HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201900004 Other 2020-06-23ROUDABUSH, GALE & ASSOC., Inc.
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Serving Virginia Since 1956
June 22, 2020
Ms. Megan Nedostup, Principal Planner
Albemarle County
Community Development
401 McIntire Road
North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: Special Exception Application for Breezy Hill (ZMA 2019-4)
Dear Ms. Nedostup,
The Planning Commission at our last work session indicated that they would consider the use of
rural section roads within Breezy Hill. Per the allowances made in ZO 14.203.1, I am hereby
requesting a waiver of the following: ZO 14.410.H and ZO 14.422, the requirement for
curb/cutter, sidewalks and planting strips within the Development Area for some of the streets
within Breezy Hill.
Within Breezy Hill, we are proposing curb and gutter streets with a sidewalk and planting strip
where the lots are less than'/4 acre and the average daily trips (ADT) are over 400. A shoulder
and ditch roadway cross section is proposed for the cul-de-sac streets that do not meet the ADT
threshold.
Curb and gutter are part of the neo-traditional design elements of the neighborhood model and
are characteristic of medium and high -density residential development. A rural section roadway
consist of a shoulder and ditch cross-section rather than curb and gutter and is a mainstay
characteristic of the rural area. By using a combination of the neo-traditional neighborhood
roadway and the rural neighborhood roadway, we are providing for a visual and physical
transition between the more urban development area and the adjacent rural area of the county.
Sidewalks along the more heavily travelled roads will be connected to a network of trails that
provide a link between the residential units, the natural area along Carrol Creek, and the multi-
use trail to the Village Center.
Sincerely,
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