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ALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING
STAFF REPORT SUMMARY
Project Name: SDP201200033 Estes Park- Staff: Megan Yaniglos- Senior Planner; Max
Preliminary Site Plan Greene- Engineering Tech
Planning Commission Public Hearing: Board of Supervisors Hearing:
July 17, 2012 Not applicable
Owners: Clifford Fox Applicant: Scott Collins- Collins Engineering;
Alan Taylor- Riverbend Management
Acreage: 12.75 acres Rezone from: Not applicable
Special Use Permit for: Not applicable
TMP: Tax Map 32 Parcels 33 and 34 By -right use: PRD- Planned Residential
Location: [Attachment B] In the southeast
Development- residential (3 -34 units /acre) with
quadrant of the intersection of Proffit Road (Rt 649)
limited commercial uses per ZMA2010 -011
and Worth Crossing, approximately 800 feet south
of Proffit Road in the Community of Hollymead.
Magisterial District: Rivanna Proffers /Conditions: Yes
Requested # of Dwelling Lots: 68 DA— X RA —
Proposal: Request for approval of preliminary site Comp. Plan Designation: Urban Density
plan for 68 single family attached units on 12.75 Residential — residential (6.01 — 34 units/ acre);
acres. supporting uses such as religious institutions,
schools, commercial, office and service uses.
Character of Property: The property currently has Use of Surrounding Properties: The property to
one older residence and outbuildings on it. The the north is residential with two churches and a
gently rolling terrain includes a stream with steep daycare facility, property to the east is the Forest
slopes running from the northwest to the southeast Ridge duplex residential neighborhood, property
across both parcels. to the west is the Worth Crossing townhouses,
and the property to the south is the Dominion
Power substation.
Factors Favorable: Factors Unfavorable: None Identified
1. Site plan matches the approved rezoning
application plan.
2. Submittal meets preliminary site plan
requirements.
3. No conditions were required during the
rezoning for additional landscaping.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Staff recommends approval with conditions.
STAFF PERSON: Megan Yaniglos- Senior Planner; Max Greene- Engineering Tech
PLANNING COMMISSION: July 17, 2012
AGENDA TITLE: SDP201200030 Estes Park- Preliminary Site Plan
APPLICANT: Scott Collins- Collins Engineering; Alan Taylor- Riverbend Management
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Clifford Fox
APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL:
Request for approval of preliminary site plan for 68 single family attached units on 12.75 acres.
Attachment A].
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Urban Density Residential — residential (6.01 — 34 units/ acre); supporting uses such as religious
institutions, schools, commercial, office and service uses.
PLANNING HISTORY
ZMA2010 -011- Approval of a rezoning from R1- Residential to PRD- Planned Residential Development
on April 11, 2012.
REASON FOR PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW:
This application has been called up for review by an adjacent owner [Attachment C]. Some of the
concerns include loss of privacy, tree cover and vegetative buffer, and property resale value.
STAFF COMMENT:
The preliminary site plan was reviewed by all members of the Site Review Committee. Planning staff
had been in contact with the adjacent owner and required a preliminary landscape plan be submitted by
the applicant. The applicant has submitted a landscape plan that includes a notation that a 10' vegetative
buffer be maintained between Estes Park and residential units at the end of Moubry Lane [Attachment
A]. The ordinance does not require that screening, landscaping or fencing be provided between like uses,
such as residential.
There is also concern about construction noise and various construction activities. The Zoning
Ordinance allows construction noise from lam until l Opm all days of the week. This type of noise is
exempt from the noise ordinance per Section 4.18.
During the rezoning of the property, no conditions or proffers were required that would address the
adjacent owner's concerns [Attachment D].
The applicant still has many requirements to be met prior to preliminary approval of the site plan.
However, as long as the preliminary plan meets the requirements of the ordinance, Staff must approve
the plan.
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS:
1. The Planning Division shall not approve the preliminary site plan until all of the members of the
site review committee have given their approval.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Site Plan
B. Location/Detail Mans
C. Adjacent Owner Letter
D. ZMA2010 -011 Proffers