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Home My WebLink AboutVA199000032 Public Notification 1990-04-26 ��YI ow, o Ti® " COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 April 26, 1990 Shumate, John W. Young, Harold E. Jr. Stephens, Roderick J. or Tammie H. Grant, David P. or Darlene Crawford Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This letter is to notify you, as adjoining property owners, that Timothy J. and Deborah A. Ritchey (owners) , property described as Tax Map 35, Parcel 23B, Zoned RA, Rural Area, has made application for VA-90-32, requesting relief from Section 10.4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: The applicant requests relief from Section 10.4 to allow a detached garage (later to be attached by breezeway) to be 27 feet from the right-of-way of Route 641, a variance of 48 feet. A public hearing will be held by the Board of Zoning Appeals on May 8, 1990 at 3:00 p.m. , in Meeting Room #7, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottes- ville, Virginia. This application is made available for your review in the Albemarle County Zoning Office, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Sincerely, OnnNtl; Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/srp cc: VA-90-32 `�pY N•/iE`ti 47/ \�RGINYP ' COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 Mclntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 April 12, 1990 Timothy J. and Deborah A. Ritchey Rt 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 RE: Variance Application, VA90-32 Tax Map 35, Parcel 23B Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ritchey: This letter is to inform you that your variance application, VA-90-32, will be heard during the public hearing by the Board of Zoning Appeals on May 8, 1990, at 3:00 p.m. , Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. It will be necessary for someone to be present to speak for the variance application. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Respectfully, Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/srg cc: VA-90-32 C 4J�1-Ittii COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 4101 Mrintiic Hood Charll Ittewille, Virginia 22901-45% (-4U4) '2_96 5ti75 May 11, 1990 Timothy J. & Deborah A. Ritchey Rt. 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-90-32 , Tax Map 35, Parcel 23B Dear Mr. & Mrs. Ritchey: This letter is to inform you that on May 8 , 1990, during the meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board unanimously deferred your request for VA-90-32 for thirty days or to June 12 , 1990. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/s t cc: .VA-90-32 Sri J7 V COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22001 4506 (804) 296-5875 June 14 , 1990 Timothy J. & Deborah A. Ritchey Rt 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 RE: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-90-32 , Tax Map 35, Parcel 23B Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ritchey: This letter is to inform you that on June 12, 1990, during the meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board unanimously accepted your withdrawal request. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/srp cc: VA-90-32 CO 1NTY OF ALBEMARLE I is lx rtniont of Zontnq 401 I\1c Int r' ROdd ('h tdnttcwillc,, Vit,;inia 22901 1 4`)O (SOLI) . 06-587 August 20, 1990 Deborah Ritchey Rt 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 RE: VA-90-32 Refund Dear Mr. Ritchey: Thank you for your letter. We are unable to return your fee because your application has been through the complete process. Fees are charged regardless of the variance outcome, to partially recover costs for staff time and advertising costs. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call. Sincerely, itAult• r Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/srp COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE t)kmidin,,,i t fin int Rood Charlotteqvillc. 22901 ,15% (S0,1) 587) August 20, 1990 Deborah Ritchey Rt 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 RE: VA-90-32 Refund Dear Mr. Ritchey: Thank you for your letter. We are unable to return your fee because your application has been through the complete process. Fees are charged regardless of the variance outcome, to partially recover costs for staff time and advertising costs. