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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
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.
Sincerely,
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 15, 1988
Ms. Nancy L. Garner
1505 Minor Ridge Court
Charlottesville, Va. 22901
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-88-22, Tax Map 61W2, Parcel 02-I3
Dear Ms. Garner:
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-88-22 .
This variance approval allows relief from Section 4 . 11. 2 . 1 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the setback for an
accessory structure from the minimum requirement of six (6) feet
to one (1) foot.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
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cc: VA-88-22
Inspections Dept.
STAFF REPORT - VA-88-22
OWNER: Nancy L. Garner
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 61W2/02-I3
ZONING: R-6 (Residential)
LOCATION: 1505 Minor Ridge Court
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 4 .11. 2 .1 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance which states:
"4. 11.2 . 1 Accessory Structures
If no utility or drainage easements or other
easements are adversely affected, accessory
structures or portions thereof may be erected
no closer than six (6) feet to adjacent lot
lines in the case of detached structures. . . "
The applicant proposes to construct an eight (8) foot by
eight (8) foot accessory structure in the rear yard of her
townhouse unit and seeks a reduction of the setback measure-
ment from the required six (6) foot from an adjacent lot line
to five (5) feet from the rear property line and one (1) foot
from the side property line. The applicant's rear yard measures
twenty-two (22) feet in width and twenty-six (26) feet in depth.
A five (5) foot gas easement exists on the applicant's property,
running parallel to the rear property line. Similar variances
were granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals on July 9, 1985, to
five (5) other property owners on Minor Ridge Court. One of the
previous variances (VA-85-29) was granted to 1507 Minor Ridge
Court.
RECOMMENDATION
The zoning ordinance does not provide for any special considera-
tion for accessory structures which are to be located in a town-
house development. The applicant could comply with the setbacks
required, but the structure would then be situated in the
middle of the five hundred seventy (570) square foot rear
yard. In that similar variances have been granted in the
past to other properties in the development, it does not appear
that the granting of this request will alter the character of
the district nor adversely affect the adjacent properties. The
staff believes that the variance request should be granted
subject to the following:
(1) Approval of the structure and location of same by the
Minor Hill Townhouse Homeowners Association, and
(2) subject to compliance with any applicable requirements
of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code