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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Community Development Department
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
FAX(434)972-4126 TELEPHONE(434)296-5832 TTD(434)972-4012
NOTICE OF OFFICIAL DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION
The Date this Notice of Determination is given is February 24, 2011. No: ZVI0201000210
CERTIFIED MAIL# 91 7108 2133 3937 41 1 1 9258
Afton Scientific Properties LLC
2020 Avon Court
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Property: 077E2-00-00-00400 Afton Scientific Properties LLC
Tax Map and Parcel Number Owner of Record
Zoning: Light Industry [LI] District
Dear Property Owner,
This notice is to inform you that the above described property is in violation of the Albemarle County
Zoning Ordinance. This conclusion is based on the fact that a Code Enforcement Officer visited the listed
property on February 15, 2011 and found that the following conditions existed:
All trees and other plantings on the slope adjacent to Avon St. southbound, as shown on the
latest approved site plan (SDP 2000-077), have been removed without county approval.
The described use or structure did not exist prior to the zoning ordinance(s) it violates. Therefore, it
cannot be considered a legal, but non-conforming use or structure. With that in mind, the following
section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance have been violated:
Section 32—Site Plan
This letter also serves to notify you to stop the activity or use outlined above immediately. Failure to
comply with this notice will result in legal action being taken against you and any other owner or tenant.
In addition, you must bring the property into compliance by March 22, 2011 to avoid court action.
Compliance past this date does not preclude the County from pursuing legal action.
If you are aggrieved by this determination, you have a right to appeal it within thirty (30) days of this
notice, in accordance with Virginia Code § 15.2-2311. If you do not file a timely appeal, this
determination shall be final and unappealable.
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An appeal may be taken on y by filing an appeal application with the Zoning Administrator and the Board of
Zoning Appeals, in accordance with § 34.3 of the Zoning Ordinance, along with a fee of$240 plus the actual
cost of advertising the appeal for public hearing. Applications for Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's
Determination are available at the Department of Community Development located at 401 Mclntire Road,
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 or online at www.albemarle.org/cdapps. This form applies to the appeal of a
decision of the zoning administrator or any other administrative officer pertaining to the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 34.3 of the Zoning Ordinance, which contains the regulations pertaining to the filing of an appeal to
the Board of Zoning Appeals, is located in Chapter 18 of the Albemarle County Code and it may also be
reviewed online at:
http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms Center/Departments/County Attorney/Forms/Albemarle C
ountv Code Chl 8 Zoninc34 Appeals.pdf.
L$erfd L. Higgins, A.I.C.•.
Deputy Zoning Administrator
County of Albemarle