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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4012
January 10, 2006
Keith Whipple
P.O. Box 8147
Charlottesville, VA 22906
RE: ZMA 2004-011 Charlottesville Power Equipment
SP 2004-036 Charlottesville Power Equipment — Fill in floodplain;
SP 2004-037 Charlottesville Power Equipment — Outdoor sales and display
Sign #37 (Tax Map 78, Parcels 4A1 and 413)
Dear Mr. Whipple:
The Board of Supervisors approved your rezoning application on December 7, 2005.
Your rezoning from C-1 (Commercial) to HC (Highway Commercial) was approved in
accordance with the attached proffers dated November 30, 2005. An application plan
dated October 19, 2005 was approved as part of the rezoning. Please refer to these
documents for any future applications and requests on this property.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took
action on the rezoning project noted above, no uses on the property as approved
above may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been received and
conditions have been met. This includes:
compliance with applicable PROFFERS;
compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMITS;
approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and
approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Additionally, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on two related
Special Use Permit Applications.
Whipple
Page 2 of 3
January 10, 2006
Regarding SP -2004-036:
The Board unanimously approved SP -2004-036 to allow fill in the floodplain in
accordance with Section 30.3.05.2.2(3) of the Zoning Ordinance on Tax Map 78, Parcels
4A1 and 4B in the Rivanna Magisterial District in conjunction with the ZMA 2004-011
application plan dated October 19, 2005. Please note that this approval is subject to the
following conditions:
1. A letter of map amendment must be obtained from FEMA; and
2. Copies of state and federal permits (DEQ, Army Corps of Engineers) must be
provided.
3. Upon request, the owner shall dedicate to the County the portion of the property
within the 100' stream buffer deemed necessary by the County for a greenway
trail and the area designated on the plan produced by Terra Partners, LLC, dated
October 19, 2004, last revised October 10, 2005, entitled 'Williams Property" as
the "resting station with benches".
Regardinq SP -2004-037:
The Board unanimously approved SP -2004-036 to allow outdoor sales and display
associated with permitted uses, which would be visible from an Entrance Corridor Street
in accordance with Section 30.6.3.2(b) of the Zoning Ordinance on Tax Map 78, Parcels
4A1 and 4B in the Rivanna Magisterial District in conjunction with the ZMA 2004-011
application plan dated October 19, 2005. Please note that this approval is subject to the
following conditions:
1. Site lighting shall be limited to the satisfaction of the ARB, as illustrated in the
ARB -approved lighting plan, dated October 12, 2005, and prepared by Terra
Partners, LLC;
2. The storage yard fence shall be of material, character, and design that are
coordinated with the building, as approved by the ARB;
3. Regarding items for storage/display:
a. Equipment shall be stored/displayed only in areas indicated for
storage/display on the "Display Area Exhibit" plan dated October 12,
2005;
b. Items located in the storage lot on the north side of the building shall not
exceed ten (10) feet in height;
c. Items located in the storage/display areas under the two easternmost
awnings on the south side of the building shall be limited to small lawn
mowers, rototillers, and other similarly sized items. Items on display shall
not extend into sidewalk, landscape, or parking areas;
d. Items located under the tower shall be fully contained within the structure
of the roofed tower, as shown on the architectural elevation drawing sheet
A3 (East/front Elevation) and A5 (South Elevation), dated December 28,
2004; and
e. Items for sale/storage/display shall not be elevated anywhere on the site.
4. Retaining wall materials are subject to ARB approval and shall be indicated on
the ARB -approved site development plan.
Whipple
Page 3 of 3
January 10, 2006
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took
action on the Special Use Permit items noted above, no uses on the property as
approved above may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been
received and conditions have been met. This includes:
compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMITS;
approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and
approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which these special use permits are
issued is not commenced within twenty-four (24) months from the date of Board
approval, it shall be deemed abandoned and the permit terminated. The term
commenced" means "construction of any structure necessary to the use of the permit."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above -noted actions, please do not
hesitate to contact Gerald Gatobu or Louise Wyatt at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning
VWC/aer
Cc: Free Bridge Land Trust II; Charles Wm Hurt & Shirley L Fisher Trustees
Amelia McCulley
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Steve Allshouse
Gerald Gatobu
Louise Wyatt
Sarah Baldwin
Bruce Woodzell (Real Estate)