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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4012
MEMORANDUM
TO: File P& "
FROM: David B. Benish, Chief of Planning
DATE: July 1, 2008
RE: ZTA2007 -00005 & ZMA2008 -00002 Downtown Crozet District
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on June 11, 2008, by a vote of 6:0, adopted
the above -noted Zoning Text Amendment (Ordinance No. 08- 18(3)).
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ORDINANCE NO. 08 -18(3)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 18, ZONING, ARTICLE I, GENERAL PROVISIONS, AND
ARTICLE III, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE,
VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, that Chapter 18, Zoning,
Article I, General Regulations, and Article III, District Regulations, are hereby amended and reordained as
follows:
By Amending:
Sec. 3.1
Definitions
By Adding:
Sec. 20B.1
Purpose and intent
Sec. 20B.2
Permitted uses
Sec. 20B.3
Area and bulk regulations
Sec. 20B.4
Parking
Sec. 20B.5
Landscaping
Sec. 20B.6
Outdoor lighting
Sec. 20B.7
Sidewalks and street trees
Chapter 18. Zoning
Article I. General Provisions
Sec. 3.1 Definitions
Cultural arts center: An establishment for the presentation of art, scientific, cultural or historical materials,
music, or live theatrical or musical productions, and which may include but are not limited to museums,
noncommercial art galleries, arboreta, aquariums, botanical or zoological gardens, auditoriums, and music
conservatories.
Outdoor performance area: A place of open -air (outdoor) assembly, consisting of a central space or stage for
performances, which may be open to the sky or partially covered or enclosed.
Research and development: A facility primarily used for the administration and conduct of investigation,
examination, prototype production, experimentation, testing, and/or training aimed at the discovery and
interpretation of facts, theories, and/or the practical application of the above to products or processes.
Stepback. A building setback of a specified distance that occurs at a prescribed number of stories or feet above
the ground.
Story: That portion of a building, having more than one -half (1/2) of its height above grade, included between
the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it. If there be no floor above it, the space
between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
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Article M. District Regulations
Section 20B Downtown Crozet District — DCD
Sec. 20B.1 Purpose and intent
The purpose of the Downtown Crozet District (hereinafter referred to as the "DCD ") is to establish a
district in which traditional downtown development, as described for the CT6 Urban Core and CT5 Urban
Center transects in the Crozet master plan, will occur.
To these ends, the DCD provides for flexibility and variety of development for retail, service, and civic
uses with light industrial and residential uses as secondary uses. The regulations for the DCD are intended to
promote a development form and character that is different from typical suburban development allowed by
conventional zoning, and are also intended to: (i) promote the economic and social vitality and diversity of
downtown Crozet; (ii) implement the Crozet master plan for the downtown area of Crozet so that it may serve as
the commercial hub of Crozet and its environs; (iii) provide a greater mix of uses in downtown Crozet, including
increased employment; (iv) facilitate infill and redevelopment; (v) increase the utility of the land; (vi) retain the
uniquely diverse character of Crozet; and (vii) promote a pedestrian - friendly environment.
These regulations are intended to provide maximum flexibility in establishing uses and structures in
order to implement the relevant policies of the Crozet master plan. Accordingly, although the DCD permits uses
that are commercial and light industrial in character, neither sections 21 nor 26 of this chapter apply to the DCD.
Sec. 20B.2 Permitted uses
The following uses shall be permitted in the DCD, subject to the regulations in this section:
A. By right uses; retail and service. The following retail and service uses are permitted by right:
Antique, gift, jewelry, notion and craft shops.
2. Automobile, truck repair shops excluding body shops.
Barber, beauty shops.
4. Clothing, apparel and shoe shops.
5. Commercial recreation establishments including, but not limited to, amusement centers,
bowling alleys, pool halls and dance halls.
6. Convalescent homes (reference 5.1.13).
7. Convenience stores.
Department stores.
Drug stores, pharmacies.
10. Factory outlet stores, clothing and fabric.
11. Farmers' markets (reference 5.1.36).
12. Feed and seed stores (reference 5.1.22).
13. Financial institutions.
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14. Fire extinguisher and security products sales and service.
15. Florists.
16. Food and grocery stores including such specialty shops as bakery, candy, milk
dispensary and wine and cheese shops.
