HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB200600243 Staff Report 2006-11-20COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
PLANNING STAFF REPORT SUMMARY
Project Name: SUB 2006 — 243 Handley
Staff: William D. Fritz and Jonathan Sharp
Farm Estates
Public Hearing: November 21, 2006
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Not
applicable
Owners: Eric and Janet Shobe
Applicant: Eric and Janet Shobe
Acreage: 333.51 acres
Rezone from: Not applicable
Special Use Permit for: Not applicable
TMP: Tax Map 70 Parcel 14B
By -right use: Rural Area uses with
Location: Southwest side of Plank Road
Entrance Corridor overlay
(Route 692) just south of its intersection with
Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Route 250)
Magisterial District: White Hall
Proffers /Conditions: Yes
Proposal: Request for preliminary plat
Requested # of Dwelling Units: 12 lots
approval to create 12 lots served by a
proposed internal public road on 333.51
acres
DA (Development Area): No
Comprehensive Plan Designation: Rural
RA (Rural Area): Yes
Area 3
Character of Property: Mostly wooded with
Use of Surrounding Properties: Scattered
some small fields and a dam that has recently
residential development and some small
been completed
fields
Factors Favorable: Proposal meets all
Factors Unfavorable: None
requirements of the ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval with conditions
REASON FOR PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW:
Review has been requested by an abutting owner.
STAFF COMMENT:
This project has been reviewed by the site review committee. No waivers are requested
or required for this project. The plat meets the requirements for preliminary approval and
the site review committee recommends approval with conditions.
Staff has cited the property owner for stream buffer violations associated with the
construction of the pond on this property. This violation does not affect the preliminary
plat review or approval process, and staff provides this comment for Planning
Commission information only.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff has reviewed this request for compliance with the provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance and recommends approval of the site plan subject to the following conditions:
The Current Development Division shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for
signature until tentative final approvals for the following conditions have been obtained.
The final site plan shall not be signed until the following conditions have been met:
1. Current Development Planner approval to include:
a. Submittal of a final plat meeting the requirements of Chapter 14, Section
303 of the County Code.
2. Current Development Engineer approval to include:
a. Approval of Stream buffer mitigation plan.
b. Approval of Stormwater detention plan.
3. Health Department approval.
4. Virginia Department of Transportation approval of road plans.
5. Approval of Road Names.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Vicinity Map
B. Reduced Preliminary Site Plan
C. Letter from adjacent property owner requesting Planning Commission Review.
Attachment C
Dwain L. Eckberg, MD
Ekholmen
8728 Dick Woods Road
Afton, Virginia 22920
Tel.: (540) 456-4614
Fax: (800) 507-3864
Cell, (804) 400-8603
Email: deckberg@ekholmen.com
September 7, 2006
Planning Commission
Albemarle County
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: Request for Review, SUB-2006-243 Handley Farm Estates
To Whom it May Concern,
I am a landowner whose property abuts the proposed development referenced above.
I respectfully request that this proposal be reviewed by the Albemarle County Planning
Commission of the Board of Supervisors.
Sincerely yours,
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Dwain L Eckberg, MD