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call . Sincerely, AVL, Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/srp • ilia �1 4 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE I)i'hmInu'nl of zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (N04) 296-5875 May 11, 1990 • Timothy J. & Deborah A. Ritchey Rt. 1, Box 470 Barboursville, VA 22923 Re: Board of Zoning Appeals Action VA-90-32 , Tax Map 35, Parcel 23B Dear Mr. & Mrs. Ritchey: This letter is to inform you that on May 8, 1990, during the meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board unanimously deferred your request for VA-90-32 for thirty days or to June 12 , 1990. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, 0,1Ak:4,4 if_ r) / 44(.< - Amelia M. Patterson Zoning Administrator AMP/st cc: VA-90-32 y \; \1a16i • COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE. Depan tIII& I t Of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville. Virginia 2290 1450() (804) 2%-5875 May 10, 1990 Harold E. Young, Jr. . M.D. Foxport Farm Barboursville, VA 22923 Dear Dr. Young: I am writing in respect to our conversation on May 10, 1990. I would like to confirm in writing that there was never any intention by myself or anyone in our Department to question your credibility on the information given concerning the Blue Ridge Run flood area or road improvements for Route 641. Your letter was addressed to the Board of Zoning Appeals as written. The staff comment to your letter was that the existing house nor the proposed addition were in the 100 year flood plan as defined by HUD by which our building requirements are based. Staff comment concerning Route 641 was that there are no current plans nor any within the six year plan for road improvements in this area. The minutes of these meetings, are available in our office and are available to the general public. I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience in our office if you wish to review the tape of this meeting. If I may be of any further help to you concerning this matter or other matters concerning Albemarle County requirements, please feel free to contact me anytime. Sincerely, ZoZ t--/A.o.An John Grady Deputy Zoning Administrator JG/srp ____-,, Har-...Ad: '::::. . ung i' o:.dacrt Fa,- 1) County of Altemarie Department of :':oning 401 McIntire Pd . Charlottesville , Va . 221-1,rj7.b Dear 'Zoning Deptatment , I am opposed to or -, v,. .. iance 1.5 the f--)lbemrie Coopt . Zoning Ordinande that would Ritchey to construct a garage on t:. er :...,,.-orer-:: , ' Their parcel of lard 1 , 7 ,,,,,, than oL,. -Tre .. r, pletely within the Blue Run flood plain . Their house a7c! proposed garage do not ha', G, the nece....i,sary ,..,.et hoc. froa. State Route 641 , which has been considered for additional right of way , widening , and improvement to our e : ght hundred-plus acre Echo ValeY properties . 73',. todavi.i]: ards , their ldt would not cualify for house or septic. flel i_onstruction . Please Jon t Permit yet anothe, : rLA . .? Le a good set of zonin;! ordinances that woc.' C their property . The Fitchie propertv should ha :. ., en,, ironmenta' arc::: heeth :cnnececi td A' i--.,:.-7::- e : ::,H-.-'- ,H conning lesii, than Dne . CrF: C -F 410:i:A i.:flaLr14 3 source , a septic field . livestock .,hov-se arc -:.:.cat ' . cc -. :,c, dog H:7!imel outside and i-,, Portedly Di,in nc:IME, two oricenE.ed jun;-: veric:: es ,, ''',- , ',- ', 11: NI ..)-t: Route ...)41. , and muH: ip ! a pilei., if 0,,: br : , Le ha'„,e t.,,,:0-;. ed cjc, 1 ., ,: ,„ with 1:-, bemrf::: F.. ,-. ; Protect most pf tae 3dreage surroundlng tne :::, 1 '.. -He T.,- -::,.: ,!,.. tY L . means o-f an ''a... ..L. L.i ; Lua and ForeA dIEt- iL4. ,.: . ::Ittempt to reoect the eisting ordinances that iLilhemarie Countv ard ass:-et us. in 1.....reevir,:j -'-- Lhi,L 9.rea ai::: well as desparately attecnptLng to ,.'.. .:! ,-- nf:: fortrer run o:i Po' - utdh ...:14:- Pue 1-.. ..,.. -: (om the prppert'y , I urge that vou deny a request +or relic..?, Section 10 .4 h... the Ri ':.chies and have the necessar—, A: hemarle Lourt . governing hod coo men :.tor' and Lcr---.-,':: :. unapprcved variances that a. *‘eady a :: at Dn fl:::: J' '': 7, ,T .. Dr-,D1-2rt'./ . Sincerlv , 4 , ,-, , . . . ,.. , ,. • ,• .