17. Funeral homes.
18. Furniture and home appliances sales and service.
19. Hardware stores.
20. Health spas.
21. Hotels, motels and inns.
22. Indoor athletic facilities.
23. Laboratories, medical or pharmaceutical.
24. Laundries, dry cleaners.
25. Musical instrument sales and repair.
26. New automotive parts sales.
27. Newspaper publishing.
28. Newsstands, magazines, pipe and tobacco shops.
29. Nursing homes (reference 5.1.13).
30. Office and business machines sales and service.
31. Optical goods sales and service.
32. Photographic goods sales and service.
33. Research and development activities, including experimental testing, subject to the
performance standards stated in section 4.14 of this chapter.
34. Restaurants.
35. Retail nurseries and greenhouses.
36. Service stations.
37. Sporting goods sales.
38. Tailors and seamstresses.
39. Temporary construction uses (reference 5.1.11).
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40. Tier I and Tier II personal wireless service facilities (reference 5.1.40).
41. Tourist lodging.
42. Visual and audio appliances.
B. By right uses; office. The following office uses are permitted by right:
1. Medical centers.
2. Offices.
3. Temporary construction uses (reference 5.1.11).
C. By right uses; public and civic. The following public and civic uses are permitted by right:
1. Churches.
2. Clubs, lodges, civic, fraternal, patriotic (reference 5.1.02).
3. Conference centers, outdoor auditoriums, public art or kiosks.
4. Cultural arts centers.
5. Day care centers (reference 5.1.06).
6. Electric, gas, oil and communication facilities, excluding tower structures and including
poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters and related facilities for distribution of local
service and owned and operated by a public utility. Water distribution and sewerage
collection lines, pumping stations and appurtenances owned and operated by the
Albemarle County Service Authority. Except as otherwise expressly provided, central
water supplies and central sewerage systems in conformance with Chapter 16 of the
Code of Albemarle and all other applicable law.
7. Fire and rescue squad stations (reference 5.1.09).
8 Libraries.
9. Outdoor performance areas.
10. Parking structures and stand alone parking structures (reference 4.12 and 5.1.41).
11. Private schools.
12. Public uses and buildings including temporary or mobile facilities such as schools,
offices, parks, playgrounds and roads funded, owned or operated by local, state or
federal agencies (reference 31.2.5); public water and sewer transmission main or trunk
lines, treatment facilities, pumping stations and the like, owned and/or operated by the
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (reference 31.2.5, 5.1.12).
13. Temporary construction uses (reference 5.1.11).
14. Theaters, live and movie, including multi- screen movie theaters.
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D. By right uses; residential. The following residential uses are permitted by right, provided that
the first floor of the building in which the residential use exists is designed for and occupied only by a use
permitted by subsections 20B.2(A), (B), (C) or (E):
Apartments, either as a single - family dwelling or as a multiple - family dwelling.
2. Attached single - family dwellings such as townhouses.
Boarding houses.
4. Condominiums.
5. Group homes (reference 5.1.07).
6. Tourist lodging within detached single - family dwellings existing on June 4, 2008.
7. Dwellings occupied by the owner or employees of a permitted commercial use, and
their families (reference 5.1.21).
E. By special use permit. The following uses are permitted by special use permit:
1. Body shops (reference 5.1.31).
2. Buildings more than fifty (50) feet or four stories in height, up to seventy (70) feet or
six (6) stories in height, provided the increased height allows the provision of a
demonstrated public benefit, such as providing affordable housing or parking.
Buildings one story in height.
4. Car washes.
5. Compounding of drugs, including biological products, medical and chemical as well as
pharmaceutical.
Detached single - family dwelling, provided that there is no other use permitted by
subsections 20B.2(A), (B), (C) or (E) on the same lot.
7. Drive -in windows.
8. Electrical power substations, transmission lines and related towers; gas or oil
transmission lines, pumping stations and appurtenances; unmanned telephone exchange
centers; micro -wave and radio -wave transmission and relay towers, substations and
appurtenances (reference 5.1.12).
9. Hospitals.
10. Manufacturing, processing, fabricating, assembling, and distributing products including,
but not limited to:
- Artists' supplies and equipment.
- Business, office machines and equipment.
- Cosmetics, including perfumes, perfumed toiletries and perfumed toilet soap.
- Drafting supplies and equipment.
