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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201900173 Review Comments Preliminary Plat 2019-12-19'AL � IRGStr« County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Craig Kotarski From: Tori Kanellopoulos- Planner Division: Planning Services Date: December 19, 2019 Subject: SUB201900173 — Southwood Phase 1 — Preliminary Subdivision Plat The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the Final 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.] If no action is taken within 6 months of receiving these review comments, the application will be deemed withdrawn. Planning (Tori Kanellopoulos): Subdivision Ordinance Comments: 1. [14-302(A)(1)] Name: The name of the plat should include information on the blocks and number of lots included with the application. Example: "Portion of Blocks 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Lots 1-41)". 2. [14-302(A)(4)(5)] and [14-317] Easements: a. Show all proposed easements on each layout/site sheet, not just the grading sheets. b. The public drainage easements require a deed of dedication to the County. Staff will send the required document to the applicant. County Attorneys Office approval is needed. c. The private drainage easements and access easements require maintenance documents, such as through a HOA with covenants and restrictions. Provide this documentation. d. Coordinate with Engineering on the SWM easements and deeds. Reference [14- 431]. e. An access easement over the emergency access is needed, as it crosses lots. f. Note that if any required landscaping is provided on a lot not owned/controlled by the HOA, then a landscaping easement will be required. g. Grading easements are needed for the grading done on parcel 90A1-1 D, since this is `offsite' work. Easements must be provided for other improvements (such as drainage pipes and the F/R emergency access). 3. [14-302(A)(8)] Proposed lots. Include a table of proposed lots by Block. This is a COD requirement also. 4. [14-302(A)(9)] Building sites. Modify the building site note to the following: "Lots 1-41, and the residue of Tax Map Parcel 90A1-1 E each contain a building site that complies with section 4.2.1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance". 5. [1 4-302(A)(1 1)] Instrument creating property. a. Include the Deed Book and Page Number for the most recent plat for TMP 90A1- 1 E and 90-1A. b. Also include TMP 90A1-1 D in the notes on the first sheet of the plat, as easements/improvements are shown on this parcel. Include its zoning district. 6. [14-302(A)(14)] Land to be dedicated in fee orreserved. Include the location, acreage, and owner of all land to be dedicated to the public or reserved in a deed for the residents of this development. This includes required open space, and any land that may be being dedicated to the County. Clarify if any land is being dedicated for public use. 7. [14-303] Contents of a final plat. Note that the final plat submittal will also need to meet the requirements of 14-303. 8. [14-409] Coordination/extension of streets: A "Stub out for future phases" is shown on Sheet C4.1, where Road is connecting to Hickory Street, however Hickory Street is existing. Clarify the stub out label, as it does not appear there should be a stub out in this location. 9. [14-411] Public street standards. VDOT approval of the proposed streets is required, as it appears they are intended to be public streets. The proposed streets should be labeled as `public' on the plat, with their proposed road names. The public ROW should be shown. 10. [14-414] and [14-430] Public water/sewer. Show and label ACSA easements on the plat. 11. [14-422] and [COD] Street standards. a. Along the southern side of Road 1, include the following COD and Subdivision Ordinance requirement: "Future sidewalk and planting strip along the south side of Road 1a will be constructed during future phase, per COD requirement." b. Label the 6' planting strip for each road (in the same way the sidewalks are labeled). c. Show and label the required bike lane on the climbing side of Hickory Street (per the COD). 12. [14-428] Dedication of public streets and alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, SWM facilities, bike trails, and pedestrian trails: a. The agent shall require a subdivider to dedicate to the county for public use each public street, including each non -constructed street extension as provided in section 14-409, and including any required curb, curb and gutter, planting strip and sidewalk, each drainage improvement for the public street. b. Bike and pedestrian trails may also be dedicated to the County for public use. Clarify if the proposed trail network will be dedicated to public use. 13. [18-30.7] Label the preserved slopes adjacent to proposed lots. Zoning Ordinance Comments: 14. [18-4.11.3(C)] Structures and easements. The 10' private drainage easement on Lot 12 appears to be partially under the structure. The easement/utility should be revised. 