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Road Plan Review
Project title: State Route 643 - Polo grounds Road
Phase II Plan Amendment
Project file number:
SUB2020700117 - amendment 2 (amendment 1 was
withdrawn)
Plan preparer:
Collins Engineering [scott@collins-engineering.com]
Owner or rep.:
Riverbend Development [alan@riverbenddev.com]
Plan received date:
29 April 2021
Rev. 1 received:
20 July 2021
Date of comments:
21 June 2021
Rev. 1 comments:
01 Sept. 2021
Reviewer:
Emily Cox
Dear Scott,
We have reviewed the above referenced plans and have the following comments:
Engineering (Emily Cox)
1. Provide copies of approval for work in the streams and floodplain. Rev. 1: Comment not
addressed.
2. Please reference the approved WPO plan showing the E&S and SWM for this proposed work.
Rev. 1: WP0201800013 amendment 2 must be approved before this plan can be approved.
3. Cross section on sheet 9 shows the proposed 10 ft asphalt trail within the right-of-way, but the
plan view does not agree. Please clarify. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
4. [Cover sheet] Please update the topography. It should at least be field verified within the past
year. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
5. Please show and label the Greenway on all applicable sheets. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
6. Please show proposed street name sign locations. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
7. Please show the landscaping plan, which includes the Polo Grounds Buffer per the Code of
Development. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
8. Please show any applicable sight distance lines and profiles. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
9. Please show ADT and pavement designs. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
Planning (Cameron Langille)
1. See attached comment letter dated 06/17/21. Rev. 1: See attached approval letter.
VDOT (Adam Moore)
1. See attached comment letter dated 06/10/21. Rev. 1: See attached comment letter dated July
30, 2021.
Fire Rescue (Howard Logamarsino)
1. Fire Rescue has no objections to the amendments as long as a required entrance/exit is not
impacted for another submittal or approval Rev. 1:No objection.
Engineering Review Comments
Page 2 of 2
ACSA (Richard Nelson)
1. Still under review per email dated 6/21/21. Rev. 1: Still under review. Have not received an
approval letter or email.
GIS (Elise Keiwra)
1. No objection. Rev. 1: No objection.
ARB (Margaret Maliszewski)
1. No objection. Rev. 1: No objection.
Engineering plan review staff are available from 2-4 PM on Thursdays, should you require a meeting to
discuss this review.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me either by email (ecox2@albemarle.org) or by
phone at 434-296-5832 ext. 3565.
Sincerely,
Emily Cox, PE
Civil Engineer 11
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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street
Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219
July 30, 2021
Emily Cox
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SUB-2017-00117 - Brookhill Polo Grounds Road Phase 2 Road Plans
Rev. #7
Dear Mr. Langille:
(804) 786-2701
Fax: (804) 786,2940
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section, has
reviewed the above referenced Brookhill Polo Grounds Road Phase 2 Road Plans, as submitted by Collins
Engineering, dated July 12, 2021 and find the following:
1. Please update reference to R&B 2020 Specifications. See profile Sheets note for class I backfill
material reference is to R&B Spec. 302.03G and does not appear to exist in the 2020 edition. Note
shown on plan is located on page 325, 302.03(a)2g `Backfilling".
2. Proposed 7' x 10' pedestrian box tunnel and box culvert structural plans and details are under
review by Structure and Bridge Division and will be forward as received.
3. Please submit a design waiver for the shared use path as shown on the submittal. Comments will
be forward as received.
4. Please confirm if lighting is required in the pedestrian tunnel structure.
5. An approved structure maintenance agreement is required for the pedestrian tunnel prior to permit
issuance.
A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right of way. The
owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency land Use Section at (434) 422-9399 for
information pertaining to this process.
If you have further questions please contact Max Greene at (434) 422-9894.
