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Home My WebLink AboutVA201600003 Correspondence 2016-07-26 Stewart Wright From: Marty Gearheart <marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:26 AM To: Stewart Wright Subject: Re: variance My apology for delay. Per our conversation please consider this note as our formal withdrawal of variance application filed on behalf of Grand Home Furnishings. Thank you for all your assistance in this matter. Marty Gearheart Managing Member Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From:Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:23:26 AM To: Marty Gearheart Subject: variance Marty; The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting is now only one week away. If you and your client are going to withdraw the variance request we need that in writing(email is fine)TODAY. We have run the legal add and scheduled the meeting. I have written my staff report to present to the Board of Zoning Appeals.We are recommending denial of the variance because a variance is not needed to erect the sign in the proposed location. Please send us something in writing today. Thanks Stewart Wright 1 Stewart Wright From: Marty Gearheart <marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com> Sent: Friday,July 22, 2016 9:00 AM To: Stewart Wright Subject: Re: Grand Home Furnishings I haven't forgotten you. My contact at Grand has been out and unavailable. Thanks Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From: Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Sent:Thursday,July 21, 2016 5:03:56 PM To: Marty Gearheart Subject: Grand Home Furnishings Marty; I'm going over to Grand Home Furnishing tomorrow and placing a stake in the median that will mark the edge of the VDOT right of way. Hopefully you or your client can look at it and tell me if this solves the problem. Thanks Stewart Wright 1 Stewart Wright From: Marty Gearheart <marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com> Sent: Friday,July 08, 2016 8:50 AM To: Carla Harris - CDD Cc: Francis MacCall; Stewart Wright Subject: Re: Fees Due - Adjacent Owner Mailing and Legal Advertisement will send out today. thanks Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From: Carla Harris-CDD<CHARRIS@albemarle.org> Sent:Thursday, July 7, 2016 9:38:47 AM To: Marty Gearheart Cc: Francis MacCall; Stewart Wright Subject: Fees Due -Adjacent Owner Mailing and Legal Advertisement Hi Marty, This email is to inform you of the adjacent owner mailing, and legal ad fees. • Project Number—VA2016-003 Grand Home Furnishing -Signage • Application Fee Due—$538.00 • Amount Due—Mailing fee$215.00 and Legal Advertisement fee $61.50 • Totaling$814.50-payable to the County of Albemarle • Due Date—07/13/16(by close of business 5 pm) Project Reviewer Stewart Wright (Please place the above project number on your check) If you have any questions concerning the fees, please give us a call. Thanks, Carla Harris 1 . BZA Clerk/Zoning Support County of Albemarle Community Development Department 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596 434-296-5832 ext 3834 charris(;albemarle.org 2 • Stewart Wright From: Marty Gearheart <marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 10:31 AM To: Stewart Wright Subject: Re: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing Mr. Fred Hill of Grand Home Furnishings has begun those conversations this morning. Your advise is appreciated and is being acted upon. Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From: Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday,June 20, 2016 10:28:01 AM To: Marty Gearheart Subject: RE: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing Okay. We will proceed forward, but I do think you are getting ahead of yourself. It is really important that your customer begins serious conversations with the Service Authority. I have seen variances approved before for sign locations that were later denied by the Service Authority. From: Marty Gearheart [mailto:marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com] Sent: Monday,June 20, 2016 8:59 AM To:Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Subject: Re: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing Thank you. I will have Grand Home Furnishing institute the conversation about the possible move. I have had utilities marked at the property and while close I believe we are OK. Please proceed with the application. Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 i Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From:Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday,June 20, 2016 8:56:34 AM To: Marty Gearheart Subject: RE: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing Okay. You and your customer should be talking to the Service Authority about that idea. From what I saw on their computer the sign will be on top of their water line. From: Marty Gearheart [mailto:marty.gearheart@martygearheart.com] Sent: Sunday,June 19, 2016 6:59 PM To: Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Subject: Re: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing I am not certain that the water line is under the footer but it is close. My customer is willing to relocate the water line if needed. Marty Gearheart Gearheart Enterprises, LLC 304-320-0879 Shipping address 704 Bland St RM 617 Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing address 131 Henderson Dr. Bluefield, WV 24701 From:Stewart Wright<swright2@albemarle.org> Sent: Friday,June 17, 2016 2:40:52 PM To: Marty Gearheart Subject: Variance for Grand Home Furnishing Marty; I am looking over the variance application for Grand Home Furnishings to make sure we have everything we need to proceed forward. If anything is missing I will let you know. I went out to the site 2 days ago to see the situation for myself and make sure there were no other good options for the new sign location. I did some homework on the old sign and found a letter from the Albemarle County Service Authority 2 that states that the old sign is in their waterline easement and is permitted to be there. I am not sure if the new location is in that same easement or not.The one thing I did see out there that is a huge concern for me was a fire hydrant very close to the new sign location.That, plus the waterline easement, could make the new sign location not approvable.You absolutely need to contact the Albemarle County Service Authority about the water line nearby and make sure the new sign is not going to be in their easement. Even more important—you need to contact the Albemarle County Fire Marshall and make sure they are okay with the sign being that close to their fire hydrant. They usually don't want anything within 20 feet of a hydrant. Please contact those 2 agencies. It would be terrible to go all the way through the variance process and then find out the sign can't go in that location even if the variance gets approved. I would also recommend that you come up with a Plan B design that would make the sign narrower and taller so that it is more than 6 inches from the property line. Having a backup plan is a good idea if the Board of Zoning Appeals is uncomfortable with approving a 6 inch setback. The freestanding sign can be up to 12 feet in height. Thanks Stewart Wright 3