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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Dept of Planning & Community Development
401 Mclntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
September 1, 1998 (804) 296-5823
Mr. Don Franco
The Kessler Group
P.O. Box 5207
Charlottesville, VA 22905
RE: Letter Dated August 25, 1998
Dear Don:
Thank you for your letter of August 25, 1998. Indeed, we have been considering the issue of
access to Springridge to be a part of the Springridge rezoning project. It has been and
continues to be our understanding that the only r.o.w. of sufficient width to serve the Brown
property is the one which is being used currently for the bikepath at Forest Lakes South. In
order to develop the Springridge parcel, use of the bikepath for access and a stream crossing
seem to be essential. Tomorrow I am meeting with Greg Kamptner, the Assistant County
Attorney to make sure that he agrees that you all have the legal standing to go forward with
proposals to provide access through the properties you have identified. He has reviewed the
documents you previously provided and wants to go over them one last time before getting
back with you.
With regards to your comments in your letter, we will develop a full staff report on the minor
amendment to Forest Lakes South as well as the special use permit for the stream crossing .
The requests can either continue with the Springridge ZMA or go separately, although it is
our opinion that they should be processed together for ease of understanding by the Planning
Commission and the public. Our analysis of the request has not raised any significant issues,
except for the proposed addition of a daycare or church at the end of Ashwood Boulevard.
In our review of this request, we have several questions for which answers from you will be
needed. First, where exactly is the area for the daycare or church? Most of the area shown
on the plan is in the floodplain and we cannot find the area you intended for development.
Second, what might be the maximum size or area of the daycare or church. VDOT indicated
that they approved the design for Ashwood Boulevard with no uses other than single family
residential. The addition of this use may affect the design requirements for Ashwood,
according to a letter from VDOT dated May 18, 1998. I believe you may already have a
copy of this letter.
Issues that will be raised in our staff report include the relationship of this use to the
neighborhood, relationship of the use to the proposed Meadowcreek Parkway, and the timing
of construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway. Traffic generation and its impacts to the
neighborhood will also be considered. These are standard special use permit issues. Since
they have no relation to the proposed Springridge rezoning,they will require additional
attention at the public hearing for this item.
I have asked Zoning and Engineering for detailed comments on this aspect of the rezoning
which I hope to receive this week. I apologize that we have taken so long to get you
comments on this aspect of your rezoning proposal. Please let me know if I can provide any
additional information to you.
Sincerely,
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Elaine K. Echols, AICP
Senior Planner
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KESSLER AUG 2 8 i996
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Don Franco, P E
Ms. Elaine Echols August 25, 1998
Albemarle County Planning Department
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596
Re: ZMA 98-12
Forest Lakes South
Dear Elaine:
I am writing to you on behalf of Forest Lakes Associates to again state our belief that the
referenced rezoning should be processed separately from ZMA 98-13 (Springridge). As
you are aware the proposed changes to the Forest Lakes South Application Plan include
the designation of a church/daycare site at the end of Ashwood Boulevard and delineation
of an access route to TMP 46-35 through a peripheral portion of the development. While
this access is integral to the development of Springridge, it should not be viewed as
contingent to approval of ZMA 98-13. We remain of the opinion that regardless of the
final outcome of ZMA 98-13, the access makes sense. We feel that to act in any other
manner will continue to land lock acreage designated for development as part of the
Hollymead Community in the Comprehensive Plan.
As you should be aware, the matter of this rezoning has been caught up with ZMA 98-13
since submitted on 20 April 1998. I assume that it is because of this confusion, that I
have not received written comments, with the exception of the VDOT comments dated 18
May 1998. While the proposed uses were not included in the original master plan, we
consider them consistent with those in other residential developments and as such, logical
and reasonable requests.
It remains our desire to have this rezoning request considered on its own merits. Should
any of your review comments change our mindset, we will advise you in writing.
Sincerely,
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Don Franco
Copy Ben Blankinship, Development Review Manager
Steve Runkle, File, Reading
P.O. Box 5207, Charlottesville, Va. 22905 (804) 979-9500 FAX (804) 979-8055
THE
KESSLER
GROUP
Don Franco, P.E.
August 25, 1998
Ms. Elaine Echols
Albemarle County Planning Department
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596
Re: Springridge
ZMA-98-13
Dear Elaine:
On behalf of Forest Lakes Associates, I affirm our desire to take the referenced rezoning
forward to the public meetings at the first available dates. Based on our telephone
conversation yesterday morning, I understand our new dates are:
9/15/98 Planning Commission and
10/13/98 Board of Supervisors
I look forward to receiving written comments from you and the Zoning Department so
that we can revise and resubmit the Application Plan for review on this schedule.
Sincerely,
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Don Franco
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Copy Ben Blankinship, Development Review Manager
Steve Runkle
Reading
File Planning Dept.
P.O Box 5207, Charlottesville, Va. 22905 (804) 979-9500 FAX (804) 979-8055