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Home My WebLink AboutSUB201800220 Review Comments Road Plan and Comps. 2019-03-22COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Room 227 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126 Road Plan Review Project title: Timberwood Square —Road Plan Project file number: SUB201800220 Plan preparer: Dustin Greene, EIT—Roudabush, Gale & Associates [dgreene(aroudabush.com] 172 S. Pantops Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 Owner or rep.: Highlife Townhomes Inc., 307 West Rio Road [rhauser(a)stonehaus.net] 250 Pantops Mountain Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 Plan received date: 3 Dec 2018 (Rev. 1) 14 Mar 2019 Date of comments: 14 Jan 2019 (Rev. 1) 22 Mar 2019 FSP Plan Coordinator: Tori Kanellopoulos /:cc Reviewer: John Anderson SUB201800220 — source: SDP201800071 review comments (Initial Site Plan Enar.)/grayscale, if NA for Road Plan, or Addressed. 1. Note: Combined (Engineering) Road Plan (SUB201500077) and Final Site Plan review comments (SDP201500023) were sent to Applicant on 6/18/16 (Timberwood Square). 2. Final Site, Road, WPO Plans for this proposed development did not reach point of approval. SDP201500023 (FSP) expired due to inactivity. 2a. Text of email sent to Applicant (8/31/2018 10:03 AM), reads, in part: "...this application was withdrawn in January due to inactivity in accordance with 32.4.3.5(b). In addition, your initial has expired since it was approved in 2011 and that is only valid for 5 years. So, you will need to submit an initial site plan and fee and start your application again." 2b. Text, email, Engineering to Planning (6/18/2016 2:11 PM -also RMS docs, SDP201500023): "(SDP201500023) —Engineering has No Objection to FSP design. Engineering comments addressed with this or prior submittal. FSP Approval requires ROAD Plan Approval, and requires that roads (Lois Lane, Landon Lane) be built or bonded. ROAD Plan is not approved. FSP Approval requires that WPO be approved and bonded. Planning coordinator should confirm that SWM Maintenance Agreements have been signed, that project has received VPDES Permit coverage letter from DEQ. Please confirm WPO status with Max Greene, Engineering Div." (1/14/19 review) Comment persists; no immediate action required. (Rev. 1) Comment persists. Applicant response: `SWM Maintenance Agreement will be provided prior to FSP approval. WPO approval and FSP approval required for Road plan approval noted.' 3. Current SDP201800071, Initial Site Development Plan for Timberwood Square, maybe identical with SDP201500023. Engineering requests cloud revisions for any design change made to SDP201500023 (since basis of SDP201800071) since Final Site Plan set dated 8 Jun 2016 (2nd Revision). If no changes, please respond 'SDP201500023 is identical with SDP201800071'. 4. Lot Lines are illogical, apart from property valuation purposes. It is unorthodox to place half a private street easement within lots (Lois Lane). If SDP201800071 is identical with SDP201500023, and lot lines shown are permissible by ordinance, and /or previously reviewed and accepted by Planning Division, then Engineering does not object. Otherwise, provide conventional right-of-way (RW). RW prevents any portion of Lois Lane being included with Lots 25 - 32. Engineering Review Comments Page 2 of 3 5. Ch. 14 Division 5, Procedures for the Approval of Private Streets, Sec. 14-233, When private streets in development areas may be authorized is relevant. It appears no element of initial site plan approval persists, and that request for approval of private streets in the development area is required. (1/14/19) Since private roads are being proposed, please submit private street authorization request. Please ref. Sec. 14- 233 for procedure. Recommend contact and coordinate with FSP review coordinator. (Rev. 1) Applicant response: `A private street authorization request has been provided with this submittal.' Request added to review queue under SDP201800087. County Engineer review of request pending. 