HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA199200021 Application 1992-06-09 County of Albemarle
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Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596
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VARIANCE APPLICATION
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VARIANCE CHECKLIST
The current application form must be completed by the applicant in
its entirety (the request should be clear) .
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION
AND IS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
(� Application with justification statement.
( v( Most recently approved recorded plat. If none exists, then a
copy of the deed description for the property or properties
involved in the request.
(t' The appropriate drawings showing all existing and proposed
improvements on the property, with dimensions and distances
to property lines, and any special conditions of the property
that may justify the request.
( .-The fee payable to the County of Albemarle.
THE ZONING DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO
THE APPLICANT:
( One public notice sign for each roadway and/or road frontage.
( 0/Instructions for posting signs.
04 Copy of the review schedule.
(Person accepting pplication) ate
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Covenant Church of God
July 7, 1992
1025 East Rio Road
Charlottesville,
Amelia M. Patterson, Zoning Administrator Virginia 22901
County of Albemarle (804)973-5536
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901-4596
RE: Request for height variance
Dear Ms. Patterson:
I am writing in response to STAFF REPORT - VA9221 which I received on July
2, 1992. We were disappointed that the County Administrative Offices have yet
again demonstrated an adversarial position to the Board of Supervisors intent that
Covenant Church be allowed to construct a sanctuary for 800 people on Route 643.
It has now been two years of advance and retreat with the County. The
bureaucratic structure seems too complicated, and not at all designed for efficiency
of the taxpayer.
We do have several questions regarding the above stated application. If they could
be answered, it would help us to be much better prepared for the meeting scheduled
on July 14.
Questions:
1. Is it the general policy of the Zoning Department to recommend denial for
a request for variance?
Yes No
2. Your report indicates a rejection of the "hardship" issue. Yet, the
recommendation for denial of "hardship" does not specify any concrete
evidence for rejecting the request.
Is such evidence available? Yes No
Can we be made privy to such evidence prior to the appeal meeting? SENIOR PASTOR
Yes No Harold L. Bare, Sr.
PASTOR
Youth and Music
Jerry Steele
PASTOR
Education and Extension
Victor Morris
3. The issue of "hardship is not shared generally by other properties in the same zoning
district and the same vicinity", seems rather moot. This is unique to the area, an
approval granted by the Board of Supervisors, and to our knowledge no other
development of a church is in process in the area. How then can a direct comparison be
made? Please provide us with information helpful in presenting to the Zoning Board.
4. Regarding detriment to adjacent property, the question is not will a church de-value
adjacent properties. The question is will an additional ten feet (10') of height damage
adjacent properties. The County Code provides for advertisement and public notice to
adjacent property owners. This has been done.
Are there recorded protests from adjacent property owners? Yes No
If yes, are we allowed to know about such protests prior to the Zoning Meeting?
Yes No
If no protests of property owners have been filed, how does the County decide, by what
professional formula, e.g., commercial appraisers, historical records, etc., that a building
with the height proposed will depreciate the value of adjacent properties?
Or, is the recommendation for denial a subjective evaluation? Yes No
Or, is it a democratic vote of the component staff people dealing with the total request?
Yes No
5. Reference is made to Mr. Carver, who served as an architect in Virginia Beach, a
different municipality with peculiarities of military bases, sandy soils, and level terrain
hardly to be compared to the proposed Covenant Church site on Route 643 in Albemarle
County.
Does this indicate that applicants in Albemarle County are to take into consideration the
geographic, climatic, and soil conditions of other municipalities? Yes No
6. The report indicates evaluation in terms of total usage of land.
Is this an inherent recommendation from Zoning as to the shape and size of the proposed
building? Yes No
Or, is this a suggestion that a number of buildings should be constructed?
Yes No
Or, is it a suggestion that our architect and engineer should receive pre-design
recommendations from County officials? Yes No
7. The recommendation that "height of the building shall not exceed 46 feet at any facade"
seems clearly in violation of Code, Definitions, Page 9, which state that "mean height
level" is to be determined by ground to mid-point of the gable. You have already ruled
that the East side is the front. To recommend a maximum facade height of 46' seems
in contradiction both to Code and to your previous ruling.
Again, is there any scientific evidence to justify the recommendation for altering the Code
to 46' of facade? Yes No
If yes, please offer such evidence, i.e. statutes and codes.
8. By County Code the property in reference is not included in the Architectural Review
area. Attempts to bring it into the Architectural Review area appear to be yet another
form of control to frustrate the church carrying out an effective plan for construction.
Is there justification for the church being subjected to the Architectural Review Board,
when we have already paid thousands of dollars for an Engineer and Planning Site
Permits for the cause of insuring appropriateness with the area? Yes No
Has this request, and possible contingency, been referenced with the interpretation of the
Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission decisions to approve the construction
of a church? Yes No
It would appear to us that the Board of Supervisors approval was tantamount to indicate
a church of 800 would be an unusually large building for the zone and district in
question. Is county policy such as to complicate the will of the Board of Supervisors?
Yes No
We are naturally frustrated. Tens of thousands of dollars and two years later we simply are not
getting any indication of cooperation from the County Administrative Offices to proceed with
construction.
Each department works separately, with overlap, and with contingencies predicating other
contingencies, thus delaying our ability to meaningfully use the land. For every process there
is a fee.
Frankly, we do not feel cooperation from the County. Smiles and politeness only camouflage
an administrative nightmare that is financially and time-wise unending.
Candidly, we lack knowledge of codes and statutes which justify the recommendation for denial
of request VA-9221. Supplying us with the above requested information will be immensely
helpful to our understanding of the process, and it will greatly assist us in preparing for our
meeting with the Zoning Board.
You will note that copies of this letter and the staff report are being sent to the persons listed
below. This is an effort on our part to inform appropriate officials, and hopefully bring about
a process that will be more expeditious for the church and consistent with our Special Use
Permit.
Thank you for your response.
Respectfully,
Harold L. Bare, Sr., Pastor
Covenant Church of God
C: David Bowerman
Robert W. Tucker, Jr.
Babette Thorpe
Wayne Cilimburg
Al Carver
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