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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) 972-4126
July 25, 2007
Mr. Michael R. Matthews, Jr.
Matthews Development Company, LLC
One Boar's Head Pointe
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
RE: Martha Jefferson Hospital at Peter Jefferson Place
Approval of Application for Variation from Application Plan
ZMA 01-15 with SP 01-56 and SP 01-57
Dear Mr. Matthews,
The application form (dated July 2,2007) and supporting materials that you submitted
requesting variation to allow a shift of square footage from one area to another in Peter
Jefferson Place have been reviewed. These variations may be approved administratively
through Section 8.5.5.3 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance.
Specifically, your request is to allow transfer of 57,800 square feet from Parcel N to
Parcel B as depicted on the approved application plan, Sheet AP-4 dated August 5,
2003, resulting in a maximum of 140,000 square feet of office space in Parcel N and a
maximum of 1,227,800 square feet for the healthcare campus in Parcel B. You have
noted that the request will preserve the overall allowed density at Peter Jefferson Place
by shifting unused office square footage to the healthcare campus, resulting in a benefit
to the community.
Section 8.5.5.3 (a.2) allows the director to grant a variation of an approved plan for
changes to the arrangement of buildings and uses shown on the plan, provided that
the major elements shown on the plan and their relationships remain the same. The
following are the five criteria used to determine that this variation request is acceptable
and the response to each which is further elaborated below:
1) The variation is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
comprehensive plan. It is in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan.
2) The variation does not increase the approved development density or
intensity of development. No increase in density or intensity is proposed
ZMA 01-15 Martha Jefferson Hospital-Variation Request
November 2, 2006
with the variation request. The maximum allowable square footage of
development in Peter Jefferson Place remains the same.
3) The variation does not adversely affect the timing and phasing of
development of any other development in the zoning district. Timing and
phasing is not affected by the variation request. It should be noted that the
variation will result in a reduced maximum square footage of development in
Parcel N.
4) The variation does not require a special use permit. No special use permit
is required.
5) The variation is in general accord with the purpose and intent of the
approved rezoning application. It is in general accordance with the rezoning
application.
This request adheres to the five standards of Section 8.5.5.3 (a.2). With the above
findings and detail provided in the variation request and attachments, sufficient
justification is provided to determine that this request is in keeping with the variation
provisions. Therefore, the request for the variation to allow a shift of square footage from
one area to another in Peter Jefferson Place is approved. All other provisions of the
proffers and Application Plan must be met.
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cc: Amelia McCulley, Director of Current Development and Zoning
Attachment
ZMA 01-15 Peter Jefferson Place-Variation Request
July 2, 2007
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