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August 20, 2021
Matt Wentland
County of Albemarle
Community Development
401 McIntire Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
RE: SUB-2021-00079 — Southwood, Blocks 11 & 12 — Road Plan Review
Dear Mr. Wentland:
We have reviewed your comments from (VDOT) May 13, 2021, (Albemarle County — Matt
Wentland) June 30, 2021, (Albemarle County — Megan Nedostup) June 28, 2021, (Albemarle
County — Elise Kiewra) June 30, 2021 and made the necessary revisions. Please find our
responses to the comments below in bold lettering.
VDOT—Adam Moore —Comments dated 05-13-2021:
1. Hickory Street alignment through the intersection with New Horizon does not appear to
meet design principles. Please show proposed Hickory Street intersection final design
for review.
Per email correspondence on 6/17/2021 this requested final design is not available at this
time as the future alignment of Hickory Street with the next phase of rezoning has yet to be
finalized. The condition on this plan is an interim condition connecting the intersection work
with these phases to the existing hickory street roadway. As the plans for the next phase of
the rezoning develop, we can share this future alignment, however the future alignment of
Hickory further into the site is not a component of this plan.
2. CG-11 does not appear appropriate in this application. Intersection should be all asphalt
for maintenance and snow removal.
Per correspondence with VDOT, CG-11 is acceptable for this application.
3. Striping/pavement marking should be removed from intersection.
Striping/pavement marking has been removed from the intersection.
4. Please show bump -outs for parking per AASHTO Green Book 2011 — 4.20 On -Street
Parking on Hickory Street.
Parking bump -outs have been provided on Hickory Street per Village 1 Major Amendment
(SDP2021-019).
S. Please remove the parking spaces within the clear sight triangles along Hickory Street.
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Parking spaces have been removed from clear sight triangles per Village 1 Major Amendment
(SDP2021-019).
6. Please show mill and overlay on plans in accordance with WP-2. Show limits of mill and
overlay to adjacent travel lane.
Mill and overlay limits have been added to the plans, see Sheets C4.0 — C4.1.
7. Please label the private road in Block 11.
Label for the private road has been added to the plans.
8. Retaining walls appear to be shown in the right of way. Please make sure structures
including the foundations of structures are not with in the right of way.
Retaining walls have been revised to always remain outside of the right-of-way. See Sheets
C4.0 — C4.1.
9. Please show all radii and appropriate geometry.
All radii and geometry have been labeled on Sheet C4.2.
10. Please add a note to plan: Landscaping plants and trees adjacent to and within the sight
distance triangle will need to be maintained in area between 2 and 7 feet above ground
as a clear zone to preserve sight lines and accommodate pedestrians.
A note has been added to Sheet C4.2 as requested.
11. Note that the final plan must show conformance with the VDOT Road Design Manual
Appendices B(1) and F, as well as any other applicable standards, regulations or other
requirements.
Acknowledged.
12. Due to the level of items noted in this review, these comments may not be exhaustive.
Acknowledged.
13. Please provide a comment response letter with each submission after the initial.
A comment response letter will be provided with all future submissions.
ineerine — Matt Wentland — Comments dated 06-30-2021:
1. Be aware that items outside of the road are not being reviewed on these plans (such as
the parking lots).
Acknowledged.
2. A private road request and fee will be needed for the private road (14-234). It appears
this road may be acceptable as an accessway instead.
Per correspondence with VDOT, this road is now proposed to be public.
3. Due to the length of the road, the entrance into the parking lot at the end of the private
street should be included in the easement to allow for a turnaround. Reference AASHTO
standards for the necessary size.
A VDOT easement has been provided for turnaround. See Sheets C4.6 — C4.7.
4. The minimum travelway width for private roads following VDOT standards is 24' curb to
curb. If no lots will be served by the proposed road and the multifamily/nonresidential
standard from the Design Standards Manual is used, the minimum width is 20', however
the parallel parking will need to be 9' x 20' (18.4.12.16c).
Per correspondence with VDOT, this road is now proposed to be public.
S. The minimum recommended size for storm pipe is 15". Smaller diameters will be
considered for yard drains.
All conveyance pipes are at least 15" in diameter, except those tying directly to yard drains
with small drainage areas. All pipes have been analyzed for capacity.
6. Show and label the road name signs and stop signs.
Stop and road name sign has been labeled on Sheet C4.1.
