HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000116 Correspondence 2021-02-02 (7)SHIMP ENGINEERING, P.C.
Design Focused Engineering
November 20, 2020
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SDP 2020-00028 Proffit Townhomes North
Request for Exception from Section 14-419 — Screening for Double Frontage Lots
To Whom It May Concern,
Pursuant to Section 14-203.1(B) of the Subdivision Ordinance of the Code of Albemarle, the agent or the
commission may vary or except the requirements of Section 14-419. Section 14-419 requires that double
frontage lots shall be screened as provided in Section 18-32.7.9.7. Section 18-32.7.9.7 requires that double
frontage residential lots shall be screened between the rear of the residences and the public right-of-way
when deemed necessary by the agent. The developer of SUB2020-55 does hereby request an exception
from the screening requirements for double frontage lots to allow for the development at 3223 Proffit Road
(TMP 32A-02-2) to be constructed in accordance with the approved ZMA2019-10 concept plan prepared by
Shimp Engineering, whereby lots in Block A Area 1 front on Profit Road and are rear loaded from public
Road B. Per SUB2020-55, only lots 4-7 are double frontage.
With regard to the landscaping for double frontage lots exception request, please consider the following
analysis from Section 14-203. 1 (B)(3):
3223 Profit Road is located on Proffit Road, which is identified as a `Perpendicular Main Street' by the
County's Places29 Master Plan. Perpendicular Main Streets provide the only vehicular connection from
Route 29 to a parallel road. As a major connector of the existing and redeveloping urban fabric of the
County, development should be sensitive of conditions to create a street section that is inviting of
multimodal transportation. In conjunction with this exception request, a separate request for allowing
double frontage lots is being submitted as well. The request for double frontage lots seeks to establish an
active, multi -modal street section on Profit Road, a `Perpendicular Main Street.' In order to create an
inviting urban streetscape on Profit Road, home should have their front doors on Profit Road, with rear -
loaded garages. Section 14-419 and Section 18-32-7.9.7 would require that a screening buffer be installed
between the townhomes fronting on Proffit Road and public Red Oak Lane. A screening buffer at this
location would disconnect these residential units from the rest of the 3223 Profit Road neighborhood.
Granting these requests would allow for a cohesive development on Profit Road that encourages external
and internal connectivity for residents and the surrounding community.