on Route 742 (Avon Street Ext . ) . Adjacent to the applicant ' s property on Route 1101 to the west is Battens Body Shop (Automotive Repair) . On the opposite side of Route 1101 is Fitz' s Auto Sales (used car sales lot ) . Phase I is complete , and the applicant , and one (1) additional occupant will utilize the variance request . Elevation of the property ranges from 360 Flood Plain Limits on the northeast portion adjacent to Moores Creek to 420 at the southwestern boundary where the main entrance from 1101 was established. Landscaping (trees) are located on the site running parallel with Route 742 (Avon Street Ext . ) , thus obstructing most visual access from the public road. The road elevation is anywhere from three (3) to fifteen (15) feet below the developed site area. ZONING HISTORY There is an approved site plan that indicates two (2) phases of development . Variance, VA-85-22, was approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals on June 11, 1985. The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance to allow a freestanding sign to be located 30 feet from a public street right-of-way , a variance of 20 feet ; and also to erect a second freestanding sign to be located 15 feet from public street right-of-way. STAFF REPORT - VA-85-39 2 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Urban Land Use Plan indicates Industrial zoning on both the west and east sides of State Route 742 from the Corporate City Limits south to the crossover of I-64. STAFF COMMENTS The applicant has made application to reverse the location of the signs as submitted under VA-85-22 and to increase the aggregate area of one (1) sign by 9 feet-1. Traveling southward on Route 742, limited visual access of the building varies at different intervals because of the road eleva- tion vs. the site elevation. Northbound on Route 742 you are able to have visual contact with the site at present , but probably future vision of the building will be obscured when the trees mature located parallel with the road. The required setback of fifty (50) feet cannot be located except at the entrance island for location of a sign. If a sign were located at the required setback, it would only be partially visible from the public road. Physical conditions exist on the prepared site preventing the applicant from locating a sign at the required setback. The enlargement of the Unogen sign can be justified because of the setback location, and topographic conditions at the site. The proposed location of the Astec sign will cause it to be more noticeable due to its aggregate area, but should be subdued some- what once the greenery or landscaping begin to mature. The applicant is asking for a reversal of the two (2) sign loca- tions, and an increase of aggregate area on one (1) . The applicant is being restricted because of the required screening, elevation of the site vs. road level , and the topographic conditions of the north end of the property. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The staff recommends approval of the variance as submitted. ',woof -. VA-85-39. Astec ALBEMARLE COUNTY Tax Map 77E(2) , Parcel 4 l 4 l ., '`;<______, h m / ,4thhibi \ . 5k,t7t •� il-��gal! ,ii:.. . ,„,,Nplisbl NNW ii : , .,--._. ) , -/ 0 ''• 1)"**,) '\\ *a '' —1.---1 ' P 114 A:. -r1 .4" :• • . I //4 4 _J > Ili*Ili, : „- r 4 II1 Ill 1,1 \ ( lip* -. "wit.-- %,A\- ' a \'' / en J ♦ v � \",,,\� / a is 1 P LCTI IN^ lir 1 4 1 Ell Il [ oili, ..eiv.,. \1 II hill i 1 ' INlipilill#:,!ijIl 11 11111 1 1 I I ) X Ak , .,4 pr . \ f f! i` -. III , i lit\ 1 A •4 I I �� +I1I tI I � 1 PIN,did - i , 1 . •'\ ,0�� 11 l'lll�� . AlII_ I I , :;,:\„•;,: , \ ilL\ ..4_,A,.,\,, I g a k, ,11101011 K ------------- E- 5 4w FYI R L I FA Cl,--, - ------- -- �]Llt-,l ILLIAI. Co P LZ-