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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 Mclntir<' Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
May 10, 1989
Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
c/o Gene Johnson
P. O. Box 381
Scottsville, VA 24590
Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-89-30, Tax Map 130A1, Parcel 64
Dear Mr. Johnson:
This letter is to inform you that on May 9 , 1989 , during
the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning
Appeals, your application for VA-89-30 was approved.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 10 . 4 of
the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to allow the reduction
of the rear yard requirement of thirty-five (35) feet to
seventeen (17) feet, to allow an addition to the firehouse.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
j'ezej,
nd ew D. Evans
Deputy Zoning Administrator
ADE/st
cc: Inspections Dept.
VA-89-30
Planning Department
STAFF REPORT - VA-89-30
APPLICANT: Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 130A(1)/64
ZONING: RA (Rural Areas)
LOCATION: Located on the south side of St. Rt 6, + .25 miles west
of the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 726.
The applicant seeks relief from Section 10.4 of the Albemarle County Zoning
Ordinance, which states:
"10.4 AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS
Yards, minimum:
Front 75 feet 75 feet
Side 25 feet 25 feet
Rear 35 feet 35 feet"
The applicant seeks relief from the required thirty five (35) foot rear yard
setback to locate a proposed bay addition to the existing fire station within
seventeen (17) feet, a variance of eighteen (18) feet.
The addition will have an upper level which will accommodate office and storage
space.
The existing fire department facility was allowed to locate within seventy-
five (75) feet of the front property line or within the designated Scenic
Overlay District (Rt 6) , by means of a variance VA-78-25 granted on June 13,
1978.
Topography of the site is gentle with a gradual drop of approximately six (6)
to eight (8) feet from the front of the property to the rear. About a six (6)
foot to eight (8) foot elevation difference from the front to the rear of the
property, exists.
The rear corner of the existing structure is approximately thirty-seven (37)
feet from the rear property line.
The most practical location for a proposed addition to the present structure
is being pursued.
Screening is afforded along the perimeter of the adjacent properties.
A two (2) story addition is proposed, providing a bay on the lower or ground
area, and office-storage space on the upper level.
The following comments are offered to the Board of Zoning Appeals in
consideration of the requested application:
A) There appears to be no special conditions that are peculiar to the land
or building that are not applicable to other properties in the same
zoning district. It should be shown that a strict application of the
ordinance requirements would produce an undue hardship.
Staff Report - VA-89-30
Page 2
B) It should be that the hardship involved is not shared by other properties
in the same vicinity and/or zoning district. The applicant has already
been given relief from the front setback, which has been reduced by half
the required distance.
C) Granting relief should not confer to the applicant any special privilege
that is denied to other properties in the same zoning district. Any relief
granted should be in harmony and in keeping with the spirit and purpose
of the ordinance.