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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE April 22, 2021
PROJECT North Pointe Clubhouse
FROM Carlin Tacey (WSS)
SUBJECT SDP2020000S7 North Pointe Clubhouse -Landscape Plan Playground Requirements
Waterstreet Studio provides the following request on behalf of our client David Mitchell,
Southern Classic and in support of Townes Site Engineering's Site Plan Submittal to
Albemarle County for the North Point Clubhouse.
Albemarle County comments (12/4/2020) on the Initial Site Plan Submittal stated:
4. [ZMA2000-09, ZMA2013-7, 4.16.2] Application Plan and Proffer 3.2. Please provide the required
playground within Park L Depict the square footage of the playground and list the recreational
structures in the playground. The playground shall be a minimum of 2,000 SF and shall be fenced.
The minimum equipment required in the playground is 1 swing (4 seats), 1 slide, 2 climbers, 1
buckabout or whirl, 2 benches. Also, provide a sidewalk to the playground from the parking lot.
The design team proposes alternative amenities equivalent to the facilities listed above.
Due to the sloped nature of the playground site, the design team recommends an
alternative to the traditional swing such as a group play hammock or equivalent to
minimize the footprint of flat fall space needed. The client is interested in pursuing a
nature play environment, as such, the design team request the approval of embankment
play features to satisfy the requirements of the climbers. These would include a rope hill
climber product and a boulder scramble with repurposed boulders found on site and
supplemented as needed with purchased stone. We anticipate meeting the other play
requirements of a slide (embankment slide), benches, and the equivalent of a
whirl/spinning feature, as well as providing some additional nature play opportunities, like
log steppers /balance beams and a hillside play path. Please find precedent imagery below
to depict the design intent on the playground equipment and features.
1. Swing Equivalent: Group Hammock Play Feature:
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2. Slide Equivalent: Wide Embankment slide
3. Climber Equivalent: Embankment Rope
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4. Climber Equivalent: Boulder Scramble
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5. Buckabout/ Whirl Equivalent:
6. Other Potential Nature Play Elements:
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