1968-05-16 A regular meeting of the Board of County S~pervisors of Albemarle
Cotu~ty, Firginia, was held at the Office Building of said County on the
16th day of May~ 1968.
Present: Messrs. E. N. Garnett, Joseph w.~ Gibson, Peter T. Way~
Gordon L. Wheeler, Lloyd Fo Wood, Jr., and R. A. Yancey.
~bsent. None.
Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney°
The meeting opened with the Lord's ?rayer led by Mr. Garnett.
Minutes of the meeting of April 18, ~968, were approved as sub-
mitted.
Mr. Coats of the Highway Department~ reported with regard to
"The Rock" (formerly knovau as Blue Hole) about ~fnich complaint was re-
ceived at the last regular meeting. Mr. Coats stated that the Board
approved discontinuance of this location in 1963 and that his depart-
ment could take no acti~o~ on closing the said location since it was
not abandoned. He further advised that this is a direct entrance to
private property. ~r. Garnett stated that he thought he ko_ew the
owner of this private property and he would try to contact him regarding
this matter.
Mr° Coats advised the Board that vandalism to highway signs during
the past year cost Albemarle County $~2,000.00.
The Board's attention was called to the necessity of adopting a
resolution to complete industrial access to Stromberg-Carison as ap-
proved by this Board on July 20, 1967. The following resolution was
offered by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by Mr. Yancey, and unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLIq~D by the Board of County Supervisors of
Albemarle County, ¥irginia, that the Virginia Department of
Highways be and is hereby requested to accept into the
Secondary System of Highways the follov~ing sections of roads
in Albemarle County:
(1) That portion of Greenbrier Drive beginning at its
intersection with Route 29, North, and continuing
in a westerly direction for 830 feet to Stromberg-
Carlson entrance.
(2) F~utrance r:oad to Stromberg-Carison beginning at
Greenbrier Drive and continuing in a southerly
direction for 26~ feet to parking lot.
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BE IT FURT~ I~ESOLVED that the -Virginia Department of
Highways be and i.s hereby guaranteed a 60-ft. unobstructed
right-of-way along these requested additions, along with all
necessary ~Lrainage easements~ the same having been recorded
by plat in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in
Deed Book 417, page 3~.1, and Deed Book 439, page 41~.
The County Executive suggested to ~ir. Coats that he write to the
School Board with regard to the entrance to Broadus Wood School ~k~. Coats
s~ated that a letter at this time would be premature in 'that they are
now contacting property owners and attempting to obtain rights-of-way.
He further advised that they hoped to do this project during the summer
months when school is not in session.
~. Wheeler asked if anything is being done about Route 643. IVLr.
Coats advised that they were unable to come up with any money for this
in the current budget but would stake it out.
In response to inquiry by ~r. Gibson, ~Lr. Coats advised that High-
way Department equipment is not available for making traffic counts on
private roads. This inquiry was made in connection with rai]:~oad cross-
ing in West Leigh.
The fol!ov,~ng copy of action taken by the Buckingham County Board
of S%pervisors was received:
"DIoved by B. D. LeSueur~ seconded by T. ~. Hall, Jr.~ and
carried that the Board of Supervisors recommend to the
State Highway Department that they do away with the
ferries at Warren and Hatton."
~r. Coats advised that the operation of these ferries costs ~14,000.00
per year, which sum is divided between Buckingham and Albemarle and taken
from Secondary Funds. He stated further that discontinuance of this
service would require a joint public hearing in accordance with Section
33-76.8 of the Code of Virginia. After discussion of this matter~ motion
was offered by ~{r. Way~ seconded by ~r. Yancey~ to delay action on this
matter for at least thirty days.
The County Executive advised that communication had been received
from /~rs. Annie ~. Woodson requesting the Board to clarify her access
rights to property on old L~ohburg Road near Cross t{oads. The Co~non-
wealth's Attorney advised that in his opinion this is a private matter
in which the Board need not become involved. He stated further that ~ir.
