HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA198600031 Action Letter As-Built Reviews 1986-09-10 STAFF REPORT - VA-86-31
APPLICANT: Richmond-Albemarle Limited Partnership
c/o Ruby Furr , Arbor Crest Apartments
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 61/39
ZONING: R-15
ACREAGE: 3. 878 acres
LOCATION: West side of Hydraulic Road, ± 300 feet north
of the intersection of Route 656 and Route 743
The applicant requests variances from Sections 18. 3 and
4. 15.3 . 5 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance.
These sections pertaining to permitted signs in the Residential
District (R-15) and minimum yard requirements state:
"4. 15.3 . 5 Residential R-10 and R-15; Planned
Residential Development (PRD) ; and Planned
Unit Development (PUD)
Identification Signs: Provided: (A) not more
than two (2 ) square feet in area. "
"18. 3 AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS
Yards, minimum: Front , 25 feet . "
The applicant has an already existing identification sign
which is twelve (12) square feet in aggregate area and is located
twenty-one (21) feet from the road right-of-way. Size and location
of the existing sign were approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals
via variance , VA-83-63 . The variance was conditional upon the
sign being removed in three (3) years.
The advertised variance request was the same as the 1983
application, but the applicant ' s representative expressed to the
staff that the existing sign is satisfactory.
RECOMMENDATION
The variances should be denied for cause:
1) The applicant has not presented supporting
evidence that the hardship is unique to the
property in contradistinction to other prop-
erties in the same zoning district and general
vicinity. All properties zoned R-15 share
the same requirement .
2) The applicant has not provided sufficient
evidence to show that the strict application
of the Zoning Ordinance would produce a clear-
ly demonstrable hardship approaching confiscation
as distinguished from a special privilege or
convenience.
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Arbor Crest Apartments
3) The applicant has not provided sufficient
evidence to demonstrate that the authorization
of this variance will not be of substantial
detriment to the adjacent properties or that
the character of the district will not be
altered.
Should the Board find cause to entertain the request , the
following recommendations are made:
1) The approval be given to the existing
twelve (12) square foot sign located
twenty-one (21) feet from the road
right-of-way.
2) Variance, VA-83-63, be voided.
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DEPARTMENT OF ZONING
401 MCINTIRE ROAD
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. 22901.4596
(804) 296.5875
September 10, 1986
Arbor Crest Apartments
2226A Commonwealth Drive • •
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-86-31.
Tax Map 61, Parcel 39
Dear Sir:
This letter is to inform you that on September 9, 1986 , during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals ,
your application for VA-86-31 was approved.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 18. 3 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to allow a freestanding sign to
be located 8 feet from highway right-of-way , a variance of 17 feet . •
Also, the variance allows relief from Section 4. 15. 3. 5 to allow an
identification sign to be 24 square feet , a variance of 22 square
feet .
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
Cha4I94 q'✓. Bifvess
Charles W. Burgess
Zoning Administrator
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cc: /VA-86-31
VA-83-63
Richmond-Albemarle Ltd.
Partnership