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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
September 10, 2013
Frank R. Stoner
Managing Partner
Milestone
3002 nd Street NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Dear Frank:
I am in receipt of your August 29, 2013 letter requesting that the indefinite deferral of the application for
ZMA201000018 Crozet Square be extended for one (1) year. Section 33.4 r.2. of the Albemarle County
Zoning Ordinance says:
"An application shall be deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn if the applicant requested that
further processing or formal action on the application be indefinitely deferred and the commission or the
board of supervisors is not requested by the applicant to take action on the application within one (1) year
after the date the deferral was requested. Upon written request received by the director of planning before
the one (1) year period expires, the director may grant one extension of the deferral period for a period
determined to be reasonable, taking into consideration the size or nature of the proposed use, the
complexity of the review, and the laws in effect at the time the request for extension is made."
On September 5, 2012 the applicant at the time, Katurah Roell, requested an indefinite deferral as the
subject property was in foreclosure and in the hands of the trustee for the bank. It is my understanding
that the property is now under the ownership of UB Ten, LLC, represented by David Clelland, and that
you represent the current contract purchaser. You have indicated that this request for an extension of the
deferral is to allow you to pick up this ZMA application, make certain modifications and resume the
review process. You have also indicated an interest in seeking amendment to the zoning ordinance's
Downtown Crozet District to broaden the residential use possibilities by special use permit which will
entail submitting a ,ZTA and special use permit application. Your hope is to have these applications run
concurrently with the ZMA.
Considering the circumstances involving ownership and foreclosure that have occurred and the initiatives
you intend to undertake regarding the project, I can grant your request for a one (1) year extension to no
later than September 5, 2014. Please notethatthe extension is for -the -scope and -scale -of the project that
has been under review and significant and substantive changes to the proposal will likely necessitate a
new application.
Crozet Square
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I trust this extension will enable you to complete the work necessary to bring ZMA20 r 000018 Crozet
Square to public hearing with the Planning Commission before September 5, 2014. As I mentioned in our
telephone conversation, I advise that you schedule a pre -application meeting with staff before proceeding
with further submittals. Please coordinate with Claudette Grant, the planner leading review of this
proposal, regarding this and other matters pertaining to this application. Please do not hesitate contact me
should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning
Cc: David Clelland, Vice President, UB Ten, LLC
Claudette Grant, Senior Planner
Amelia McCulley, Zoning Administrator