Batchelor had referred ~irs. Woodson's letter to his office and he had
acknow!e~l¢~same and recommended to ~s. Woodson that she consult with her
personal attorney in this regard.
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The following resolution was received ~-~om the Albemarle County
Planning Co,nmi ssion:
"WHEREAS, the Albemarle County Planning Co~nission has
thoroughly studied the Eajor Arterial SDreet and Highway
Plan as it relates to the city and couu2ty as prepared by
the Firginia Department of Highways and;
WHERE S, a joint public hearmng was held by the city and
county Planning Co~22issions on February 7, 1968;
N0~, TH~qEFORE BE IT !AESOLVED, that the Albemarle County
Planning Commission recommends to the Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors that the Charlottesville Arterial
Street and Highway Plan be approved as it relates to the
County of Albemarle as a part of the Comprehensive County
Plan with the proviso that the Virginia Department of
Highways be requested to restudy:
The Grady-Gordon Corridor to determine whether or not
a better location can be found for this street and
whether or not the existing streets can be widened
to accommodate the future traffic demands ~rithout the
construction of the Grady-Gordon extension.
The 9th-10th Street Corridor from Cherry Avenue to
Preston Avenue to justify the demolition of the
existing residential structures between 9th and 10th
Street and to improve the proposed railroad crossing.
Those segments of the north-south route between Rio
Road and Interstate 64'~ intersection v~th Route 631,
being Ridge Street and EcIntire Road Extended, not now
included in Stage I construction and given high priority.
On motion of~ir. Gibson, seconded by ~r. Wheeler, unanimously carried, the
foregoing resolution of the Planning Commission was adopted by this
Board.
~r. John Humphrey, Secretary o~ the Planning Commission, sUbmitted
the folio~±ng plats:
(1) For redating only - Redivision of Lots 10 and 11, Block C,
Farmington, Inc., prepared by Thomas D. Blue and approved by the
County and City Planning Commissions.
(2) 2.06 acre lot divided from larger tract off Route 250, East, be-
longing to Linwood Howard, prepared by Thomas D. Blue and approved
by the Cou~uty P~lanning Commission.
(3) Lot ~, Block E, added to Section 7, Woodbrook Subdivision, prepared
by William S. l~oudabush and approved by the County and City Plarming
Co~mmissions.
(4) Division of Earco Durrer property off Route 743, prepared by William
S. Roudabush and approved by the County Planning Commission.
(5) Tracts A, B and C, Willow Heights Subdivision, prepared by William
S. Roudabush and approved by the County and City Piamming Commis-
si on s.
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(6) Parcels A and B located off Route 837, combined into Lot C for
Alma Williams Jackson, prepared by 0. R. Randolph and approved
by the County Planning CoFfluission.
(7) Parcel M on south side of Route 250, East, owned by Dr. Charles
W. Hurt, prepared toy B. Aubrey Huffmau and approved by the
County and City Planning Commissions.
(8) I .547 acre parcel on north side of Route 250, East, o~med by Dr.
Charles W. Hurt, prepared by B. Aubrey Huffman and approved by
the County and City ~Planning Commissions.
(9) Sections I and II ~,two separate plats) of Camelot Subdivision,
prepared by B. Aubrey Huffmau and approved by the County Plan-
ning Commission.
(10) Division of A. G. Bigelow and W. G. ~uncy property off Route 29,
North, prepared by B. Aubrey Huffmau and approved by the County
and City Planning Commissions.
(11) Section III, Westfield Subdivision, prepared by B. Aubrey Hufi~nan
and approved by the County and City Planning Commissions.
(12) Division of property on l~oute 726 belonging to Charles P. Dottier
Estate and Helen Pitts Heirs, prepared by Carroll Gillispie and
approved by the Co~uuty Plarauing Commission.