- Electrical lighting and wiring equipment.
- Electrical and electronic equipment and components including radio, telephone,
computer, communication equipment, TV receiving sets, phonographs.
-Food products, such as bakery goods, dairy products, candy, beverages, including
bottling plants.
-Gifts, novelties including pottery, figurines and similar ceramic products.
-Glass products made of purchased glass.
- Industrial controls.
- Jewelry, silverware.
-Light machinery and machine parts, including electrical household appliances but not
including such things as clothes washers, dryers and refrigerators.
- Musical instruments.
-Paper products such as die -cut paperboard and cardboard, sanitary paper products,
bags and containers.
- Photographic equipment and supplies including processing and developing plant.
- Rubber, metal stamps.
-Small electrical parts such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders.
- Surgical, medical and dental instruments and supplies.
-Toys, sporting and athletic equipment, except firearms, ammunition or fireworks.
- Watches, clocks and similar timing devices.
-Wood cabinets and furniture, upholstery.
11. Publishing, printing, lithography and engraving, including but not limited to
newspapers, periodicals and books.
12. Preparation of printing plates including typesetting, etching and engraving.
13. Stand -alone parking (reference 4.12).
14. Storage yards.
15. Tier III personal wireless service facilities (reference 5.1.40).
16. Towing and storage of motor vehicles (reference 5.1.32).
17. Veterinary offices and animal hospitals.
F. Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures are permitted, including but not
limited to: (i) home occupations, Class A and Class B (reference 5.2) for primary residential uses; (ii) storage
buildings for primary residential and non - residential uses; (iii) outdoor performance areas for primary cultural
arts center uses; and (iv) prototype manufacturing for research and development uses.
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Sec. 2013.3 Area and bulk regulations
Area and bulk regulations within the DCD are as follows:
A. Area and bulk regulations, generally. Any buildings, structures and improvements established
on and after June 11, 2008 and to which subsection 20B.3(B) does not apply, shall be subject to the following
area and bulk regulations and subsections 20B.3(C) through (J):
Building Setbacks (See Figure 1)
Front - Minimum
1 foot
Front - Maximum
10 feet, except up to 20 feet with administrative
modification (See subsection 20B.3(H)
Side - Minimum except from accessway or alley
0 feet
Side - Minimum from accessway or alley
3 feet, except 1 foot within a building fagade break
Side - Maximum (See Figure 2)
20 feet, except with administrative waiver (See
subsection 20B.3(H))
Rear (Minimum)
0 feet
See also subsection 20B.3 (C) for comer lots
Parking Setbacks
Front - Minimum -As a primary use (stand alone parking)
Same as maximum front building setback (10 feet,
except up to 20 feet with modification (See subsection
20B.3(J))
Front - Minimum -As an accessory use
No closer to the right -of -way than any existing or
proposed primary structure on the lot. Parking areas
shall be located to the rear and/or side of the primary
structures, as viewed from the right -of -way to which the
lot abuts. On corner lots, the parking areas shall be
located to the side or rear of the primary structure, and
not between the structure and any rights -of -way that
intersect at the comer.
Side - Minimum -As a primary use (stand alone parking)
0 feet
Side - Minimum -As an accessory use
3 feet
Rear (Minimum)
0 feet
Stepbacks (See Figure 4)
Front - Minimum
Floors above 40 feet or the third story shall be stepped
back a minimum of 15 feet
Building fagade breaks (See Figure 3)
Front - Minimum
Every 200 linear feet (See section 20B.3(E)), except
with administrative waiver (See section 20B.3(H))
Lot size
Minimum
1500 square feet
Density
Residential- Maximum
36 dwelling units per acre
Frontage
Minimum
None
Building Height (See Figure 4)
Minimum height -by right
30 feet or 2 stories
Minimum height -by special use permit
1 story
Maximum height —by right
50 feet or 4 stories
Maximum height -by special use permit
70 feet or 6 stories
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B. Area and bulk regulations, pre - existing buildings, structures and improvements.
Notwithstanding subsections 6.3(A)(1) and (3), and subsection 20B.3(A) of this chapter, any building or
structure established before, and existing on, June 11, 2008, may be extended or enlarged without complying
with the maximum front and maximum side yard setbacks and the minimum front yard setback for parking as an
accessory use.
