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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
June 17, 2005
J. D. Diven
Shelter Associates, LTD
4235 Free Union Road
Free Union, VA 22940
RE: OFFICIAL DETERMNATION OF HEIGHT OF NATURE OBSERVATION TOWER
Dear Mr. Diven:
You have submitted pictures of an observation tower that you have stated is fifty feet in
height.
Section 10.4 limits the height of structures in the Rural Areas zoning district to 35 feet.
Section 4.10.3.3 allows a parapet wall to exceed the limit established for the district by
no more than four feet. This exemption for a parapet may be applied to the railing.
Therefore, the zoning ordinance limits this structure to 35 feet to the deck at the top of
the structure with an additional four feet for the railing. A copy of section 4.10 is enclosed
for your reference.
If you are aggrieved by this determination, you have a right to appeal it within thirty days
of the date notice of this determination is given, in accordance with Section 15.2-2311 of
the Code of Virginia. If you do not file a timely appeal, this determination shall be final
and unappealable. An appeal shall be taken only by filing with the Zoning Administrator
and the Board of Zoning Appeals a notice of appeal which specifies the grounds for the
appeal. An appeal application must be completed and filed along with the fee of $120.
The date notice of this determination was given is the same as the date of this letter.
Please contact me if you have questions or require further information.
Sincerely,
John Shepherd
Manager of Zoning Administration
Copy: Reading File- TM -48-55
Reading File- Height
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