HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000098 Review Comments Road Plan and Comps. 2020-06-26County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: John Anderson — CDD Engineering
From: Tori Kanellopoulos — CDD Planning
Division: Planning Services
Date: June 26, 2020
Subject: SUB202000098 — Galaxie Farm — Road Plan dated 05-13-20
The following are Planning comments for Road Plan submittal SUB202000098:
1. ZMA201800012 Application Plan. Include notes on the Road Plan that the
future connections and ROW with TMP's 91-13 and 91-10 (Roads C and D.1 on
the ZMA) must be extended and dedicated upon demand of the County.
2. ZMA201800012 Application Plan. Include the street sections from the rezoning
application plan.
3. ZMA201800012 Application Plan. Label the bike lanes on Roads Al and A2.
4. [Comment] Label roads as "public" or "private" on the road plan.
5. ZMA201800012 Application Plan. Per the approved rezoning, disturbance of
preserved slopes is not permitted: No preserved slopes within the development
shall be disturbed. The Road Plan shows grading in preserved slopes.
6. ZMA201800012 Application Plan. Clearly label limits of ROW for Road A2;
ROW for Road A2 should be shown up to the property line. A future
interconnection should be labeled here as well.
7. [14-303(N)] Private streets. Include the required note for private streets: "The
streets in this subdivision may not meet the standards for acceptance into the
secondary system of state highways and will not be maintained by the Virginia
Department of Transportation or the County of Albemarle."
8. [14-410] Street standards. Include labels and dimensions for sidewalks and
planting strips.
9. [Comment] Offsite grading outside the ROW appears to be shown on TMP 91-
8B. If this is the case, an offsite grading easement is needed (or letter of
approval).
10. [Comment] Recommend include the required trail with the Road Plan, as this
must be built or bonded prior to final site plan approval. If not included with the
Road Plan, it will need to be bonded separately (or built).
l l . [14-317] Note that a private street maintenance agreement will be required for
Road E that meets all of the requirements of 14-317. This can be completed with
either the Road Plan or the final subdivision plat.
12.ZMA201800012. Show how the special exception condition is being met:
The commission approved by a vote of 6:0 for the requested sidewalk modification with the condition (listed below) and
reasons stated in the staff report.
Condition!
1. A Five (5) foot sidewalk across the length of the amenity area, outside of the stream buffer, will be provided for
access to and from the lots and connect to the sidewalk network along the public streets.
13.18-32.7.9.4 Conservation checklist. Include a signed conservation checklist for
the preserved wooded areas.
14.18-32.7.9.5 Street trees.
a. Show each tree type on the Road Plan — currently tree types do not match
"Interior Street Tree Schedule".
b. Clarify if trees are `large' or `medium' shade trees, as the notes indicate
large trees and the tree schedule indicates medium trees. Note that the
50' spacing requirement applies to large shade trees, and medium shade
trees must be spaced at 40'.
c. If possible, provide street trees at 50' apart along southern edge of Road
C cul-de-sac. Several trees are 60-70'+ apart.
d. If possible, provide additional street trees on Road D2 to meet the 50'
spacing requirement. It may not be possible to relocate utilities, however
currently one side of the street does not have street trees.
e. Several street trees are conflicting with utilities along Road C (storm
sewer).
15.18-32.7.9.8 Tree canopy. The entire site is approximately 13.362 acres, not 7.59
acres. Include calculations for any areas removed per 18-32.7.9.8(c).
16. [Comment] Indicate how other properties to the north will have access to their
properties via Galaxie Farm Lane during construction.
Advisory Comments
1. Advisory comment. Planning review of this Road Plan is for comments specific
to Road Plan requirements only. Planning approval of the Road Plan does not
constitute subdivision plat or site plan approval; Planning has not reviewed this
Road Plan for other requirements such as setbacks, minimum lot size, open
space, etc.
2. Advisory comment. The final plat will need to meet the requirements of 14-235
and will need a maintenance agreement meeting the requirements of 14-317.
3. Advisory comment. Note that all required improvements must be built or
bonded per 14-234 and 14-235 prior to final plat approval.
Please contact Tori Kanellopoulos in the Planning Division at
vkanellopoulos(a)-albemarle.orc or 434-296-5832 ext. 3270 for further information.