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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVA200200018 Review Comments 2003-01-27 • COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Building Code and Zoning Services 401 McIntire Road,Room 227 Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596 FAX(434)972-4126 TELEPHONE(434)296-5832 TTD(434)972-4012 Fax To: Scott Peyton From: Ana D. Kilmer Fax: 540-456-8600 Pages: 4 Phone: Date: January 27,2003 Re: VA-2002-018 Yancey Lumber Corp. CC: ❑ Urgent ❑ For Review ❑ Please Comment ❑ Please Reply ❑ Please Recycle • Comments: Attached is a copy of Amelia McCulley's memo to the Board of Zoning Appeals and a draft of the agenda. COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Building Code and Zoning Services 401 McIntire Road, Room 227 Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596 FAX(434) 972-4126 TELEPHONE(434)296-5832 TTD(434) 972-4012 MEMORANDUM TO: Members, Board of Zoning Appeals FROM: Amelia G. McCulley, Zoning Administrator* DATE: February 4, 2003 RE: Yancey Lumber VA 2002-018 — proposed rotary log crane This item was heard and deferred from the December 3rd Board meeting to allow additional information to be prepared by the applicant. The Board asked the applicant to consider changes that would result in the log crane being lower in height and further from Route 250. As a result, the proposal has been amended to a) lower the crane by 12 feet and to b) not utilize the crane for logs stacked along Route 250. Staff also discussed with the applicant the idea of removing or relocating existing structures so as to move the proposed log crane more internally into the site and away from roads. We have been told that the applicant would consider this and have not received information as to this analysis. As the Board may recall, staff asked in the report whether a smaller log crane could be better accommodated on this particular site. We have not received further information on this question. There are no additional drawings or written information from the applicant to provide to the Board at this point. While staff supports the applicant's efforts to lower the crane and move the activity further from Route 250, we are still unable to find evidence of undue hardship and the other Code criteria related to the approval of a variance. Therefore, staff continues to recommend denial. In the event the Board should find cause for approval, we recommend the previous conditions of approval with two additions to incorporate the proposed changes to the application (additions are shown in italics): 1. No new site lighting associated with the use of the crane shall be installed. The crane equipment itself shall not be lighted prior to 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Yancey Lumber VA .-018 — proposed rotary log cra . February 4, 2003 Page 2 2. The rotary log crane shall not be used to stack logs along the Route 250 frontage. Logs shall not be stacked higher than 30 feet along Route 825. 3. Logs shall not be stacked any closer than 30 feet to the property line along Route 250. 4. Planning Department approval of a landscape plan which shows a ten-foot strip parallel to Route 250 and along the northwest corner. Provide a continuous mixed informal planting consisting of 2 to 3 different species of screening trees with interspersed shade trees along the full distance of the Route 250 frontage, allowing for necessary ingress/egress. Integrate proposed landscaping with existing trees, showing the existing trees on the plan. Screening trees shall be a minimum of 6-8 feet in height at the time of planting. 5. Provide a plan that clearly shows the access points into the site from Route 250, for proper coordination with the landscape plan. 6. County Engineering Department approval of measures, if any are necessary, to prevent logs from rolling off the stack and into Route 250 or Route 825. 7. The height of the rotary log crane shall not exceed 88 feet. ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 401 MCINTIRE ROAD MEETING ROOM #241, 2:00 P.M DRAFT AGENDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 I. Call to Order II. Establish a Quorum HI. Matters Not on the Agenda IV. Requests for Deferral None. V. Matters Deferred from Previous Meetings A. AP-2002-001 William A. Marshall, Jr. (owner/appellant) Staff Person: Amelia McCulley B. VA-2002-018 R. A. Yancey Lumber Corp. (owner/applicant) Staff Person: Amelia McCulley VI. Variance Hearing None. VII. Appeal Hearing None. VIII. Review and Approval of Minutes A. Approval of September 10, 2002 Minutes B. Approval of September 17, 2002 Minutes IX. Old Business X. New Business XI. Adjournment of A1,/ , i COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Building Code and Zoning Services 401 McIntire Road,Room 227 Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596 FAX(434)972-4126 TELEPHONE(434)296-5832 TTD(434)972-4012 Fax To: Scott Peyton From: Ana D. Kilmer Fax: 540-456-8600 Pages: 11 Phone: Date: November 25,2002 Re: VA-2002-018 Updated Staff Report CC: ❑ Urgent 0 For Review 0 Please Comment 0 Please Reply 0 Please Recycle • Comments: Attached is a copy of the Yancey Lumber Staff Report. Variance will be heard on December 3,2002 at 2:00 p.m.