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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
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May 11, 2005
Ellie Carter
C/O Terra Partners, LLC
200 6" Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Fax (434) 972 -4126
RE: SDP 05 -019: Ragged Mountain RPD Preliminary Subdivision Plat
(Request for multiple development tracts)
Dear Ms. Carter:
This letter is being written in response to your request (dated February 23, 2005) to allow
two preservation tracts to be established in each of the two rural preservation
developments that are proposed on Ragged Mountain Farm. Section 10.3.3.3(f) allows the
Director of Current Development and Zoning to authorize more than one rural preservation
tract in a particular case pursuant to the various purposes of rural preservation
development as set forth in Section 10.3.3.2 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Department of
Community Development's staff has reviewed this proposal and finds it to be generally
consistent with the intent and design standards set forth for rural preservation
developments in Section 10.3.3.2.
Due to the advantages that the proposed rural preservation developments have over the
conventional design that would be allowed by- right, I find that the act limiting both sections
of Ragged Mountain Farm to one preservation tract each would not forward the purposes
of the Zoning Ordinance, or otherwise serve the public interest. Therefore, I hereby grant
approval of your request with the conditions provided below.
Conditions of approval:
1. Structures (including all dwellings and outbuildings), septic fields, reserve
drainfields and parking areas, on lots A -19, A -20, and B -20 shall be constructed
only within the proposed building sites that are depicted on the plat.
2. Clearing and grading of land on the preservation tracts shall be subject to tree
conservation plans submitted to the Department of Community Development for
review prior to the issuance of any building permits on each tract. These tree
conservation plans shall be independent of the required timbering plans and
identify the limits of clearing and specific methods for protecting individual trees
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and groups of trees to be saved near construction zones and building sites. The
plans will be used in order to ensure that clearing for the safe construction of
access roads, permitted structures and septic fields is minimized and trees
surrounding those improvements are protected.
3. Building siding, trim and roofs shall be of dark or earth -toned colors and
materials that blend with the surrounding natural environment. Highly reflective
colors or surfaces (such as white, pastels or reflective metal) are prohibited.
4. Driveways shall be constructed of dark or earth -toned materials, deemed
acceptable by the Department of Community Development, in order to blend with
the surrounding natural environment.
5. Each building site shall be served by a single driveway constructed to the
minimum cross - section deemed appropriate by the Department of Community
Development. Such driveway shall be constructed to minimize length, grading
and impact on critical slopes and trees; alternatively, the driveways may be
surfaced with permeable material that is stabilized to prevent erosion and
sediment runoff, and subject to engineering approval.
6. A maximum of one exterior light fixture per exterior door on each structure shall
be permitted. All outdoor light fixtures shall be aimed downward and shall be full
cutoff luminaires, as defined in Section 18- 4.17.3 of the County Code,
regardless of the intensity (lumens).
Please reference file # SUB 05 -019 on all correspondence and contact me at your
earliest convenience if you have any questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Amelia McCulley
Director of Current Development and Zoning
Copy: Alex Toomey
Tara Boyd
Stephen Waller
File SUB 05 -019