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June 8, 2021
Megan Nedostup
Albemarle County Community Dev.
401 McIntire Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Southwood Village Phase 1— Major Amendment 1 Plan Review — SDP2021-19 — Comment
Response Letter
Dear Ms. Nedostup:
We have reviewed all of your comments dated May 3, 2021 and made the necessary revisions.
Please find our responses to the comments below in bold lettering.
1. Revise the site plan number to reflect the new application number on the cover sheet.
The site plan number has been revised to be SDP202100019.
2. [32.5.2(a)] Indicate on the cover sheet in the narrative which new units have been
added so that it is easier to distinguish the changes proposed with this plan. Please note
that lots are not approved with a site plan and a separate subdivision plat will need to
be approved.
The narrative on sheet C0.00 has been revised to include which lots have been subdivided and
which lots have new units, water service, and sanitary laterals added to it.
3. [32.5.2(a)] Many of the charts have not been updated to include the additional units
including: parking, trip generation, housing mixture plan, etc. All information related to
the changes needs to be updated. QC the plans to make sure relevant information has
been updated. Additionally, the housing mixture plan table should have a total at the
bottom.
The parking table, trip generation table, and housing mixture table have been updated to
reflect the current plan.
4. [32.5.2(a)] Notes also need to be updated if impacted by this amendment. For example,
note #2 on the cover sheet states that all the units are to be affordable, however, the
narrative states that market rate units were added. Revise and QC all notes and sheets.
Notes have been revised to reflect the amendment. Note #2 on the cover sheet has been
removed.
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5. [32.5.2(a)] Include the ZMA number on the plans with the zoning district note
(ZMA2018-003).
The ZMA number has been added to the zoning district note.
6. [32.5.2(b); Code of Development page 13] Provide the proposed height of the
building/units.
Proposed building heights have been added to sheet C0.01.
7. [32.5.2(b)] Recommend moving the tracking information for both the units/density
(Table 4) and the open space/amenities (Table 7) to sheet 2 so that all the tracking
information is on one sheet. In addition, on the density chart it appears that a lot was
lost from the previous approval in Block 6, please make sure the number of lots/units is
accurate.
Table 4 and Table 7 have their own sheets (sheet C4.05 and C4.06, respectively) due to
previous county comments on SDP202000048. The Density Regulations by Block Summary
table (Table 4) has been updated accordingly on sheet C4.05.
B. [32.5.2(b)] In addition to the above, it appears that the required amount of greenspace
is not being provided as shown in Table 7. The table lists 2 acres provided, but 10 acres
required. Please clarify.
Table 7 has been revised accordingly. The requirements are for all of Southwood Phase 1. This
plan is only for a portion of Phase 1. Therefore, some of the proposed areas are less than the
required areas. Due to previous county comments, the green space provided is only green
space that will not be developed in future phases.
9. [32.5.2(b)] Show the maximum setback on the layout plans.
According to Table 5 on sheet C0.01, there are no maximum setbacks.
10. [32.5.7.9] It is highly recommended that the landscape plans only show required
landscaping and that a separate bid sheet be developed that has all the landscaping for
the contractor that is not approved by the County. Otherwise, what gets approved, ends
up being required and inspected by the Code Compliance Officers, so any future change
to any landscaping that is on the approved plans will require a letter of revision or other
type of amendment to the plans.
Acknowledged.
CDD Engineering — Matthew Wentland — 05-03-2021:
1. The WPO amendment will need to be approved prior to site plan amendment approval.
Acknowledged.
2. A road plan amendment will be required and will need to be approved prior to site plan
amendment approval.
Acknowledged.
3. The match lines between sheets do not appear to match.
Match lines have been revised to match between sheets.
4. Provide fence and or railing around the proposed pond, as it is located close to
backyards and adjacent to the proposed trail.
A fence has been added around the proposed pond.
5. Per the Code of Development, residential lots are to be located outside of stream
buffers, preserved slopes, and floodplains. Several lots on Wardell Crest will need to be
revised.
Lots along Wardell Crest have been revised to be located outside of stream buffers, preserved
slopes, and floodplains.
Fire Rescue —Howard Lagomarsino — 05-03-2021:
1. On page 21, The west turn radius (closest to Cardinal Hill Lane) into the parking lot
servicing Condo #1 needs to be 25 ft. to accommodate emergency apparatus turn radius
capability.
The radius of the emergency access road and parking lot intersection has been revised to be
25' per e-mail conversation on May 18, 2021.
2. Please provide ISO calculated fire flow for a representative sample of building types and
add as a note on plan, preferably on same page as hydrant fire flow rates.
ISO calculated fire flow has been sent to Howard Lagomarsino on May 19, 2021 and a note has
been added to sheet C9.1.
CDD E911— Elise Kiewra — 04-10-2021:
1. Per site plan dated 03/18/2021— page 25, 26 says Cardinal Lane instead of Cardinal Hill
Lane, please udpate.
Sheets C8.02, C8.03, and C8.04 have been revised to say Cardinal Hill Lane.
We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to email me at clint.shifflett@timmons.com .
Sincerely,
Clint Shifflett, PE
Project Manager