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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
Road and Drainage plan review
Project title: Brookhill Blocks 9, 10, & 11 - Road Plans
Project file number: SUB202000082
Plan preparer:
Collins Engineering [scoff@collins-engineering.com]
Owner or rep.:
Riverbend Management [alan@riverbenddev.com]
Date Received:
29 April 2020
Rev. 1 Received:
17 July 2020
Date of comments:
08 June 2020
Rev. 1 Comments:
27 Aug 2020
Ryan,
We have reviewed the above referenced plans and have the following comments:
Engineering (Emily Cox)
1. WPO Plan must be approved before road plan can be approved. Rev. 1: WP020200004 must be
approved before road plan can be approved.
2. Please add SUB202000082 to the cover sheet. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
3. [Sheet 2] General note 1 says there is no floodplain on site, however, there is floodplain shown in
the southern comer of the property. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
4. Ensure all road cross sections match the plan view. For one example, Sheet 13 shows Flora Court
as 49ft R/W, however, the dimension shown measures a 52ft R/W. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
5. Ensure all road cross sections match the requirements of the code of development. See planning
comments for more detail. Rev. 1: Comment not addressed. See planning comment 27.
6. [Sheet 5] Entrance radius into Flora Court should be a minimum of 25 ft. Currently, 1511. is
shown. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
7. [Sheet 5] Radius of cul-de-sac on the northern end of Koch Court should be a minimum of 45ft.
Currently, 30 ft. is shown. A 30 ft radius can be allowed with a 30 ft. face of curb to face of curb
road width. However, this is a public VDOT road, so must be coordinated with VDOT. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
8. Ensure all necessary pavement markings are shown. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
9. [Sheets 28&29] Please show the stone drain and any other utilities on the landscaping sheet. Rev.
E Comment addre J
10. [Sheet 9] Please provide back up for the preserved slopes note shown below. (an email, an exhibit
or survey plan number or date)
Engineering Review Comments
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Rev. 1: Please reference the date(of signed seal) and title of the exhibit on this note.
11. Although this is a road plan, please note that retaining s that cross lot lines will need to be in
an easement and there must be a maintenance agreemera. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
12. [Sheet 9] Ensure all drainage easements are shown. Pipes 3 and 1 appear to need an easement.
Also, the SWM facility easement is not shown. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
13. [Lot 57] Please label the sight distance easement that is needed outside of the right-of-way. Rev.
1: Comment addressed.
14. [Sheet 15] There is 5'x5' box culvert shown as proposed with a WPO plan. Has VDOT seen the
design for this culvert? If so, please provide their approval. Also, please add the WPO plan
number for reference. Rev. 1: VDOT approval is necessary.
15. Please clarify Foxworth Lane vs Lockett lane labels. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
16. Please show VDOT crossdrains wherever required. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
17. [Sheet 25] Please remove the Berkmar Overlook label at the top of the sheet. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
18. Please label the dimensions and type of rip -rap at the end of storm profiles where applicable. Rev.
Comment addressed.
19. Rev. 1: Sheet 25 Please add the headin s to this chart:
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Planning (Cameron Langille)
1. See attached letter dated 06/08/2020. Rev. 1: See attached comment letter dated 8/25/20.
Transportation Planning (Dan Butch)
1. Refer to the VDOT Road Design Manual Appendix B-1 for appropriate street trees within
planting strip adjacent to sidewalks. Rev. 1: On the typical cross street section of 61' for Eustis
Avenue detail should be shown for 6" white lane striping between bike lane and travel lane
as shown on the other public road cross sections.
VDOT (Adam Moore)
1. See attached letter dated 05/26/20. Rev. 1: See attached comment letter dated 8/21/20.
Engineering Review Comments
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Fire Rescue (Shawn Maddox)
1. No Objection.
ACSA (Alexander Morrison)
1. Still under review per email dated 8/24/2020.
GIS (Brian Becker)
1. Critical Issues: The road name "Lockett Lane" is unacceptable. Comments: There are already 5
other roads in the County that have names beginning with "Lock". Part I, Section 4-i of the
Albemarle County Road Naming and Property Numbering Manual says: "No proposed road name
shall be approved which begins with a word that appears as the first word in five or more official
road names. Homophones and homographs are considered the same word for the purposes of this
restriction. The restriction also includes roads where the first word is concatenated to subsequent
words or contains different punctuation marks (e.g., Greensleeves Rd is considered to start with
"Green" or "Star's" is considered the same as "Stars."
