Proposed gas station on Route U.S. 250
Created by cvilletomorrow on May 24, 2011
Last updated: 08/16/11 at 11:19 AM
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After review of design and material details, ARB gives final approval for the Re-Store'N Station.
Photo Credit: Charlottesville Tomorrow
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/08/restore_n_station-1.html
Architectural Reviews meets with project officials over final design submittal. Coming to a split 2-2 vote however, the Board agrees to postpone a final vote of decision upon review of further details at a work session.
Residents of neighboring Freetown Lane are also in attendance to voice their disapproval at the process by which the station has sought approval.
Photo Credit: Charlottesville Tomorrow
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/08/restore_n_station.html
Architectural Review Board rejects revised design proposal. Concern over issues that include:
Removal of columns that support 2nd floor balcony create “floating balcony”.
- No existing precedent proposed exterior appearance.
- Resemblance to a big box, out of touch with neighboring area.
- Residents also voice complaints on lack of rural character present within the structure.
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/05/restore_n_station-2.html
Albemarle County Planning Commission approves preliminary site plan (3-2 vote).
- Residents still unhappy with total building square feet as well as size of 2nd floor office space.
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Free Town Lane residents' appeal to Board of Zoning Appeals is denied. County upholds decision by Ron Higgins that Re-Store’N Station site plan is in general accord with December 2010 plan reviewed by Albemarle Supervisors.
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/05/restore_n_station.html
Architectural Review Board reviews revised site plan in depth. Provides further comments on revisions needed.
- Revise awkward appearance of floating balcony
- Revise windows to correspond to local structures
- Simplify, coordinate, reduce number of materials in building elevation
- Revise planting scheme
- Provide site sections to clarify extent of visibility of canopy
- Submit more details on sign appropriateness
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20110321-ARBstaffreport.pdf
Free Town resident Richard Brown appeals Ron Higgins’ determination that the December 2010 site plan is in general accord with the plan shown in December 2009 to Albemarle Board of Zoning Appeals.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/110312-AppealbyBrown.pdf
As part of the official determination that the Re-Store’N Station is of compliance with its special use permit conditions, Ron Higgins determines the following:
- The preliminary site plan submitted on December 13, 2010 is in general accord with the one submitted on December 6, 2009.
- Inclusion of columns in site plan makes structure approximately 5,000 sq ft and therefore not in compliance with conditions of the Board of Supervisors.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/110225-CompliancewithSUP.pdf
Bill Fritz of the Zoning and Current Development Division for the County of Albemarle sends letter commenting on the buffer waiver to Summer Frederick.
- Some buffer requirements met, others not due to lack of certification and identification.
- Comments on proposed activity within buffer, not intended as comments on landscaping, screening, or design requirements.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/110218-Waivercomments.pdf
Jo Higgins submits revised preliminary site plan with new elevation drawings to Architectural Review Board.
- Includes depiction of first floor porch removal.
- Architectural Review Board defers review of site plan to May 14, 2011.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:20110321-ARBstaffreport.pdf
Jo Higgins submits revised preliminary site plan to Architectural Review Board.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Jo Higgins resubmits preliminary site plan to Albemarle County.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Summer Frederick, Senior Planner for Albemarle County, informs NP Engineering that though special use permit is granted, work may not begin on the site until following conditions are met:
- Installation of water meter to monitor consumption; must be approved by Zoning Administrator.
- Not to exceed 1,625 gallons/day
- Installation of tamper-proof, water flow restriction device; must be approved by Zoning Administrator and County Engineer.
- Footprint not to exceed 3,000 sq. ft.
- Hours of operation not to exceed 16 hours/day
- No more than 7 pump stations and 12 nozzle dispensers.
- If rainwater is collected from rooftops, it must be stored in a lined underground storage tank for on-site landscaping purposes only.
- No overnight parking between the hours of 12:30 am and 4:30 am. Signs of notice must be posted as condition of final site approval.
- Development of site shall be in general accord with submitted site plan of December 6, 2009. Permitted modifications include those required by Architectural Review Board, those necessary to satisfy conditions of special use permit, and additional landscape/screen approval by the Site Plan Agent.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/101112-SUPconditions.pdf
Albemarle Board of Supervisors approves Re-Store’N Station for special use permit under the following conditions:
- Installation of water meter to monitor consumption; must be approved by Zoning Administrator.
- Not to exceed 1,625 gallons/day
- Installation of tamper-proof, water flow restriction device; must be approved by Zoning Administrator and County Engineer.
- Footprint not to exceed 3,000 sq. ft.
- Hours of operation not to exceed 16 hours/day
- No more than 7 pump stations and 12 nozzle dispensers.
- If rainwater is collected from rooftops, it must be stored in a lined underground storage tank for on-site landscaping purposes only.
- No overnight parking between the hours of 12:30 am and 4:30 am. Signs of notice must be posted as condition of final site approval.
- Development of site shall be in general accord with submitted site plan of December 6, 2009.