15. [18-4.12.6] and [COD] Parking spaces required. a. Include a table on one of the earlier sheets showing required and providing parking for the residential units. Show how the required parking is being achieved (i.e. driveways, garages, alleys, or street parking). b. Show how the guest parking requirement is being met for the townhouse (SFA) units: if parking is provided on individual lots, such as for duplexes and single family attached townhouses, rather than in lots or bays that are shared by all units in the development, then one guest space per four units shall be provided. c. If any street parking is being provided that is contributing to required parking spaces, show and label these parallel street parking spaces. If these spaces are not yet required parking, but will be in the future, these spaces will need to be labeled with future phases. 16. [Comment] Clarify the greyed -out structures shown on the plat as being removed and in the area being developed. Are these existing accessory structures? Code of Development Comments: 17. [Code of Development]: Density/unit types a. Include a build -out table, by Block, on one of the earlier sheets. This should be updated with each plat/plan submittal for the overall development. b. Include the unit county/density table from the COD on Page 12 on one of the earlier sheets, to show this requirement. c. Label any accessory/flex units, if provided. 18. [Code of Development]: Setbacks/height a. Include the table from Page 13 of the COD on one of the earlier sheets. 19. [Code of Development]: Vehicle Trips per Day a. Include the daily vehicle trip count with this plat, per the Traffic Impact requirement on Page 17 of the COD. 20. [Code of Development]: Affordable Housing a. Include the number of affordable units provided with this plat and minimum number of affordable units required per the COD, per the requirement on Page 21. b. Include a table showing affordable units required, provided, and total across the development. c. Label the affordable units on the plat. 21. [Code of Development]: Trails a. Label "Future Trail connections" in each direction for the trail shown. b. Label the required trail buffer (minimum of 30'). c. The trail requires a minimum 10' easement, per the County's Design Standards Manual. The plat shows an assumed 35' easement. Confirm the easement width and remove `assumed'. d. Label provided `Pedestrian Connection Areas' to the trail network. e. Required landscaping for the trail and pedestrian connections must be shown on the future site plan submittal. 22. [Code of Development]: Required Amenities/Open Space a. Label the provided required amenity areas and greenspaces on the plat. b. Include a table showing the required amen ities/greenspace and showing what has been provided with this plat. This table should be continually updated with submittals. The requirements are included on Page 15 of the COD. Note that both the required amount (sq. ft. or acreage) and type (e.g. neighborhood park) must be included in the table and labeled/shown on the plat. c. An exhibit may also be provided, as a supplemental document, showing where the rest of the required amenities/open space for the Blocks included in this submittal will be located (to show there is sufficient space for them). Future Application Comments: 23. Future Applications: a. [14-403] and [18-4.6.1] Frontage and Road Plans: Road Plan approval will be required prior to plat approval, to provide frontage for the lots. b. [14-303] Final Plat: A final plat meeting all of the requirements of Chapter 14 of the County's Ordinance will be required. c. [18-32.2] Initial and Final Site Plan: An initial and final site plan will be required, which must meet the applicable requirements of 18-32, 18-4, and the Code of Development. A landscape plan per 18-32.7.9 will be required. Engineering (Matt Wentland): 1. The road plans will need to be approved and bonded before final plat approval. 2. The VSMP plans will need to be approved and bonded before final plat approval. 3. A Deed of Dedication will need to be signed and recorded for the SWM facility easements. This will be filled out by the County and forwarded to the applicant when the final plat is nearing approval. 4. A Floodplain Development Permit will need to be approved prior to VSMP and final plat approval. VDOT (Adam Moore): 1. PENDING ACSA (Richard Nelson): 1. Submit water and sewer master plan to ACSA. 2. ACSA approval of construction drawings will be required prior to final plat approval. Health Department (Alan Mazurowski): 1. See attached letter dated December 19, 2019. Fire/Rescue (Shawn Maddox): 1. PENDING Inspections (Michael Dellinger): 1. Add the following note to the general notes page: a. ALL water lines, sewer lines, and fire lines from the main to the structure MUST have a visual inspection performed by the building department. Sewer and fire lines identified by not water lines. 2. Note to developer: a. Due to required distances from lot lines and structures as required by the NFPA, underground propane tanks may be prohibited. If LP gas is being contemplated, a jurisdictional system should be investigated. 3. #29 Sheet C1.0 references wrong code data. Provide current edition reference. E911 (Andy Slack): 1. The applicant should contact this office with a list of three (3) proposed road names for 'Road V and 'Road 3' listed on the plans. Also, the applicant will need to have a separate road name for lots 14 through 17. Please contact this office with any questions. Please contact Tori Kanellopoulos in the Planning Division at vkanellopoulos(a)-albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3270 for further information.