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HomeMy WebLinkAboutACSA198800001 Staff Report 1987-05-26 \ AI.I1G. ct ' J� i 1V 1,1ItG[`'la COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Dept. of Planning & Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-4596 (804) 296-5823 MEMORANDUM TO: Guy B. Agnor, Jr. , County Executive FROM: John T. P. Horne, Director of Planning & Community Developments DATE: May 26 , 1987 RE: Request for Amendment to ACSA Jurisdictional Area For Sewer Service - Triangle Trailer Court I have reviewed the request for amendment to the ACSA jurisdictional area for the Triangle Trailer Court in order to provide sewer service to the existing mobile home park. That park is located on parcel4 on tax map 45 . Also included on this same parcel are three businesses and two permanent residential structures (one occupied) . As the enclosed correspondence from the applicant and the Health Department will point out, the mobile home units located off Rio Road (Rt. 631 ) are on actively malfunctioning septic systems. The mobile home units located along Hydraulic Road are on a separate system that has had problems in the recent past but is not malfunctioning at this time. The staff views this request as one in which the land use policies and the housing and community development policies of the Comprehensive Plan must be weighed and balanced by the Board of Supervisors. LAND USE POLICY This property is outside the growth area boundary for the urbanized area and within the watershed of the South Rivanna Reservoir. The property was intentionally removed from the growth area when the land use map was changed several years ago. The current Comprehensive Plan would, therefore, not encourage urban growth on this property or other properties outside the growth area boundary. The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Areas except for a small area at the corner of Rio and Hydraulic Roads which is zoned C-1 and covers the three businesses . The RA zoning district does not allow mobile home parks as a permitted use or a use with special permit. The current mobile home park is a non-conforming use under the Zoning Ordinance because it was in place prior to the adoption of the current Zoning Ordinance. In summary, the land use policy of the Comprehensive Plan and the current Zoning Ordinance would strongly discourage the extension of the jurisdictional area for sewer service to this or other properties outside the jurisdictional area. Those policies would normally call for the gradual removal of non-conforming uses in these kinds of areas. The emergency health and environmental conditions surrounding this case could provide some distinction for this request when compared to other possible requests . If such a distinction cannot be found by the Board, approval of this request may also set a precedent for future requests . HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY The Comprehensive Plan currently encourages the provision of safe, sanitary, and adequate housing for County residents of all income groups. In an effort to implement this policy, the Existing Section 8 Rental Assistance Program provides rent subsidies to a total of thirty-seven persons ( 20 adults/17 minors) in thirteen units within the Triangle Trailer Park. Due to an overall shortage of mobile home park spaces, this mobile home park along with others provides a link in the current housing program in the County. A brief telephone survey of other mobile home parks in the County has found that few, if any, vacant units or spaces are available. The staff of this Department and the Inspections Department have made a recent survey of the exterior condition of the park and units and that survey has revealed significant deficiencies in the electrical systems, access, tie-downs ( 1 unit) and plumbing in the park. All of these deficiencies are considered by the staff to be safety or health problems which should be corrected. The current mobile home park also does not meet many of the current zoning requirements for mobile home parks . These deficiencies are reflected in the suggested conditions for approval. If the Board of Supervisors finds that the Housing & Community Development Policy of the Comprehensive Plan should take precedence over the Land Use Policy in this particular case, the staff would recommend that the jurisdictional area for the Albemarle County Service Authority be amended to provide sewer service to Tax Map 45 , Parcel 24 under the following conditions: • 1 . Sewer service is to be provided to existing structures only. This includes permanent residential structures, commercial structures, and mobile homes. 2 . Those mobile homes fronting on Rt. 743 are to be removed within one ( 1 ) year of the Board of Supervisors approval of this request. /874 No more than ( 15) mobile homes are to be allowed on the property at any one time 4)rbolded.1 r1� .1�.2�t.0 805/,(4//. . . . cleie -FI / tho e n cv H- AMA— lOcakr . 