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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
April 12, 1990
Wendell W. Wood
P. 0. Box 5548
Charlottesville, VA 22905
RE: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-90-18, Tax Map 45B(1), Parcel 1B
Dear Mr. Wood:
This letter is to inform you that on April 10, 1990, during the meeting of the
Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board unanimously approved your
request for VA-90-18, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Wall signs to be measured by 1.5 square feet to 1 linear foot of
business frontage.
(2) Only 1 wall sign per tenant.
(3) No wall sign shall exceed a 200 square foot total.
(4) No roof signs shall be erected on this site.
(5) Site shall be limited to one (1) freestanding (pedestal) sign not
to exceed 50 square feet and shall identify the site only. No free-
standing menu board sign shall be used.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 4.15.3.7 of the Albemarle County
Zoning Ordinance to increase the total square footage for wall signs from 200 square
feet to 1150 square feet, a variance of 950 square feet, and from Section 21.7. 1 to
reduce the front yard setback from 30 feet to 10 feet, a variance of 20 feet for the
placement of a freestanding sign.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
Amelia . Patterson
Zoning Administrator
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cc: VA-90-18
Staff Person: John Grady
Public Hearing: April 10, 1990
STAFF REPORT - VA-90-18
APPLICANT: Wendell W. Wood
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 45B(1)/1B
ACREAGE: Approximately 10 acres
ZONING: HC, Highway Commercial
LOCATION: On the east side of Route 29 north approximately
1 mile north of the intersection of Route 29
north and Rio Road
REQUEST:
The applicant requests relief from Sections 4 . 15. 3 . 7 and 21. 7 . 1 of
the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. This section states:
"4 . 15. 3 .7 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (HC) ; PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
SHOPPING CENTER (PD-SC) ; and PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-MIXED
COMMERCIAL (PD-MC) . . .
Business Sign, Wall: Provided: . . . (b) the aggregate
area of all such signs shall not exceed two hundred (200)
square feet; . . . "
"21.7 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
21.7 . 1 Adjacent to public streets: No portion of any
structure except signs advertising sale or rental of the
property shall be erected closer than thirty (30) feet to
any public street right-of-way. "
The applicant requests a variance from Section 4 . 15. 3 . 7 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to increase the total square
footage for wall signs from 200 square feet to 1150 square feet,a
variance of 950 square feet. Applicant also requests a variance
from Section 21. 7 . 1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to
reduce the front yard setback from 30 feet to 10 feet, a variance
of 20 feet for the placement of a freestanding sign.
The applicant's justification for variance includes the following:
1. Style and appearance of the site reflects the image of a
shopping center rather than the use of a single business
tenant.
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Wendell W. Wood
2 . Upon completion of all phases the site will be occupied by
multiple tenants, approximately 30 or more and 200 square
feet will not adequately identify each respective business.
3 . Due to the location of the buildings and the speed of the
traffic approximately 55 miles an hour the signage allowed per
tenant (approximately 3 square feet) would be ineffective.
4 . The 50 square foot freestanding sign is half the 100 square
feet that is currently allowed in the Highway Commercial zone.
RECOMMENDATION:
The applicant's request does meet the criteria that the Zoning
Department will be presenting at a later date this year to change
certain sections of the sign ordinance. Therefore, staff would
recommend approval for this application. This is in response to
recurring variances due to Zoning Ordinance inadequacies. If the
Board of Zoning Appeals should approve the variance at this time,
staff would
recommend the following conditions.
1. Wall signs to be measured by 1. 5 square feet to 1 linear
foot of business frontage.
2 . Only 1 wall sign per tenant.
3 . No wall sign shall exceed a 200 square foot total.
4 . No roof signs shall be erected on this site.
5. Site shall be limited to one (1) freestanding (pedestal) sign
not to exceed 50 square feet and shall identify the site only.
No freestanding menu board sign shall be used.