C. Corner lots; determination of front and other sides. Notwithstanding sections 4.6.2(b) and 4.6.3
of this chapter to the extent they determine when front yard setbacks apply, for purposes of determining setbacks
the director of planning (the "director ") shall determine which side of a corner lot abutting a street shall be the
front based upon the prevailing building pattern that has developed in the vicinity of the lot, and shall then
determine which other sides will be the sides and rear of the lot.
D. Minimum standards for a building fagade break. Each building facade break shall provide
either pedestrian access or motor vehicle and pedestrian access to the side and/or rear of the building on the
same lot. A building facade break providing only pedestrian access shall be a sidewalk having a minimum
width of five (5) feet. A building facade break providing both motor vehicle and pedestrian access shall have a
travelway at least twelve (12) feet in width and a sidewalk on at least one side having a minimum width of five
(5) feet. The travelway and the sidewalk shall be designed and constructed to the applicable standards in the
design standards manual. Buildings separated by a building facade break shall have a minimum separation of
the width of the pedestrian access or motor vehicle and pedestrian access at all points above the ground. See
Figure 3.
E. Building entrances. Each building abutting a street shall have a primary entrance from either
the front or side of the building. A building also may have secondary entrances on the side or rear of the
building. If the primary entrance is located on the side of a building, its doors shall face the front of the
building.
F. Stories. For the purposes of this section 20B, each story shall be visibly discernible from the
street and be composed of habitable space and/or occupiable space, as defined by the Virginia Uniform
Statewide Building Code. Visibly discernible stories shall be achieved through the use of windows or building
entries on each story, using varied building materials, special ground -floor design treatments, or other facade
elements or other architectural details. In accordance with the procedures stated in subsection 20B.3(H), the
director may waive the requirement that windows, building entries or other facade elements be used to make
each story visibly discernible if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that the use of other
architectural details would render the stories visibly discernible to an equivalent degree.
G. No structures within easements within setbacks. No structures shall be established within
easements located within setbacks.
H. Modifications or waivers to change maximum setbacks or minimum building fagade break. In
accordance with the procedures stated in subsection 20B.3(I), the director may modify the ten (10) foot front
building setback and authorize the front building setback to be increased to up to twenty (20) feet, may waive
the maximum side yard setback and establish a different setback, and may waive the minimum building facade
break and establish a different minimum building facade break. The director may grant a waiver or modification
in the following circumstances: (i) to allow outdoor cafe seating; (ii) to accommodate public spaces and plazas;
(iii) where topography, easements, or unusual physical conditions make compliance with the requirement
impracticable; (iv) where the required sidewalk and street trees are located on the lot instead of in a public right -
of -way; (v) the strict application of the requirement would not further the purposes of this chapter or otherwise
serve the public health, safety or welfare, and the waiver or modification would better achieve the goals of the
comprehensive plan or provide a design that better meets the purpose and intent of the DCD; or (vi) the waiver
or modification would allow the building to be consistent with the prevailing building pattern that has developed
in the vicinity of the lot.
I. Procedure for administrative modifications and waivers. Applications for modifications or
waivers (collectively, "waivers ") authorized to be reviewed and acted upon by the director or the agent
(collectively, the "director "), as applicable, pursuant to this section 20B shall be reviewed and acted upon
according to the following procedure:
1. Application. The applicant shall file a written request with the department of
community development stating why one or more of the applicable circumstances exist or criteria are satisfied to
allow the waiver to be granted.
2. Action by the director. The director shall act on the waiver request in conjunction with
the county's action of the site plan, subdivision plat or special use permit or, if no such action is required, within
thirty (30) days of the date the application was submitted and determined to be complete. The director may
grant the waiver if he or she determines that one or more applicable circumstances exist or criteria are satisfied.
In granting a waiver, the director may impose conditions deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety,
or welfare. If review of a site plan or subdivision plat by the commission is requested, the agent may either act
on the waiver or defer action and allow the commission to act on the waiver as part of its consideration of the
plan or plat, in which case the commission shall have the same authority as though it were considering the
waiver on appeal.
