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Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5823
Fax (434) 972-4126
November 24, 2004
Kelly Strickland
Rivanna Engineering & Surveying PLC
1350 Stony Point Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: SP-2003-084. Dennis Enterprises - Rio Rd (Sian # 55).
Dear Ms. Strickland:
On November 3, 2004, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP-2003-084 to allow a
car dealership in accordance with Sections 22.2.2.8 & 30.5.3.2.b of the Zoning Ordinance on Tax Map 45,
Parcels 100, 101 & 101B in the Rio zoning district. This special use permit was approved subject to the
following conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in general accord with the concept plan entitled, Application Plan for
Dennis Enterprises - Rio Road, dated 7/24/04 and the elevation and section dated 7/24/04;
2. Vehicles parked or displayed outdoors shall not be elevated anywhere on site (through the use of
racks or other lift devices);
3. Vehicles shall be displayed only in areas as per the elevation and section dated 7/24/04;
4. Between the building and Rio Road West, there shall not be more than two rows of vehicles. One
(1) row shall be used for display vehicles; the other row shall be used for customer parking. The
intermittent, incidental parking of customer vehicles in the display vehicle row shall not be a
violation of this condition;
5. All building and sight lighting shall be full cutoff, regardless of lumens. Light levels shall not
exceed 30,0 footcandles anywhere on site. All site lighting shall be turned off no later than 9:00
p.m., with the exception of the security lighting;
5. The site shall be landscaped to limit the visibility of vehicles, to the satisfaction of the Architectural
Review Board;
7. If the existing large shade trees identified on the plans entitled, App/ication Plan for Dennis
Enterprises - Rio Road, dated 7/24/04, are removed, alternative landscaping shall be provided, to
the satisfaction of the Architectural Review Board;
8. All building and sight lighting shall be full cutoff, regardless of lumens. Light levels shall not
exceed 30.0 footcandles anywhere on site. All site lighting shall be turned off no later than 9:00
p.m., with the exception of the security lighting;
9. Display vehicles shall not display signage, flags, balloons, or other similar items;
10. Spaces for display vehicles shall measure nine (9) foot by eighteen (18) foot and shall be striped.
Display vehicles shall (parked in striped display spaces only; and ')
11. Tractor trailers shall not be permitted to make deliveries to the site. No tractor trailer related to
this use shall be parked on site or on any adjacent right-of-way.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the
project noted above, no uses on the property may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals
have been received and conditions have been met. This includes:
. compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL PERMIT;
. approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and
. approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not commenced
within twenty-four (24) months from the date of Board approval, it shall be deemed abandoned and the
permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of any structure necessary to the use of
the permit."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate to contact
Keith Lancaster at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
Cc: Amelia McCulley
Bill Fritz
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Keith Lancaster