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EXCEPTION REQUEST
TO: Frank Pohl, PE, CFM
401 McIntire Rd, North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902
FROM: Daniel Hyer, PE
Line and Grade
DATE: 03/02/2021
RE: Bundoran Farm (Winsome Orchard Lane)
Private Road Slope Exception Request
Mr. Pohl,
On behalf of NA Bundoran Farm, LLC, we request an exception to Section 14-412(A)(2)(a)
for a portion of Winsome Orchard Lane. The code states that the grade of the street shall
not exceed sixteen (16) percent calculated over a distance of fifty (50) feet.
It is acknowledged that the original plans (SUB-2006-00417) specified a maximum grade
of 16% in accordance with the zoning ordinance. However, approximately 370 linear feet
of Winsome Orchard Lane was built in excess of 16%, with a maximum grade of 16.80%.
As such, we would like to formally request an exception to this code for the following
stated reasons:
1) Though the grade is beyond that allowed by County code the excess is largely de
minimis in terms of functionality of this low -volume rural road. Should rebuilding be
required, material resources and the embodied energy of this roadway would be
wasted and would disturb an area which has already reached a substantial degree of
stabilization.
2) In order to bring this portion of road into compliance, nearly 600 linear feet of L I N E
roadway would need to be removed and rebuilt. The degree of re -work is GRADE
disproportionate to the non -compliant longitudinal slope of the roadway.
Should the County permit this exception request we acknowledge that additional CIVIL ENGINEERING
compromises could be provided, specifically, the wearing course of this rural roadway
could be improved to that of an asphalt wearing course instead of the prime and seal 11341h St. NE; STE 100
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Bundoran Farm (Winsome Orchard Lane)
Private Road Slope Exception Request
March 02, 20211 Page 2
It is noteworthy to express that County code does permit the county engineer and fire
marshal the latitude to authorize a street to have a grade that exceeds sixteen (16)
percent if the subdivider can demonstrate that public safety would not be compromised
as a result.
For the reasons mentioned herein and the willingness to improve the wearing course it is
our professional recommendation that the current longitudinal slope be preserved but
that that the wearing course be improved to provide additional traction for the portion
of roadway currently beyond the allowed slopes.
We thank you in advance for your consideration of this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
LINE+GRADE
Daniel Hyer, PE
Engineering Manager
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