A complete list of existing road names can be found in the Albemarle County Master Road
Names Directory at the link below. Please provide this office with three (3) new candidate road
names for review.
Resources:
A PDF version of the Ordinance and Manual can be found here:
https://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms Center/Departments/Geographic_ Data Service
s/Forms/Road Naming_and_Property_Numbering_Ordinance_and_Manual.pdf
Albemarle County Master Road Names Directory:
http: //www.albemarle.org/albemarle/upload/images/webgpl2s/roads/.
Rev. 1: No Objections.
ARB (Margaret Maliszewski)
1. Provide street trees 40' on center (or equivalent) along Koch Court. Rev. 1: No objections.
Engineering plan review staff are available from 2-4 PM on Thursdays, should you require a meeting to
discuss this review.
Process;
After approval, plans will need to be bonded. The bonding process is begun by submitting a bond
estimate request form and fee to the Department of Community Development. One of the plan reviewers
will prepare estimates and check parcel and easement information based on the approved plans. The
County's Management Analyst will prepare bond agreement forms, which will need to be completed by
the owner and submitted along with cash, certificates or sureties for the amounts specified. The
agreements will need to be approved and signed by the County Attorney and County Engineer. This may
take 2-4 weeks to obtain all the correct signatures and forms.
Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance agreements will also need to be completed and recorded.
The County's Management Analyst or other staff will prepare the forms and check for ownership and
signature information. The completed forms will need to be submitted along with court recording fees.
Engineering Review Comments
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After bonding and agreements are complete, county staff will need to enter project information in a DEQ
database for state application processing. DEQ will review the application information based on local
VSMP authority approval. At this time, the DEQ portion of the application fees will need to be paid
directly to the state. For fastest processing, this is done electronically with the emails provided on the
application. DEQ should notify applicants with instructions on how to pay fees. When DEQ approves
the application, they will issue a permit coverage letter. This should be copied to the county.
After DEQ coverage is issued, via the coverage letter, the County can hold a pre -construction conference.
Applicants will need to complete the request for a pre -construction conference form, and pay the
remainder of the application fee. The form identifies the contractor and responsible land disturber, and
the fee remaining to be paid. This will be checked by county staff, and upon approval, a pre -construction
conference will be scheduled with the County inspector. At the pre -construction conference, should
everything proceed satisfactorily, ajoint VSMP and grading permit will be issued by the County so that
work may begin.
County forms can be found on the county website forms center under engineering,
bft://www.albemarle.org/deptforms.gW?departrnent--edengmmo
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me either by email (ecox@albemarle.org) or by
phone at 434-296-5832 ext. 3565.
Sincerely,
Emily Cox, P.E.
Civil Engineer II
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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434-296-5832
Memorandum
To: Emily Cox (ecox@albemarle.org)
From: Cameron Langille, Senior Planner II
Division: Planning
Date: June 8, 2020
First Revision: August 25, 2020
Subject: SUB202000082 Brookhill — Blocks 9, 10, 11 - Road Plans
Fax 434-972-4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the road plans referenced above
once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which
is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.]
1. [General Comment] Please be aware that staff is not reviewing notes and calculations related to certain
Zoning Ordinance and COD requirements that do not pertain to improvements or land disturbances
unrelated to the actual road construction. For example, the allowable density calculations and building
height notes on Sheet 1 have not been check. Staff will review and approve those types of
notes/calculations with the actual subdivision and/or site plan applications for Blocks 9-11. Rev. 1: Per
applicant comment response letter, this comment is acknowledged.
