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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA198700084 Action Letter 1988-01-13 ��oFF/I are�� COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 January 13 , 1988 Grady A. & Gail E. Hubbard 1645 Townwood Court Charlottesville, VA 22901 Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-87-84, Tax Map 60C, Parcels D1A & D1 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Hubbard: This letter is to inform you that on January 12 , 1988, during the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, that your application for VA-87-84 was approved. This variance approval allows relief from Sections 4 . 6 . 3 . 2 and 10.4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the side yard setback from sixty (60) feet to fifty (50) feet and to reduce the minimum lot size from two (2) acres to one and five-tenths (1. 5) acres to allow construction of a single family dwelling. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, 'V, Charles W. Burgess, Jr. Zoning Administrator CWB,Jr/st cc: VA-87-84 Planning Department STAFF REPORT - VA-87-84 OWNER: Grady A. Hubbard TAX MAP/PARCEL: 60C/D1 and D1A ZONING: RA (Rural Areas) LOCATION: 100 Cavalier Drive in the Colthurst Farm Subdivision The applicant seeks a variance from Sections 4 . 6. 3 . 2 and 10 . 4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. These sections state: "4 . 6. 3 . 2 Other yards adjacent to streets shall have a minimum width or depth, as the case may be, of eighty (80) percent of the minimum front yard depth required in the district in which the lot is located. . . " "10. 4 Area and Bulk Regulations Minimum lot size 2 . 0 acres. . . " The applicant at present has a non-conforming parcel containing one and forty eight hundreths (1 . 48) acres and desires to add a one thousand (1, 000) square foot well lot. In so doing, the applicant loses the non-conforming status of the property and in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, must then comply with the requirements of the present Zoning Ordinance. The applicant requests a variance of minimum lot size from two (2) acres to one and five tenths (1. 5) acres and to reduce the setback from a side street from sixty (60) feet to fifty (50) feet, to allow construction of a single family dwelling. RECOMMENDATION The application should be approved.