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September 10, 2020
Tori Kanellopoulos
Planner
Albemarle County Community Dev.
401 McIntire Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Southwood Phase I — Road Plan Review — SUB201900174 — REV. 3 - Comment Response
Letter
Dear Ms. Kanellopoulos:
We have reviewed all of your comments from July 10, 2020 and made the necessary revisions.
Please find our responses to the comments below in bold lettering.
Planning —(Tori Kanellopoulos)— Comments:
REV: 3 Comments:
1. [ZMA201800003 Application Plan] Label "Future connection to trail in Block 2" at the
edge of the sidewalk along the north/west side of Hickory Street.
A call out has been added to the Layout and Utilities Plan on sheet C4.01.
2. [ZMA201800003 Application Plan] Label "Future connection to sidewalk and bike lane"
at the edge of the sidewalk/bike lane on the south/east side of Hickory Street.
A call out has been added to the Layout and Utilities Plan on sheet C4.01.
3. 18-4.12.6 Design standards and parking: Driveways cannot be within the public ROW.
18' for each on -site (driveway) parking space is needed. Extend driveways so that 18'
on -site (and off the sidewalk) is provided for each space. Driveways appear to have a
very small portion located within the public ROW.
All driveways have been revised to have IS' outside of the ROW.
REV: 2 Comments:
1. [Code of Development Alleys] The COD requires alleys to have a 20' minimum for two-
way traffic. The alley behind Lots 14-23 has a 20' access easement, however that
includes 5' of sidewalk. The access easement needs to be 20' for traffic, and not include
the sidewalk. It should also be labeled 'private'.
ENGINEERING I DESIGN I TECHNOLOGY
The alley has been called out as private. The 5' of heavy duty concrete has been
removed. The alley is 20' for traffic.
a. A separate public access easement is needed over the sidewalks, if they are
intended to be for public access.
The heavy duty concrete portion of the travelway has been removed and the
asphalt travelway is 20'.
b. See Engineering comments for additional comments on the design of this alley.
Acknowledged.
c. REV. 3: Addressed.
2. Comment: It appears part of Bitternut Lane (as it turns into Pliny Road) is being removed
with this site plan. How will residents access their homes in this area? The application
plan with ZMA201800003 shows this road being re-routed.
There shall be dead ends on Bitternut Lane in such a way that maintains residents'
access to their driveways. Note that this is a temporary condition. An additional fire
access point has been added to Pliny Road and additional access from New Horizon
Drive (Road 1 is provided.
a. REV 3: Coordinate with Fire/Rescue and Engineering to ensure that any circulation
requirements are still met, including during construction.
Acknowledged. We will coordinate with Fire/Rescue and Engineering.
3. [Other Applications] Ensure that the final site plan and final version of the Road Plan
exactly match. Ensure that the easements and lot lines of the final plat match the final
version of the Road Plan.
Acknowledged. The final plat will match the final version of the Road Plan.
a. REV 3: This is an advisory comment and will be addressed with the final site plan and
final plat.
REV: 1 Comments:
1. [Notes]: Include all Tax Map Parcels (on Sheet 1) that have grading, construction, or land
disturbance associated with the Road Plan. It appears TMP 90A1-1D should be included
as well.
TMP 90A3-1D has been include on Sheet C0.00 under Site Information.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
2. [Streets] Label each street as "Public" or "Private". It appears all streets are intended to
be public. If private streets are being requested, the applicable sections of Chapter 14
must be met.:
Each street has been labeled as "Public."
a. REV 2: Addressed. All streets are public.
3. [14-302(B)(M)] Street names: Coordinate with E911 reviewer on street names. Names
must be provided for each street.
Acknowledged. Street names will be included on future submissions.
a. REV 2: Not addressed.
Street names will be included on future submissions.
b. REV 3: Not addressed.
Proposed road names have been shown on the plans. Alternate names for each
include: New Leaf Drive (for New Horizon Drive), Margarita Lane (for Cardinal Lane),
and Dave Matthews Crest (for Wardell Crest).
4. [18-30.7.5] Managed Slopes: It appears there will be disturbance of managed slopes.
Please coordinate with Engineering to meet design standards.
Acknowledged. We will coordinate with Engineering.
a. REV 2: Will be addressed with Engineering.
5. [Code of Development] Street Sections:
a. Roads should be labeled based on their ultimate naming designations. For
example, Sheet C4.3 shows Road 3 as traveling along Lots 14-25 in Block 5, and
then curving and traveling along Lots 27-34. This will ultimately need to be two
different named streets (e.g. Oak Street and Willow Street), so please label
differently for now (e.g. Road 2 and Road 3).