2. [General Comment] Please update Sheet 3 so that it states that SDP201900026 for Block 8A was
approved on April 23, 2020. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
3. [ZMA201500007, 14-233(A), 14-2341 Flora Court is labeled as a private street. Per Section 2.2.3 of the
COD (page 11), houses are required to face either public streets or public amenity areas. The current
design of Flora Court does not meet this standard. Per Section 2.8.1 of the COD (page 24), private streets
can only be authorized by the Planning Commission. A justification for private street authorization request
must be made in accordance with Section 14-234 (C) and the private street must be authorized by the PC.
a. A fee of $720.00 is required in order to process the private street authorization request. Rev. 1:
Fee received.
b. If the street can be re -designated as a public street, it can be administratively approved by staff if
it meets the Neighborhood Streets cross-section from Section 2.8.1 of the COD. Rev. 1: Per
applicant comment response letter, the applicant is making a private street authorization
request. This requires approval by the Planning Commission. If the request is denied by
the Commission, the street must be redesigned as a public street meeting the Neighborhood
Street cross-section. This comment will stand until PC action on the request has occurred.
Please submit a written request explaining which of the three options listed under 14-233
(A) is being chosen to evaluate this request. The justification statement must also include a
response to the evaluation criteria specified in Section 14-234 (B) and 14-234 (C).
Should the Planning Commission deny the private street authorization request, Flora Court
will need to be re -designed to match the Neighborhood Streets public street cross-section.
4. [ZMA201500007] The extension of Archer Avenue does not show any on -street parking spaces as
required by Figure 10 — Connector Road and Main Street Road Cross Section from (page 25 of COD).
Parking bump -outs must be provided between bike lanes and curb & gutter. Rev. 1: Comment not fully
addressed. A row of on -street parkin¢ has been provided on the west side of Archer Avenue only.
Unless VDOT has objections to providing on -street parkins alone certain segments due to sight
distance conflicts, parkin should be provided alone both sides.
a. Archer Avenue must be designed to the cross-section shown on page 25 of the COD titled "Figure
10: Connector Road and Main Street Cross Section." Rev. 1: Comment acknowledged by
applicant, further revisions still needed as stated above.
5. [ZMA201500007] On -street parking provided on Koch Court, Flora Lane, and Flora Court do not meet
the street standards from Section 2.8 of the COD. A 6' planting strip must be provided between the curb
and the sidewalk, currently, no planting strip is shown. Please revise the street design to incorporate the
planting strip as required. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
6. [ZMA201500007] Label bike lanes on all applicable sheets along Archer Avenue. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
7. [ZMA201500007] Please add a note to Sheet 1 stating that Archer Avenue will be designed to the
"Connector Roads — Public VDOT Roads" cross-section and standards specified in Section 2.8 of the
ZMA201500007 Code of Development. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
a. Archer Avenue must be designed to the cross-section shown on page 25 of the COD titled "Figure
10: Connector Road and Main Street Cross Section." Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
8. [ZMA201500007] Please add a note to Sheet 1 stating that Lockett Lane will be designed to the
"Connector Roads — Public VDOT Roads" cross-section and standards specified in Section 2.8 of the
ZMA201500007 Code of Development. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
a. Lockett Lane must be designed to the cross-section shown on page 25 of the COD titled" Figure
9: Connector Road Cross Section." Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
9. [ZMA201500007] Please add a note to Sheet 1 stating that Flora Lane and Koch Court will be designed
to the "Neighborhood Streets — Public VDOT Roads" cross-section and standards specified in Section 2.8
of the ZMA201500007 Code of Development. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
10. [ZMA201500007] Please add a note to Sheet 1 stating that Flora Court will be designed to the "Private
Streets" standards specified in Section 2.8 of the ZMA201500007 Code of Development. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
11. [General Comment] Please remove the cross-section for Foxworth Lane on Sheet 13. No Foxworth
Lane is proposed on these road plans. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
12. [General Comment] Add a cross-section for Lockett Lane to Sheet 13. Lockett Lane must be designed
to the cross-section shown on page 25 of the COD titled" Figure 9: Connector Road Cross Section."
Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
13. [4.121 Please label all on -street parking spaces with length and width dimensions. Rev. 1: Comment not
fully addressed. On -street parkin spaces provided alone Archer Avenue appear to measure 5' in
width. Labels for on -street spaces alone all streets state that they measure 8' by 20'. Per Section 18-
4.12.16, parallel parking space dimensions must be 9' wide x 20' long. Please revise parking space
sizes and labels so that the correct dimensions are shown and stated in the call -outs.
