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November 13, 2020
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RE: SDP1900020 Old Trail Village (Block 1B & 3C)—Minor Amendment
Dear Mariah,
We have received your most recent comments for SDP201900020 Old Trail Village
(Block 1B & 3C)—Minor Amendment and have provided the following
2. [ZMA200400024] Since the number of residential units is increasing with this proposal,
provide on the plan a table which demonstrates compliance with proffer#2 of
ZMA200400024 regarding affordable housing. Rev. 1: Comment remains. Thank you for
providing material addressing the affordable housing requirement via email on 11/14/19.
This information will be forwarded to the Zoning staff reviewer for review/approval.
Rev. 2: See Zoning staffs comment below. Rev.3: Planning will defer to the Zoning
reviewer on the continued review of this aspect.
REPSONSE: The zoning table has been provided on sheet 3.
18. [32.5.2(a)] Scale. Provide a scale bar on Sheet 2. This scale was included in previous
iterations. This was likely a processing error. Rev.3: While a scale has been added to
Sheet 2, it appears the plan is drawn to a 1"=30' rather than 1"=10' as indicated by
the scale bar provided. Revise as needed.
REPSONSE: A scale bar has been updated as requested.
19. [32.5.2(i), 32.5.2(n), Old Trail Code of Development] Sidewalks and Planting Strips. In
reviewing the Old Trail Code of Development (COD) and Rezoning Plan, these
documents indicate that both Old Trail Dr and Ashlar Ave, identified as Road C and F,
respectively, were intended to provide at least a 12ft sidewalk adjacent along Block 1.
This is in addition to a planting strip minimum. No variations since the original rezoning
were found to change these minimum requirements. However, the COD indicates on page
34 that streets trees may be provided within planters. The use of planters to accommodate
street trees is seen in the approved final site plan for this development. As such, a similar
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design will be acceptable for this minor site plan amendment. Therefore, revise the
sidewalk amenity to provide at least 12ft wide sidewalk on both Old Trail Dr and Ashlar
Ave that will be kept clear and not fenced off in the future, such as might be anticipated
with outdoor restaurant seating for example. (Note: The minimum sidewalk width can be
provided within the ROW as well as the parcel boundary. It may be helpful to provide a
note indicating the minimum sidewalk width will be kept clear and not fenced off.) Also,
include in the design street trees in planters. This will likely require an additional plan
sheet to address Landscaping and an updated purpose statement on the Cover Sheet.
REPSONSE: It is my understanding that this comment has been worked out between CDD
and Dave Brockman. The updated easement has been provided on the plans and a copy of
the recorded easement has been provided.
20. [32.5.2(i)] Sidewalk and maintenance easement. A note on Sheet 13 references a
sidewalk/maintenance easement recorded in DB 3596 PG 449. The note specifically
indicates that some areas of the aforementioned easement will be vacated. If this
easement is to be amended, an easement plat will need to be submitted and approved.
Staff recommends submitting this plat soon and amending the easement area to cover the
minimum sidewalk area required by the COD.
REPSONSE: The easement plat has been updated and shown on sheet 13 as requested.
21. [32.5.2(b), 32.5.2(n)] Parking spaces along Old Trail. The revised plan appears to
indicate two uses of the curb bump-out along Old Trail Dr, adjacent to the proposed
building. Sheet 3 indicates the bump-out will be used as a bus stop while Sheet 12
indicates the area will accommodate 4 parallel parking spaces. Can you clarify what this
area will be used for since these parking spaces could be used to meet the parking space
requirement? Since the proposed bus stop is in the right-of-way, this plan has been
forwarded to VDOT and Transportation Planning for their review. That said, staff have
some concerns that the current bus stop design may not be ADA accessible.
REPSONSE: The curb bump-out area has been called out showing 4 parallel spaces
throughout the plan set.
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22. [Comment] Revision date. It appears a revision date was not included in this iteration of
the plan. Please add a revision date to identify this version.
REPSONSE: The revision date has been called out with this submittal.
ACSA
1. Sewer lateral is currently shown as tying into ACSA water. Revise this to tie into ACSA
sewer.
REPSONSE: The sewer lateral has been revised so that it is tying into the sanitary sewer.
2. Shift tee for service line to eliminate bends
REPSONSE: Per email with Richard Nelson on 11/10/20, ACSA maintenance prefers the
2" compression fitting be closer to the 4" tee. The 2" copper can be deflected to the meter
vault from the fitting. The two bends have been removed. See sheet 4 for details.
VDOT
The bus stop has been abandoned with this submittal. VDOT bus stop comments are no longer
applicable.
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1. My last review comments were only about affordable housing tracking. I don't
see where this comment was addressed unless I missed something:
The affordable housing table indicates compliance with Proffer 2 as they
propose 6 rental apartments, with 2 banked from previous blocks. In order
to track affordable units through the building permit process, the units
must be also indicated on the site plan. It has been our practice to include
a note on Sheet 1 that indicates required/provided affordable housing,
include the tracking table somewhere in the plan set, and also indicate
units on plan sheets for the building(s).
REPSONSE: The most up to date affordable housing table has been provided on the
sheet 3. The units have been indicated on the site plan.
2. I had no comments about parking last review. I have no objection to the 4
spaces being removed for parking and granting a further reduction based on
transit being provided to the site. All plan sheets just need to be consistent and
the number of required parking spaces on the cover sheet updated ifneeded.
REPSONSE: The 4 parking spaces have been added back to the total since the bus stop
has been abandoned.
We thank you for reviewing the Site Plan Minor Amendment packet. If you have any questions
or concerns please reach out as necessary.
Best Regards,
Dustin Greene, PE
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