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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000229 Correspondence 2021-06-23ROUDAB A PROFESSIONAL June 23, 2021 Ms. Mariah Gleason Albemarle County Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 1956 RE: SUB2020000229 Easement Plat in Association with Foothill Crossing Phase V - Easement Plat Dear Ms. Gleason: 1 have reviewed your comment letter dated June 16, 2021 and offer the following responses. My response are below in red. 1. [14-302(A)(4)] Easements. a. The landscape easement should be designated 'Private". It is presumed that this aspect will be transferred to a homeowner's association in the future. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. b. The "New 8ft Access Easement" should be similarly be designated "Private". It could be noted that this facility is open to public use, if so desired by the applicant. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. c. Please revise the label for the New 20ft Emergency Access Road Easement" to "New 20ft Emergency Access Road and Bicycle & Pedestrian Path Easement", similar to the way the offsite portion of this facility was referred to in DB 5420 PG 586. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. d. Also, the Emergency Access Road and Bicycle & Pedestrian Path Easement should not be dedicated to the County, as provided in Note 9 on the plat. Dedication implies maintenance and the County has no plans, at this point, to maintain this improvement. This facility should instead be labeled as a 'Private' facility that is open to public use. Consider using the language "be and remain open to public use'. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. 2. [14-302(B) (5)] Overlay districts. This is likely a clerical error but the last paragraph under the Overlay District Notes should not state "Steep Slopes (Managed)", as this property does in fact contain Managed Steep Slopes, but should instead state that the property does not contain "Steep Slopes (Preserved)". Rev. 1: Comment addressed. 3. [14-302(B)(7)] Reservoir watershed. On the Cover Sheet, specify that Lickinghole Creek is a water supply watershed. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. 4. [Comment] Setbacks. Revise Note 8 such that the minimum side setback is "5ft, unless the building shares a common wall". Rev. 1: Comment addressed. 5. [14-302(B)(1)] Resubmission. Reminder that revised plats must include the original date of drawing and the revision date(s) of each subsequent version of the plat Acknowledged. The original date and revision date are included on the plat. 6. [Comment] Maintenance instruments. Please submit documentation evidencing maintenance of improvements required by the site plan including, but not limited to: landscaping and 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com 434.977.0205 SUE2020000229 Easen?aitt Plat i i .-l;sndatkm ;vith Foodu[I Crossing Phase V - Easemeiit Plat 6; 23/2021 maintenance easements, retaining wall easements, emergency access road and bicycle & pedestrian path easement, access easement, etc. If maintenance will be identified within more expansive HOA documents, please fill in the attached sheet identifying pages and paragraphs these requirements are addressed. Rev. 2: Comment not fully addressed. Thank you for submitting the required documents. They will be forwarded to the County Attorney's Office for review/approval once the plat has addressed all staff comments. Acknowledged. [Comment] Alignment•between plans. There are some areas where the easement plat and initial site plan (SDP202000078) final site plan (SDP202100013) do not align. Please align the following aspects: a. There are different amounts and labels for open spaces. The easement plat connects what the site plan designates as separated Open Spaces B and C. Review and revise accordingly. Rev. 1: No action needed. b. The site plan and easement plat show the stream buffer in different locations. The easement plat suggests greater encroachment of buffer areas onto proposed residential lots. Please update the site plan to reflect the linework provided on the plat. Rev. 1: Comment not satisfied. The revised plat identifies a "100' Stream Buffer per Collins Engineering". However, stream buffer location information must be based on an official survey or Albemarle County GIS. Therefore, the current linework cannot be accepted. Please review and revise accordingly. Please continue to identify the source of information if not provided by the plat creator. Rev. 2: Comment addressed. Thank you for assuring that this linework is consistent across all plans. c. The site plan includes a private retaining wall behind Lots 32-35 and the open space. There is also a retaining wall planned on a portion of Lot 26. Both retaining walls will need to be accompanied by a retaining wall easement and maintenance agree since they will cross proposed property boundaries and will likely be shared between separate owners/parties. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. d. As noted in the initial site plan approval, the proposed landscape easement may need to be revised to capture required street tree plantings that may be located on or outside of the proposed landscape easement. Please work with Collins Engineering to ensure alignment between proposals. Rev. 1: Comment addressed. e. [Rev. 21 The location of the "New 8ft Private Access Easement" between Lot 12 and Lot 13 differs between the site plan and plat. Either location is acceptable. Please confirm whether what is shown on this plat is the intended location and staff will move forward accordingly. The easement plat has been updated to show the same 8' Private Access Easement that is shown on the site plan. f. [Rev. 21 The site plan for this development, SDP202100013, proposes a "Variable Width Access Easement" along the rear boundary line of Lots 27-33 to facilitate a recreation path and connection. Please revise the easement plat to include this easement area. The easement has been updated to show the Variable Width Access Easement along the rear boundary lines of Lots 27-33 as it is shown on the site plan. OTHER SRC REVIEWERS Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) Matthew Wentland, mwentland@albemarle.org - Requested Changes 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. wvvw.Roudabush.com Page 2 of 3 SUB2020000229 Easement Plat in Association with Foothill Gassing Phase V - Easement Plat 6/23/2021 1. A Deed of Dedication will need to be signed and recorded for the SWM facility easements and the SWM Forest and Open Space easements. This will filled out by the County and forwarded to the applicant when the final plat is nearing approval. Acknowledged. 2. A deed will also be required for the public drainage easements. Acknowledged. 3. The road plan amendment approval will be needed prior to plat approval and is currently under review. Acknowledged. 4. A portion of easement appears to be missing on sheet S. The 8' Public storm easement just south of the northern cul-de-sac should also include the area between the lot line and the SWM access easement. The Public Storm Easement along Lot 18 has been revised to capture the entire area between the lot line and the SWM Access Easement as wad depicted on the sketch you sent previously. Albemarle County Building Inspections Betty Slough, bslough@albemarle.org - No Objection Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Shawn Maddox, smaddox@albemarle.org- No Objection Albemarle County Service Authority Richard Nelson, rnelson@serviceauthority.org- No Objection Virginia Department of Transportation Adam Moore, adam.moore@vdot.virginia.gov- No Objection 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 3 of 3