14. [General Comment] Once E91 I has approved a road name for each street, please update the Cover Sheet
by stating the road names in the title bar. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
a. Please update all other sheets with a label by adding the approved road name. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
15. [ZMA201800011] On all applicable drawings, update the callouts for the 100' stream buffer and 100-
year floodplain areas so that they also state "Future Public Greenway to be dedicated to Albemarle County
at time of final subdivision plat, per proffer #2 of ZMA20180001 L" Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
16. [ZMA2018000111 Per proffer #1C, be aware that the Ashwood Boulevard connection must be bonded to
road plan approval and substantially completed prior to issuance of the 5001 certificate of occupancy for
a dwelling unit other than a multi -family dwelling, assisted living, nursing home, rest home, or
convalescent facility, or the 8001 CO for any dwelling unit type in Brookhill. Staff accounting of dwelling
units shows that 172 units other than multi -family are either approved or under review, and 630 total units
(all types) are either under review or approved. Rev. 1: Applicant has acknowledged this proffer
requirement.
17. [General Comment] Revise match line labels on Sheets 28-29, they reference incorrect sheets. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
18. [32.7.9.51 Notes on Sheet 29 state that street trees are planted 40' on center. However, tree spacing is
irregular at certain points along all streets other than Archer Avenue. Please revise so that trees are
provided at even 40' intervals. Spacing alterations are only allowed for conflicts with sight distance
easements and driveways. There appears to be several areas along the internal streets where trees can be
relocated in order to meet spacing requirements. For example, there are three street trees planted at the
north cul-de-sac of Koch Court adjacent to the parking space that are spaced at less than 40' on center; it
appears that one of those trees could be relocated to the planting area located between the driveways of
lots 2 and 3. Trees along Flora Lane adjacent to the open space parcel could be relocated to the north side
of Flora Lane in the planting strip between lots 36-37. Rev. 1: Comment stands, street trees will be
provided 50' on center according to applicant comment response letter. See below for additional
information.
a. [32.7.9.5 (d)] Please be aware that the tree species proposed are all classified as large street trees.
Planting is only required every 50' when large species are proposed. The applicant can provide
large trees are 40' intervals if they wish to do so, but the spacing can be enlarged to 50' if
necessary. Rev. 1: Comment not fully addressed. Per applicant comment response letter,
street trees were going to be revised to be 50' on center. However, trees are still provided
40' on center. Please revise trees so they are provided 50' OC as stated in Note 1 on Sheet
29.
b. [32.7.9.5 (d)] If the applicant alters street tree spacing to 50' please revise the required street tree
calculations on Sheet 29 in order to identify the number of required trees. Rev. 1: Comment
stands. Revise as necessary if the amount of trees provided changes based on adiustina the
spacing,
19. [32.7.9.51 Note 3 on Sheet 29 states that 29 street trees are provided along Archer Avenue. However, staff
counts 59 trees shown on the landscaping plans. Please verify that the note states the correct amount of
street trees provided. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
20. [32.7.9.71 Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia (identified as PAT on road plans) is not an approved
landscaping species. Please replace with an approved shrub from the Albemarle County Recommended
Plants List. Rev. 1: Comment no longer applicable, this landscaping has been removed from road
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21. [32.7.91 Update the Plant Schedule on Sheet 29 so that it states the canopy coverage of proposed shrubs.
Canopy coverage can be determined by accessing the Plant Canopy Calculations list. Rev. 1: Comment
no longer applicable, this landscaping has been removed from road plans.
22. 132.7.91 Add notes to Sheets 28-29 stating that "all landscaping within the street right-of-ways shall be
installed prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for a structure in Blocks 9, 10, and 11.
Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
23. [General Comment] The road plans show landscaping in the 100' perimeter buffer, the 20' strip of open
space behind lots 5-19, and the open space areas behind lots 48-57. Those landscaping materials are
outside of the street right-of-way. Since these blocks will require site plan review, landscaping in those
areas can be shown/provided on the site plans as opposed to the road plans. Please verify whether the
applicant is intending to bond the landscaping in those areas per the road plan review/approval. If not,
staff suggests removing those areas of landscaping from the road plans, or greying -out those areas with a
note stating something like "buffer and open space landscaping shown for reference only. Landscaping
materials, locations, and quantities will be finalized during final site plan review." Rev. 1: Comment
addressed, these landscaping materials have been removed from the road plans.
