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May 18, 2020
Cameron Langille
Planner
County of Albemarle
RE: OLD DOMINION VILLAGE
SECTION 14-233 — PRIVATE STREET REQUEST
Dear Tori,
MERIDIAN
PLANNING GROUP, LLC
440 Premier Circle, Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone:434.882.0121
www.meridianwbe.com
The Owner of TMP 05600-00-00-067BO and Agent for the Contract Purchaser of TMP 05600-00-00-
074A0, Martin Schulman, has submitted a ZMA application to rezone these parcels from RA to NMD. The
ZMA application is proposing Private Streets for this NMD district, which must be approved by the
planning commission.
The ZMA Application Plan shows the proposed alignments and typical sections of the private streets
proposed for this rezoning.
Section 14-233 states that the commission may authorize a subdivision to be developed with one (1) or
more new private streets in the following circumstances.
14-233-A.1 Neighborhood Model Development.
The private streets that are proposed for this NMD will enable the principles of the neighborhood model to
be more fully implemented than public streets for the following reasons:
i. The private streets will provide a streetscape that is more consistent with the Neighborhood Model.
The fronts of the townhouses in Blocks 2 and 6 shall face Route 240 and will need rear vehicular
access to meet the double frontage ordinance. The Crozet Veterinary Care Center will have parking
along Road C, which will reduce the area of paved surface and increase the area of landscaping.
ii. The private streets will enable this development to achieve the density goals of the comprehensive
plan. If all of the residential units were required to have driveways and garages, then the density
would be less than the goals of the comprehensive plan. Five of the townhouses in Block 6 shall
have ten parking spaces in a parking lot off the end Road B.
iii. The fronts of the townhouses in Blocks 8 & 9 shall face Amenity 4 and will need rear vehicular
access.
iv. The stream buffer will be better protected with private streets. Blocks 3 & 4 cannot have relegated
parking due to the narrow space between the existing gas easement and the stream buffer.
V. Private streets will allow relegated parking for Townhouses within the development as described
above.
14-234.0
1. The private streets will be designed to carry the traffic volume generated by this development.
There will not be any on -street parking for the townhouses. Five of the townhouses in Block 6
shall have ten parking spaces in a parking lot off the end of Road B.
2. The comprehensive plan does not provide for a public street at this location.
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3. The homeowner's association will own and maintain the private streets in this development. An
instrument evidencing maintenance of all improvements within the private street right-of-ways will
be submitted, reviewed, approved and recorded at final plat stage, in accordance with all applicable
regulations from the Albemarle County subdivision ordinance.
4. The private streets will not serve through traffic and connect to the state highway system at only
one location.
5. Not applicable to this development.
Please let me know if you need additional information.
Sincerely,
Timothy Miller, P.E., L.S.
Principal
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