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January 28, 2008
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Whitehouse Commercial Site Development Plan
Request for Waiver of Section 21.7.3
To Whom It May Concern:
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
434.979.8121 (p)
434.979.1681 (f)
DDRVA.com
In accordance with section 21.7.3 (a) and (b) of the County Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to request a
waiver for the requirements of Section 21.7.3 Buffer zone adjacent to residential and rural areas
districts.
The Preliminary Site Development Plan for Whitehouse Commercial shows a stepped retaining wall
that intrudes approximately 6 feet into the buffer zone. The maximum height of each wall is 10 ft and
the walls are stepped to provide a 5 -ft landscape strip to break the appearance of the wall face. A
railing at the top of the wall and additional landscaping within the buffer zone will be provided to
mitigate the impacts of the disturbance. As additional justification for the disturbance, we provide the
following:
1. The buffer zone in question has been disturbed by clearing and grading in accordance with the approved
development plan for the Pavilions townhomes.
2. A pedestrian connection is proposed as part of the disturbance.
3. As mitigation is not a requirement of residential development adjacent to a commercial district, the
proposed disturbance, and resulting requirement for mitigation, would effectively improve the health,
safety, and welfare of the existing condition and provide a visual screen between the two developments.
The reasons given above demonstrate that the proposed grading, site work, and plantings would result
in an improved site design. Please call me or Kelly Strickland from our office if you have any questions
or concerns.
Sincerely,
Janet Miller, ASLA
Dominion Development Resources, LLC
1350 Stony Point Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911
(434) 984 - 1599