7. The landscaping plan is not being reviewed or approved with these plans, only the street
tree locations relative to the storm system. The proposed trees should not be located
directly next to/on top of inlets or pipes.
Pipes have been relocated to eliminate this type of conflict.
Planning — Megan Nedostup — Comments dated 06-28-2021:
1. It is unclear which roads are being proposed with this plan and which roads are part of
other Southwood road plans. Indicate which roads are proposed and which are being
reviewed/approved under other road plan applications. Include the application number
for the other roads. Please note, only improvements that are needed for the road
should be shown on the road plans. Landscaping, buildings, etc are not approved with
the road plans.
A phasing plan has been added to the set to differentiate which roads are included in this
application vs. previous applications. This phasing plan also includes the application numbers
for the other roadways. The road that is being included as a part of this plan is also hatched in
the site layout plans.
2. Why is the road to access into Block 12 private? A private street request will need to be
made and information should be provided in accordance with 14-234 with the road
plans. Please note, private roads are the exception and a justification as to why it cannot
be public must be made. A street is not required here since a subdivision for lots is not
occurring, could this be an accessway instead? If so, revise to state accessway instead of
"street".
Per correspondence with VDOT, this road is now proposed to be public.
3. [32.5.7.9] Street trees cannot be placed on top of pipes. In addition, proposed
easements may not permit trees within them. It is difficult to determine since only the
utilities and not the easements are shown on the landscape plans. Show the utilities and
easements so that it can be determined if the proposed landscaping is outside of the
easements and/or permitted within the easements.
4. The pipe and tree conflicts have been eliminated by moving the pipes. The landscape plans
have been updated to show the utilities in the background. Easements have been removed
along the extension of Horizon Road as the road is now proposed to be public.
5. Curb ramps and sidewalk connections should be provided to allow pedestrian access to
the existing Southwood to these blocks.
Curb ramps have been included at the intersection of Hickory and Horizon as generally
marked up. However, given that there are no existing walkways to connect to where the curb
returns tie to the existing road section of Hickory, curb ramps across existing Hickory have not
been provided at this time. When Hickory is extended with phase 2 these curb returns will be
reconstructed, and the final curb ramps will be incorporated at that time.
6. Sidewalks and street trees should be bonded prior to road plan approval.
It is understood sidewalks and trees in addition to other items will need to be bonded prior to
final approval and permit.
7. [COD page 18] A 5' bike lane needs to be provided on Hickory per the COD.
**A 5' Bike lane will be added to the chosen street section for Hickory Street on the
climbing side with the option to add one to the downhill side or provide sharrow
pavement markings. Bike lanes are optional on all other streets and may be provided at
site planning stage.
This comment is not applicable to this plan as Hickory is being constructed with
SDP202000048. A 5' bike lane is provided on Hickory Street with the referenced plan and
current amendment SDP202100019. A modification to the bike lane striping is proposed with
this plan to remove the temporary bike lane end transition striping from the new intersection.
Should a bike lane also be a condition of the future extension of Hickory with the next phase
of rezoning this bike lane will be carried through, however there would still not be any bike
lane striping within the intersection so this plan will be unaffected by a future bike lane
extension.
ACSA — Richard Nelson —Comments dated 06-30-2021:
1. The road plans are currently under review with ACSA.
Acknowledged.
GIS — Elise Kiewra — Comments dated 06-30-2021:
1. Eastbrook Dr and Eastern Avenue begin with a compass point.
East Street is no longer private; the road will now be a continuation of Horizon Road (public).
2. New is the first word in over 5 road names in the County.
"New Horizon Road" has been revised to be "Horizon Road" per amendment #1 to the Village
1 plan SDP202300019.
Fire Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino — Comments dated 06-30-2021:
1. Turning radii into for all entrances into parking lots from roadways must be 25 ft to
accommodate fire apparatus entry from roadways.
Radii have been verified to be compatible with the turning of a NCHRP Report 659 2010 (US)
Pumper Fire Truck (44 ft long). An exhibit with turning results can be provided upon request.
2. Note for Site Plan Phase: Ensure the ISO fire flow calculation for representation of
buildings and fire flow available from the water authority is provided as notes on the
site plan.
ISO fire flow calculations and existing fire flow data have been provided on Sheet C1.4.
We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.295.5624 or email at
bryan.cichockiPtimmons.com .
Sincerely,
Bryan Cichocki, PE
Project Manager