On motion of Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. Yancey, the foregoing
plats were approved, number two being subject to location of iron at
northwest corner of lot and numbers three through twelve being subject
to vicinity sketch being added, and the Chairma~u and Clerk were
authorized to sign same on be half of the Board when these conditions
are met.
The matter of recordation of plats by the Clerk's Office was dis-
cussed. Tt~e County Executive, in response to inquiry from the Board,
advised, t~ ~t the desired plat book had been purchased but was not being
used. Mr. Gibson requested that the Clerk be invited to the next meet-
ing to discuss this matter.
Sen~ ~or J. Harry Michael appeared as attorney for ~ontvue
Property (~ners Association and presented petition b~ behalf of said
Associatio~ requesting amendment or change to the zoning ordinance.
After discussion~ of this request, the following resolution was ofzered~
by ~r. Wheeler,~ seconded by ~r. Way, a~ud unanimously adopted:
BE IT tlESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors
of Albemarle County, Virginia, that petition received
from Montvue ?roperty Owners Association requesting amend-
ment or change to the Z~ning Ordinance be referred to the
Albemarle County Planning Co~nission for consideration and
report.
Communications were received, and copies submitted to each Board
member, f~om H. G. Kenns~ner, Jr., Chairman of the Budget and Finance
Task Group of Citizens for Superior Albemarle Schools, ~. Roy M..~.
Patterson, President of Citizens for Superior Albemarle Schools, the
Stone-Robinson P.T.A., the Greenwood P.T.A., Mrs. ~Viltiam ~. Colony,
and Mr. Heinz Pors, President of the Albemarle Bandparents Association.
~Mr. Gibson noted that he had also received commtanication from Mrs. ~ark
H. Congdon. Ail of these eommunications were in support of the School
budge t.
iYr. Landon D. Birckhead presented communication requesting the
Board of Supervisors to start proceedures to redistrict Albemarle Cotunty
so that the population v~ti be more equally divided among the districts.
Mr. ~irckhead presented map showing suggested district lines. ~. Wood
advised that he has been working on this matter $_nd is checking out all
the legal aspects involved. ~kfter some discussion of the proposal with
Mr. Birckhead, motion was offered by I~r. Gibson, seconded by Mr. ~neeter~
and unanimously carried, referring this matter to the Board's Legislative
Committee.
The County Executive advised that ~Vatter Smith, Attorney, had ap-
proached him with regard to the County's ordinance on fortune tellers as
to the possibility of amending the ordinance to require residence in the
Comnty for one year before being permitted to purchase such a license.
Mr'. Gibson advised that he felt this would be discriminatory and un~se.
The County Executiv.e suggested the saunual license ~mder th~.s ordinance,
as well as the daily license un~er the carnival ordinance, be increased
from ~%00.00 to ~ ,000.00. After discussion, the matter was carried
over to the regular June mee.tin~g.
The County Executive also recoF~nended and the Recreation Ordinance
be amended to reduce the annual fee far beating and fishing from ~0.00
to ~5'.00. On motion of Mr. Wheeler, seconded by ~r. Gibson and tunani-
mously carried, this matter was referred to the recreation cormmittee of
the Planning Cormmission for study and recommendation.
The County Executive gave a progress report on accomplishments of
the Recreation Committee of this Board. He stated that recreation
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progra~ns had been plata, ed for school gromnds at Scottsvi!te~ Yancey,
Stone-Robinson~ Broadus Wood, Woodbrook and Crozet and a leader and as-
sistant would be employed at each of these locations. He further
vised that ~4,000 had been budget~from local funds for this summer
recreation program and $1,000 would be available from Federal funds.
Statements of Expenses incttrred by the Department of Finance, the
Sheriff's Office and the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney were
submitted for the month of April, 1968. On motion of ~Lr. Wheeler,
seconded by Mr. Gibson, these statements were unanimously approved.
Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the County
Jail was submitted along v~th St~amary Statement of ~risoner Days for the
month of April, 1968. On motion of Mr~ Yancey, seconded by ~r. ~eeler,
these statements were unanimously approved.
