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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To:
Ryan Yauger, P.E. (ryaugergbohlereng
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From:
Cameron Langille —
Senior Planner
Division:
Planning Services
Date:
September 27, 2019
Subject:
SDP201900026 Brookhill
Block 8A Final Site Plan — Special Exception Request Approval
Mr. Yauger,
The Planner for the Planning Division of the Albemarle County Department of Community Development has reviewed your
request for approval of an administrative special exception to the maximum front setback permitted in Brookhill Block 8A,
currently under review as a final site plan application (SDP201900026).
Staff hereby grants approval to your request to increase the maximum front setback from 25' to 35.7' along the front property
line. In accordance with Section 2.3.2.3 of the Brookhill Code of Development, approved with the zoning map amendment
application ZMA201500007, special exceptions to the required maximum front setback of 25' in Block 8 shall be considered
and acted on administratively during the site plan review process.
Please be aware that this approval only increases the maximum front setback of the building within Block 8A of Brookhill,
as shown on the final site plan SDP201900026 currently under review. This approval for Block 8A is based on the nature
of the proposed use, which requires a vehicular travel way around the entire building that provides adequate turnaround
space for large delivery trucks. Another factor in the approval is the site topography; Block 8A is situated in a particularly
steep section of Brookhill. Without granting the request, the subject parcel would need to be elevated above the adjacent
road and reinforced with large retaining walls in order to provide a flat site for buildings and other improvements. By
allowing the building to be placed further toward the interior of the site, retaining wall installation and site grading is
minimized. Thus, the character and form of development of Block 8A will be more consistent with the intent of the
Neighborhood Density Residential block classification called for by the Code of Development.
Staff strongly advises the applicant to carefully plan future blocks in Brookhill so that exception requests to alter the Code
of Development setbacks are minimized or cease entirely.
Sincerely,
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Cameron Langille
Senior Planner
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