The owners of the new Carter’s Machinery rental store that recently opened next to the Northside Library are seeking a special use permit to be able to display items for sale outdoors. That requires approval by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors because the site is on one of the county’s entrance corridors.
“The equipment to be rented out to customers from the Property by Carter will include a variety of hydraulic excavators, backhoes, compact track loaders, telehandlers, skid steer loaders, boom lifts, and scissor lifts,” reads a July 15, 2024 letter from an attorney with Gentry Locke writing on behalf of Carter Machinery.
An entity called Mount Sinai Properties – Charlottesville LLC purchased the 4.67 acres at 721 Rio Road West on January 3, 2024 for $3.525 million. Until the special use permit is granted, all equipment is being kept inside the existing warehouse building per a zoning clearance approved by the county.
I wrote about this back in February for C-Ville Weekly.
A special use permit will go before the Planning Commission and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. But first there will be a community meeting. Stay tuned to the Week Ahead newsletter on Sunday for more information.
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