• _ ,,- .,„, -- „:• —, • • . , 1,- r4 -. r1a i A.,:--, 1p,r:. May 2 , 1990 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen; This letter is regarding the request for relief from Section 10 . 4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, applied for by Timothy and Deborah Ritchey, in order to construct a garage 27 feet from the right of way of Route 641. As my wife Kathleen and I understand it, the variance may possibly be denied if adjacent landowners can provide just cause or good reason why the variance should not be granted. We are not clear, however as to what constitutes just cause or good reason. For a number of reasons we are opposed to the granting of the proposed variance in the assumption that the granting of this type of variance is a privilege, and not necessarily a right. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchey own slightly less than one acre of land. On this property there are now kept outside four large malamute dogs in pens , three dogs of mixed breeds , several cats , a pony, a goat, and a number of fowl such as chickens and ducks . Inside the house are kept an undetermined number of dogs , rumored to be more than a dozen. There seems to be no real provision made to dispose of the sizable quantity of waste these animals produce, and it has always been unclear as to where it goes . We understand there are no county ordinances restricting the number of animals or outbuildings one can have on less than one acre, but we believe some natural restrictions should apply. It seems to my wife and myself that if the Ritcheys ' are restricted from building on one side by a water source and property line, restricted on another side by a septic field, restricted on another side by a state road, and further restricted by existing dog pens , a pony pen and an outbuilding that was constructed last year, we feel that they have filled their lot with the maximum that it can and should hold. Our concern is that the propose' garage will not be used to house vehicles or equipment, but will merely be a makeshift kennel , again with no provision for disposal of waste. As the existing house is quite close to the road, the cats and dogs that are in the yard spend more than a little time in the road already. Both my wife and I on several occasions , have had to come to a full stop in the road as an uncontrolled dog or cat ran into the road. On such a crowded lot, the construction of yet another building in such extreme proximity to the state right of way is to us an undesirable thing. L __ 7 We also believe that reduction of adjoining property values, due to the already overcrowded conditions described in this letter, constitutes a very real and good reason why the variance should not be granted. They, apparently are sure the request will be granted, as the lumber for construction of said garage was delivered in January and has laid in the yard next to the two unused, unlicensed vehicles ever since. The Ritcheys ' have shown us nothing that we feel merits the privilege of receiving the variance of 48 feet and we both strongly oppose it. Res ectfully, N. y _ .4t4ILm„ ... 4„p„uit,,, John W. Shumate Kathleen E. Shumate l' 77-1 e:-- .,1---,- ,i7,111F-,,IN 7- wY 4 1990 Query on file CISPLAN by STAYLOR 04/24/90 Page 1 ADJACENT OWNERS LIST \IA "I0 3 Query selection conditions: 1. TAXPAR = '?03500000002400', 2. TAXPAR = '03500000002300', ` 3. TAXPAR = '035000000023C0', 4. TAXPAR = '03500000002500', F C- 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 `.� - ` _-�j TAXMAP/PARCEL: 035000000023C0 ADDRESS1: SHUMATE, JOHN W C 3 --1--)lk \ S—( ADDRESS2: RT 1 BOX 468 ADDRESS3: BARBOURSVILLE, VA ADDRESS4: ADDRESS5: ADDRESS ZIP CODE9: 229230000 TAXMAP/PARCEL: 03500000002300 ADDRESS1: YOUNG, HAROLD E JR fuLtl. �JI` eack q ADDRESS2: P.O. BOX 1250 1� ��1 ADDRESS3: ORANGE VA `, _ r �� ^ �,)/101Z-""„{_. ADDRESS4: .� C'' (� / J ADDRESS5: V ,- 'l L � (r--Y A C- sO--, ADDRESS ZIP CODE9: 229600000 TAXMAP/PARCEL: 03500000002400 ADDRESS1: STEPHENS, RODERICK J OR TAMMIE H L G`�J ^� (p --- y,, ADDRESS2: RT 2 BOX 181 J," /�`" �-I�-` . cf'� ADDRESS3: LOUISA, VA 0(a).1� a ,` „� CL/�1Z�� ADDRESS4: y J ADDRESS5: I ADDRESS ZIP CODE9: 230930000 ('C(C) . TAXMAP/PARCEL: 03500000002500 1 6.(C(4--Q oc—t " -1-6:)6(5'1 ADDRESS1: GRANT, DAVID P OR DARLENE CRAWFORD ADDRESS2: RT 1 BURNLEY STATION p1(L/f ADDRESS3: BARBOURSVILLE VA ADDRESS4: ADDRESS5: ADDRESS ZIP CODE9: 229230000 End of Query on file CISPLAN by STAYLOR