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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA198900018 Action Letter 1989-04-14 AL ��pF ��,1r .. 4111124, Via .1k G>RGIN�� COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 April 14, 1989 Bouson E. Peterson, Jr. Attorney-At-Law P. O. Box 296 Scottsville, VA 24590 Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-89-18, Tax Map 115, Parcel 32 Dear Sir: 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-89-18 was approved. This variance approval allows relief from Section 10. 4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the lot size from the required two (2) acres to one and six tenths (1. 6) acres to allow division of a nonconforming parcel . If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, „,}2. d ew D. Evans eputy Zoning Administrator ADE/st cc: VA-89-18 Planning Department STAFF REPORT - VA-89-18 APPLICANT: New Bethel United Methodist Church TAX MAP/PARCEL: 115/32 ZONING: RA (Rural Areas) LOCATION: Located on the east side' of State Route 620, . 1 mile north of its intersection with State Route 618 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 . 0 acres Minimum frontage existing public roads 250 feet" The applicant requests a variance to reduce the minimum lot size of two (2) acres, to one and six tenths (1. 6) acres, requiring a variance of four-tenths ( .4) acres. A 1. 8 acre lot exists which consists of two (2) portions physically separated by State Route 620. A church is existing on the larger portion (approximately 1. 64 acres) found on the east side of State Route 620, and the smaller portion . 16 acres is on the west side of the state road. The smaller portion of property serves no useful purpose to the church because it is physically separated from the portion that houses the church, parking area, and etc. A proper test for an area variance is whether or not a strict application of the ordinance will serve a valid public purpose which may outweigh the injury to the property owner. The staff finds that this particular request is with merit that it will serve the public interest and not make the church property any more less conforming. The following is offered to the Board of Zoning Appeals for their consideration. A) The strict application of the ordinance, if applied, would be a hardship in that the property is physically separated by a road, and the smaller portion is and only serves as unused land. The . 16 acre portion of land is of a practical sense of no use to and presently serves no function to the church's activities. Because of its dimension the parcel cannot be used for practical purposes. Staff Report - VA-89-18 New Bethel United Methodist Church Page 2 B) No other properties, with the exception of one (1) located within a 3/4 mile radius of the property as indicated by the County Tax Maps, have any shared likeness to the applicant's property. There are other properties located in the County that may experience like characteristics dealing with acreage. C) The reduction of the church property by . 16 acre, which will be added to parcel "X" (10. 36) tax map 115, parcel 31, will make parcel 31 more conforming in that it will increase the road frontage of the property. The added road frontage will make parcel 31 conform to the two hundred fifty (250) foot regulation.