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Home My WebLink AboutZMA202000012 Code of Development 2020-09-21Code of Development The following is a Code of Development ("COD") drafted in accordance with Section 20A.5 of Chapter 18 of the Code of Albemarle, Virginia and specific to tax map parcels 56-91A, and 56E-2. This Code of Development establishes the unifying design guidelines, specific regulations, and block characteristics. The COD also provides certainty about the permitted uses, locations, and appearance of central features. WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development 1 Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14COD 11 WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development TABLE A. Uses LOCK I BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3 BLOCK4 BLOCK 5 BLOCK 6 BLOCK 7 RESIDENTIAL Attached single-family dwellings such as two-family dwell- ings, triplexes, quadruplexes, townhouses, and townhouses with accessory apartments BR BR BR N N BR N Multifamily N N N, N N BR N Group Homes BR BR BR N N BR N Boarding Houses BR BR BR N N BR N Home Occupation Class A BR BR BR N N BR N ON -RESIDENTIAL Office N N N N N BR BR Light Industrial N N N N N N N Retail Sales and Service N N N N N BR N General Commercial Service N N N N N BR BR Public Establishments BR BR BR BR BR BR BR Institutional N N N N N BR BR Hotel/Conference Facility N N N N N N N Farmers'markets (reference §18-5.1.47) N N N N N BR N Car Washes N N N N N N N Automobile, Truck Repair Shops N N N N N N N Machinery and equipment sales, service, and rental N N N N N N N " BR" = 'By -right" "SP" _ "Special Use Permit" "N" _ "Not Permitted' Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14 COD 12 WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development BLOCK 1 BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3 BLOCK 4 BLOCK 5 BLOCK 6 BLOCK 7 Manufactured home and trailer sales and service N N N N N N N Motor vehicle sales, service and rental N N N N N N N Wholesale Distribution N N N N N N N Sale of major recreational equipment and vehicles N N N N N N N Storage Yards N N N N N N N rive -through windows N N N N N N N Water, sewer, energy and communications distribution facil- ities BR BR BR BR BR BR BR Accessory uses and buildings including storage buildings BR BR BR BR BR BR BR Temporary construction headquarters and temporary con- struction storage yards (reference §18-5.1.18) BR BR BR N BR BR BR Temporary industrialized buildings (reference 418-5.8) N N N N N BR BR Public Uses (reference 418-5.1.12) BR BR BR BR BR BR BR Tier I and Tier II Personal wireless (reference §18-5.1.40) BR BR BR BR N BR BR Stand alone parking N I N NI N I BR I BR Notes to Table A: 1. Reference to uses not otherwise defined or listed in this Code of Development shall be defined as listed first, in the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance or second, in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. If no definition of the use is provided (Code of Development, Zoning Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan) then such use must be officially determined by the zoning administrator, after consultation with the hector of planning, to be permitted in a particular Block pursuant to subsection 8.5.5.2(c)(1). 2. A minimum of two housing types shall be provided in White Gate Village. "BR = "By -right" "SP" = "Special Use Permit" "N" = "Not Permitted" Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14COD 13 WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development TABLE B. SQUARE FOOTAGE BLOCK BLOCK2 BLOCK BLOCK4 BLOCKS BLOCK6 BLOCK TOTAL IN Non -Residential 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 0 1,500 Square Footage MAX Non -Residential 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 4,000 14,000 Square Footage TABLE C. RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BLOCK BLOCK2 BLOCK3 BLOCK BLOCKS BLOCK BLOCK TOTAL Approximate Block Area 2.72 5.26 3.30 3.00 1.21 1.23 .61 17.33 IN Residential Units 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 40 MAX Residential Units 35 59 21 0 0 10 0 125 MAX Block Gross Density (DUA) 13 12 0 0 9 0 8 Notes to Table C: 1. Total number of residential units in White Gate Village not to exceed 125. 2.Overall maximum residential density not to exceed 8 DUA in White Gate Village. Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14 COD 14 TABLE D. GREENSPACE £r AMENITIES LOCK1 PLOCK2 PLOCK3 PLOCK4 PLOCK5 PLOCK6 BLOCK 1 TOTAL enity Area MIN SF 10,000 1 10,000 15,000W 77,000 1 39,000 1 0 0 1 151,00 enitv Area MIN % 8.4% 1 4.3% 10.4 % 58% 1 74% 1 0% 120% Space Passive & active Passive & active recreational recreational opportunities; opportunities; sitting garden, central pocket sitting garden, Park, walking walking path, Path, multiuse community garden path, community garden MIN SF 23,70 MIN % 20% Grass/other vegetation, landscaped areas, required yards, community garden, sitting garden, landscape buffer 15% Grass/other vegetation, landscaped areas, required yards, community garden, sitting buffer Passive & active recreational opportunities; central pocket gardens walking paths, bike paths 15% 1 100% Grass/other vegetation, Vegetative landscaped Buffer, stream areas, required yards 3assive & activ4 recreational opportunities; community gardens, natural play scape,totlot 60% Community gardens, stormwater management facilities, landscaped areas N/A 10% Required yards, landscape islands, N/A 10% landscape islands, landscape strip Totes to Table D: . Multi -use path improvements dedicated to public right-of-way may count towards the minimum amenity square footage requirements in Blocks 1 and 2. . Amenities explicitly listed in each block provide an overview of potential amenity improvements. This list is not exhaustive and final amenities will be determined at