24. [14-208.3] In order to dedicate the right-of-ways for proposed streets, an Application For A Special Lot
must be submitted, reviewed, approved and recorded. In accordance with Chapter 14, the special lot
application does not necessarily need to be approved prior to approval of the road plan application. The
applicant may submit the special lot application prior to road plan approval, after road plan approval but
prior to construction, during road construction, or after road construction. Please be aware that any other
subdividing of parcels proposing to use road frontage along roads in Blocks 9-11 will not be approved
until the right-of-way is dedicated. The same goes for the approval of any final site plans proposing uses
on lots that would use frontage of roads in Blocks 9-11. Please feel free to contact staff to further discuss
timing of the right-of-way dedication. Rev. 1: Per applicant comment response letter, an Application
for a Special Lot will be submitted during final plat review.
New Comments 2' Review:
25. [General Comment] Revise the inset detail on Sheet 28 so that the road name label for Archer Avenue
states Archer Avenue. It currently states Stella Lane.
26. [ZMA201500007 and 32.7.9.7] Street trees are provided behind sidewalks along several street segments.
Unless specifically required by VDOT to be located outside of the street ROW and behind the sidewalks,
all street tress must be provided within the 6' planting strip with streets ROWS. Water and sewer utilities
should be laid out so that the trees can be located within the planting strip. Staff has identified the
following trees as not complying with this requirement:
a. Trees along Flora Lane between Lots 78-84.
b. Trees along Flora Lane adjacent to on -street parking just north of the southern cul-de-sac.
c. Trees along Archer Avenue in the inset detail on Sheet 28.
d. Trees on north side of Eustis Avenue near the intersection with Flora Lane.
e. Multiple locations on both sides of Archer Avenue on Sheet 28.
f. Trees near lots 53-54 and 51-48.
g. Trees on west side of Flora Lane near the intersection with Eustis Avenue.
h. Trees at southern cul-de-sac on Koch Court.
i. Trees at lots 1, 7, 9, 13, and 14.
27. [ZMA201500007] On Sheet 13, a cross-section detail should be provided showing an accurate cross-
section for Koch Court and Flora Lane. Currently, the cross-section that only applies to Flora Court is
provided. Flora Court is being designed to a private street standard, which is different than the
Neighborhood Streets public street cross-section from Section 2.8.1 of the COD that applies to Koch
Court and Flora Lane.
Please contact Cameron Langille in the Planning Division by using blanig lle&albemarle.org or 434-296-5832
ext. 3432 for further information.
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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street
Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219
August 21, 2020
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Attn: Emily Cox
Re: Brookhill Blocks 9, 10, & 11— Road Plan
SUB-2020-00082
Review #2
Dear Ms. Cox:
(804) 786-2701
Fax: (804) 786,2940
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section, has reviewed the above referenced plans as submitted by Collins Engineering, dated 24
June 2020, and offer the following comments:
1. Turn lane warrant analysis for the Archer Avenue and Foxworth Lane intersection, as
well as a level of service analysis for the number of egress lanes on Foxworth Lane have
been reviewed. The submittal does not appear to accurately depict the proposed plan.
Please review and correct the road names and placement in the intersection depictions.
Submittal could not be verified at this time.
2. Archer Avenue pedestrian crossings should be delineated in a manner that meets the
requirements of EM-TE-384. h"://www.vireiniadot.orwbusiness/resources/HM/TE-
384_Ped_Xing Accommodations _Unsignalized_Locs.pdf Archer Avenue may not
require striping on the mid -block crossings per MUTCD, Section #B.18.08 Crosswalk
Markings: httos://mutcd.fbwa.dot.goy/pdfs/2009rlr2/part3.pdf Further discussion may
be appropriate.
Please provide a copy of the revised plan along with a comment response letter. If further
information is desired, please contact Max Greene at 434-422-9894.
VirginiaDOT.org
WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING
A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The
owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process.
Sincerely,
Adam J. Moore, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency