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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
March 10, 1988
Mr. James E. Harlow
1651 Cool Spring Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-88-12, Tax Map 61B, Parcel 03-Q1
Dear Mr. Harlow:
This letter is to inform you that on March 8, 1988, during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, that your application for VA-88-12 was approved as
submitted.
This variance approval allows relief from section 17 . 3 . of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the rear yard
measurement from the minimum requirement of twenty (20) feet to
thirteen (13) feet to allow construction of an addition to a
dwelling unit.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
CWB,j r/st
cc: VA-88-12
Inspections Department
STAFF REPORT - VA-88-12
OWNER: James E. Harlow
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 61B/03-Q1
ZONING: R-10 (Residential)
LOCATION: Located in Townwood at 1651 Cool Spring Road
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 17.3 of the Albemarle
County Zoning Ordinance, which states:
"17.3 Area and Bulk Regulations
.Yards, minimum
Rear 20 feet . . . . "
The applicant proposes to construct a twelve (12) foot by twenty
(20) foot addition to the rear of his townhouse unit and seeks a
reduction of the rear yard setback from the minimum requirement of
twenty (20) feet to thirteen (13) feet. The applicant cites the
irregular configuration of the rear property line as the causing
factor for the requested variance. The applicant has already
received approval from the Architectural Review Committee for
Townwood for the proposed addition and has obtained statements
from the adjacent property owners in which he/she state they have
no objection to the proposed addition.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be approved:
1) In viewing the applicant's plat and the Townwood
development as a whole, it becomes apparent that the
irregular configuration of the rear property line does
create a hardship for the applicant in the reasonable use of
his property.
2) The applicant's hardship is not generally shared by other
properties in the Townwood Subdivision. It appears that of
one hundred sixty (160) units located in Townwood, only four
(4) units share a similar hardship to that of the applicant.
3) The granting of the applicant's request will not be of
substantial detriment to the adjacent properties nor will
the character of the district be altered.
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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
April 14, 1988
Mr. James E. Harlow
1651 Cool Spring Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-88-18, Tax Map 61B, Parcel 03-Q1
Dear Mr. Harlow:
This letter is to inform you that on April 12 , 1988, during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, that your application for VA-88-12 was approved as
submitted.
This variance approval allows relief from section 17 . 3 . of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the rear yard
measurement from the minimum requirement of thirteen (13) feet to
eleven (11) feet to allow construction of an addition to a
dwelling.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
CWB,jr/st
cc: VA-88-18
Inspections Department
VA-88-12