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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
December 10, 1987
Arthur F. Edwards
P. O. Box 6124
Charlottesville, VA 22906
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-87-76, Tax Map 33 , Parcel 41A
Dear Mr. Edwards:
This letter is to inform you that on December 8 , 1987 , during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, that your application for VA-87-76 was approved.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 10. 4 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the minimum lot
size for four (4) proposed lots from the required two (2)
acres to one and nine-tenths (1.9) acres each to allow subdi-
vision of the property.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Si�nceerely,
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
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cc: VA-87-76
Planning Department
8 Acre Land Trust
STAFF REPORT - VA-87-76
APPLICANT: 8 Acre Land Trust
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 33/41A
ZONING: RA (Rural Areas)
ACREAGE: 8 .726 acres
LOCATION: Located on Route 747 at its intersection with
Route 640
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 10. 4 of the Albemarle
County Zoning Ordinance. This section, pertaining to area and
bulk regulations, states:
"10. 4 Area & Bulk Regulations
Minimum lot size 2 . 0 acres . . . "
The applicant proposes to subdivide the existing parcel into four
(4) equally sized parcels. In order to obtain approval of the
subdivision, the applicant is required to dedicate a twenty-five
(25) foot strip to the Virginia Department of Highways and Trans-
portation. When the dedication is made, the result is that the
four (4) parcels contain only 1. 987 acres each, instead of the
required 2 . 0 acres.
The staff's only comment to the applicant's request is that it
would be preferable for the applicant to create one (1) non-con-
forming parcel instead of four (4) . It appears that the
applicant could relocate the proposed property lines so as to
create three (3) parcels having a lot area of 2 . 0 acres and one
(1) parcel having a lot area of 1. 948 acres.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be denied for cause:
1) The applicant's hardship is created by the required
twenty-five (25) foot dedication, however, it does not appear
that the applicant is trying to minimize or eliminate the need
for a variance. The applicant could create a total of three
(3) parcels having a lot area of approximately 2 . 6 acres.
2) The applicant has not demonstrated that the perceived hardship
is unique to his property in contradistinction to other pro-
perties in the same zoning district and general vicinity. The
requirement the applicant seeks relief from is shared
uniformly by all properties zoned Rural Areas.
3) The applicant has not provided evidence to demonstrate that
the authorization of the variance will not be of substantial
detriment to the adjacent properties or that the character
of the district will not be altered.