- Permitted modifications include those required by Architectural Review Board, those necessary to satisfy conditions of special use permit, and additional landscape/screen approval by the Site Plan Agent.
http://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/11/restoren-station-approved-reduced-to-smaller-scale/
Albemarle Board of Supervisors asks for revised site plan with smaller structure. Revised changes to plan include the following:
- Reduced scale to 3,000 ft vs. over 4,000 with no room for future additions
- Reduction from 8 to 4 pumps islands with 8 regular nozzles (2 diesel, 1 kerosene, and 1 off-road diesel)
- limits water usage to 1,624 gallons/day as allowed on the 4.06 acre site
- open 16 hrs/day
- no overnight parking
- flow restriction device cut off of well versus a valve that cuts the water off.
http://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/11/restoren-station-approved-reduced-to-smaller-scale/
Jo Higgins presents preliminary site plan again before the Albemarle County Planning Commission. Arguments heard from developer and county residents on water usage by the station. Recommends the following:
- Denial for SUP (4-2 vote)
- Denial of waiver of buffer requirements (5-1 vote)
- Accept request for deferral of site plan (6-0 vote).
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/100623-PCCrecommendations.pdf
Board of Zoning Appeals rejects appeal on special use permit requirement made by County Zoning Administrators (4-0 vote). (Not enough sufficient information of water usage).
http://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/06/bza-rejects-appeals-over-restoren-station/
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors defers decision on special use permit application to June 8, 2010 so the appeal of the permit determination can be acted upon first.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/100415-Appealderred.pdf
Developer submits appeal to Board of Zoning Appeals of County Zoning Administrators’ determination that special use permit is required due to domestic waste that will be produced and use of site land.
Photo Credit: Cool, Tom. "Albemarle County Office Building". Flickr, July 1, 2005.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Jo Higgins submits revised preliminary site development plan to Architectural Review Board. Comments provided include claims that plan still needs large amount of improvement due to its impact on the adjacent neighborhood of Free Town.
- Re-Store’N Station is 2 story structure of 4,750 sq. ft total.
- 1st floor is gas station and convenience store, office on the 2nd floor.
- Plan also reserves space for expansion of the building showing a future footprint that is doubled the initial building size.
- 56 parking spaces would consume what is now deemed as open space
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/02/crozet_gas.html
Jo Higgins submits application for special use permit to use 325 more gallons of groundwater per day/per acre.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Jo Higgins submits preliminary site plan to Albemarle County.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Board of Zoning Appeals upholds Albemarle’s determination that a special use permit will be required for site plan approval.
http://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/07/commission-nixes-special-permit-for-restoren-station/
Jo Higgins submits certificate of sign appropriateness application to Architectural Review Board.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Jo Higgins submits revised concept plan to Architectural Review Board. Comments provided for change in next submission.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20110321-ARBstaffreport.pdf
Jo Higgins submits appeal of Ron Higgins’ special use permit determination to Albemarle County Board of Zoning Appeals.
Photo Credit: Jaquith, Waldo. "Albemarle County Office Building in Charlottesville, VA". November 8, 2008.
http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/Web_view_planning_Web_view_planning_PermitPage1.aspx
Because of its location in an Entrance Corridor, the Albemarle Architectural Review Board reviews preliminary site development plan and calls for revisions.
- Include a call for a response to the rural and historic area context
- Additional requirements to the initial 48 recommended by County Staff).
http://www.crozetgazette.com/2009/02/re-store%E2%80%99n-station-faces-new-hurdles/
Ron Higgins, Chief of Zoning for Albemarle County, informs Jo Higgins that project will require a special use permit (SUP) as water use is projected to be over County limit of 400 gallons/per site acre each day.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/090115-SUPrequried.pdf
Jo Higgins submits data analysis of projected water usage per day to Glenn Brooks, Albemarle County Engineer, and Josh Rubinstein.
- Projected to use 725 gallons of water/site acre each day, making the total 1,625 gallons of water/day.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/090105-Waterdata.pdf
Jo Higgins, the project’s developer, submits preliminary site plan to Albemarle County Planning Commission. Deferred indefinitely for official review until the following year.
- 7,000 sq. ft total
- 6,000 sq. ft on the first floor, - 1,000 sq. ft for office space on second floor
- 8 pump islands for gas).
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/100608-SDP.pdf
Review process begins on proposed Re-Store’N Station, a 2-story gas station and convenience store. Old Dominion Engineering submits letter to Josh Rubinstein, Groundwater Manager of Albemarle County concerning projected water usage of Re-Store’N Station; part of project’s Groundwater Study.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/090105-Waterdata.pdf
County issues permit for demolition.
http://www.readthehook.com/79968/architecture-demo-days-crozet-house-lost-plan-languishes
Albemarle County approves demolition of Ward’s repair shop. With demolition, Sprouse unknowingly loses grandfathered right to access public water system. No access exists to public sewer.
http://www.readthehook.com/79968/architecture-demo-days-crozet-house-lost-plan-languishes
Sprouse applies for a demolition permit for building that was formerly Ward’s repair shop.
Photo Credit: High Contrast (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0-de (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://www.readthehook.com/79968/architecture-demo-days-crozet-house-lost-plan-languishes
Jeff Sprouse purchases Ward’s Small Engine Repair site from Hall Enterprises LLC for $2 million. The property on U.S. Route 250 is zoned Highway Commercial and is located outside the Crozet designated growth area. It is across the street from an existing gas station and adjoins the residential neighborhood of Free Town.
http://gisweb.albemarle.org/GISWeb/PropertyInfo.aspx
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