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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA198900016 Action Letter 1989-04-12 S OF ALzik Sri - COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 April 12, 1989 R. G. Purcell & Daughters Land & Development Corp. c/o Dickie Purcell P. 0. Box 308 Louisa, VA 23093 Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-89-16, Tax Map 123 , Parcel 27A Dear Mr. Purcell: This letter is to inform you that on April 11, 1989, during the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, your application for VA-89-16 was approved with the conditions that each lot retain 210 feet of road frontage and that they share a common entrance to the two lots. This variance approval allows relief from Section 10. 4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the lot frontage on a public road from the required measurement of two hundred fifty (250) feet to two hundred ten (210) feet to allow the replatting of the property. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, • � An ew D. Evans D uty Zoning Administrator ADE/st cc: VA-89-16 Planning Department STAFF REPORT - VA-89-16 APPLICANT: R. G. Purcell & Daughters Land & Development Corporation TAX MAP/PARCEL: 123/27A ZONING: RA (Rural Areas) LOCATION: Located on east side of Rt. 618, +/- . 5 miles south of its intersection with Rt. 761 The applicant requests relief from Section 10. 4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, which states: "10.4 AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS Minimum lot size 2 acres Minimum frontage existing public roads 250 feet Minimum frontage internal public or private roads 150 feet" The applicant wishes to replat two (2) existing lots, and by doing so ask for a reduction from the required two hundred fifty (250) feet of road frontage, to two hundred ten (210) feet, a variance of forty (40) feet, for each of the two (2) lots. The applicant has two (2) lots, which consists of two (2) acres, and one (1) acre respectively. Both lots front on State Route 618 and have two hundred ten (210) feet of road frontage each. The common property line between the two (2) lots will be relocated to provide each lot with two (2) acres of area. Reference is made to the Planning Department's memo regarding their comments about the VA-89-16 application. It is true that a variance is being sought because of the replatting of the property, but relocating the mutual property line will not actually effect the existing two hundred ten (210) foot road frontage of either lot. The common property line between the two (2) lots will be relocated to establish the proposed two (2) acre lots. The following comments are offered to the Board of Zoning Appeals in consideration of the requested application: Staff Report - VA-89-16 R. G. Purcell & Daughters Land & Development Corp. Page 2 A) The review of the history records indicate that the two (2) lots have been in existence prior to any zoning (1968) in the County. A strict application would produce a hardship in trying to produce two (2) lots from the existing ones that fully qualify under the present Ordinance requirements. I believe that maintaining the existing road frontage, balancing the two (2) acres per lot, providing adequate building area (30, 000 square feet) , establishing some uniformity in each lot's shape, all combined offer basis for consideration of a request. B) Other properties may or may not share in general the same type of hardship should a similar proposal be made. It can be said that this specific case has unusual characteristics in that a majority of the current requirements can be met under the proposal. C) Whether or not the granting of this request will be of any detriment to the adjacent property or that the districts character will change is a decision that the Board of Zoning Appeals will have to decide when they are presented the case. The staff would add that the change in property line occurs internally and does not effect the outer boundary, specifically the road frontage.