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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(804) 296-5875 FAX (804) 972-4060
November 8, 1995 TDD (804) 972-4012
Cora F. Kirby
Rt. 1, Box 375
Charlottesville, VA 22903
RE: Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-95-15, Tax Map 076, Parcel 21
Dear Ms. Kirby:
This letter is to inform you that on November 7, 1995, during the meeting of the Albemarle County
Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board unanimously (3:0) approved your request for VA-95-15, subject
to the following condition:
Approval shall be limited to construction of a storage shed as proposed by building permit NNR
#95-1357. This limitation shall include substantial accordance with the proposed size and
materials for construction.
This variance approval allows relief from Section 10.4 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to
allow the applicant to reduce the setback from Route 29 South from 75 to 35 feet, for the construction
of a storage shed.
Anyone aggrieved by a decision made by the Board can appeal the decision to the Circuit Court of
Albemarle County within thirty days of the decision.
If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
, i/i c(L}1 ?,/
Amelia G. McCulley
Zoning Administrator
AGM/st
STAFF PERSON: Amelia G. McCulley
PUBLIC HEARING: November 7, 1995
STAFF REPORT VA 95-15
OWNER/APPLICANT: Cora F. Kirby
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 76/21
ZONING: Rural Areas with Entrance Corridor overlay
ACREAGE: 0.54 acres
LOCATION: North side of Rt 1 106 (old Rt 29), at the
southeast corner of the 1-64 interchange with
Rt 29 south.
REQUEST:
The applicant requests a variance to reduce the front yard setback from Rt 29
south from 75 to 35 feet, for the construction of a storage shed. This is a request
for a 40 foot variance from Section 10.4 AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS, which
states:
"Yards, minimum: (front) existing public roads 75 feet."
The shed is proposed to be 20 feet x 30 feet (600 square feet). It will have wood
siding and will be built on a concrete slab with no windows. It will have an A-roof
with shingles. There will be a walk-in door and a 10 foot roll up door.
The proposed location is behind the existing mobile home in the back corner of the
property. It will shelter a tractor, lawn equipment, including 2 lawn tractors, and
household equipment. They are currently out in the yard exposed to the weather
and vulnerable to theft.
HARDSHIP
This parcel previously consisted of significantly more acreage and a shape more
conducive to building. With the acquisition of right-of way for the relocation of Rt
29 south and the construction of 1-64 and an interchange, property was taken and
this is the remnant. The applicant has health difficulties which severely limit
walking distances or in difficult terrain.Use of this property is limited by several
factors, including the following:
Staff Report - VA-95-15
Cora F. Kirby
Page 2
1 . The exceptionally small size of the property. This parcel is about 1/2
acre,or 1/4 the minimum lot size required in this zoning district;
2. The location with respect to setback requirements. This property is
bounded by public road right-of-way on at least 3 of the boundaries. This
imposes the full setback and does not permit the reduced setback to 6 feet
allowed for accessory structures on boundaries which are not adjacent to
roads (sides and rear);
3. The topography of the property is such that there are some steep slopes
and floodplain.
4. The unusual shape of the property. This parcel is shallow, or long and not
wide;
5. A mobile home does not typically provide for storage space such as is
needed here.
The only locations for the shed which could possibly meet yard setbacks would be
a) on top of the septic drainfield or b) in the area with difficult topography. The
area around the drainfield is in the front of the mobile home and would be plainly
visible from the internal public road.
It is a hardship to not be able to shelter equipment necessary to maintain this
property. There are no practical alternatives for building locations.
UNIQUENESS OF THE HARDSHIP
No other property has this many unusual factors to constrain use.
IMPACT OF THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA
There should be relatively no impact on the character of the area. The proposed
shed will not be visible from Rt 29 or 1-64. There are wide rights-of-way such that
the travelway itself is fairly distant from the proposed building. In addition, the
area is wooded. It will be partially visible from the internal road in front of the
V.D.O.T. shop and not from any residences. In fact, with the storage of this
equipment and machinery, the appearance of the property will be improved.
Staff Report - VA-95-15
Cora F. Kirby
Page Three
RELEVANT HISTORY
Location of the existing mobile home on the property was permitted with approval
of a front yard setback variance.
VA 89-48 Cora Kirby was approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals
on July 11, 1989. The variance granted a reduction in setback from Rt 29 south
to 35 feet and from 1106 (old Rt 29 south) to 35 feet.
After review of the file, it was determined that this approval was specific and the
current proposal requires an amendment. The application and report clearly show
the proposal and therefore the review and approval, to be for the location of a
residence.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff concurs with the applicant in that this property is unique and is subject to
numerous constraints for building. Exceptional shallowness, size, shape and
topographic conditions exist. The question to be answered is whether it is an
undue hardship to not have a storage shed. Staff has typically not considered a
storage shed and some other accessory structures to be necessary for use of the
property such that without them it is approaching confiscation. In this case, the
house, their mobile home can not accommodate this type of storage. An addition
to the house would appear to require a variance also.
It is staff's opinion that this proposal clearly meets the other two criteria for
uniqueness and for not being detrimental to the character of the area. However,
staff is unable to find this to be an undue hardship. Therefore, staff recommends
denial for cause:
The applicant has not provided evidence that the strict application of the
ordinance would produce undue hardship.
Should the Board find cause for approval, staff recommends the following
condition:
Approval shall be limited to construction of a storage shed as proposed by
building permit NNR #95-1357. This limitation shall include substantial
accordance with the proposed size and materials for construction.
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