Sincerely,
Adam J. Moore, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
VirginiaDOT.org
WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING
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County of Albemarle Principal Planner, Planning
blangilleC@albemarle.org
Community Development Department - Department Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3432
Memorandum
To: Emily Cox, ecox2Palbemarle.org
Date: September 1, 2021
Re: SUB201700117 Brookhill Road Plans Amendment #1 — Second Review Comments
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the plat referenced above
once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference,
which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.]
1. [General Comment] Please show all existing parcel boundaries and state the TMP number, owner name,
and recorded instrument number. There are at least two existing parcels within the extent of the road
plans that are not shown. This includes TMP 04600-00-00-019139 and 04600-00-00-01968. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
a. Please add the TMP numbers to the Cover Sheet and state the owner name, address, acreage, and
recorded instrument number. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
2. [14-302 (A)(3)] Please be sure that all callouts for the existing right-of-ways are pointing to the correct
symbology. For example, on Sheet 4, there is an existing ROW callout but the leader appears to be
pointing to the 30' Polo Ground Road Perimeter buffer. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
3. [ZMA201500007] Please provide a Proffer Narrative statement that identifies which proffers from
ZMA201500007 are being addressed with this set of road plans. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
4. [ZMA201500007] Per the Application Plan, the 10' multi -use path along Polo Grounds Road will be
extended to Montgomery Ridge with the approval of the Montgomery Ridge HOA. Has the
applicant/developer coordinated with the Montgomery Ridge HOA on this matter? If so, please provide
documentation that the Montgomery Ridge HOA consents to extending the 10' multi -use path to the
intersection between Polo Ground Road and Montgomery Ridge Road. Rev. 1: Per applicant comment
response letter. Montaomery Ridae HOA has not aareed to the extension of the oath. Should
the HOA agree to this extension in the future, approval of a road plan amendment will be
required.
a. If the HOA agrees to the multi -use path extension, please show and label this on Sheets 6, 8,
and any other drawings where that portion of Polo Grounds Road is visible. Rev. 1: Per
applicant comment response letter, Montgomery Ridge HOA has not agreed to the
extension of the path. Should the HOA agree to this extension in the future. approval of a
road plan amendment will be required.
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5. [ZMA201500007] The Code of Development (COD) and Application Plan require a 30' natural or replanted
forested buffer along the entire southern project perimeter adjacent to Polo Ground Road. The original road
plans for SUB201700117 showed a replanted buffer between the Route 29 and Archer Avenue intersections, but
the rest of the 30' buffer did not include new landscaping. Based on the existing treeline shown on the sheets of
this road plan amendment, there are several areas within the 30; buffer between Archer Avenue and the eastern
project boundary that need new landscaping in order to comply with the ZMA. Please address the following:
a. Add a landscape plan to the road plans. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
b. Show new landscaping within the buffer where existing vegetation does not exist. See Figure 7 on page
21 of the COD for a visual on how plantings should be laid out within the buffer. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
c. Landscaping materials used in the buffer must be tree and shrub species from the Albemarle
County Recommended Plants List. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
d. Add a landscaping schedule to the landscaping plans identifying the common name and species
name of trees and shrubs proposed, show the symbology used on the drawings to represent
each species, state the quantity provided per species, state the height/size at time of installation,
and state the individual and total canopy of each species provided. Rev. 1: Comment
addressed.
e. Canopy calculations for plants can be found on the Plant Canopy Calculations list. Rev. 1:
Comment addressed.
6. [ZMA201500007 — Proffer #2A] A portion of the primitive trail network along Polo Grounds Road was
shown as an improvement that will be constructed as part of the road construction on the original
SUB201700117 road plans. Please address the following:
a. Are any new extensions of the primitive trail proposed to be installed within the greenway area as
part of this road plan amendment? Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
b. If so, please show and label all proposed primitive trails within the greenway that will be installed
as part of the road improvements. The exhibit should highlight the portions of the primitive trail
that will be constructed with this road plan. This will allow staff to account for what trails need to
be constructed on future phases of Brookhill. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
Please contact Cameron Langille in the Planning Division by using blangille@albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext.3432 for
further information.
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