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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434-296-5832
Memorandum
To: Timothy Miller,
Meridian Planning Group, LLC (tmiller(a)meridianwbe.com)
From: Andrew Reitelbach, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: December 10, 2018
Subject: SUB2018-00146 Housing Lab, LLC-Crozet. — Two -Lot Subdivision
Fax 434-972-4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the plat referenced
above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable
reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.]
1. [14-302(A)4.] Private easements. Please include the owner(s) of record for the private
easements that are shown on this plat, and include any additional private easements on this
property. Comment addressed.
2. [14-302(A)5.] Public easements. Please provide the locations and dimensions of all public
easements on this property, including the deed book and page numbers and public owner(s) of
record. According to the Albemarle County Service Authority, there are ACSA water and
sewer easements on this property. On the landscape plan, please also show the ACSA sewer
easement that appears to branch off on Lot 2, crosses the stream, and heads into the Jason
Fitzgerald property. It appears the actual sewer line is shown; however, the easement, which is
shown on the plat, is not shown.
3. [14-302(A)6.] Alleys and shared driveways. Provide the width of the proposed shared driveway
easement. Comment addressed.
4. [14-302(A)16.] Dam break inundation zones. This property is within the limits of a state dam
break inundation zone. Please show the limits of this dam break inundation zone. Comment
addressed.
[14-400, 14-403] Minimum lot requirements; Lot frontage. The proposed Lot 1 does not meet
the required minimum lot requirements or lot frontage of the R2 zoning district. It appears from
the supplemental information provided that the applicant is proposing to use the 5% street tree
zoning bonus as found in Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 18, Section 14.4.1.
This bonus level would allow for a smaller lot size of 14,520 square feet, which would be
sufficient for the proposed size of Lot 1 as 0.356 acres. However, for this street tree zoning
bonus to be considered, please provide a landscape plan as a part of the plat, showing where the
street trees are to be located. This landscape plan must be in accordance with Section 32.7.9 of
the Albemarle County zoning ordinance.
In addition, please be advised that either the landscaping must be planted prior to approval of
the plat, or that the landscaping must be bonded prior to approval. Also, if there is not sufficient
right-of-way width for the street trees, then the required landscaping must be placed in a
landscape easement. Planning has no additional concerns regarding the landscape plan, except
for the aforementioned ACSA sewer easement in comment #2. However, the Albemarle
County Service Authority does have additional comments on the landscape plan, which may
change Planning's comments depending on how ACSA's concerns are addressed. In addition,
continue to be advised that either the landscaping must be planted prior to approval of the plat,
or that the landscaping must be bonded prior to approval.
6. [14-414] Public water and sewerage systems. Please include a note on the plat indicating that
this property is within the Albemarle County Service Authority's jurisdictional area and shall
be served by public water and sewer. Comment addressed.
7. [General Comment] Please be advised that the accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as shown in
the supplemental "Additional Project Information" would not be allowed. As found in Section
5.1.34 of the Albemarle County zoning ordinance:
a. An accessory apartment shall be permitted only within the structure of the main dwelling to
which it is accessory_ Usage of freestanding garage or other accessory structure for an
accessory aparmkcnt is expressly prohibited_ Not more than one (1) accessory apartment shah
be permittcd within any single -firmly detached dwelling.
As currently shown on the proposed plan, it appears that the accessory apartments are structures
separate from the main dwelling units. Advisory Comment: The preliminary site plan submitted
with this subdivision application is considered supplementary information and will not be
approved together with the subdivision plat and landscape plan. Approval of the subdivision plat
and landscape plan does not mean that the site plan will necessarily be approved as well. Site
plans for single-family homes are approved by the Zoning Division at the time an application for
a building permit is submitted. Approval of SUB2018-00146, when granted, will only refer to
the subdivision plat and landscape plan submitted as part of this application.
Please contact Andrew Reitelbach in the Planning Division at areitelbach(a),albemarle.org or 434-296-
5832 ext. 3261 for further information.
Comments from Other Reviewers:
Engineering Division, Dept. of Community Development — Matthew Wentland,
mwentland(aalbemarle.org — No objection.
Virginia Department of Transportation — Adam Moore, adam.moore(avdot.vir ig'nia.gov —
Requested changes; please see comment below:
Please show on plat sight line triangles and sight line profiles, due to the proposed landscaping
plan.
Albemarle County Service Authority — Richard Nelson, rnelsonnserviceauthorit" — Requested
changes; please see comments below:
1. The fire hydrant shown will soon be abandoned (remove this from the plat)
2. A new fire hydrant has been installed near the corner of 68C. Show this hydrant to ensure
landscaping has adequate separation.
3. There is no water easement along Orchard Drive, it is located in VDOT ROW.
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper. Virginia 22701
Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
Commissioner
November 06, 2018
Andy Reitelbach
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SUB-2018-000146- The Housing Lab LLC —Final Plat
Dear Mr. Reitelbach:
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section, has reviewed the above referenced plat as submitted by Meridian, dated August 21,
2018, revised October 17, 2018, and offer the following comment.
Land use
1. Please show on plat sight line triangles and sight line profiles, due to the proposed
landscaping plan.
A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right of way. The
owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency land Use Section at (434) 422-9399
for information pertaining to this process. If further information is desired, please contact Willis
C. Bedsaul at 434-422-9866.
Sincerely,
/9l-C___
Adam J. M re, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
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