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Home My WebLink AboutSUB201900176 Correspondence 2019-10-31Chambers Land Surveying 112 Crofton Plaza — Suite K Lake Monticello, VA 22963 434-589-5139 (0) 434-962-3746 (c) chamberslandsurveying(a)vahoo.com To: Paty Saternye Senior Planner - Community Development Albemarle County 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Re: SUB201800i77 Property of Bella Signature Homes, LLC - Final Plat Comments Updated Dec. 20, 2018 10/31/2019 Dear Ms. Saternye; Re: Comments to be addressed with the Final Subdivision Plat Approval: 4. [14-302(A)(3)] Existing or platted streets. Revise the plat to specify the width of the existing prescriptive right of way easement on the subject property, and the right of way width in front of the adjoining parcels, along Route 743. UPDATE: Comment changed. Road was changed from private street to public street with a resubmission prior to preliminary plat approval. Revise plat to specify the width of the proposed public right of way dedication. The right of way dedication was changed to 54' wide i.a.w. the public road design submitted by Timmons as noted on Sheet 2 of the final plat. 6. 114-302(A)(13) & 14-3051 Proposed facilities; Stormwater management information. Revise the plat to show the location of proposed drainage and stormwater related improvements. The proposed topography along the private street does not appear to show drainage and does not appear to match those shown in private street request exhibits. UPDATE: Comment partially addressed. A revised plat including stormwater management concept was submitted and reviewed by engineering. Revise plat prior to final plat resubmission to address engineering comments. Stormwater management design was included on the public road plat submitted by Timmons. The dimensions around their SWM facility and drainage easements are included on Sheets 3 & 4 of the final plat. 7. [14-302(A)(14) & 14-314] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved; Identification of all interests of the County in property. Revise the label for the area to be dedicated for Route 743 to include the wording "to be dedicated to the County for public use." Also, revise note #10 to include the same wording. The appropriate wording was included in Note 10 and at the required areas on the final plat. 8. [14302(A)(5) & 14-303(L)] Public easements; Public utility, drainage and sight distance easements. Address the following: a) ii a. Add a label to the proposed site distance easements that states "Dedicated to the Countyfor Public Use" UPDATE: Comment partially addressed. Revise the label for the proposed public street to include the wording "Dedicated to the County for Public Use". The appropriate wording was included in Note io and at the required areas on the final plat. b) Show any proposed drainage easements on plat and label them as either public or private. The drainage for the private street appears to impact the adjoining lot. UPDATE: Comment revised. Show the public drainage easements on the plat and submit the proposed deed of easement for the drainage easements. Please note: A template for this deed will be provided to you during the final plat review process. Public drainage easement design was included on the public road plat submitted by Timmons. The dimensions around their drainage easements are included on Sheets 3 & 4 of the final plat. The proposed deed of easement will be provided by Mr. Kitelinger's attorney. 9. [14-303(D)] Acreage of lots. Revise plat as required to ensure acreage of proposed lots is correct. See engineering comments. Acreage has been double checked. 10. [14-303(E)] Dimension standards and information on all lots, streets, alleys, easements, and shared driveways. Address the following: a) Provide curve tables for curve data. Provided on Sheets 2 through 4 of the final plat. b) Provide the boundary information for all sight distance easements. Provided on Sheet 3 of the final plat. 11. 114-303(0)&(P)1 Signature panels, Notary panels. If adjoining property owners will be signing plat (see above), in order to approve sight distance easements on their property, then revise the plat include signature panels and notary panels for those owners. Signature and notary panels are included on Sheet 3 of the final plat. 12. [14-303(M)] Street names. Provide proposed street name for the proposed private street. Work with E911 reviewers to ensure name meets street name criteria. UPDATE: Comment partially addressed. The resubmitted plat has a street name proposed. This street name must be approved by E911. That review will be done with the final plat. However, the applicant can contact the E911 reviewer prior to final plat submittal to verify if the name proposed would meet all the criteria. The County's Road Name Index was checked prior to renaming the street Olivia Court subject to Egli review. 14. 114-303(H)1 Monuments. Revise the plat to clearly specify the monuments for the new lots are "to be set". Irons have been set (or found) on all lot corners and around the public R/W for Olivia Court for the final plat. 15. [14-303(R)1 Parent parcel access. Provide the following note: `All subsequent division of the residue shall enter only onto such street(s) shown on the approved final plat and shall have no immediate access onto to any public street. " N/A - Olivia Court is a public street with all lot entrances designed and shown entering onto it. The parent tract has used up its development rights (Ref: Note 3). 16. [14-303(S)1 Control points. Control points must be submitted. At the option of the subdivider, the control points may be shown on a copy of the final plat, rather than on the original final plat. Control points will be shown on a copy of the final plat, rather than on the original final plat. 18. 