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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000098 Review Comments Road Plan and Comps. 2020-09-24County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: John Anderson — CDD Engineering From: Tori Kanellopoulos — CDD Planning Division: Planning Services Date: September 24, 2020 Subject: SUB202000098 — Galaxie Farm — Road Plan dated 07-31-2020 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. a. REV 1: Addressed. Note that Road D.1 on the ZMA is labeled Road B.1 on the road plan. 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. a. REV 1: Not addressed. Labels do not appear to be shown. 4. [Comment] Label roads as "public" or "private" on the road plan. a. REV 1: Partially addressed. Road E needs to be a "private street easement". 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. a. REV 1: Addressed. This is a site plan/subdivision comment, but note that lots cannot be in preserved slopes, and Lot 65 will need to be adjusted. 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. a. REV 1: Addressed. 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 nr the cnnnty of athemarle a. REV 1: Addressed. 8. [14-410] Street standards. Include labels and dimensions for sidewalks and planting strips. a. REV 1: Not addressed. These should be labeled on C5 and C6. 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). a. REV 1: Acknowledged applicant response. Applicant is working on addressing this comment. Ensure all offsite permission is obtained. It appears work is also shown on TMP 91A1-EO to connect to for emergency access. 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). a. REV 1: Partially addressed. The trail connection along Road Al to the sidewalk is not shown (see application plan below). Also note that a small portion of the trail is shown offsite on Sheet C4. Additionally, Sheets C5 and C7 should show the trail all the way to the boundary line — the boundary line is not fully visible at the bottom of the page. )ck 11. [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. a. REV 1: Will be completed with final plat. This is required prior to final plat or final site plan approval. 12.ZMA201800012. Show how the special exception condition is being met: The commission approved by a wle of 60 for the requested sidewalk modification with the condition (listed below) ana reasons stated in the staff report. i n i A five (5) fool 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 skilins k network along the public streets. REV 1: Addressed. 13.18-32.7.9.4 Conservation checklist. Include a signed conservation checklist for the preserved wooded areas. a. REV 1: Addressed. 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". i. REV 1: Addressed. 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'. I. REV 1: Addressed. c. If possible, provide street trees at 50' apart along southern edge of Road C cul-de-sac. Several trees are 60-70'+ apart. i. REV 1: Partially addressed. It appears an additional tree could be added adjacent to Lot 3. d. If pc, _ _ _ _ ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ees 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. i. REV 1: Addressed. e. Several street trees are conflicting with utilities along Road C (storm sewer). I. REV 1: Not fully addressed. See trees below Open Space C, Lot 52, Lot 10, Lot 11, Lot 12, and Lot 46. ii. REV 1: Recommend move trees into Open Space C and out of planting strip along Road C, to avoid conflict with pipe. iii. REV 1: Along Lots 9-12, seek alternative utility layout or find alternative tree placement, such as in yards. iv. REV 1: Ensure tree counts are updated accordingly. f. REV 1 new: Note that all trees shown on individual lots will need landscaping easements. Label landscape easements on the road plan, to allow for future comparison with the final site plan. See Lots 62, 63, 53-60, 49, 48. 15.18-32.; .v.o , ree 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). a. REV 1: Addressed. 16. [Comment] Indicate how other properties to the north will have access to their properties via Galaxie Farm Lane during construction. a. REV 1: Addressed. 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.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3270 for further information.