HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201900003 Review Comments Zoning Map Amendment 2019-04-29County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Andy Reitelbach
From: Kevin McCollum and Francis MacCall
Division: Zoning
Date: 4/29/2019
Subject: Staff Comments for Rezoning Application ZMA201900003 Royal Fern
Tax Map Parcels 76-46A, 76-46F, and 76-54
The following comments are provided as input from the Zoning Division regarding the above
rezoning application. Any comments that you have that are duplicative of these please use your
comment.
1. Proposal — Rezone three parcels from R-2, R-10, and CO to Planned Unit Development
(PUD). Section 20 of the Zoning Ordinance outlines the regulations for the proposed
PUD district.
2. Section 20.8.2 provides that no less than 25% of the residential area shall be in open
space. Sheet 6 of 10 of the Application Plan shows .93 acres of open space on the site
with 4.16 acres of residential in Block 1. Additionally, there are 6.02 more acres of
residential in Blocks 2 and 3 combined (sheet 8), but with no additional open space. If
the applicant is going to show the proposed open space location, they shall show the
appropriate amount (25% of the residential area or approximately 2.55 acres) or apply
for a special exception
3. Section 4.7 provides open space regulations. One of the intentions of open space is to
provide active and passive recreation opportunities. For this application to better meet
this intent to provide active and passive recreation opportunities the open space shall be
safe and convenient for the residential areas. Additional open space on the parcels east
of Old Lynchburg Rd would better meet this intent and provide recreational opportunities
to all the residential areas in the entire PUD.
4. Section 20.9.3 provide that the total gross floor area of uses permitted in commercial/
service areas shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet per dwelling unit approved on the
application plan. The Application Plan on Sheet 8 proposes a maximum number of 300
units. At this number of units, the maximum square footage of commercial/service area
is only 6,000 square feet. To be able to show a larger max square footage for
commercial/service the Application Plan either needs to show a larger number of
proposed units or apply for a special exception.