4 . Within ninety ( 90 ) days of Board of Supervisors approval of this request the following shall be accomplished: a. The existing unoccupied/damaged mobile home and other appliances currently stored on the northwest portion of the site are to be removed. b. All mobile homes are to be installed or brought into compliance with the Virginia Uniform and Statewide Building Code and the County Zoning Ordinance installation requirements. c. One ( 1 ) eight cubic yard dumpster is to be installed with an enclosure on the site. The site of the dumpster and the enclosure are to be approved by the Director of Planning & Community Development. 5 . Within one hundred and eighty ( 180) days of the Board of Supervisors approval of this request the following is to be accomplished: a. Parking/roads within the mobile home park area are to be resurfaced in compliance with Section 5 . 3 . 8 . 2 ( 2) of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. b. Screening shall be installed with Section 5 . 3 . 8 . 7 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. JTPH/j cw C Jr EST/in AM. Sao K ser,cer e i i �� eor i` 67 4- May 6 , 1987 1317 Grove Road Charlottesville, 01 OU- .Y OF ALI3EMARLE Ms . Lettie E. Neher, Clerk (�' Board of Supervisors of \ PI Albemarle County 9 . MAY — 6 1987 Albemarle CountyOffice Bldg . � ' 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 O .RD_OF_ SUPERVISORS Re: G. Benton Patterson--Triangle Trailer Court Extension of Public Sewer to Serve Trailer Court Dear Ms . Neher: I request you to set this matter on the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for hearing on May 13 , 1987 . I have received correspondence from the Albemarle County Health Department, a copy of Mr. Rice's letter of April 8 , 1987 in enclosed herein, stating that the current septic system which has been in operation for years is leaking and is creating a health hazard. The Health Department deems this to be an immediate health hazard and of an emergency nature. I have spoken with Mr. Rice and Mr. Collins at the Health Department, Mr. Bill Norris, your watershed management official, and people from the Albemarle County Service Authority regarding the extension of public sewer to serve the trailer court. The Service Authority has public sewerlines across the street from the trailer court property. I am informed that the lines cannot be extended by the Service Authority because my property is outside the area that the Service Authority serves. I am making a specific request that you approve the immediate extension of the sewerlines to serve the trailer court property which has twenty-one (21) trailers on the property. The majority of these trailer renters are subsidized by public subsidy at this time. My engineer, Mr. Mark Osborne, is studying the engineering work and, from his preliminary observations and field work , believes all the trailers can be served by gravity lines. He will be with me at your meeting on May 13 , 1987. I would appreciate your consideration of this matter at your earliest opportunity so that I can satisfy the concerns of the Health Department and adjoining property owners . Ms . Lettie E. Neher, Clerk May 6 , 1987 Page Two Sincerely yours, G. ento Patterson GBP/bbc W . � v COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA IN COOPERATION WITH THE Thomas Jefferson Health District ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1138 Rose Hill Drive FL UVANNA COUNTY(PALMYRA) GREENE COUNTY 1 STANARDSVILLEI P. O. Box 7596 LOUISA COUNTY(LOUISA) NELSON COUNTY ILOVINGSTONI Charlottesville, Virginia 22906 (804) 972-6200 April 8, 1987 Mr. G. Benton Patterson 1317 Grove Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 Dear Mr. Patterson: As a follow-up to our recent conversations regarding the septic problems at Triangle Trailer park, I have drawn the enclosed site plan indicating trailers, existing septic systems, streams, and areas of septic leakage. Please understand that under the present conditions, the leaking septic systems pose a health hazard and thus, requires that the trailers connected to these systems must be disconnected. I have, however, shown a "proposed" drainfield area for possible installation of drainfield lines provided that there is nothing located in the 75 foot by 100 foot area that would render the area unsuitable for the installation of drainfield. The "boundaries" of this area, based on minimum setback requirements, only allows the installation of 9 ditches, 100 feet in length for a total of 2,700 square feet. Under the present design criteria for drainfield at 900 square feet per mobile home, this proposed drainfield area is sufficient for only three mobile homes. The remaining mobile homes will have to be disconnected or other means of sewage disposal (i.e. public sewer) must be obtained. We appreciate the cooperation you have extended and hope this matter can be resolved as soon as possible. Please call on me should you need our assistance with this problem (972-6259) . Sincerely, • G. Stephen Rice Sanitarian Thomas Jefferson Health District GSR:as Encl. cc: Mr. William Norris Watershed Management