3. Appeal to the commission or the board. The denial of a waiver, or the approval of a
waiver with conditions objectionable to the applicant, may be appealed from the director to the commission and
from the commission to the board, as the case may be, as an appeal of a denial of the plat, as provided in section
14 -226 of the Code, or the site plan, as provided in sections 32.4.2.7 or 32.4.3.9 of this chapter, to which the
waiver pertains. If subdivision plat or site plan approval is not required, the applicant may file a written appeal
with the clerk of the board of supervisors within ten (10) days of the date of the written action by the director or
the commission. A waiver considered by the commission in conjunction with an application for a special use
permit shall be subject to review by the board of supervisors without the filing of an appeal. In considering a
waiver on appeal, the commission or the board may grant or deny the waiver based upon its determination of
whether one or more applicable circumstances exist or criteria are satisfied, amend any condition imposed by
the director or the commission, and impose any conditions deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety,
or welfare.
J. Waiver to allow alternative location of parking area. The parking area setback requirements in
subsection 20B.3(A) may be waived as follows:
1. Consideration by commission. The commission may waive the parking area setback
requirements in subsection 20B.3(A) and allow a parking area to be located between a street and a primary
structure, subject to reasonable conditions that it may impose, upon a finding that:
a. There are unusual physical conditions on the lot or an adjoining lot including,
but not limited to, the location of existing structures and parking areas, steep topography or other environmental
features, narrowness or shallowness or the size or shape of the lot that make it impossible or unfeasible to
provide parking to the side or rear of a primary structure;
b. The potential safety of patrons and employees cannot be achieved with
adequate lighting and other reasonable design solutions; or
C. The strict application of the applicable regulations in subsection 20B.3(A)
would not further the purposes of this chapter or otherwise serve the public health, safety, or welfare or
achieve the goals established in the comprehensive plan.
2. Consideration by the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may consider a
request under this subsection only as follows:
a. The denial of the request, or the approval of the request with conditions
objectionable to the applicant may be appealed to the board of supervisors as an appeal of the plat, as provided
in section 14 -226 of the Code, or a denial of the site plan, as provided in sections 32.4.2.7 or 32.4.3.9 of this
chapter, to which the waiver pertains. If subdivision plat or site plan approval is not required, the applicant may
file a written appeal with the clerk of the board of supervisors within ten (10) days of the date of the written
action by the director or the commission. A waiver considered by the commission in conjunction with an
application for a special use permit shall be subject to review by the board of supervisors without the filing of an
appeal.
b. In considering a request, the board may grant or deny the request based upon
the findings set forth in subsection 20B.3(J)(1), amend any condition imposed by the commission, and impose
any conditions it deems necessary for the reasons set forth in subsection 20B.3(J)(1).
Sec. 20B.4 Parking
The parking, stacking and loading requirements stated in section 4.12 of this chapter shall apply in the
DCD, subject also to the following:
A. No maximum number of spaces. Notwithstanding section 4.12.4(a), there shall be no limitation
on the maximum number of parking spaces that may be provided.
B. Minimum number of parking spaces. Notwithstanding sections 4.12.6 and 4.12.7, except when
shared parking is approved as provided in subsection 20B.4(C) below, the following schedule shall apply to
determine the minimum number of off - street parking spaces required to be provided:
1. Residential uses: One (1) space for each dwelling unit having one (1) bedroom; two (2)
spaces for each dwelling unit having two (2) or more bedrooms.
2. Non - residential uses: For all non - residential uses other than convalescent homes and
nursing homes, one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of net floor area. For convalescent homes
and nursing homes, one (1) space per each five (5) bedrooms plus one (1) space per employee per shift, or as
otherwise provided in a parking study submitted by the applicant and reviewed and approved by the zoning
administrator. For the purposes of this subsection, "net floor area" shall be deemed to be: (a) eighty (80) percent
of the gross floor area; or (b) at the request of the applicant, the actual floor area as shown on floor plans
submitted by the applicant, delineating the actual net floor area, which plans shall be binding as to the maximum
net floor area used.
3. Non - residential uses; bicycle parking spaces: For non - residential uses, one (1) bicycle
parking space per ten (10) automobile parking spaces required.
C. Shared parking. Notwithstanding section 4.12.10(d), the aggregate number of parking spaces
required for all uses participating in the shared parking shall not be reduced by more than seventy -five (75)
percent. Within the DCD, the term "nearby lot" as used in section 4.12. 10 means a lot within the DCD or a lot
within one - quarter (1/4) mile of the lot with which parking will be shared.
