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Home My WebLink AboutLZC202200026 Action Letter 2022-06-13County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT June 13. 2022 Patrick Wilson Old Republic Title 4965 Preston Park Blvd Suite 20E Plano TX 75024 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone: 434-296-5832 WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG RE: LZC202200026 - Parcel IDs 06100-00-00-129D (11.227 Acres) (the "Property"), Owner - RIO ROAD ASSOCIATES P O BOX 31335 RICHMOND VA, 23294-1335 To Whom it May Concern: In response to your request for a Letter of Zoning Compliance for the above -referenced Property, please be advised of the following: • The Property is zoned R-15, Residential. The permitted uses of the Property are provided in Section 18 of Chapter 18 of the Albemarle County Code ("Zoning Ordinance"). The Property is subject to the Airport Impact and Steep Slopes Overlay Districts described in Section 30 of the Zoning Ordinance. Multi -family apartments are permitted by right in this zoning district. • The parcels abutting the Property are zoned R-15, Residential, PUD, Planned Unit Development, and R-1, Residential. • Our records indicate the Property contains 11.23 acres and has 159 dwelling units (14 du/ac). • The Property meets all access and parking requirements required by the Albemarle County zoning ordinance and complies with the current zoning ordinance of Albemarle County, including all provisions regulating setback, density, and height. • The Property is not a planned unit development and the current use of the Property as part of a multi -unit apartment facility is permitted under the R-15 zoning without the necessity of any rezoning, special exception, special use permit or variance. • The Planning Commission originally approved SDP-340 Squire Hill Apartment Site Plan on September 25, 1972. The plan was titled Phase One, Building 1 through 28. That plan, which included Phase Two and was dated November 10, 1972, showed a total of 516 units in 53 buildings served by 900 parking spaces on 32.18 acres, an overall density of 16.03 units per acre. The parcels that are the subject of this letter contain a total of 159 units on 11.23 acres, a density of 18 units per acre. The SDP-340 file contains two letters of revision. One dated March 1, 2004, allows the installation of two storage sheds in Phase 2. The other, dated May 18, 2005, allows the conversion of a tennis court to a playground area. SDP 78-10 Squire Hill Phase II Site Plan Amendment was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 7, 1978. The plan, revised on May 22, 1978, showed 516 units in 53 June 13, 2022 LZC2022-00026 Page 2 buildings served by 900 parking spaces. The plan was divided into two stages. Stage 1 consisted of Buildings 1 through 28. Stage 2 proposed Buildings 29 through 53. The plan, revised on May 22, 1978, showed 516 units in 53 buildings served by 900 parking spaces. The plan was divided into two stages. Stage 1 consisted of Buildings 1 through 28. Stage 2 proposed Buildings 29 through 53. The plan was revised again on November 2, 2009; this reconfigured the pool and clubhouses. The plan was revised again on March 8, 2010; this changed some lighting around the entire site. • The entire Squire Hill project was developed at a density of 16.03 units per acre in conformance with R-3 zoning regulations in effect at the time of approval. Those regulations permitted up to 20 units per acre. The current R-15 zoning limits density to 15 units per acre. Therefore, the density of this section of Squire Hill is legally conforming. • The current Zoning Ordinance requires a total of 950 parking spaces based on 1.5 spaces for each 1-bedroom unit and two spaces for each 2 & 3-bedroom unit. The parking is legally nonconforming because the development was approved with 900 parking spaces. • The Property is recognized as one or more parcels of land and may be conveyed, leased, or mortgaged as separate parcels. The Property complies with the subdivision ordinance of Albemarle County. The Property is not subject to any other conditions or special limitations imposed by the County of Albemarle in connection with any subdivision approval of the Property. • To the best of my knowledge, the Property is currently in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. A review of our files found (i) no violations or alleged violations or regulations applicable to the Property, whether pending, contemplated, or having already occurred, (ii) no fees due or pending with respect to any matter before the County Zoning Office; and (iii) no pending application for rezoning of the Property or for a special or conditional use permit or variance in connection with the Property. Further, no proceeding to challenge the zoning or other governmental approval or use of the Property is pending or overtly threatened to the best of my knowledge. • If the Property contained physical development approved with a site plan, then in the event of casualty, the Property may be rebuilt substantially in the same form upon satisfaction of all required building permits and site plans, as applicable. • Copies of any relevant records may be obtained via the noted links or the Community Development Department Records Public Access link below. If unable to find the records, then a request through the department's Records Manager, Paul Bjornsen, at pbiornsen(u)albemarle.org may be made. It will take longer to fulfill if the request is not based in Virginia. Please contact me if you have any questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Francis H. MacCall Chief of Zoning/Deputy Zoning Administrator June 13, 2022 LZC2022-00026 Page 3 Attachments: The links shown can be copied and pasted into a web browser GISWebMap—https://gisweb.albemarle.org/qpv 51Niewer.aspx?state=072347855026 Zoning Map — https://gisweb.albemarle.org/qpv 51Niewer.aspx?state=456774783218 ZMA1983-00002 - https://Ifweb.albemarle.org/weblink/search.asi)x?dbid=3&searchcommand=%7b%SbCDD- Planninq%5d:%5bApplicationNumber%5d=%22ZMA198300002%22%7d Community Development Department Records Public Access — https://Ifweb.albemarle. orq/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=107166&dbid=0&repo=CountvofAlbemarl e County Code Website — https://Iibrary.municode.com/va/albemarle county/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=CH18ZO