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DEC 1 ' 1986
Planning ColEauission
County of Albemarle E'L; ,?\I"`1eI�EG DIVISION401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Va. 22901
Dear Members:
I have been informed through the Berkeley Community Association that an
application has been received by you for a 102 run boarding kennel next
to the present Village Offices on the north side of Berkmar Drive.
As a resident of Berkeley for more than 7 years, I have become aware of
the many changes which have taken place on Berkmar Drive over the past
couple of years. The most noticeable change has been the increased traf-
fic since the Daily Progress moved to the Berkmar-Rio Road location. The
increase in the amount of cars, the excessive speed of the cars and the
litter is something the Albemarle County Police should be made aware of.
I am also very conscious of the noise which is generated by the Fire De-
partment and the Recue Squad, which however, is compensated by the nec-
essity of the facilities in their locations. The location and use of
those facilities will cause havoc with the intended location of the board-
ing kennels. The barking of dogs in the area now is a problem because of
the sensitivity of the animals to the sirens used by the fire and rescue
vehicles. I hate to imagine what 102 more dogs barking will sound like
when they join the barking of the present area pets when they hear the
sounds of the emergency vehicles.
It is my opinion, and that of many of my neighbors who live on Williamsburg
Road, that an application for the kennel on Berkmar Drive which is in
addition to an already existing pet shop near Dart Drug will cause a sit-
uation which can be avoided by your rejection of the application for the
establishment of an undesirable and inappropriate type business so near
to this residential area.
As an after thought, you might also be concerned about parking in that area.
I notice cars parked along both sides of Berkmar Drive now from the re-
cently constructed professional building. I can only assume, that because
of the number of employees at that location, street parking results from
an effort to provide parking on the building site for patients.
'ncg�ly,
Richard . McCartney
2302 Williamsburg Road
Charlottesville,Va.22901
CC: Joan Graves, President
Berkeley Community Association