D. Screening from public streets. Each parking area having more than five (5) spaces that abuts or
is visible from one or more public streets abutting the lot on which the parking area is located shall be screened
from the streets with continuous evergreen shrubs or opaque walls comprised of materials such as, but not
limited to, masonry or board, at a height not to exceed four (4) feet, or by a combination of evergreen shrubs and
opaque walls. Opaque walls shall be augmented with landscape vegetation such as shrubbery, trees, or other
vegetation approved by the agent. If evergreen shrubs are used as the screen, the shrubs shall measure at least
twenty -four (24) inches in height at the time of planting, and at maturity shall be three (3) to five (5) feet in
height. Evergreen shrubs shall be planted between three (3) and five (5) feet on- center, depending upon the
species selected. See Figure 5.
E. Landscaping. The requirements of subsection 32.7.9.7(a) and (b) of this chapter shall apply
only to parking areas having more than twenty -five (25) spaces. Subsection 32.7.9.7(c) of this chapter shall not
apply to parking areas within the DCD. See Figure 6.
See. 20B.5 Landscaping
For each development requiring approval of a site plan under section 32 of this chapter, the landscaping
requirements in the DCD shall be as follows:
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A. Screening. Notwithstanding subsections 32.7.9.8(a) and 32.7.9.8(c)(1) of this chapter, the rear
of each lot shall be screened from any abutting lot containing single - family detached or attached dwelling units,
or any abutting lot in a residential or the rural areas zoning district. See Figures 7 and 8. The required screening
shall consist of vegetative screening, an opaque wall or fence, or alternative vegetative screening, as provided
below, to the reasonable satisfaction of the agent:
1. Vegetative screening. If only vegetative screening is provided, the screening strip shall
be at least twenty (20) feet in depth. Vegetative screening shall consist of a double staggered row of evergreen
trees planted fifteen (15) feet on center, or a double staggered row of evergreen shrubs planted ten (10) feet on
center.
2. Opaque wall or fence. If an opaque wall or fence is provided, it shall be a minimum of
six (6) feet in height and plantings may be required by the agent at intervals along the fence or wall.
3. Alternative vegetative screening. The agent may approve alternative methods of
vegetative screening that better meet the intent to screen commercial uses from residential uses and districts. In
approving alternative vegetative screening, the agent shall make the approval in writing and state the reason for
approving the alternative.
B. Tree canopy. Subsection 32.7.9.9 of this chapter shall not apply within the DCD.
Sec. 20B.6 Outdoor lighting
Notwithstanding subsection 4.17.4(b)(1) of this chapter, the spillover of lighting from first -story
luminaries from non - residential uses in the DCD onto public streets and onto other non - residential uses is
permitted, provided that the Virginia Department of Transportation approves the spillover of light onto public
street rights -of -way.
Sec. 20B.7 Sidewalks and street trees
For each development requiring approval of a site plan under section 32 of this chapter, sidewalks and
street trees in the DCD shall be provided as follows:
A. Sidewalk design. Each sidewalk proposed to be accepted for maintenance by the Virginia
Department of Transportation shall be designed and constructed according to Virginia Department of
Transportation standards or to the standards in the design standards manual, whichever is greater. Each
sidewalk proposed to be privately maintained shall be constructed Using concrete, designed so that no
concentrated water flow runs over them, and otherwise satisfy the standards in the design standards manual.
Each sidewalk on Crozet Avenue, Three Notch'd Road and the street identified in the Crozet master plan as the
new Main Street shall be at least ten (10) feet wide. All other sidewalks shall be at least eight (8) feet wide. See
Figure 9.
B. Sidewalk ownership. Each sidewalk, including street trees, proposed to be accepted for
maintenance by the Virginia Department of Transportation, shall be dedicated to public use. Each sidewalk,
including street trees, proposed to be privately maintained, shall be maintained by the owner of the lot on which
the sidewalk and street trees exist or an owners association that is obligated to maintain the sidewalk and street
trees. The agent may require that a sidewalk proposed by the developer to be privately maintained instead be
dedicated to public use if the agent determines that the sidewalk serves a public purpose and there is a need for
the sidewalks to be publicly owned and maintained.
