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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832
March 9, 2009
Mr. Bill Morrow
Hollymead Corner, LLC
1117 E. Market Street B
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Fax (434) 972 -4126
RE: Variation Request dated March 2, 2009 for Hollymead Town Center Area C Block
One — Move 12,000 square feet of development from Block II to Block l
Dear Mr. Morrow:
The County has received the variation request referenced above to allow for an
additional 12,000 square feet of non - residential area in Block 1 and to deduct 12,000
square feet of non - residential area available for Block II. The purpose of this request is
to allow for a 50,000 square foot hotel to be built in Block I and still have are available for
additional buildings shown on the application plan in Block I.
I have reviewed this request in conjunction with the approved application plan and the
Code of Development for Hollymead Town Center Area C (HTC -C). I have also reviewed
the Development Rights Transfer Agreement between Post Office Land Trust, owner of
Block II (TMP 32 -41J) and HTC Hotel LLC & BEF REIT, Inc. (TMP 32- 41D5).
This letter serves to provide County approval of your requested variation to the Code of
Development in keeping with the attached application, development rights transfer
document, and site development plan for Comfort Suites Inn prepared by Ruhmel,
Klepper, and Kahl, LLP last revised March 2, 2009. Approval of the variation is
conditioned on these attachments and the future massing of buildings in Block II being
built as shown on the HTC -C approved application plan.
The analysis of the variation request is provided below:
Section 8.5.5.3 allows the director of planning to grant minor variations to as long as:
1) The variation is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
comprehensive plan.
The request is consistent with the Neighborhood Model goals.
2) The variation does not increase the approved development density or
intensity of development.