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Home My WebLink AboutVA199200003 Action Letter 1992-03-20 �OF AL . 1' ��RGIN�P COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 CORRECTED COPY March 20, 1992 McDonalds Corporation 2300 Dominion Tower 999 Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA 23510 ATTN: Andy Bailey RE: Board of Zoning Appeals Action Tax Map 78, Parcel 4A and 4 (part) Dear Mr. Bailey: This letter is to inform you that on March 10, 1992, during gthe eard meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Bapproved (4: 1) your request for VA-92-03 as follows subject to the condition that the freestanding sign must be approved by the Architectural Review Board. 1) To allow 32 square foot monument sign with setback of 10 feet or greater from highway right-of-way. 2) To allow 2 illuminated directional signs no larger than 2 square feet each with one being an entrance sign and the other an exit sign. 3) Denied variance request for additional wall signage. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, m^ Babette Thorpe Zoning Assistant BT/sp/$7 cc: A. T. Williams Oil Co. Star Enterprises STAFF PERSON: Babette Thorpe PUBLIC HEARING: 3/10/92 STAFF REPORT - VA-92-03 OWNER/APPLICANT: McDonald's Corporation TAX MAP/PARCEL: 78-4, 4A ZONING: HC, Highway-Commercial; C-1, Commercial 1 Entrance Corridor Overlay District ACREAGE: 1. 88 LOCATION: West side of Route 20 North approximately . 1 mile north of its intersection with Route 250 East REOUEST: In order to place a free-standing sign measuring 40 square feet ten feet from the property line, the applicant requests relief from the regulations of both the underlying district and the entrance corridor. Section 21.7 . 1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance requires that free-standing business signs be located 30 feet from the right-of-way. Section 30. 6. 5. 2 (b) of the Entrance Corridor regulations requires that free-standing signs be limited to 18 square feet in area. In order to have three wall signs measuring 24 square feet each, the applicant requests relief from the Entrance Corridor regulations only. Section 30. 6. 5. 2 (a) limits the aggregate area for wall signage to one-half that allowed in the underlying district; Section 30. 6. 5. 2 (c) limits the number of wall signs to one per highway frontage. The aggregate area allowed to wall signage in the underlying district is 100 square feet; therefore, only 50 square feet would be allowed in the entrance corridor. This site has only one frontage - on Route 20 North; therefore, only one wall sign would be allowed under the entrance corridor regulations. In order to have two illuminated directional signs measuring four square feet each, the applicant requests relief from the entrance corridor regulations and the definition of "Sign, Directional" in Section 3 . 0. Section 30. 6. 5. 2 (a) limits the aggregate area for directional signage to one-half that allowed in the underlying district; the definition states that directional signs may not be illuminated. Except for the setback of the free-standing sign and the illumination of the directional signs, the applicant's proposal meets the requirements of the underlying zoning district. The applicant's justification includes the following: McDonald's feels there will be an undue hardship without these modifications. We feel a thirty foot signage setback will not allow for proper and timely identification of the restaurant. Also, none of the requested modifications will cause physical or visual damage to the surrounding area. 3. The applicant has provided evidence that the authorization of such variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property and that the character of the district will not be changed by the granting of the variance. Taken individually, each sign seems low-key; however, staff believes that three wall signs and two illuminated directional signs, combined with the free-standing sign, would have a cumulative effect that would indeed be of substantial detriment to adjacent properties. Should you approve this request, staff recommends the following conditions: Free-Standing Sign: 1. The free-standing sign shall be a rectangular, solid- face, monument sign. The logo shall not extend beyond the rectangle. Wall Signage: 1. The wall signs on the north and south facades shall be limited to 12 square feet and shall not be internally illuminated or back-lit. The wall sign facing Route 20 shall be limited to 24 square feet. Directional Signage: 1. Directional signage shall be limited to one illuminated sign measuring four square feet. 4��Ii I71i9 �'LRCiNtP COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Zoning 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5875 March 12, 1992 McDonalds Corporation 2300 Dominion Tower 999 Waterside Drive Norfolk, VA 23510 ATTN: Andy Bailey RE: Board of Zoning Appeals Action Tax Map 78, Parcel 4A and 4 (part) Dear Mr. Bailey: This letter is to inform you that on March 10, 1992 , during the meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board approved (4 : 1) your request for VA-92-03 as follows subject to the condition that the freestanding sign must be approved by the Architectural Review Board. 1) To allow 32 square foot monument sign with setback of 10 feet or less from highway right-of-way. 2) To allow 2 illuminated directional signs no larger than 2 square feet each with one being an entrance sign and the other an exit sign. 3) Denied variance request for additional wall signage. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Sincerely, 6a,14-efie 01610-e--- Babette Thorpe Zoning Assistant BT/sp cc: A. T. Williams Oil Co. Star Enterprises