HomeMy WebLinkAboutLZC201500011 Action Letter 2015-06-24COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
June 24, 2015
The Planning and Zoning Resource Company
ATTN: Sheneetra Scroggins
100 NE 5th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
RE: LZC2015-00011 TMP 06000-00-00-04006 CHARLOTTESVILLE INVESTMENT
PROPERTIES
Dear Ms. Scroggins:
In response to your request for a Letter of Zoning Compliance for the above
referenced Property, please be advised of the following for TMP 06000-00-00-04006; University
Heights Apartments 258-276 Colonnade Drive, Charlottesville, VA Albemarle County
(the "Property")
The Property is zoned R-15, Residential under Chapter 18 of the Albemarle County Code
(the "Zoning Ordinance"), lies within the boundaries of Albemarle County, Virginia (the
"County"), and is located in the Entrance Corridor Overlay District (EC) and the Steep Slope
Overlay District. This is not a Planned Unit Development. The R-15 zoning district permits
the current use of the property for Multiple -family dwellings as a matter by right. The site
was developed prior to the requirement to have a site plan.
• The properties surrounding University Heights Apartments are zoned as follows: North: HC,
Highway Commercial; South: R-15, Residential; East: City of Charlottesville; West: R-1,
Residential and PRD, Planned Residential Development.
There have been multiple determinations that the Property is considered legally
nonconforming. Unfortunately these determinations do not state what the nonconformity is,
they only state that the site was developed prior to there being a Zoning Ordinance in
Albemarle County. That statement is true. The current use of the Property is considered a
conforming use. It is determined that the nonconformity for this Property is the density.
The Property consists of 4.82 acres which would permit 72 dwelling units at 15 dwelling
units per acre. The Property appears to have 136 dwelling units, thus 64 more units than
the district permits.
• In the event of casualty or destruction, in whole or in part, the improvements on the
Property may be rebuilt to their current specifications, subject to the building code
requirements.
0 There are no records of an open zoning violation filed on the Property.
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The Property is not subject to an approved site plan. Any change in or expansion of the
use that requires additional parking under Section 4.12 of the Zoning Ordinance; additional
ingress/egress or alteration of existing ingress/egress is required by the Virginia
Department of Transportation based on the intensification of the use; or additional
ingress/egress or the alteration of existing ingress/egress is proposed by the developer will
require approval of a site plan by Albemarle County Community Development according to
Section 32 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Please contact me if you have questions or require additional information.
Sing ,
Francis H. MacCall
Principal Planner
Designee to the Zoning Administrator
Attachments: Zoning Map
CHARLOTTESVILLE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
300 WEST FREMASON STREET
NORFOLK VA 23510