HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA198800021 Action Letter 1988-04-06 April 6, 1988
Dear Applicant:
For your convenience and to allow you to organize your
thoughts prior to the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting
on April 12, 1988, please find attached the staff
report for your case.
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
April 14, 1988
Mr. David Cooke, Etal.
c/o Caleb N. Stowe
1100 Dryden Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-88-21, Tax Map 32, Parcel 19A
Dear Mr. Cooke:
This letter is to inform you that on April 12 , 1988, during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, the Board granted your variance request, VA-88-21,
with the following conditions:
(1) that the sign not exceed forty (40) square feet,
(2) that the applicant be limited to one (1) free-standing
business sign, and
(3) that the sign not be illuminated.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 26. 10. 1
of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce
the setback for a freestanding business sign from the minimum
requirement of fifty (50) feet to twenty (20) feet.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
ly,
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
CWB;jr./st
cc: VA-88-21
STAFF REPORT - VA-88-21
APPLICANT: David F. Cooke, Etal.
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 32/19A
ZONING: Light Industry (LI)
ACREAGE: 2 . 0 acres
LOCATION: East side of Rt. 606 at its intersection with
Quail Run Road
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 26. 10. 1 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, which states:
"26. 10 Minimum Yard Requirements
26. 10. 1 Adjacent to Public Streets: No portion of any
structure, except signs advertising sale or rental of
the property shall be erected closer than fifty (50)
feet to any public street right-of-way . . . . "
On January 13, 1987, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved a
variance (VA-86-47) which authorized the setback for a
free-standing sign to be reduced from fifty (50) feet to twenty
(20) feet. The variance was granted for a period of one (1) year.
The applicant now requests that the variance be made permanent.
The existing sign is not illuminated and is approximately forty
(40) square feet in area. The Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum
of two (2) freestanding signs on a property zoned Light Industry
(LI) having an aggregate sign area of one hundred (100) square
feet.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be denied for cause:
1) The applicant has not provided evidence that a strict
application of the ordinance would produce a clearly
demonstrable hardship approaching confiscation as
distinguished from a special privilege or convenience.
2) The applicant has not demonstrated that the perceived hardship
is unique to his property in contradistinction to other
properties in the same zoning district and general vicinity.
The requirement the applicant seeks relief from is shared by
all properties zoned Light Industry (LI) .
3) The applicant has not demonstrated 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.
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Staff Report - VA-88-21
David F. Cooke, Etal.
In the event the Board of Zoning Appeals should find cause to
entertain the applicant's request, the following conditions should
be considered:
1) that the sign not exceed forty (40) square feet,
2) that the applicant be limited to one (1) free-standing
business sign, and
3) that the sign not be illuminated.