HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201900001 Transmittal to BOS 2020-03-04COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
TRANSMITTAL TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SUMMARY OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
AGENDA TITLE:
ZMA201900001 — 999 Rio Road
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST:
Request to rezone the property from R-4
Residential to NMD Neighborhood Model
District to allow a mixed -use development with
up to 28 residential units and small-scale
professional office uses.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
Agnor-Hurt (Elementary); Burley (Middle
School); Albemarle (High School)
AGENDA DATE: March 4, 2020
STAFF CONTACTS:
Filardo, Benish, Nedostup,
Kanellopoulos
PRESENTER:
Tori Kanellopoulos, Planner
BACKGROUND:
At its meeting on January 14, 2020, the Planning Commission voted 4:3 to recommend approval
of ZMA201900001. The Planning Commission also approved a private street and variations
related to standards under the Subdivision Ordinance, to allow amenity -oriented lots in Block 2.
No action by the Board is required for the exception and variation requests. The Planning
Commission also recommended (7:0) to send the following outstanding concerns to the Board
of Supervisors: concern with the Flex use permitted in the Code of Development; question on
whether there is adequate parking; concern over existing traffic issues; and concern on allowing
0-foot setbacks for the attached units in Block 1.
The Planning Commission's staff report, action letter, and minutes are attached (Attachments A,
B, and C).
DISCUSSION:
At the Planning Commission meeting, staff recommended approval of the proposed Zoning Map
Amendment application. The proposal is consistent with the future land use and development
recommendations specified in the Places29 Master Plan and the Albemarle County
Comprehensive Plan.
Since the Planning Commission public hearing on January 14, 2020, the applicant has revised
the Code of Development and Application Plan to address concerns as stated during the
Planning Commission's motion to send potentially unresolved issues to the Board of
Supervisors for their consideration. The following is a summary of changes made:
The permitted non-residential uses have been reduced. The uses of `Flex' and `Furniture
Store' have been removed. The only non-residential uses permitted are `Office/R+D'.
The applicant has revised the minimum front setback in Block 1 from 0 feet to 3 feet.
The applicant revised the Application Plan so that the first entrance is an additional 2.5
feet from Rio Road East, ensuring VDOT spacing requirements are being met.
Staff continues to recommend that any requested parking reductions be processed with future
site plan applications. Given that a range of non-residential square feet (500-6,000 sq. ft.) and a
range of units (11-28) are permitted, it is difficult to process a parking reduction request at this
time. Staff finds that the applicant has demonstrated that there is sufficient parking for the
proposed development, and the applicant will need to meet the parking requirements of the
Zoning Ordinance with a site plan submittal. Additionally, Transportation Planning and VDOT
staff continue to have no objection to the proposal and find that there would not be a significant
traffic impacts from this development.
There were two previous public hearings and actions for this project: the Planning Commission
public hearing on June 25, 2019, and the Board of Supervisors public hearing on September 18,
2019. A summary of the actions and discussions from these meetings is included as Attachment
D. The applicant held a second community meeting with the Places29 Rio Community Advisory
Committee, which was not required. A summary of the discussion is included as Attachment A8.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Based on the factors identified as favorable with this rezoning, staff recommends approval of
ZMA201900001.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: ZMA201900001 Staff Report for January 14, 2020
Attachment Al: Vicinity Map
Attachment A2: Code of Development, dated January 29, 2020
Attachment A3: Application Plan, dated January 29, 2020
Attachment A4: Staff Analysis of Neighborhood Model Principles
Attachment A5: Staff Analysis of Request for Modifications
Attachment A6: Applicant Modification Request
Attachment A7: Applicant Narrative
Attachment A8: Meeting Notes from December 5, 2019 Places29 Rio CAC
Attachment B: Planning Commission Action Memo
Attachment C: Planning Commission Minutes
Attachment D: Summary of previous Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors actions
Attachment E: Ordinance to approve ZMA201900001