HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201800013 Action Letter 2019-05-31COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 31, 2019
Justin Shimp
912 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ZNIA201800013 Rio Road W
Dear Mr. Shimp:
This letter is to notify you that your above -referenced petition has been scheduled for public hearings as
follows:
This petition will be reviewed, and public comment received at the ALBEMARLE COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019
The Albemarle County Planning Commission will meet at 6:00 p.m., Lane Auditorium, Second Floor,
County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. You oryour representative must be
present at this meeting; you may call this office during the week of the meeting to ask the tentative time
the item is scheduled on the agenda.
After the Commission has taken action on the proposal, a second public hearing will be scheduled for the
Board of Supervisors. The Board's meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. You or your representative must he
present at this meeting; A letter of notification of this hearing will not be sent to adjoining owners;
however, you may check this website: htto://albemarle.orvJupload/images/webapps/zoning/ for SIGN #68
to see its status at any time. Alternatively, you may sign up for A -mail by going to www.albemarle.ora.
(Go to the "Department" tab at the top and select County Executive. At the County Executive's page, you
will see "Albemarle County A -mail" by going to the menu on the far right of the page. It is the last item.
Select this item and sign up from there.) If you do not have internet access, please feel free to contact me
by phone at 434/296-5832 x 3272.
YOU OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE PRESENT AT BOTH OF THESE MEETINGS.
At least fifteen (15) days preceding the commission's public hearing, the Zoning Administrator or designee
shall erect on the property, subject to the above -referenced application(s), a sign (or signs) indicating the
property is to be subject to public hearing and referencing how to obtain additional information regarding
such hearing. The sign shall be erected within ten (10) feet of whatever boundary line of such land abuts a
public road and shall be so placed as to be clearly visible from the road. If more than one such road abuts
the property, then a sign shall be erected in the same manner as above for each such abutting road. If no
public road abuts thereon, then signs shall be erected in the same manner as above on at least two
boundaries of the property abutting land not owned by the applicant. The filing of the petition or
application shall be deemed to grant consent to the Zoning Administrator or designee to enter upon the
property and to erect the signs.
Justin Shimp
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May 31, 2019
Upon a fmding by the Board of Supervisors that failure to comply with the posting requirements of this
section has denied the public reasonable notice of the public hearing, the Board may defer action on the
petition or application until reasonable notice by posting is given.
The applicant shall exercise due diligence to protect the sign or signs erected, pursuant to section 33.8,
from vandalism and theft, maintain the sign or signs in the location or locations in an erect position as
placed by the Zoning Administrator or designee, and ensure that such sign or signs remain legible. Failure
to comply with these responsibilities may be grounds for the Commission or the Board of Supervisors to
defer action on the petition or application until there is reasonable compliance.
Any sign erected pursuant to section 33.8 shall remain the property of the Board of Supervisors. It shall be
unlawful for any person, except the applicant performing maintenance required by this section or the
zoning administrator or an authorized agent of either, to remove or tamper with any sign erected pursuant
to section 33.8. All such signs shall be removed by the Zoning Administrator or designee within fifteen
(15) days following the Board of Supervisor's final action on the petition or application or the applicant's
withdrawal of the petition or application.
Should you have any questions regarding the procedure for posting of signs, please do not hesitate to
contact the Zoning Administrator.
Sincerely,
Rachel Falkenstein
Senior Planner
Planning Division