HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000004 Review Comments Road Plan and Comps. 2020-03-03County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434-296-5832
Fax 434-972-4126
Memorandum
To:
John Anderson
From:
Paty Satemye, Senior Planner
Division:
Planning
Date:
March 3, 2020
Subject:
SDP202000004 Berkmar Overlook - Road Plan
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the road plans 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. [Comment] Only roads, sidewalks (within the right-of-way), and street trees are being reviewed by planning staff with
this Road Plan. Other information shown on this Road Plan, that is Final Site Plan related, will be reviewed with the
Final Site Plan once it is submitted. Staff suggests that information not associated with the Road Plan be removed
from the Road Plan. Please note that changes have been made to the site plan layout since the Initial Site Plan was
approved and the Road Plan will need to match the approved Final Site Plan or an amendment to the Road Plan will be
required.
[32.5.2(i) & (n)] Address the following:
a) Revise the road sections to specify that a portion of Swede Street has a different section than the rest of the street,
the portion without parking on one side.
b) Revise the road sections to show a section for the Emergency Access Easement.
c) Provide Bollard on both ends of the Emergency Access Easement.
d) Dimension corner radii of the intersection with Berkmar Drive and the access road to TMP45-112F.
e) Revise the label for the existing access easement to TMP45-112F to include the correct deed book and page
number. The information provided does not look correct.
f) Extend Swede Street to the north and south to go to the edge of the parcel. It must extend all the way to the edge
of the parcel unless it is demonstrated that they cannot be built closer.
g) Ensure that the right of way location is shown correctly on Woodburn Road. The location of the property
line/right of way, and whether it is a right of way or prescriptive easement does not appear to match with the
County's GIS.
h) Revise the road plan to show a crosswalk at Berkmar. Since the crosswalk will not be maintained by VDOT the
HOA must maintain the crosswalk within the public road right of way.
3. [32.5.2 a] General information. Provide a north arrow on Sheet 19.
4. [32.5.2(o)] Areas to be dedicated or reserved. Add a note on the plan stating that "All new public street right-of-way
shown hereon are hereby dedicated to the County for public use."
[32.7.9.5, 32.7.9.3 & 32.7.9.41 Provide street trees along Berkmar Drive and Woodburn Road. Street trees are required
along all existing and proposed streets. No trees are shown along Berkmar Drive. Woodburn Road is shown to have
existing trees. However, the majority of the trees along the road are also within an overhead easement. Also, it
appears that most if not all of the trees along Woodburn Road may either be within the easement, may not be healthy,
or may not be correct type of trees for street trees. Provide all required information for existing trees utilized to meet
landscaping requirements including (but not limited to) the location, species, and size of each individual tree along the
Woodburn Road that is meant to meet the street tree requirement.
[32.7.9.5 & 32.7.9.4(c)] Address the following:
a) Ensure that the street length for Swede Street in the landscape calculations includes the full length of the road
right-of-way to the adjoining parcel connections.
b) Please note that landscaping easements and the legal documents for perpetual maintenance of the trees will be
required to be submitted, reviewed, approved, and recorded prior to final site plan approval for all trees outside of
the public right-of-way and within development lots.
7. [14-303(G) & 14-3171 Please note that an instrument assuring the perpetual maintenance of all trees (in the ROW and
in the landscape easements) and the crosswalk at Berkmar (once they are added to the road plan) by the HOA will be
require prior to final site plan approval.
Please contact Paty Saternye in the Planning Division by using psaternyeQalbemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext.
3250 for further information.
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434-296-5832
Fax 434-972-4126
Memorandum
To:
John Anderson
From:
Paty Satemye, Senior Planner
Division:
Planning
Date:
March 3, 2020
Subject:
SDP202000004 Berkmar Overlook - Road Plan
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the road plans 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. [Comment] Only roads, sidewalks (within the right-of-way), and street trees are being reviewed by planning staff with
this Road Plan. Other information shown on this Road Plan, that is Final Site Plan related, will be reviewed with the
Final Site Plan once it is submitted. Staff suggests that information not associated with the Road Plan be removed
from the Road Plan. Please note that changes have been made to the site plan layout since the Initial Site Plan was
approved and the Road Plan will need to match the approved Final Site Plan or an amendment to the Road Plan will be
required.
[32.5.2(i) & (n)] Address the following:
a) Revise the road sections to specify that a portion of Swede Street has a different section than the rest of the street,
the portion without parking on one side.
b) Revise the road sections to show a section for the Emergency Access Easement.
c) Provide Bollard on both ends of the Emergency Access Easement.
d) Dimension corner radii of the intersection with Berkmar Drive and the access road to TMP45-112F.
e) Revise the label for the existing access easement to TMP45-112F to include the correct deed book and page
number. The information provided does not look correct.
f) Extend Swede Street to the north and south to go to the edge of the parcel. It must extend all the way to the edge
of the parcel unless it is demonstrated that they cannot be built closer.
g) Ensure that the right of way location is shown correctly on Woodburn Road. The location of the property
line/right of way, and whether it is a right of way or prescriptive easement does not appear to match with the
County's GIS.
h) Revise the road plan to show a crosswalk at Berkmar. Since the crosswalk will not be maintained by VDOT the
HOA must maintain the crosswalk within the public road right of way.
3. [32.5.2 a] General information. Provide a north arrow on Sheet 19.
4. [32.5.2(o)] Areas to be dedicated or reserved. Add a note on the plan stating that "All new public street right-of-way
shown hereon are hereby dedicated to the County for public use."
[32.7.9.5, 32.7.9.3 & 32.7.9.41 Provide street trees along Berkmar Drive and Woodburn Road. Street trees are required
along all existing and proposed streets. No trees are shown along Berkmar Drive. Woodburn Road is shown to have
existing trees. However, the majority of the trees along the road are also within an overhead easement. Also, it
appears that most if not all of the trees along Woodburn Road may either be within the easement, may not be healthy,
or may not be correct type of trees for street trees. Provide all required information for existing trees utilized to meet
landscaping requirements including (but not limited to) the location, species, and size of each individual tree along the
Woodburn Road that is meant to meet the street tree requirement.
[32.7.9.5 & 32.7.9.4(c)] Address the following:
a) Ensure that the street length for Swede Street in the landscape calculations includes the full length of the road
right-of-way to the adjoining parcel connections.
b) Please note that landscaping easements and the legal documents for perpetual maintenance of the trees will be
required to be submitted, reviewed, approved, and recorded prior to final site plan approval for all trees outside of
the public right-of-way and within development lots.
7. [14-303(G) & 14-3171 Please note that an instrument assuring the perpetual maintenance of all trees (in the ROW and
in the landscape easements) and the crosswalk at Berkmar (once they are added to the road plan) by the HOA will be
require prior to final site plan approval.
Please contact Paty Saternye in the Planning Division by using psaternyeQalbemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext.
3250 for further information.