C. Street trees. Notwithstanding section 32.7.9.6 of this chapter, street trees shall be planted
within grates on each sidewalk or in a planting strip abutting the sidewalk, spaced at a minimum of twenty -five
(25) and a maximum of forty (40) feet on center and the distance of each tree from the edge of the sidewalk shall
be approved by the agent. Street trees shall be selected from a current list of recommended large shade trees,
subject to the approval of the agent when site conditions warrant medium shade trees. See Figure 9.
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D. Waivers from sidewalk requirements. In accordance with the procedures stated in subsection
20B.3 (I), the agent may waive the requirements for a sidewalk and/or street trees where the developer
demonstrates that: (i) the Virginia Department of Transportation prohibits establishing sidewalks and/or planting
street trees; or (ii) existing utility easements prohibit establishing sidewalks and/or planting street trees.
Figures
Figures 1 through 9 are for illustration purposes only. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between a regulation
in section 20B to which a Figure pertains and the Figure itself, the regulation is controlling. In addition, Figures
1 through 9 merely illustrate specific requirements and do not show all applicable requirements of section 20B.
Figure 1: Front setbacks
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I, Ella W. Jordan, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of an Ordinance duly
adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, by a vote of six to zero, as recorded below,
at a regular meeting held on June 11, 2008.
Jerk, Board of County Supervisors
Mr. Boyd
Mr. Dorrier
Ms. Mallek
Mr. Rooker
Mr. Slutzky
Ms. Thomas
Aye Nay
Y
_Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Crozet Master Plan describes downtown Crozet as the historical focal point for cultural
and commercial activities in Crozet and the surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, the lands within downtown Crozet are currently within various zoning districts, and the
regulations within those districts have been identified as imposing a number of impediments to the development
and redevelopment of downtown Crozet in a manner consistent with the Crozet Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Text Amendment 2007 -005 - Downtown Crozet District (DCD) - would establish
a new zoning district in the Crozet community that implements the Crozet Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, after several public work sessions conducted by the Planning Commission and the Board,
and with input from several committees comprised of members of the Crozet community, the boundaries of the
proposed Crozet Downtown Zoning District were identified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT for purposes of public necessity, convenience,
general welfare and good zoning practices, the Albemarle County Zoning Map is amended to change the zoning
map designation for lands shown on the attached map entitled "Crozet Downtown Zoning * Recommended
Boundary," by Albemarle County GDS June 2008, which includes the following parcels (identified by their
County tax map and parcel number), from their current zoning designation to Downtown Crozet District:
056A1010004600, 056A10100046A0, 056A1010004800, 056A1010004900, 56A1010005000,
056A1010005300, 056A1010005400, 056A10100054A0, 056A1010005500, 56A1010005600,
056A1010005700, 056A1010005800, 056A10100058A0, 056A1010005900, 56A1010006000,
056A10100060A0, 056A1010006200, 056A1010006300, 056A1010006400, 56A1010006500,
056A1010006800, 056A1010006900, 056AI010011900, 056A1010012000, 056A1010012200,
056A1010012300, 056A1010012400, 056A1010012500, 056A20100000A0, 56A2010000700,
056A20100007A0, 056A2010000800, 056A2010000900, 056A2010001100, 56A2010001200,
056A2010001300, 056A2010001400, 056A2010001500, 056A2010001600, 56A20100016A0,
056A2010001700, 056A2010001800, 056A2010001900, 056A20100019A0, 056A2010002000,
056A20100020A0, 056A20100020B0, 056A2010002100, 056A20100021A0, 056A2010002200,
056A2010002300, 056A20100023A0, 056A2010002400, 056A20100024B0, 056A2010002700,
056A2010002800, 056A20100028A0, 056A20100028B0, 056A20100028CO3 056A2010002900,
056A2010003000, 056A20100030A0, 056A2010003100, 056A2010003300, 056A2010003500,
056A2010003600, 056A2010003700, 056A2010007000, 056A20100071A0, 056A20100071D0,
056A20100071E0 and 056A2020A00100.
* * * **
I, Ella W. Jordan, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted
by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, irginia, by a vote of six to zero, as recorded below, at a
regular meeting held on June 11, 2008.
ler oard of County Supervisors
Aye Nay
Mr. Boyd
Y
Mr. Dorrier
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y_
Mr. Rooker
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Mr. Slutzky
Y
Ms. Thomas
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