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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning&Community Development
401 McIntire Road,Room 218
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
(434)296-5823
Fax(434)972—4012
May 17,2006
Sepp Kober
Freestyle
475 Westfield Road
Charlottesville,Va 22901
Re: Freestyle,Storage Container/Dumpster and Recycling Enclosures
Dear Mr Kober,
Margaret Maliszewski and I visited your site on November 15, 2005 to establish the visibility of your storage container
located at the southeast end of your parking lot. It was determined that the large storage container was visible from the Route
29 Entrance Corridor, and therefore would need to observe the Architectural Review Board Guidelines as they relate to its
visibility. While visiting the site, we also noticed that the existing dumpster enclosure, adjacent to the southeast end of the
building, was in considerable disrepair, leaving the dumpster clearly visible from the Route 29 Entrance Corridor A green
recycling container was observed situated in the same general area with no enclosure around it. The Architectural Review
Board Guidelines state that such features must be screened to eliminate visibility from the EC. It is our understanding that a
minor site plan amendment will be required to address these issues. We have the following suggestions for resolving the
Entrance Corridor aspects at this site.
Large Brown Storage Container:
• Move the storage container to the rear (southwest corner) of the existing building. There appears to be adequate
room for the container in this location. This location would provide the most comprehensive screening, while not
interfering with parking spaces and utility easements,and it appears that the existing loading dock could be modified
to provide access from the main building. Although this is staff's preference, the storage unit may be moved to the
southeast corner of the parking lot. With this option,you would have to demonstrate that the unit can be adequately
screened from the Route 29 Entrance Corridor,which may be difficult.
Dumpster and Recycling Containers
• Reconstruct the existing dumpster enclosure in its current location, so that containers within its confines will not be
visible.Enlarge the enclosure so that it can contain both the dumpster and recycling containers.
We look forward to receiving your site plan amendment that shows these changes.Please do not hesitate to contact me
should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Brent W.Nelson
Landscape Planner
Planning Division
cc: Greg Kamptner,Deputy County Attorney
,Lisa Green,Zoning Inspector
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