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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Joan McDowell, Principal Planner
From: Amelia McCulley, Zoning Administrator
Division: Zoning
Date: January 28, 2011
Subject: S.P. 2010 -0042 David Brown Public Garage — Z2
I have reviewed the second submittal and have the following comments:
My prior comment: Depending on how many vehicles will need parking spaces outside the
garage as they await repair or pickup, the existing paved driveway area may not accommodate
all necessary parking. By my rough calculations, there is sufficient room for the five (5) spaces
required (two for the dwelling and one for each service bay). However, this number does not
include any parking for vehicles awaiting repair. Please ask the applicant to explain how he is
going to handle parking for vehicles that are either awaiting repair or have repair completed
and are awaiting pickup.
The applicant submitted a sketch plan but did not address my last comment. We
should schedule an onsite visit and take measurements to confirm that 6 parking
spaces are available within the existing driveway. We should ask the applicant how he
is going to handle parking for vehicles awaiting repair or pickup. It is possible that a
small garage operation can adequately accommodate all parking within the required 3
spaces (1 per service bay) for the garage.
2. We will need a sketch plan that depicts the entrance and the area for vehicles awaiting repair
(if applicable) as well as available parking area. The plan should also show any outdoor
storage or features if proposed, such as oil barrels, outdoor vehicle lifts, storage or parts and
the like. With this type of use, we typically impose a condition to limit the area and /or number
of vehicles awaiting repair. Once we have the information request in #1 and #2, we will do an
onsite visit to see how it can work.
Since the applicant is not showing any outdoor storage or equipment, we should make
that a condition of approval. As stated in #1, we should do an onsite visit.
3. It will be good to ask the applicant to address issues such as: a) is he proposing a paint
booth? b) how will he handle storage and disposal of fluids such as oil and the like?
I did not obtain answers to these questions. We may obtain them by doing an onsite
visit and asking the applicant.