HomeMy WebLinkAboutSE202100010 Action Letter 2021-07-06County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Zoning
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June 22, 2021
Seth Chokel & Leah Willey
3555 Keswick Rd
Keswick VA 22947
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RE: SE202100010 LA Fourche HomestayAction Letter
Dear Mr. Chokel and Ms. Willey
Rebecca Ragsdale
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Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3249
On May 19, 2021, the Board of Supervisors took action on your Special Exception on Tax Map Parcel Number 079A1-00-
OA-00100 in the Rivanna District.
The Special Exception was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution and Conditions.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Ragsdale
Principal Planner
Zoning Division
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401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
FOR SE2021-00010 LA FOURCHE HOME, STAY
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the Memorandum prepared in conjunction with the SE2021-
00010 La Fourche Homestay application and the attachments thereto, including staffs supporting analysis,
any comments received, and all of the factors relevant to the special exceptions in Albemarle County Code
§§ 18-5.1.48 and 18-33.49, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the requested
special exceptions would cause (i) no detriment to any abutting lot and (ii) no harm to the public health,
safety, or welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in association with the homestay at 3555 Keswick
Road, 3507 Keswick Road, and 1061 East Keswick Drive, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
hereby approves the special exceptions both (i) to permit the use of up to five guest rooms and (ii) to modify
the minimum 125 foot northeast and southeast yards otherwise required for a homestay, in the Rural Areas
zoning district, both subject to the conditions attached hereto.
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I, Claudette K. Borgersen, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a Resolution
duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, by a vote of five to zero, as
recorded below, at a regular meeting held on May 19, 2021.
Ave Nay
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKeel
Y _
Ms. Palmer
Absent _
Ms. Price
Y
Clerk, Board of county Supr ors
SE 2021-10 La Fourche Homestay Special Exception Conditions
I Parking for homestay guests is limited to the Parking areas designated on the Parking and House
Location Exhibit dated April 27, 2021.
2. Homestay use is limited to a total of five guest rooms, all of which must be within the existing
dwellings depicted on the Parking and House Location Exhibit dated April 27, 2021.
3. The existing buffer and screening located along the southeastern property line, as depicted on the
Parking and House Location Exhibit dated April 27, 2021, must be maintained, or equivalent
screening that meets the minimum requirements of County Code § 18-32.7.9.7(b)-(e) must be
established and maintained.
4. The existing parking adjacent to 1061 East Keswick Drive, labeled as "Parking to be removed or
reconfigured" on the Parking and House Location Exhibit dated May 19, 2021, must be removed, or
reconfigured to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator to prevent vehicles backing into East
Keswick Drive, prior to zoning clearance approval for a homestay.