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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
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September 29, 1988
R. A. Yancey Lumber Company
c/o Sandra Jones
Crozet
Virginia 22932
Re: Variance Application - VA-88-68
Tax Map 55, Parcel 112
Dear Ms. Jones:
This letter is to inform you that your variance application,
VA-88-68, will be heard during the public hearing by the Board of
Zoning Appeals on October 11, 1988, 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,
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Charles W. Burgess, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
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cc: File #VA-88-68
STAFF REPORT - VA-88-68
OWNER: R. A. Yancey Lumber Company
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 55/112
ZONING: (HI) Heavy Industry
ACREAGE: 12.5 acres
LOCATION: South side of Route 250, +/- .3 miles east of its
intersection with Interstate 64
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 30.5. 6.2 . 1 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, which states:
"30.5.6.2 SA-Highways
30.5.6.2.1 No buildings or structures other than permitted
under section 4. 11, except as hereafter provided in
the case of certain signs, shall be constructed
within any SA-highways overlay district. . . . "
The Scenic Highway District is established in Section 30.5.2.2,
which states:
"30.5.2 .2 SA-HIGHWAYS
SA-highway overlay districts are hereby established along the
following highway corridors in Albemarle County for a distance
of one hundred fifty (150) feet on each side of the right-of-way:
a. U.S. Route 250 from the western corporate limits of the City
of Charlottesville to the western Albemarle County border. "
The applicant proposes to construct an addition to the rear of the
existing office building and seeks a reduction of the scenic
highway setback from the minimum requirement of one hundred fifty
(150) feet to forty (40) feet. The applicant states that
additional office space is needed and it is impractical to
construct a new structure in compliance with the one hundred fifty
(150) foot setback requirement.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be approved for cause:
1) The applicant has demonstrated that the SA-highways setback
requirements do create a hardship in the reasonable use of the
property. The proposed addition will not decrease the
existing setback and is the only practical solution to the
applicant's expansion needs.
2) The hardship is not generally shared by other properties in
the general vicinity.
3) The authorization of the variance will not be of detriment
to the adjacent properties nor will the character of the
district be altered.
Effective May 5, 1982 - The actual cost of any notice required
under the code shall be taxed to the applicant, to the extent that
the same shall exceed the applicable fee set forth in this
section.
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Application Fee = $50.00
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