Reports of the Department of ~ublic Welfare were submitted for the
month of April, 1968, in accordance with Sections 63-67.1 and 63-67.2 of
the Code of Virginia.
S.L.H. Report for the month of April~ ~968, was received from Dr.
S. D. Stttrkie ~..s~nd on motion of Mr. Wheeler, seconded by Mr. Way, was
unanimously approved.
Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amount of
· ~87.30 was submitted for hospitalization of indigent patients for the
month of Apri!~ 1968. On motion of Mr. Gibson~ seconded by Mr. Wheeler,
this claim was unanimously approved for payment.
Report of the County Executive for the month of ~ril, ~968, was
received and ordered filed.
Communication was received from Citizens Bank and Trust Company
requesting release of certain securities held in escrow. Since the se-
curities involved are being held by two different agents, two resolutions
are necessary. On motion of Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. '~heeler, the
follo~ing resolutions were umnanimously adopted:
(1) ~i~,~EAS, Citizens Bank and Trust Company has requested
release of certain securities held in escrow by Virginia
National Bank_, Escrow Agent; and
WHEREAS~ it has been determined that said collateral is
no longer needed to secure funds on deposit with Citizens Bam_k
and Trust Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL~F~ by the Board of County
S~pervi sors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that Virginia
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National Bank be and is hereby authorized to release the
following:
50,000
~10,000
. o,ooo
U.S. Treasury Bonds,~ 2½5, due 9-I5-72.
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4~, due 8-15-71.
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4~, due 8-1 5-72.
~E iT ~XIRTHER RESOLVED that copy of t_his resolution
be forwarded to the Citizens Bank am_d Trust Company and to
the Virginia National Bank.
~t~AS, Citizens Bank and Trust Company has requested
release of certain securities held in escrow by Chemical
Bank New York Trust Company; and
WHEREAS~ it has been determined that said collateral is
no longer needed to secusee funds on deposit with Citizens Bank
and Trust Company;
NOW, T~FOZRE, BE IT ~SOLVED by the Board of County
Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that Chemical Bank
New York Trust Company be and is hereby authorized to release
the following:
0o,ooo
~300,000
~100,000
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 45, due 10-1-69.
l~ed. Home Loan Bank Bonds, ~.4~$, due ?-25-68.
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4-1/8~, due 2-15-74.
(Albemarle County's records do not indicate
request 'for pledge of these bonds. However,
according to information from Citizens ~ank,
the escrow agent holds this issue i~ escrow
for the County.)
BE IT LFSRTHE~L RESOLVED that copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Citizens Bank and Trust Company and to the
Chemical Bank New York Trust Company.
On motion of Mr. ~ibson, seconded by ~V~r. Wheeler, rules ~th regard
to second reading were suspended and the following resolution tunsm_imous!y
adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervis.~rs of
A2~$marle County, Virginia, that ~139.~0 be and the same is
hereby appropriated for current expenses in connection v~th
School Construction.
Notice was received from the State Corporation Commission of public
hearing scheduled for 10:00 A.~Z. on June 3, 1968, on application of James
T. Graves 8o operate as a restricted coF~non carrier for handling passen-
gers and luggage Z~om the Joint Airport to various points in the State.
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S.P.C.A. Report was received fur the month of April, 1968, and on
motion, duly made and seconded, was unanimously approved.
The County Executive advised that many things needed to be taken
care of in fol!o~n[ng up the matter of constructing a jail jointly with
the City and the joint committee should be reactivate~. The Chairman
appointed Mr. Wood, ~r. Gibson, ~. Batchelor~ Mr. Smith and himself as
the Cotunty's representatives on this co~nittee.
The Board's attention was called to the fact that ~. Norman Gi!tum's
term on the Service Authority expired April 16, ~968. On motion of
Yancey, seconded by Mr. Wood, and unanimously carried, Mr. Gil!um was
reappointed to the Service Authority for a term of four years.
