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Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
c A� County of Albemarle Telephone: 434-296-5832
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
Road and Drainage Plan Review
Project title:
Southwood PHA Blocks 11 & 12
Project file number:
SUB-2021-00079
Plan preparer:
Timmons Group
Bryan Cichocki [bryan.cichocki@timmons.com]
Owner or rep.:
Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity
Andrew Vinisky[avinisky@cvillehabitat.org]
Plan received date:
26 April 2021
(Rev. 1)
26 August 2021
Date of comments:
30 June 2021
(Rev. 1)
20 October 2021
Reviewer:
Matt Wentland
Bryan,
We have reviewed the plans and have the following comments:
Engineering
1. Be aware that items outside of the road are not being reviewed on these plans (such as
the parking lots).
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. (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
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. (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
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). (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
5. The minimum recommended size for storm pipe is 15". Smaller diameters will be
considered for yard drains. (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
6. Show and label the road name signs and stop signs. (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
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. (Rev. 1) Comment addressed.
Planning - Megan Nedostup
Planning comments are attached to this email.
VDOT
VDOT comments are attached to this email.
Engineering Review Comments
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ACSA - Richard Nelson
The road plans are currently under review with ACSA.
Fire Rescue - Howard Lagomarsin
1) The turn radii need to accomodate the ladder truck with an approximately 22 inch wheel base
and overall length of 47 feet. The calculation for the pumper is inadequate. Please recalculate
turn radii into for all entrances into parking lots from roadway utilizing the ladder truck
dimensions or provide a 25 ft. turn radius.
2) The hydrant fire flow calculations show max. flow of 2000 gpm. The required ISO fire flow
calculated for the apartment buildings is 2250 gpm to 2500 gpm. The graphic presented with the
fire flow charts appears to show a non -looped water main system feeding the hydrants. Based
on the flow test, and the information with the graphic, the max form the system is 2000 gpm.
The required fire flow of 2500 gpm is the highest calculated flow for the system and must be
met.
ARB and GIS had no objections to the plans.
Engineering plan review staff are available from 2-4 PM on Thursdays, should you require a
meeting to discuss this review.
Process:
After approval, plans will need be bonded. The bonding process begins when the plan is
approved, and the applicant submits a bond estimate request form and fee to the Department of
Community Development. A plan reviewer will prepare estimates and check parcel and
easement information based on the approved plans. The County's Management Analyst will
prepare bond agreement forms, which will need to be completed by the owner and submitted
along with cash, certificates or sureties for the amounts specified. The agreements will need to
be approved and signed by the County Attorney and County Engineer. This may take 2-4 weeks
to obtain all the correct signatures and forms.
Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance agreements will also need to be completed and
recorded. The County's Management Analyst or other staff will prepare the forms and check for
ownership and signature information. The completed forms will need to be submitted to the
County, who will record the agreement.
After bonding and agreements are complete, county staff enters project information in a DEQ
database for state application processing, if a DEQ permit is required. DEQ reviews the
application information based on local VSMP authority approval. At this time, the DEQ portion of
Engineering Review Comments
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the application fees will need to be paid directly to the state. For fastest processing, this is done
electronically with the emails provided on the application. DEQ should notify applicants with
instructions on how to pay fees. When DEQ approves the application, they will issue a permit
coverage letter, which must be posted at the construction site.
After DEQ coverage is issued, via the coverage letter, the County can hold a pre -construction
conference. Applicants must complete the request for a pre -construction conference form and
pay the remainder of the application fee. The form identifies the contractor and responsible land
disturber, and the fee remaining to be paid. This will be checked by county staff, and upon
approval, a pre -construction conference will be scheduled with the County inspector. At the pre -
construction conference, should everything proceed satisfactorily, a joint VSMP and grading
permit will be issued by the County so that work may begin.
County forms can be found on the county website forms center under engineering;
https://www.al bemarle.org/government/com munity-development/app ly-for/engineering-applications
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me either by email
(mwentland@albemarle.org) or by phone at 434-296-5832 ext. 3458.
Sincerely,
Matt Wentland, P.E.
Civil Engineer II
File: SUB202100079 Southwood Blocks 1112 Road Plans rev1 review comments 10-19-
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