6. Street design standards: Engineering recently met with RGA (10/4/18) to discuss conceptual layout for 770 Rio Road East. VDOT and AASHTO standards apply to street design for six or more lots, and apply to Timberwood Square. If RGA can accept county position that in this particular instance, since a Road Plan CL radius of 110' (Lois Lane) was accepted in 2016, and Road Plan was virtually approved, provided RGA does not reference 110' CL radius in future applications unless supported by VDOT /AASHTO standards, then Engineering will not reverse and require what would amount to major redesign of Lois Lane. Options: Indicate understanding of County willingness to approve a 110' CL radius for Lois Lane; identify VDOT /AASHTO reference to 110' CL radius (Engineering is unaware of a CL radius standard this low); redesign Lois Lane to meet VDOT /AASHTO CL radii standards. Engineering welcomes RGA acceptance that if 110' CL radius is less than published applicable VDOT /AASHTO standards, Engineering does not in the future intend to accept 110' (or any measure of) radius that does not meet VDOT /AASHTO minimum design parameters. (1/14/19) Applicant ISP comment response (11/30/18 letter): `The 110' radius is allowed in grandfathered developments with an ADT less than 400.' Engineering comment: Grandfathered status does not apply; for the record, 110' is (typically) insufficient horizontal radius of curvature, but is accepted in this instance. No design revision required. (Rev. 1) Applicant response: `Noted.' 7. Related to item 4., above, large portions of back yards of Lots 25 — 32 are in proposed landscape easement, trail easement, or ACSA easement. This is problematic, but Engineering defers to Planning on whether lot lines, Lots 25-32, meet ordinance. 8. Related to items 4. and 7., Landon Lane is shown entirely within lots. No RW is provided. If Landon Lane is to serve as a private street established with subdivision, please provide right-of-way required for private streets. Lois Lane and Landon Lanes are not yet approved as private streets. They are public roads, by default. They are not alleys. They require, whether public roads or private streets, right-of-way. Please revise affected lot lines to provide public road /private street RW for both Lois Lane and Landon Lane. 9. Submit Road Plan that addresses remaining Road Plan review comments, at earliest convenience. Engineering requests cloud revisions for any design change made to SUB201500077 Road Plan set received 7 Jun 2016 (2 d Revision). If no changes, please state `Road Plan submittal identical with most recent Road Plan for Timberwood Square, SUB201500077.' Again, please show any changes as cloud revisions. (1/14/19) Applicant response: `Due to the nature of these comments there have been too many changes to just cloud them on the plans. Please review accordingly.' 10. Carefully review Engineering Division Road and Site Plan comments dated 18-Jun 2016. (Also Attached. Also in CV.) (1/14/19) Applicant response: `Comments have been reviewed and the plan has been updated accordingly.' No action required. 11. Final Site Plan Approval requires Planning Division to authorize private streets in the development area, if private streets are proposed. (1/14/19) Applicant response: `Private roads are being proposed. Comment noted.' As follow-up: Please coordinate private street authorization request with FSP plan coordinator, Tori Kanellopoulos. Also, item 5., above. (Rev. 1) Comment persists. Also, item 5., above. 12. Final Site Plan Approval requires Road Plan meet VDOT-AASHTO standards, with exception outlined in item 6., above. (1/14/19) No action, or design revision required. 13. Final Site Plan Approval requires roads be built or bonded. (1/14/19; Rev. 1) Applicant response: `Comment noted.' 14. Final Site Plan Approval requires WPO Approval. Last action on WPO201500032: review comments sent to Applicant, 6/27/16. If Applicant re -submits a WPO plan based on WPO201500032, Engineering requests cloud revisions of any change to plans since last submittal of WPO201500032. Engineering Review Comments Page 3 of 3 15. This Initial Site Plan appears to require an Initial and/or Final Plat. 16. New: Storm Sewer Profile Str. 5A-5 (sheet 12): Pipe length label is 7.101, inconsistent with plan view scale (-40'; sheet 5); revise for consistency. Also, structure labels should match; i.e., Ex. 5A, Ex. 5. (Rev. 1) Not addressed. 17. New: Lois Lane parking and street typical section note: `There is a transition period from 12+20 to 12+75 where the road width goes from 20' to 24." Please confirm transition is limited to 55' section. Plan view (sheet 5) transition appears more gradual and appears to extend to cover additional roadway stations. (Rev. 1) Addressed. 18. New: Lois Lane profile: Revise Str. E7 so that top of Str. matches proposed grade. (Rev. 1) Addressed. 19. New: Revise plan title to include SUB201800220 (Rev. 1) Addressed. Please feel free to call if any questions. Thank you J. Anderson 434.296-5832 -0069 File: SUB201800220 Timberwood Square RP 032219revl.doc