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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
October 27, 2010
Mr. Paul H. Davenport Vanessa Hee
c/o Hirschler Fleischer and c/o Oversea- Chinese Banking
P. O. Box 500 Corporation Limited, New York
Richmond, VA 23218 -0500 Agency
1700 Broadway, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10019
RE: Certification of Zoning — Keswick Hotel (the "Property ")
Tax Map 80, Parcel 9, 701 Club Drive, Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia
Dear Mr. Davenport and Ms. Hee:
You have asked for a letter that provides an analysis of the zoning and other information
regarding the referenced property, located at the corner of Club Drive and Keswick Road
in Keswick, VA. This letter is based on a review of our records and an inspection of the
site. In response to that request dated September 23, 2010, please be advised of the
following:
1. The property is located within the corporate limits of the County of Albemarle,
Virginia.
2. The Property is zoned RA — Rural Areas and is subject only to the use
restrictions generally applicable to that classification which are contained in the
County of Albemarle Zoning Ordinance (the "Zoning Ordinance "). The use of the
Property as a hotel is permitted by special use permit in that RA zoning
classification as approved with SP2000 -033, approved by the Board of
Supervisors on April 18, 2001. The latest Special Use Permit approval for this
development was SP2008 -042, which was approved by the Board of Supervisors
on February 4, 2009. This approval is good for 24 months prior to commencing
the use, structure or activity for which the special use permit was granted.
Enclosed are copies of the final approval letters of the actions on both special
use permits.
3. Ingress and egress to and from the Property is to and from publicly dedicated
roadways.
4. The proposed use of the property by its owner for continuation of its use as a
hotel is a permitted use under Zoning Ordinance §10.2.2 #2, #4 & #27 as
outlined in the approval letters for SP2000 -033 and SP2008 -042.
5. The current setbacks, measured from the property lines or right -of -way lines are:
Front — 75 feet; Rear — 35 feet, and; Sides — 25 feet. The Property is in
compliance with the Zoning Ordinance including, but not limited to all regulations
regarding required setbacks as well as density, parking and height limits.
6. The Property has access to over 200 existing off - street parking spaces which is
in excess of the required number of spaces.
7. No application for rezoning of the Property, or for a special use or conditional use
permit or variance in connection with the Property, is now pending.
8. The Property is recognized as a separate parcel of land under the subdivision
ordinance of the County of Albemarle. The Property may be conveyed, leased or
mortgaged as a separate parcel and the Property currently complies with such
subdivision ordinance and other applicable subdivision laws.
9. This department has no record of any past or pending unresolved building or
zoning violations for this Property and the undersigned is unaware of any
violations of the applicable portions of the Zoning Ordinance.
10. Our records show all required Certificates of Occupancy for the parcel have been
issued. 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.
11. The department is not aware of any pending or threatened action by the County
to acquire any portion of the Property through eminent domain.
12. The property was inspected in October of 2010. No site violations were
identified.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Higgins, AICP
Chief of Zoning /Deputy Zoning Administrator
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Cc: Ms. Julie A. Siegel, Associate
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022 -2585
Enclosures: -- April 18, 2001 Staff Report for SP2000 -033 with Planning & Zoning
History on page 4.
-- April 30, 2001 BOS Approval Letter for SP2000 -033 Keswick Hall
-- February 20, 2009 BOS Approval Letter for SP2008 -042 Keswick Hall.
-- RA Applicable Section of the Zoning Ordinance.
-- Zoning section sheet
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