HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA199800009 Correspondence 1998-04-23 JACK M.IUCOLPI 111110 •
P.O.BOX 1501
CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22902-1501
Phone 804 823-2581
April 23, 1998
APR i 3 1998
Amelia McCulley, Zoning Administrator
Albemarle County
401 McIntire Road
Dept of Building Code and Zoning
Charlottesville,Va 22902
Re:Challenge to Variance Request
Item#13, Pamela Humphries, 4465 Clark Road, Whitehall
Dear Ms.McCulley,
I am not directly affected by the variance request,but as a property owner and resident on Pigeon Top Trail I drive
past Ms.Humphries property daily and I wish to challenge Humphries' request for a variance on the primary
grounds that alternatives are available.
While I do not challenge her ostensible motivation for the request, there are several reasonable,and perhaps more
practical,alternatives within the existing code. Humphries could add a detached or semi-detached apartment to the
existing dwelling;she could replace an existing building with a garage apartment;or she could build on the beautiful
acreage behind her home.Adding a residential dwelling as proposed,however, could detract from the rural
atmosphere of the road as it alters perception of density. It could also be construed as a ploy to circumvent building
density restrictions. I hope Zoning will evaluate the construction for longterm,and alternative,use if built.
My second concern regards how this might affect future pavement of Clark Road.It is my understanding,that
Humphries was the principle objector to a previous effort to pave Clark Road.The objection then being based on the
affect such an action might have on the rural atmosphere of the area. Placing additional buildings within the Clark
Road right of way or easement,will further restrict engineers when the road is inevitably paved. The road cannot be
paved without being widened;particularly at the point of the proposed dwelling. Some of Humphries' land should
be necessary,but that alternative might further reinforce her self-interest for again opposing paving.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
S' ly yo
Jac .Rudolph