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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
June 29, 1988
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
Route 1, Box 11
Faber, VA 22938
ATTENTION: Sam Smith
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-88-32 , Tax Map 126, Parcel 21A
Dear Mr. Smith:
This letter is to inform you that on June 28, 1988, during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, the Board ruled to grant your variance request, VA-88-32 .
This variance approval allows relief from Section 10.4 of
the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required
front yard setback for a church addition from seventy-five (75)
feet to twenty-one (21) feet.
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-88-32
STAFF REPORT - VA-88-32
APPLICANT - Oak Ridge Baptist Church
TAX MAP/PARCEL - Tax Map 126, Parcel 21A
ZONING - RA (Rural Areas)
ACREAGE - 1. 01
LOCATION - N. W. side of State Rt 721, .7 miles north of
its intersection with Rt 6
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 10.4 of the Albemarle
County Zoning Ordinance, which states:
"10.4 Area and Bulk Regulations
• yards, minimum
front. . . . 75 feet . . . "
The church wishes to construct new exterior walls to replace the
existing old hewed timbers, which will be located twenty one (21)
feet from the road right-of-way, requiring a variance of fifty-
four (54) feet.
The church was constructed quite a long time ago, and its present
state is in dire need of repair.
In May of 1985 the Board of Zoning Appeals reviewed and approved
a variance, for the church to add an addition, housing two (2)
bathrooms. The variance allowed the new construction to come
within twenty-three (23) feet of the road right-of-way on the
front property line. The church has petitioned the Board at this
time requesting that they allow reconstruction of the supporting
walls which will encroach on the front property line two (2) feet
beyond the '85 variance approval.
The new proposed construction is prohibited as per Section 6. 2
of the County Zoning Ordinance. Work may be done on
non-conforming structures, such as repairs, or replacement on
non-bearing walls.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be approved for cause:
1) The Zoning Ordinance requirements create a hardship and
hinder the applicant from restoring the structure.
2) The hardship is not generally shared by other properties.
Other non-conforming properties may experience similar
circumstances.
3) The granting of the variance should not be of any detriment
to the adjacent properties, nor should the character of the
district be altered.