site plan. . Uses in green space may include, but are not Whited to, stormwater areas, wooded slopes, graded & revegetated slopes of 25% to 50%, required yards on both residential & non-residential lc mdscaped areas, landscaped islands in parking lots, and other land covered W vegetation. Where areas for amenities are vegetated, amenities, such as in parks and playgrounds, shall be included squired greenspace calculations. Submitted 21 September ZMA2020-14 COD 15 WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development TABLE Dl. RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES ALTERNATIVES Section 4.16.2 Minimum Facilities Alternative Facilities Minimum 2,000 sq. ft. tot lot Natural playscape (>_ 2000 sq. ft.) Community Gardens Pedestrian Trails Bike Trails 1/2 basketball court Active Recreation Areas Picnic Shelter Notes to Table Dl: 1. The alternative equipment & facilities provided are non -exhaustive and are meant to provide a general framework for potential substitutions pursued at site plan. Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14COD 16 Architectural Standards (Sections 20A.5g) FORM, MASSING, AND PROPORTION OF STRUCTURES Attached building facades facing a street shall not extend for more than 60 feet without a change in plane. The minimum change in plan shall be 2 feet and the cumulative total length of the change in plane shall extend for no less than 10% of the length of the building facade. RESIDENTIAL DESIGN EXHIBITS WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development Figures 1-3 demonstrate possible form, massing, and proportions of residential structures within the NMD; final architectural designs to be determined at site plan. FACADE TREATMENTS All exterior wood finishes (except flooring) shall be painted Windows shall be proportional to the building massing Visibly discernible stories shall be achieved through the use of windows and/or building entries on each story, using varied building materials, special ground -floor design treatments, and other facade elements or other architectural details BLOCK 1 AND 2 BUILDING FACADES Building facades nearest to Route 240 in Blocks 1 and 2 shall be designed as front building facades unless a landscape screening buffer is provided in accordance with §18-32.7.9.7. Figure 1 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14 COD 17 WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT TABLE E. LOT & BUILDING REGULATION 'MA202nnnm4 Code of De BLOCK 1 BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3 BLOCK 4 BLOCK 5 BLOCK 6 BLOCK 7 Building Height Stories 1 Min - 3 Max 1 Min - 3 Max 1 Min - 3 Max 1 Min - 4 Max 1 Min - 2 Max Height 35' 35' 35' 45' 28' Building Footprint (MAX) Residential 1,500 SF 2,000 SF 2,000 SF 5,000 SF Non-residential + Mixed Use 5,000 SF 4,000 SF Setbacks Front 5' Min 5' Min 5' Min 5' Min - 30' Max 5' Min Side 5' Min 5' Min 5' Min None 5' Min Rear 5' Min 10' Min 10' Min None None Notes to Table E: 1. Side setbacks apply unless the building shares a common wall 2. On any parcel with multiple main buildings, at least one main building shall meet the maximum setback. 3. Front setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the right-of-way or the exterior edge of the sidewalk, if the sidewalk is outside of the right-of-way. 4. Building separation shall comply with all applicable USBC regulations & Section 4.11 of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. Porches, eaves, and awnings shall be considered part of the structure and shall not extend closer to the street than the required setbacks. ,elopment Submitted 21 September 2020 Z M A2020-14 COD 18 Parking Areas (Section 20A.Si(8)) Figure 4 Parking shall be generally located as shown in Figure 4. Parking, stacking, and loading shall be provided in accordance with Section 4.12. A parking and loading needs study required by Section 33.19(D) shall be submitted in conjunction with the initial site plan. The parking and loading needs study may demonstrate that reductions from the minimum parking requirement may be permitted. Landscape Treatments (Section 20A.5h) Landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 32.7.9 of the Albemarle County Code. Plantings maybe provided in the Virginia Department ofTransportation right-of-way only as permitted by VDOT. Dumpsters and Dumpster Pads on the Property shall be screened pursuant to Section 4.12.19 of the Zoning Ordinance. WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14 COD 19 Sidewalks & Pedestrian Paths (Section 20A.Si(5)) Sidewalks and pedestrian paths shall be generally located per the Application Plan associated with this ZMA. Exact location of sidewalks and pedestrian paths will be determined at site plan. Sidewalks within the NMD must be constructed, at minimum, to VDOT standards. Sidewalks will be located generally as shown in Figure 5 of this Code of Development and as provided for in the Application Plan however, final sidewalk locations will be determined at site plan. Modifications to general sidewalk locations may be pursued at site plan so long as pedestrian connections providing comparable connectivity to the connections shown in Figure 5 are provided. The "comparable connectivity" of any modifications to the general location of sidewalk connections shown in Figure 5 shall be determined by the Director of Planning or its designee. In addition to the general locations shown in Figures sidewalks will be constructed to provide safe and convenient pedestrian connections between parking areas and building entrances. WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development Submitted 21 September 2020 SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. ZMA2020-14COD 110 AFFORDABLE HOUSING 15% of the total residential dwelling units built within areas designated for residential use within the project