HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202100049 Correspondence 2021-10-12I® COLLINS ENGINEERING
September 20, 2021
Andy Reitelbach
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Avon Park II Development (SDP2021-00049)
200 GARRETT ST, SUITE K CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
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Thank you for your comments dated July 23,21 on the above referenced project. Below are our responses to the
remaining comments on the road plans.
Planning (Chris Perez)
1. The cover sheet has been updated to identify the affordable units on the site plan, and the site plan
sheets have been revised as well to indicate the affordable units. A note has also been added to the
site plan indicating the units that will be affordable units.
2. The dog park along with the (2) benches is part of this site plan. As discussed with planning, the
additional play structure to be added to the Avon Park existing playground shall be handled with a
LOR for the existing site plan, once the HOA has accepted the proposed additional structure to be
added.
3. The application number has been added to the cover sheet, as requested.
4. The zoning note on the cover sheet has been updated to include the Special Exception that was
approved for the project.
5. The proposed variation note on the cover sheet has been updated, and now also includes the
conditions of approval.
6. The zoning note has been updated to include the Entrance Corridor Overlay district.
7. Note #3 has been updated to include both private and public easements.
8. The documentation has been provided from the Avon Park HOA for the denial of the landscaping
buffer easement.
9. The dimensions for the garages have been added to the site plan.
10. Easements have been added at the end of Hathaway street for a grading and construction easement
to extend the roadway as necessary to the adjacent property, if it is developed in the future.
11. The SF of the open spaces are now coordinated and accurate between the cover sheet and the layout
sheets.
12. This comment is acknowledged. The easement plat is under review for approval and recordation.
13. The street trees in the site plan have been updated to match the approved road plans.
14. As noted above and discussed, permission for the offsite easement was denied and this
documentation has been provided.
15. As discussed, the landscaping has been accepted by the Avon Park HOA and this was the intent of the
proffer. The HOA is in agreement with the proposed landscaping plan and helped assist in the design
of the plan.
16. See comment response above for comment #15.
17. Additional landscaping has been added along the southern property line to meet the requirements of
the rezoning application plan.
18. As discussed, the Avon Park HOA is acceptable and happy with the proposed landscaping along the
northern property line. Landscaping has been added along the southern property line to meet the
requirements of the rezoning application plan.
19. Landscaping street trees have been added along Avon Street Frontage, as required.
Initial Site Plan comments
ARB
1. Comment acknowledged.
2. Comment acknowledged, this easement request has been denied, as discussed in this letter.
3. The linework has been cleaned up along the northern property line. The easement does extend to
the boundary, as required.
4. As discussed, no revisions are necessary to the buffer planning along the northern property line. The
southern property line landscaping has been added to the plan.
5. The trees along the property line have been identified in the field and coordinated with the Avon Park
HOA, per the requirements of the proffer. This information was incorporated with the proposed
landscaping plan. This comment has been satisfied.
6. See comment response q2 in the section above about the discussed amenities.
7. The fences are shown and labeled on the site plan. The cutsheet details for these fences have been
added to the note and details sheet, as requested.
8. The comment is acknowledged. The road plans are approved, and the subdivision plat is under
review for approval.
9. This comment is acknowledged.
1. No remaining comments
Engineering (Emily Cox)
1. The project number has been added to the cover sheet
2. The road plans have been approved.
3. The retaining wall behind lots 1-4 now has a maintenance easement around it. Also the retaining wall
is outside of the private drainage easement.
4. A WPO amendment has been approved for the change of grading behind lots 5-12 with the retaining
wall approval.
5. This is how VDOT now wants the ADA ramps shown. They do not want them angled into the
intersection and they do not want them designed at the end of radii. A pedestrian can turn from the
end of the ramp and cross over Desoto Drive if continuing down Hathaway Street.
Albemarle County Information Services
1. Desoto Court has been removed from all plan sheets, as requested.
Albemarle County Building Inspections
1. The notes as requested have been added to the general notes on sheet 3.
Albemarle County Building Inspections
1. The ISO required fire flow has been added to the cover sheet.
2. The available fire flow has been added to the cover sheet.
3. No parking signs are now shown on both sides of Desoto Drive as required to ensure no parking along
the street.
VDOT (Adam Moore)
4. No remaining comments
ACSA (Richard Nelson)
1. No remaining comments
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Scott Collins at Scott@collins-engineering.com.
Sincerely,
Scott Collins, PE