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County of Albemar1
Department of Zoning
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596
(804) 296-5875 FAX (804) 972-4060
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DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: We are requesting a variance to allow a 25 foot
tall freestanding sign. This is taller than the 12 foot height permitted.Where the
sign will be located along the U.S. 29 right-of-way frontage) the base of the sign is
14 feet lower than the adjacent sidewalk and roadway.
JUSTIFICATION SHALL BE BASED ON THESE THREE (3) CRITERIA:
1) That the strict application of this ordinance would produce
undue hardship.
Our hotel business will rely upon being visible from U_S_ 29 Strict application of
the ordinance would not allow us to have a visible sign along the tt_S_ 29 right-of-
way. A laismatlaltsign would be too short to be visible because of the steep slope
and guardrail located above the sign. This would be very detrimental to our
business
2) That such hardship is not shared generally by other properties
in the same zoning district and the same vicinity.
Our property is unique in that it is adjacent to U.S. 29, but it is at a much lower
elevation than the roadway. Businesses on more level sites don't sharp our
visibility problem. Applebee's has a similar hardship, but to a lesser degree_ Their
signage problem was remedied by a variance allowing a taller sign_
3) That the authorization of such variance will not be of
substantial detriment to adjacent property and that the
character of the district will not be changed by the granting
of the variance.
The allowance of additional sign height would not be detrimental to the district or
adjacent properties. The net effect of the taller sign as viewed from U.S. 29 would
be that our sign does not appear any taller than signs of other nearby businesses.
The application may be deferred by the staff or the Board of
I!! Zoning Appeals, if sufficient information necessary to this review
has not be submitted by the deadline.
I hereby certify that the information provided on this application
and accompanying information is accurate, true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
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