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March 2, 2015
Ms. Amelia McCulley
Director of Zoning /Zoning Administrator
Albemarle County
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596
Re: Regional Firearms Training Center — Access Road Waiver
SDP2014 -00056
WWA Project No. 214032.03
Dear Ms. McCulley:
The existing access road to the referenced facility currently serves the outdoor firearms
training area, the historical Milton Airport, and an existing block building. The existing
private access road is 14 ft. to 15 ft. in width with an open ditch section. This existing
access road does not meet the roadway width requirement of 20 ft. minimum set forth in
the Zoning Ordinance [4.12.17(c)].
As you are aware, the existing outdoor firearms training area is being replaced with the
new Regional Firearms Training Center. As part of the proposed improvements for the
Regional Firearms Training Center, the entrance to the existing access road at its
intersection with Milton Road will be improved to provide sight distance in accordance
with VDOT standards. The entrance design reflects ' VDOT's inputs and has been
approved by VDOT as designed.
The new Regional Firearms Training Center will be used by various law enforcement
agencies and is not intended to be used by the general public. Therefore the use will be
low intensity.
On behalf of the applicant, we request a waiver to the access road width requirement set
forth in [4.12.17(c)] due to:
• No change in existing uses
• Not intended for the use of the general public
• Low intensity usage
3040 Avemore Square Place • Charlottesville, VA 22911
Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444
Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg
We appreciate your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
WW Associates, Inc.
Herbert F. White, III, P.E.
President
3040 Avemore Square Place • Charlottesville, VA 22911
Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444
Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg
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