shall be Affordable Dwelling Units (the "15% Affordable Housing Requirement"). The 15% Affordable Housing Requirement may be met through a variety of housing types, including but not limited to, for -sale units or rental units. For -Sale Affordable Dwelling Units: All purchasers of the affordable units shall be approved by the Albemarle County Community Development Department or its designee ("Community Development"). A for -sale Affordable Dwelling Unit shall mean any unit affordable to households with income less than eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from time to time) such that housing costs consisting of principal, interest, real estate taxes and homeowners insurance (PITI) do not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the gross household income. The Applicant or its successor shall provide the County or its designee a period of ninety (90) days to identify and prequalify an eligible purchaser for the for -sale Affordable Dwelling Units. The ninety (90) day period shall commence upon written notice from the Applicant, or its successor, that the unit(s) will be available for sale. This notice shall not be given more than sixty (60) days prior to receipt of the Certificate of Occupancy for the applicable for -sale Affordable Dwelling Unit; the County or its designee may then have thirty (30) days within which to provide a qualified purchaser for such for - sale Affordable Dwelling Unit. If the County or its designee does not provide a qualified purchaser SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development during the ninety (90) day period, the Applicant or its successor shall have the right to sell the unit(s) without any restriction on sales price or income of the purchaser(s). This shall apply only to the first sale of each of the for -sale Affordable Dwelling Units. For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Units: 1.) RENTAL RATES: The net rent for each rental housing unit which shall qualify as an Affordable Dwelling Unit ("For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit") shall not exceed HUD's affordability standard of thirty percent (30%) of the income of a household making eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (as determined by HUD from time to time). In each subsequent calendar year, the monthly net rent for each For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit maybe increased up to three percent (3%). The term "net rent" means that the rent does not include tenant -paid utilities or Homeowners Association fees. The requirement that the rents for such For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Units may not exceed the maximum rents established in this Section shall apply for a period of ten (10) years following the date the certificate of occupancy is issued by the County for each For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit, or until the units are sold as low or moderate cost units qualifying as such under either the VHDA, Farmers Home Administration, or Housing and Urban Development, Section 8, whichever comes first (the "Affordable Term"). 2.) CONVEYANCE OF INTEREST: All deeds conveying any interest in the For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Units during the Affordable Term Submitted 21 September 2020 shall contain language reciting that such unit is ZMA2020-14 COD 111 subject to the terms of this Section. In addition, all contracts pertaining to a conveyance of any For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit, or any part thereof, during the Affordable Term shall contain a complete and full disclosure of the restrictions and controls established by this Section. At least thirty (30) days prior to the conveyance of any interest in any For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit during the Affordable Term, the then -current Owner shall notify the County in writing of the conveyance and provide the name, address and telephone number of the potential grantee, and state that the requirements of this Section have been satisfied. 3.) REPORTING RENTAL RATES: During the Affordable Term, within thirty (30) days of each rental or lease term for each For -Rent Affordable Dwelling Unit, the Applicant or its successor shall provide to the Housing Office a copy of the rental or lease agreement for each such unit rented that shows the rental rate for such unit and the term of the rental or lease agreement. In addition, during the Affordable Term, the Applicant or its successor shall provide to the County, if requested, any reports, copies of rental or lease agreements, or other data pertaining to rental rates as the County may reasonably require. Tracking: Each subdivision plat and site plan for land within the Property shall designate lots or units, as applicable, that will satisfy the 15% Affordable Housing Requirement. Such subdivision plat(s) or site plan(s) shall not be required to identify the method by which the 15% Affordable Housing Requirement will be satisfied. The aggregate number of such lots or units designated for affordable units SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C. WHITE GATE VILLAGE A NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL DISTRICT ZMA2020-00XX I Code of Development within each subdivision plat or site plan shall constitute a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the lots or units in such subdivision plat or site plan, unless such subdivision plat or site plan does not contain any residential uses. The Applicant, at the Applicant's option, may accelerate the provision of affordable units ahead of the 15% Affordable Housing Requirement and shall be entitled to receive credit on future subdivision plat(s) or site plan(s) for any such units provided beyond the 15% Affordable Housing Requirement. Submitted 21 September 2020 ZMA2020-14 COD 112