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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLZC201200028 Review Comments Letter of Zoning Compliance 2012-08-14COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 August 14, 2012 United Bank 2071 Chain Bridge Road, 1St Floor Vienna, VA 22182 Re: LZC- 2012 -00028 - Anvince Land Trust Building located at 2115 Berkmar Drive, Charlottesville, VA, 22901 Tax Map & Parcel - 061 UO -01 -00 -01200 (the "Project ") Ladies and Gentlemen: In response to your request for a Letter of Zoning Compliance, please be advised of the following: The Department of Community Development is responsible for (a) enforcement of building code and zoning ordinance regulations for commercial development in Albemarle County, Virginia, and (b) the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy in Albemarle County, Virginia. The Department of Community Development is not responsible for fire codes and regulations, which responsibility falls to the Department of Fire & Rescue. • The Project, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, is zoned Commercial (C -1), which zoning is proper for the structure and existing uses of the Project and related amenities comprising the Project, and accordingly the Project is a conforming use. • Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a web link to the applicable ordinance relating to the zoning and use of the Project • The Project is developed with a building and associated parking. • The Project does not have an approved site plan since it appears that the building was constructed prior to site plan regulations being in effect in Albemarle County. LZC- 2012 -00028 August 14, 2012 Page 2 • A site inspection was conducted for this Project and showed no violations of the zoning ordinance for use of the Project. • This office has no record of open violations for this Project. A Certificate of Occupancy was issued on June 15, 2001 for interior renovations. It is the policy of this department to purge building permit files after three years. Copies of Certificates of Occupancy are maintained on microfilm. Therefore, we have not retained any paper copies of Certificates of Occupancy associated with this Project. Furthermore, the absence of a Certificate of Occupancy for the Project will not give rise to any enforcement action. Please be aware that interior renovation that does not involve a change of use does not require a Certificate of Occupancy. You may obtain a copy of a Certificate of Occupancy for an additional fee of $25.00 each by contacting Esther Grace, Records Manager at (434) 296 -5832. Please contact me if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Francis H MacCall Senior Planner Copy: Larry J. McElwain Parker, McElwain & Jacobs, P.C. 2340 Commonwealth Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 LZC- 2012 -00028 August 14, 2012 Page 3 1WNImI1 :11r_1 All that certain lot or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereto belonging, situate on the south side of Berkmar Drive in the Charlottesville Magisterial District of Albemarle County, Virginia, designated as Lot 12 on a plat of Berkmar Subdivision made by William S. Roudabush, Jr., C.L.S., dated March, 1963, revised April, 1965, recorded in the said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 410, page 210, being the same property conveyed to Sue A. Albrecht, Trustee for the Anvince Land Trust, by deed dated October 17, 2005, from Kohr Brothers, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, recorded in the said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 3692, page 322. 1WNImI1:1120.1 Ordinance Relating to the Zoning http : / /www.albemarle.orci/zoningord