The temporary road names have been revised to correctly label Road 1, Road 2, and
Road 3.
REV 2: Addressed.
b. For each street, include which Street Section, per the Code of Development, is
being used.
i. A Street Section for 'Road 2' is included, however Road 2 does not seem
to be labeled on the Road Plan.
Road labels have been revised to label Road 1, Road 2, and Road 3 correctly.
ii. REV 2: Addressed.
c. Label the 6' planting strip for each road (in the same way the sidewalks are
labeled).
The 6' planting strip has been labeled throughout the plan, shown on C4.01-C4.04.
L REV 2: Addressed.
d. Along the southern side of Road 1, include the following COD requirement:
"Future sidewalk and planting strip along the south side of Road 1a will be
constructed during future phase, per COD requirement."
The plan has been revised to show the proposed full built out of Road 1.
L REV 2: Not addressed. Sheet 3.03 is not included with the Road Plan. This future
phasing note should be included on the Road Plan, not separately. If sidewalk
and planting strip are to be constructed with the associated site plan
(SDP202000033 and pending final SDP), the landscaping information for both
sides of Road 1 must be shown. Otherwise, only landscaping information for the
north side is required at this time.
Landscaping has been shown on both sides of Road 1. Sidewalk and planting
strip are to be constructed with the associated site plan.
ii. REV 3: The note referring to phasing provided with Sheet 3.03 still remains for
Road 1A, however no phasing is shown on the Road Plan. Given that sidewalks
and planting strips/street trees are shown along both sides of Road 1A, these
improvements must be built or bonded prior to Road Plan approval. Either
include the future phasing note per the COD or remove the reference to
phasing.
The reference to phasing has been removed from Erosion and Sediment
Control Plan Phase IIA on sheet C3.06.
e. Show and label the required bike lane on the climbing side of Hickory Street on
the road plan layout.
The bike lane has been shown and labeled on Hickory Street on sheet C4.01.
I. REV 2: Not fully addressed. The bike lane should be labeled/shown on all
relevant sheets; it is not labeled on the 'Road Plan'.
The Road Plan sheets have been revised to call out the bike lane.
ii. REV 3: Addressed.
6. Code of Development/Street Sections: Utilities and Landscaping:
a. It appears there may be conflicts with the proposed utilities and some of the
landscaping strips, specifically along Road 1.
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c. REV 3: Not addressed. Utility conflicts along Road 1 persists. Trees cannot be centered
on top of utilities (incl. storm pipe) and should be centered 5 feet or more from the
utility. Use the same grey/white striping to show the storm pipe (consistent with the
key), as it is difficult to see on the landscape plan.
All utility conflicts along New Horizon Drive have been revised. The storm pipes on the
Landscape Plan have been revised to match the key.
7. Code of Development/Street Sections: Parking:
a. If any street parking is being provided that is contributing to required parking
spaces, show and label these parallel street parking spaces. If these spaces are
not yet required parking, but will be in the future, these spaces will need to be
labeled with future phases.
The street parking contributing to the required parking spaces has been shown on
sheet C0.01 and called out on sheets C4.02-C4.04.
I. REV 2: These spaces are not shown or labeled on the Road Plan Sheets.
The total length of the on -street parking spaces required has been
dimensioned on the Layout & Utilities Plan and Road Plan sheets. Per e-mail
conversation with Tori Kanellopolous on May 27, the spaces shall not be
striped.
ii. REV 3: Addressed.
b. Note that the street parking spaces shown in some of the street sections (Sheet
C1.1) do not appear to meet County standards. Further comments will be
provided with VDOT and Engineering comments.
Acknowledged. We will coordinate with VDOT and Engineering.
REV 2: Cannot be determined without lines/spaces shown.
The total length of the on -street parking spaces required has been
dimensioned on the Layout & Utilities Plan and Road Plan sheets. The width of
the on -street parking is shown in the Typical Sections on sheet C1.01.
ii. REV 3: Addressed per email conversation dated 05-27-2020.
8. Code of Development/Open Space: Trails:
a. Label "Future Trail connections" in each direction for the trail shown.
Future Trail connections have been labeled in each location where the proposed trail
ends.
L REV 2: Addressed.
b. Label the required trail buffer (minimum of 30').
The 30' trail buffer has been labeled and shown in sheet C4.03.
L REV 2: Addressed.
c. Include a table with the required trail amenity, with the following information:
i. The LF provided with this plat is an estimate. Please include the correct
calculation.
