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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
Phone(434)296-5832 Fax(434)972-4126
July 15, 2015
Ashley Cooper
Williams Mullen
321 East Main Street, Suite 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: CVS Pharmacy#86047 at Rio & 29
Tax Map 61, Parcel 123F
• 1700 Seminole Trail
Dear Ms. Davies:
This letter is provided in response to your request for a parking reduction at the site referenced
above from 67 to 57 parking spaces to serve a pharmacy/drugstore use with drive through
window and 8,362 square feet of retail sales floor area (11,945 square feet gross floor area).
Under Section 4.12.6 of the zoning ordinance, a retail use not otherwise identified requires 1
parking space per 100 square feet of retail sales area for the first 5,000 square feet and 1 space
per 200 square feet of retail sales area above 5,000 square feet, resulting in the 67 required
spaces. Based on an analysis of relevant information, we hereby approve your request for a 10
space reduction, resulting in 57 parking spaces required for this use.
This approval is given for a 10 space reduction for a store with 8,362 feet of retail sales
area served by a drive through window. This approval is based on the reasons set forth
below:
• The parking warrant analysis you submitted dated April 3, 2015 cites parking demand
estimates by the Institute of Transportation Engineers for a pharmacy!drugstore with
drive through window based upon parking studies of existing sites. The observed peak
period of parking demand was 3.58 vehicles per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area;
therefore, 11,945 square feet of gross floor area is anticipated to generate a peak
parking demand of 43 spaces, well below the ordinance requirement of 67 spaces.
• The site is located on a transit line, making it reasonable to expect that some employees
and/or patrons will take transit to the site.
• The presence of a drive through lane on the site designed to accommodate up to six
vehicles will reduce the demand for on-site parking.
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Anybody aggrieved by this determination, has a right to appeal it within 30 days of this notice,
in accordance with Virginia Code§ 15.2-2311; provided, however, that a 10 day appeal period
applies to appeals of decisions pertaining to temporary or seasonal commercial uses, and
such appeals shall be filed within ten 10 days after this decision. If you do not file a timely
appeal, this determination shall be final and unappealable.
An appeal may be taken only by filing an appeal application with the Zoning Administrator and
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the Board of Zoning Appeals, in accordance with Albemarle County Code§ 18-34.3, along
with a fee of$240 plus the actual cost of advertising the appeal for public hearing.
Applications for Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's Determination are available at the
Department of Community Development located at 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia
22902 or online at www.albemarle.orq/cdapps. This form applies to appeals of decisions of
the zoning administrator or any other administrative officer pertaining to the Zoning Ordinance.
Regulations pertaining to the filing of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals are outlined in
Albemarle County Code § 18-34.3, which may be reviewed online at
www.albemarle.orq/countvcodebza.
Please contact me if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
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Amanda Burbage
Senior Planner
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