HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201400018 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2014-12-05COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4176
December 5, 2014
Mr. J.T. Maxwell
PO Box 7166
Charlottesville VA 22906
RE: SP201400018 Maxwell Boat Dock
Dear Mr. Maxwell --
Thank you for the recent application for this special use permit. Please find review comments
included in this letter.
Please see the attached re- submittal schedule for a list of dates on which you can submit your
revisions and responses to review comments (below and attached), as well as for possible
Planning Commission dates. (Please note that the listed dates are the earliest possible, but actual
dates need to be selected to suit the revision schedule for each project.)
Review Comments
Planning (Scott Clark)
The application states that the application is for Tax Map 45 Parcel 4, but the dock
itself and the main access appear to be on Parcel 4A. (Trail access is on Parcel 4.)
Please clarify if the dock is mean to be on and serve one parcel or both.
The path to the dock on Parcel 4A is very steep, and erosion could be a concern. Will
use of the dock necessitate trucks, trailers, or other vehicles, or will it be limited to
hand - carriable boats like kayaks and canoes?
Zoning (Rebecca Ragsdale)
Please address proposed lighting (type and location). Lighting has been a significant
issue in the past in terms of impacts from this type of use. Please refer to § 4.17 for
the lighting regulations in the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. This will need to
be addressed as a condition of approval.
Please address any decking or stairs which are proposed to lead to the dock or state
that none are proposed.
Virginia Department of Transportation (Shelly Plaster)
No objections as long as dock use remains private.
If we have not received a response from you within 30 days, we will contact you again. At that
time, you will be given 10 days to do one of the following: a) request withdrawal of your
application, b) request deferral of your application to a specific Planning Commission date as
mutually agreed to with staff, or c) request indefinite deferral and state your justification for
requesting the deferral. If none of these actions is taken, staff will schedule your application for
a public hearing based on the information provided with your original submittal.
Please be advised that, once a public hearing has been advertised, only one deferral prior to the
Planning Commission's public hearing will be allowed during the life of the application. The
only exception to this rule will be extraordinary circumstances, such as a major change in the
project proposal by the applicant or more issues identified by staff that have not previously been
brought to the applicant's attention. As always, an applicant may request deferral at the Planning
Commission meeting.
Please feel free to contact me if you wish to meet or need additional information. I would be
happy to meet with you to discuss the issues raised by this application.
Sincerely,
Scott Clark
Senior Planner, Planning Division