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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434 - 296 -5832
Memorandum
To: P. Timothy Stanley Jr.
From: Christopher P. Perez, Senior Planner
Division: Current Development
Date: April 26, 2013
Subject: SUB 2013 — 00048 Mark Lyons - BLA
Fax 434 - 972 -4126
The County of Albemarle Division of Current Development will grant or recommend approval of
the Boundary Line Adjustment plat referenced above once the following comments have been
addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the
Subdivision /Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.]
1. [14- 302(A)(9)] Building Site. While the existing house is to remain on the revised TMP 58-
3C, the County needs to assure that there is buildable area on the lot which meets the
requirements of Chapter 18 Section 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 of the Code of Albemarle. Notably, each
building site for a dwelling unit shall have an area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or
greater and shall be of such dimensions that no one dimension exceeds any other by a ratio
of more than five (5) to one (1) as described by a rectangle inscribed within the building
site.
After reviewing parcel history to include previous submittals and Special Exception requests
(SDP2011 -31) for this parcel, it is apparent that this dwelling is not located within a building
site which meets the requirements described above. The area where the dwelling is located
includes 39,786 square feet exclusive of critical slopes; however, the area does not meet
the five (5) to one (1) ratio required by the ordinance.
Section 4.2.2(a)(3) of the Code of Albemarle allows for the rectangular shape to be modified
or waived by the Board of Supervisors (BOS) pending a Special Exception request and
determination. In considering such a request the BOS will consider the recommendation
from the Virginia Department of Health and information provided by the developer showing
that: (i) the parcel has an unusual size, topography, shape, location or other unusual
physical condition; (ii) no reasonable alternative building site exists; and (iii) modifying or
waiving the rectangular shape would result in less degradation of the parcel or adjacent
parcels than if those dimensions were adhered to.
If the applicant would like to move forward as proposed, a Special Exception request is
required to be made by the applicant. The BOS will take action on the request accordingly.
Please note that the initial Special Exception request, SDP2011 -31, was denied by the Agent
and was never appealed by the applicant. Based on changes to the ordinance the Agent no
longer makes these determination, rather the BOS is the acting entity on all Special
Exceptions; however, the BOS will review the request against the same criteria as the Agent
previously had done.
2. [14 -309 & 14 -310] Soil evaluations; Health Director Approval of wells and septic systems.
With this proposal TMP 58 -3C is being reduced to below 5 acres, as such County staff must
assure that the lot has both a primary and reserve drainfield location onsite. If the existing
home has a primary system but lacks a reserve drainfield location, one shall be located by
the applicant and approved by the Health Department at this time.
Provide documentation of Health Department approval of primary and reserve drainfields
for the revised TMP 58 -3C. OR provide three copies of the results of percolation tests or
other methods of soil evaluation used to determine the suitability of the soil for septic
systems with conventional drain fields for review and approval by the Health Department.
3. [14- 302(B)(7)] Reservior watershed. Revise note #9 to state that the property is in the Lower
Mechums River Water Supply Watershed which is a part of the South Fork Rivanna
Reservoir Water Supply Watershed.
4. [14- 302(B)(10)] Stream Buffers. Assure that the stream buffer within "Area A" is labeled as a
100' stream buffer.
5. [14- 302(B)(1)] General Information. When the plat is revised, please provide the date of the
last revision on the plat.
Please contact Christopher Perez at the Division of Current Development at cperez @albemarle.org
or 434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3443 for further information.