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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
March 24, 2005
Fieldstone, Lester, Shear et al
Sun Trust Plaza, Suite 601
201 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, FL 33134
RE: Trophy Chase Apartments
2407 Peyton Drive
Charlottesville, VA
Tax Map 061 WO -03, Parcels 1, 2, 13, 14A, 15 and 16
Dear Mr. Fieldstone, Mr. Lester and Mr. Shear:
You have asked for a letter that provides an analysis of the zoning and other information
regarding the referenced property. This letter is based on a review of our records and an
inspection of the site.
The above referenced property is zoned Planned Residential Development (PRD), with
an underlying density of Residential, R-15. These parcels are in the Airport Protection
Overlay District. Multi -family apartments are permitted by right in this zoning district.
The developments on these parcels were approved by site plan under the old zoning
ordinance adopted April 15, 1968. These parcels were subsequently zoned to PRD
without an application plan as part of the County's comprehensive rezoning in 1980.
Absent an application plan which usually sets density and design standards for planned
residential district, the project itself, as currently developed becomes the standard.
Therefore, the project complies with the zoning ordinance as a planned residential district
and may continue as it exists. However, any change in density, design, or use would
require compliance with the current Albemarle County zoning ordinance.
For your information, our records indicate the following:
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• Parcel 1 contains 104 dwelling units in 6 structures on 4.217 acres. The file for the
Site Development Plan for this parcel, SDP -397, Westfield Club Apartments Phase I
does not contain the date of approval.
• Parcel 2 contains 81 dwelling units in 3 structures on 3.240 acres. SDP -362, Tudor
Court Apartments, was approved on November 3, 1970.
• Parcel 13 contains 72 dwelling units in 12 structures on 3.000 acres. The file for the
Site Development Plan for this parcel, SDP -204, Jefferson Townhouse Apartments
Phase II does not contain the date of approval.
• Parcel 14A contains 0.550 acres and is undeveloped.
• Parcel 15 contains 126 dwelling units in 9 structures on 4.503 acres. SDP -204,
Jefferson Townhouse Apartments Phase I is dated May, 1969. This plan also shows
Neighborhood Recreation on Parcel 14A which contains 0 dwelling units and 0
structures on 0.550 acres. The approval date for this plan is not included in the file.
• Parcel 16 contains 42 dwelling units in 7 structures on 1.563 acres. SDP -204,
Jefferson Townhouse Apartments Phase III was approved on February 15, 1971.
• SDP 96-109 Trophy Chase Clubhouse Minor Amendment showed additions to the
clubhouse on Parcel 1.
No application for rezoning, special use permit, or variance is pending in connection with
this property. No rezoning, or variance has been approved in connection with this
property.
The club house and pool are permitted by special permit, SP -77-78, which was approved
with conditions on January 4, 1978. The facility is limited to occupants of Westfield Club
(now Trophy Chase) and not more than 100 off -premises individual memberships and its
operation will remain a non-profit operation.
A review of our records does not show any unresolved zoning or building code
violations.
The property was inspected for zoning compliance on March 23, 2005. Three site plan
violations and one sign violation were identified.
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• There is a dumpster in the parking lot on Parcel 1 and the two modular buildings
in the parking lot on Parcel 2 that are not shown on the site plans. These items
must either be removed or shown on an amended site development plan.
• The flags next to the entrance are considered to be pennants which are prohibited
signs.
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 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.
Please contact me if you have questions or require further information.
Sincerely,
John Shepherd
Manager of Zoning Administration
Copies:
Brenda Ford, Research Specialist
Zoning -Info, Inc.
510 East Memorial Road, Suite B-1
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
VA -CRIT Inc.
C/O Marvin F. Poer & Company
4 E EXE Park Suite 100 -RAV Department
Atlanta, GA 30329
Louise Wyatt, Manager of Zoning Enforcement
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