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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning&Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
phone(434)296-5823
fax(434)972-4012
September 21,2001
Steve Melton
C.W. Hurt Contractors, L.L.C.
P.O.Box 8147
Charlottesville,VA 22906
RE: SUB-01-175,Berkmar Land Trust Subdivision(TMP 45-91) and waiver request
Dear Mr. Melton:
The Planning Commission granted approval of your request to build a private road and for the following
waiver:
SUB-01-175, Request to waive Section 14-505(A), Access from a lot onto a public street.
The Department of Planning and Community Development hereby grants administrative approval to the
above-referenced subdivision,with the following condition:
A. Be advised that VDOT entrance permits are required for access to Woodbrook Drive and to State Route
659.
Thank you for your assistance and patience throughout this process. Feel free to contact me at your earliest
convenience if you have any questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Karl A. Guiler
Planning Technician
C. W. HURT CONTRACTORS. L.L.C.
VIRGINIA LAND COMPANY BUILDING
POST OFFICE BOX 8147
CHARLOITESVILLE,VIRGINIA 22906
AREA CODE 804
TELEPHONE 979-8181
FAX 296-3510
August 6, 2001
Mr. Karl Guiler
County of Albemarle
Dept. of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
RE: SUB 2001-175 Berkmar Land Trust Final Plat
Tax Map 45, Parcel 91
Dear Mr. Guiler:
In reference to section 14-232 of the Albemarle County Code, I would like to request that
a private road be allowed to serve lots "A" and "B", as shown on the above referenced
plat. The proposed land fronts on Woodburn Road (Rt. 659) and is immediately adjacent
to the new proposed Western By-Pass. In fact a portion of Lot"A" was purchased by
VDOT for the construction of the By-Pass. At such time the By-Pass is constructed,
VDOT will build a new driveway as shown on the attached plan, to access the two
houses on Lot`B". The existing driveway across Lot"A" will be abandoned at this time.
Lot"C"will be accessed from Woodbrook Drive Extended only. It is intended for the
private road to serve only the existing houses on Lot"B" and any residence that is
constructed on Lot "A".
I feel this request is justified in Sec. 14-232 A - Paragraph 4. These two lots would be
better served by the one private road off Woodburn as shown on the proposed plat and
above mentioned VDOT plan. To construct a public road only 97 feet long would cause
confusion for drivers and possible danger to the homeowners of these two lots when a
street sign is installed, marking this a public road. Vehicles would be turning into this
road only to find it not to be a through passage. A private road would give the owners
more control and possibly help Agnor-Hurt School by not having another public street to
worry about.
I would also like to request a waiver of Sec. 14-505 Paragraph A, based on the fact that a
private road (driveway)to serve only two lots would certainly impact the land less than a
40 foot wide minimum State Road R.O.W. with Cul-de-sac. As you can see by the
proposed plat, we are dealing with two sites that are under one-half acre in size. As
mentioned above to build a public road only 97 feet long with cul-de-sac would take up a
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good portion of the land and not only be a safety issue with the homeowners, but a
nuisance for VDOT to maintain.
This request also meets the criteria of 14-234—Paragraph C. Items 1-5
Please call if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Stephen M. Melton
encl.