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Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
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Memorandum
To: Justin Shimp, Shimp Engineering PC (Justin@shimp-engineering.com)
From: Mariah Gleason, Planner
Division: Community Development — Planning
Date: January 4, 2019
Revision 1: March 15, 2019
Subject: SUB201800222 Sparrow Hill Phase 2 Final Plat Review Comment Letter #2
The final plat referred to above has been reviewed by the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department of
Community Development (CDD) and by other members of the Site Review Committee (SRC).
The Planner will approve the final plat when the following items (from the Planner and from other SRC plan reviewers) have
been satisfactorily addressed and when all SRC plan reviewers have indicated in writing their tentative approvals. [Each
comment is preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County Code.]
1. [14-302(A)(5)] In reviewing a previous subdivision plat (DB 5087 PG 716) associated with this development there was a
public drainage easement, that runs from the terminating cul-de-sac on McKinley Lane through Lots 12-14, that is noted on
this plan as being 36in in width, while the previous plan identified the width as 32in. Please review and revise as necessary.
Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
2. [14-302(B)(5)] On Sheet 1, please amend Note A to:
• Remove "Flood Hazard Overly". The property is not in the Flood Hazard Overlay.
• Remove "Scenic Byways". This is not a regulated zoning overlay district.
• Revise "Steep Slopes Managed and Preserved" to "Preserved Steep Slopes" as no managed steep slope areas are
not found within the development area being reviewed.
Rev. 1: Comments addressed.
3. [14-302(B)(7)] On Sheet 1, please correct Note C. This property actually falls within the Licking Creek and Stockton
Creek Water Supply Watersheds. Rev. 1: This change was not reflected on the revised plat, however, upon further
investigation, the watershed noted by the plat was found to align with County watershed areas as defined by County
Code Sec. 17-205. Therefore, this comment is deemed to be sufficiently addressed.
4. [14-303(S)] Please provide at least four control points, evenly distributed across the property and located at survey property
corners. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
5. [14-304, 14-302(A)(9)1 Show how the house, driveway, and parking will fit within the building site for Lots 20 and 21
without impacting the preserved slopes. It does not appear that a house with a driveway and parking will be able to fit
within the building site shown. Rev. 1: We have varied that a building site exists on both lots.
6. [14-401] Double frontage lots for single family detached uses, as shown on Lots 14 and 15, are prohibited. According to
Sec. 14-106, a double lot frontage is defined as:
"...an interior lot having frontage on two streets or frontage on one street and less than twenty (20) feet of
common area between the rear of the lot and the second street, and having a depth of less than three hundred
fifty (350) feet. "
We acknowledge that this violation was not caught during the preliminary subdivision plat review and approval, however,
this final plat will ultimately need to conform to County Code before final approval can be granted. As such, the applicant
has the option to pursue an easement to extend the current 12.67ft easement along U.S. Route 250, an additional 7.33ft in
order to reach the 20ft requirement, OR, per Sec. 14-401, the applicant can elect to pursue an exception for the double
frontage lots, as provided in Sec 14-203.1. A justification for why the exception should be granted will need to be
submitted with the next plat (also see Subdivision Variation or Exception application attached). The fee for special
exceptions is currently $892. If an exception is granted, the applicant will be required to provide landscaped screening
along U.S. Route 250, in accordance with Sec. 14-419. To be clear, these options will only need to be pursued to bring Lots
14 and 15 in compliance with Albemarle County Code. The existing Lot 1, lying adjacent to Lot 14 and also along U.S.
Route 250, demonstrates compliance with County Code, and therefore, does not need to be altered. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
7. [Advisory Comment] The preliminary subdivision plat for this development shows a 20ft emergency access between Lots
15 and 16, however no emergency access was identified, in note or label, in this final plat. Please coordinate with Shawn
Maddox to see if the emergency access is still needed. If it is, bollards may be recommended by the agent. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
New Comments Based on Revised Plat:
8. [14-302(A)(5)] There is an existing ACSA easement on T.M.P. 56N-C that is not currently being shown. Please depict the
location and deed book reference (D.B. 5087-718) for this easement on the plat.
9. [14-302(A)(15)] With the inclusion of T.M.P. 56N-C on this plat, please provide the ownership information for said parcel
in the notes.
10. [14-303(0-P)] Related to the previous comment (#9), please include a signature and notary panel for the owner(s) of
T.M.P. 56N-C.
Other SRC Reviewers:
Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer)
David James, diames ,albemarle.org — "Requested Changes"; comments attached.
Albemarle County Information Services (E911)
Andrew Walker, awalker(a)albemarle.org —No Objection
Albemarle County Building Inspections
Michael Dellinger, mdellingergalbemarle.org — No Objection
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue
Shawn Maddox, smaddoxgalbemarle.org —No Objection
Albemarle County Service Authority
Richard Nelson, rnelson(a)serviceauthority.org — No Objection
Virginia Department of Transportation
Adam Moore, adam.moorenvdot.virginia.gov — No Objection
Please contact Mariah Gleason in the Planning Division by using mgleasongalbemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3097 for
further information.
Review Comments for SU B201800222 I Final Plat
Project Name: SPARROW HILL- PHASE
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