HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201200030 Correspondence 2012-06-24County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596
RE: Request for Review Hearing
Estes Park Development, Project #: SDP201200030
TMP #: 032000000003300 and 0320000000033003400
Dear Planning Commission Board,
24 June 2012
Though many steps have been taken to facilitate this development's realization, as a
stakeholder in it's outcome effects, I request my needs and suggestions be incorporated
into the plan.
I ask for an on- the - record hearing concerning the Estes Park development's impact on
my abutting property at 3369 Moubry Lane.
My concerns include: loss of my property's privacy, tree cover and vegetative buffer
and my property's worth - in quality of life terms, and resale value as its measure.
I request the Planning Commission review the landscape plan for Estes Park in light of
my property, as well as provide environmental consideration for loss of the creek and
ecosystem currently present.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely yours,
Christine A. Mulligan
3369 Moubry Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22911
434) 975 -2992
Megan Yaniglos
From: Leslie [a2zurit @yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:13 PM
To: Megan Yaniglos; scott @collins- engineering.com
Cc: Jill Mulligan; Mark Mulligan; Karen Graham; leslie work; mampefrey @gmail.com; Chris
Mulligan
Subject: RE: Estes Park Abutting Property Hearing
Attachments: Board Letter.docx
Hello -
Wanted to ensure we were continuing to share ideas concerning "ground truth" at Estes Park.
I am another of Chris Mulligan's children, Leslie Mulligan - McMichael.
Based on family norms, my mother has 6 to 10 more years to live.
Having her life uprooted at this life stage is what we /she had most hoped to avoid when she
relocated, in 1997, to her present home from Northern Virginia, where the crush of people and it's
lack of safety for her became too much, especially after the death of her husband in 1995.
For her, Moubry Lane was, and is, a refuge from years of constant Army relocations.
Unless you have experienced relocating to this degree, you have no idea what it's like to no longer be
threatened with /live through and yet another upheaval, and know (believe), "I'm finally never going to
have to move again ".
Chris had almost begun to reach that point, after 15 years of living at Moubry Lane, when Estes Park
came to light.
Ensuring Chris can live, and die, in her current house, as well and happy as she can be, is central to
her and her family, even if she herself is tired of "always having to fight for anything I need to have
happen ".
The following, are ideas towards ensuring old and new "good neighbors" coexist in an area whose
very quality has depended upon its lower popullation density and the existing greenspaces. The very
elements which have made this area desireable will be affected forever by Estes Park.
Given this reality, several options are available and herein requested, to ensure that 3369
Moubry Lane (and everyone else's) quality of life in this area of Albermarle County remains
high.
We therefore ask that final site development and landscaping plans include:
1. earthen berms of sufficient height and width where any development abuts
Chris's /other's property, to allow water channeling and sound deflection away from bordering
property prior to construction;
2. planting /maintaining of both hardwoods and evergreens on these berms as soon as
excavations are complete and prior to building construction;
3. saving and protecting as much of the natural tree zone between Chris's domicile and
planned homesites as nnecessary to ensure integrity of woods sufficient to prevent windfall of
remaining trees;
4. erecting temporary, rigid, sound, debris barriers between construction sites and adjoining
properties (at the base of the berms on the construction side to allow new tree growth
protection);
5. controlling rat and pest infestations to abutting properties by ensuring all construction
worker food and personal waste is controlled and regularly removed from the site throughout
the construction period;
6. eliminating non - construction - related /extraneous sound production (boom boxes, jake
breaks etc.) emitted by the construction workers during worksite hours;
7. establishing and keeping a "construction work - day /work -week schedule" which respects
quiet hours between (minimally) 6 PM and 6 AM and weekends (Sat and Sunday) so the
adjacent community can plan, and hold social activities without construction effects.
8. establishing a current baseline of ambient decibel levels and working to ensure
construction results maintain these at project completion.
This set of requests is sent to ensure good understanding and cooperation. Thank you for
your consideration -
Sincerely,
Leslie Mulligan - McMichael