At ~ :30 ~.~. the Chairman called for public hearing on requests
for change in zone classifications in accordance with notices published
in the Daily l~rogress on April 26, May 3 and May ~0, 1968.
(A) Application for cha~nge in zone classification for property' located
in Ivy [agisterial District from Agricultural A-1 to Residential
R-3 and Business B-1 for the purpose of constructing apartment and
commer.~ial buildings. (Z~E 00~, Assessment ~ap ~9, ~arcets ~6 and
~6A~ ~.6 miles east of Ivy.)
IEr. John Humphrey advised that the ~lanning Commission approved
request for change to Business B-1 for 200 ft. depth along Route 2%0 but
denied request for change to Residential R-3. Mr. Lloyd Smith~ o~maer of
the land in question appeared and advised the Board of projected plans
for this location. He stated that although plans have been made for the
back part of this acreage, this part of the project would not be under-
taken for possibly several year's. IErs. Jere Heavener appeared in op-
position to reclassifying this property. The advised that her home was
located adjacent to this property and she did not wish to see ~rther ex-
pans~ion of business property at this location. After hearing the
public mhd considering the recommendation of the ~!a~nning Commission,
motion was made by Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. ~ood, and unanimously
carried, to approve change from Agricultural A-~ to Business B-~ the 200
ft. depth along Route 2~0. On motion of Mr. Wood, seconded by ~. Gibson,
and unanimously carried, request for change from Agricultttra! A-~ to
Residential R-3 was denied°
(B) Application for change in zone classification for property located
in Ivy Magisterial District from Agricultural A-1 to Business
for the purpose of constructing wholesale an~ processing facili-
ties. (Z&EE 003~ Assesst~ent ~ap ~9, ~arcel ~A, located on Route
2~0 V~'est. )
Mr. Humphrey advise~ that this request was given unanimous approval
by the Planning Commission. The owner an~ attorneys in this case were
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present. No one appeared in opposition to the request. On motion of Mr.
Gibson, seconded by Mr. Yancey~ and unanimously carried, approval was
given to reclassifying this property ~£om Agricuitua~a! A-1 to Business
B--U o
Application for change in zone classification for property located
in Rivanna ~agisterial District from Agricultural A-1 to Business
B-1 for the purpose of constructing a shopping center. (Z~.RP 001,
Assesa~ent ~ap 31 ~ Parcel ~2.)
Mr. Humphrey advised that the Planning Commission recommended ap-
provai of this request and no one from the public appeared° On motion of
~r. V~eeler~ seconded by-~Mr~ Vfood, unanimously carried, approval was
given to reclassifying this property from Agricultural A-1 to Business
]~r~ Humphrey advised the Board that S. W~ Heischman and George A.
Cason had obtained a building permit in the name of Arth~r T~ Burger on
£kunday, April 14t~ He stated that he had obtained an opinion ~rom the
Co~onwea!th's ~torney to the effect that $~e County offices were closed
on that day and the issuaace of this permit was unauthorized, thereby
making said building permit invalid~ On motion of Mr. Gibson~ seconded
by I~r. Yancey~ a~nd unanimously carried, Mr. Hum.~hrey was instructed to
advise the holder of this permit s~d also any persons who might have ob-
tained permits on Saturday of the foregoing opinion of the ~onmmonwealth's
Attorney.
Claims against the County amounting to ~1,086~24%.27 were presented,
examined, and allowed, and certified to the Director of Einance for payment
and charged against the following funds:
General i~evenue ~und
General 0~erating Fund
School Operating ]~und
Capital Outlay z~uad
Virginia Public Assistance ~um_d
~og Tax Fund
Town of Scottsville ~ Local Sales Tax
Comm. of Va. Current Credit Account
Total
On motion, the meeting was adjourned.
131.03
80,9,0 p'.
4-~o. ~6'~. ?2
20,687 ~3
2~,962i?d-
1,026 58
~1~086,245.27