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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning & Community Development
40 I McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(434) 296 - 5823
Fax (434) 972 - 40] 2
August 22, 2002
Jade White
975 Hilton Heights Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
RE: SP-2002-024 Wal-Mart Outdoor Storage & Display Amendment
Tax Map 45, Parcel 68D5
Dear Mr. White:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on August 7,2002, unanimously approved the
above-noted request. Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. A site plan shall be submitted for approval to clearly show all existing onsite improvements, all of the
conditions for this proposal, including required landscaping, all previously approved special use
permits. All conditions shall be shown in a manner acceptable to the Zoning Administrator;
2. Sidewalk display of lawn and garden merchandise shall be limited to the sidewalk areas between the
five (5)-feet by five (5)-feet tree wells, merchandise shall be limited to four (4)-feet in height, and shall
be on the sidewalk from February 15 through September 15 only. No new signage associated with
this use shall be permitted. Pricing information shall not be displayed higher than three (3) feet;
3. Regarding the expansion of the lawn/garden area in the parking lot, landscaping shall be added along
the EC frontage to minimize visibility as follows:
. Plant Pin Oaks, at three-and-one-half (3%)-inch caliper minimum, spaced thirty-five (35)-feet on
center, to complete the row of trees along the Entrance Corridor.
. Plant Chanticleer Pears, at two-and-one-half (2%)-inch caliper minimum, spaced forty (40)-feet on
center, on the east side of the eastern travelway, that runs parallel to the Route 29 Entrance
Corridor, to provide a continuous row along this travelway.
. Add ornamental trees or large ornamental shrubs, such as Shadblow Serviceberry, in the open
area between the Pin Oaks and Pears identified above;
4. The expansion of the outdoor lawn and garden center shall be limited to twenty-six (26) additional
spaces, for a total of sixty-three (63) spaces used for the outdoor lawn and garden center display.
The period for the outdoor lawn and garden center shall remain the same as previously approved
February 15 through September 15 only;
5. For the south side of the building, nine (9) additional temporary storage containers shall be located
within the existing enclosed storage area, for a total of twenty-nine (29) temporary storage containers.
For the north side of the building, nine (9) additional temporary storage containers shall be located at
the northwest corner of the loading area, one (1) additional temporary storage container immediately
alongside the three (3) permanent containers perpendicular to the building. All containers shall not
exceed nine(9)-feet six (6)'inches in height, and shall not be stacked. For all of the storage
containers, "temporary" shall be defined as August 15 through January 15. All containers shall be
located as shown on the concept plan;
6. There shall be no new fenced area to the north side of the building. The existing fenced area may be
used when the temporary containers are not in place;
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7. The weekend community events on the sidewalk to the north of the main exit to the building shall be
limited as follows: Only one (1) organization shall be allowed at anyone time during the weekend,
one (1) table may be used, that table shall be located in the area shown on the concept plan, and
there shall be a maximum of three (3) persons running the event at one time; and,
8. The area to the east of the outdoor lawn and garden center shall be designated as a permanent
location for parking lot events. The events shall not use more that sixteen (16) parking space, as
shown on the concept plan. No one event shall be longer than three (3) days. Each event proposed
shall obtain a zoning compliance clearance from the Department of Building Code & Zoning Services.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued shall not be
commenced within twenty-four (24) months after the issuance of such permit, the same shall be deemed
abandoned and the authority granted thereunder shall thereupon terminate. For purposes of this section,
the term "commenced" shall be construed to include the commencement of construction of any structure
necessary to the use of such permit within two (2) years from the date of the issuance.
Before beginning this use, you must obtain a zoning clearance from the Zoning Department. Before the
Zoning Department will issue a clearance, you must comply with the conditions in this letter. For further
information, please call Jan Sprinkle at 296-5832.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely,
V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning & Communi
VWC/jcf
Cc: Amelia McCulley
Jack Kelsey
Tex Weaver
Steve Allshouse
Matt Grimes, VDOT