A table with required and provided trail amenity and the LF provided with this
plan has been included on sheet C0.01.
ii. REV 2: Addressed. Will need to match the final site plan table. See site plan
comments and adjust accordingly.
Acknowledged.
d. Label provided 'Pedestrian Connection Areas' to the trail network.
The pedestrian connection areas have been labeled where the trail network connects
with the roads, shown on sheet C4.03 and sheet C4.04.
L REV 2: Addressed.
9. [14-302(A)(4)(5)] Easements: Label all easements on all sheets where they are shown.
For example, the private drainage easements and public drainage easements are not
labeled on the Layout/Utilities sheets.
All easements have been labeled on all layout and grading sheets.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
10. [14-409] Coordination/extension of streets: A "Stub out of future phases" is shown on
Sheet C4.1, where Road is connecting to Hickory Street, however Hickory Street is
existing. Clarify the stub out label, as it does not appear there should be a stub out in
this location.
The stub out for future phases refers to the water line. This has been clarified on the call out
by stating, "Stub out water line for future phases."
a. REV 2:Addressed.
11. [14-423] Street signs: Signs identifying the name of each street within a subdivision shall
be installed and maintained as provided in Chapter 7 of the Code.
Acknowledged. A note has been added to sheet C0.00.
a. REV 2:Addressed.
12. [14-428] Dedication of public streets and alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, SWM
facilities, bike trails, and pedestrian trails:
a. The agent shall require a subdivider to dedicate to the county for public use each
public street, including each non -constructed street extension as provided in
section 14-409, and including any required curb, curb and gutter, planting strip
and sidewalk, each drainage improvement for the public street.
A subdivision plat will be submitted to the County for review/recordation which will
delineate all areas/right-of-way for public dedication.
L REV 3: Addressed with VDOT/County policies provided.
b. Bike and pedestrian trails may also be dedicated to public use. Clarify if the
proposed trail network will be dedicated to public use.
A 10' public access easement is proposed around the trails. See sheets C4.02-C4.04
L REV 3: This will be addressed with future site plan submittals per the proffers
approved with ZMA201800003.
13. [18-32.7.2.3] Crosswalks: Crosswalks should be provided at intersections for safe
pedestrian access.
Crosswalks have been provided at each intersection. See sheets C4.02-C4.04.
a. REV 2:Addressed.
14. [18-32.7.9.5] Street Trees: Street trees are required every 50 feet for large shade trees.
This requirement is not being met in many locations. Revise the Road Plan and
Subdivision Plat to meet this requirement and request a waiver in any locations
necessary.
The landscaping plan has been revised to propose street trees at least every 50 feet.
a. REV 2:
i. Show street trees along Hickory St and Road 1 (at least the northern portion).
These must be consistent with the street trees shown on the Road Plan.
Street trees have been shown along Hickory Street and Road 1.
ii. Provide two additional street trees along Road 3 near the stub out across Lots
25-28, if feasible, to meet the street tree spacing requirement.
The VDOT sight distance triangle prohibits trees along Road 3 near the stub
out across Lots 25-28.
III. Provide additional trees adjacent to the Plaza along Road 2, if feasible, to meet
the street tree spacing requirement.
The VDOT sight distance triangle prohibits trees adjacent to the Plaza along
Road 2.
iv. Provide additional trees near Lot 34, if feasible while maintaining site distance
requirement, to meet the street tree spacing requirement.
The VDOT sight distance triangle prohibits trees adjacent to Lot 34.
b. REV 3: Addressed.
15. [18-32.7.9.5] Street Trees: "Platanus Acerfolia 'Columbia"' does not appear to be on the
County's approved plant list. Revise to a tree that is on the approved list.
The landscape plan has been revised to include only plants that are on the County's approved
plan list. See sheets 1-1.01 and 1-1.02.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
16. [18-32.7.9.5] Street Trees and Code of Development: The street trees shown along the
south side of Road 1 are part of a future phase (per the COD). These trees should be
greyed out and labeled "Future street trees along the south side of Road 1a will be
planted during future phase, per COD requirement."
Road 1 has been revised to show the entire proposed section.
a. REV 2: If sidewalk and planting strip are to be constructed with the associated site plan
(SDP202000033 and pending final SDP), the landscaping information for both sides of
Road 1 must be shown. Otherwise, only landscaping information for the north side is
required at this time.
Acknowledged. Landscaping has been shown along Road 1.
b. REV 3: Addressed, if being provided with this phase. See above comment on phasing as
well.
We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.295.5624.
Sincerely,
Clint Shifflett, PE
Project Manager