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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
May 6, 2013
Jessica Primm
Clifton Inn
1296 Clifton Inn Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Dear Jessica,
Thank you for your letter documenting the recent removal of 10 -12 Virginia pine trees on the
grounds at the Clifton Inn. We visited the site on Friday, April 26 and verified that the location
where the trees were removed falls within a Water Protection Ordinance (WPO) buffer area. The
Water Protection Ordinance is administered by the County Engineer, and section 17 -318 B
states that dead, diseased, and dying trees may be removed within 25 feet of the top of a stream
bank.
From a zoning perspective, tree cutting is considered a by -right use in the Rural Area; however,
cutting of anything other than dead trees or trees with a diameter less than 6 inches within 15
feet of a stream, even if the trees are thought to be diseased or dying, requires a
recommendation from the Virginia Department of Forestry prior to tree removal per County Code
18 -4.3b & c. I have attached a copy of the relevant sections of the Code for your reference.
Please also note that if significant tree cutting is planned for the Clifton Inn property in the future
(TMP 07900- 00 -00- 023130), a site plan amendment may be required since property under a site
plan is subject to compliance with that plan.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Amanda Burbage
Senior Planner, Albemarle County