114-308.11 Groundwater assessment information. Final Tier 3 groundwater management plan must be approved prior to approval of final plat. Ernest Beasley<ebeasleyPhydrogeoenvironmental.com> submitted a Tier 3 Groundwater Assessment in Dec. 2018 to John Anderson (c.c. Patricia Saternye) and received the following response: 20 r _, i� Mr. Beasley, The report is logged /in my review queue. I will review as soon as possible and withdraw request for an application related to GW assessment —thanks for sending. -best, J. Anderson 434.296-5832 -x3o69 Engineering accepted the draft Tier III Groundwater Assessment report on 12/13/2o18 and anticipated no change in acceptance of a final report that repeats the draft report calculations. 19. [14-309 & 14-3101 Soil evaluations & Health director approval of well and septic systems. Tom Hogge < tomhoggeohotmail.com> with Blue Ridge Soil Consulting, Inc. got a revised plat from me with surveyed drainfields to turn into the Environmental Health Dept. on July 30, 2019. Note #6 on the final plat has been revised to remove any reference to a possible relocation of the drainfield for Lot 5. 20. [14-311, 14-434 & 14-4351 Infrastructure improvement plans; Completion of on -site improvements required prior to plat approval; Agreement and surety. Road Plan and WPO Plan must be approved, all required improvements must be built or bonded, and all required Deeds and Declarations must be reviewed and approved prior to Final Plat approval. Deeds for the subdivision declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (covering dedication of utility easements, SWM easements, public drainage easements, and the SWM forest & open space easement); the additional road right-of- way dedication to the county; & VDOT sight easements will be provided by Mr. Kitelinger's attorney. Bonding for the road and any other (Erosion & Sediment Control, SWM) improvements to be completed will be provided by Mr. Kitelinger. 21. [14-3161 Approval of entrance onto public streets. The subdivider shall submit, prior to or with the final plat, evidence satisfactory to the agent that the entrance of the principal means of access for each lot onto any existing or proposed public street complies with Virginia Department of Transportation standards. Entrance design was included on the public road plat submitted by Timmons. 24. [Comment] The final plat will not be approved until the private street request has been approved, and the plat matches what was approved, or the road has been changed to be a public road and VDOT has approved it. UPDATE: Comment revised. The final plat will not be approved until the public road design and location has been approved by VDOT, Fire Rescue and engineering. PLEASE NOTE: The first submittal of the plat was reviewed by VDOT and Fire Rescue. That plat showed a private street and a different design at the end of the proposed street. The revised plat, showing a public street has not been reviewed by VDOT and Fire Rescue. Their review of the public version of the street will take place during the final plat review. The plat will not be approved until VDOT, Fire Rescue and engineering approve the plat and the road design. The Timmons Group has been responding to VDOT, Alb. County Engineering, and Fire Rescue for the past few weeks in order to finalize their public road design and VSMP-WPO plan with facilities maintenance. They have recently completed their work so that the subdivision plat can be submitted for final review. 26. [Comment] Attached find most of the comments from the other reviewers. Health Department comments will be forwarded when they are available. UPDATE: Comment revised. The VDH comment has been received and added to this updated comments/conditions letter. Also, please note that all two engineering comments have been included in this updated comment letter. That includes their comments for the revised version of the plat and the comments for the draft groundwater assessment The subsequent cover letter from the Alb. County Dept. of Community Development and attached engineering and VDH comments touch on the following points: - The VSMP-WPO plan needed to be fleshed out and approved as a separate submittal which was required prior to final plat approval. Work is complete on that per the Timmons Group. - Note 12 on the final plat states that critical slopes exist on Lots 3, 4, & 5• - VDOT sight distance and other easements needed to be geometrically defined and included on a separate sheet. This has been done on Sheets 3 & 4 on the final plat. 3• The final plat and the approved road plan must be consistent with each other. Culverts sized to pass a 25 year storm event should be shown on the final plat. This has been done on Sheets 3 & 4 on the final plat. Engineering Comments: - The VSMP-WPO plan and a deed for dedication of SWM facilities and access including a maintenance agreement between the owner and county should be prepared, then shown on the final plat. Work has been done on the VSMP-WPO plan (which should outline access & maintenance) by the Timmons Group. We have shown the easements on the final plat to be referenced and recorded simultaneously with the deed for dedication of SWM facilities and access. An agreement to maintain SWM facilities and other techniques has been drawn up and recorded by the County Attorneys' office on Oct. 29, 2019 in Inst. 201900011835• - Engineering accepted the Tier 3 Groundwater Assessment from HydroGeo (Ernest Beasley). Health Department Comments: - The Health Dept. was waiting on the soils report and a final location for the DF on Lot 5. Tom Hogge < tomhogge(&hotmail.com> with Blue Ridge Soil Consulting, Inc. got a revised plat with surveyed drainfields to turn into the Environmental Health Dept. on July 30, 2oi9. Note #6 on the final plat has been revised to remove any reference to a possible relocation of the drainfield for Lot 5. CDD E911 Comments: - CDD Egli was waiting on a road name. The County's Road Name Index was checked prior to renaming the street Olivia Court subject to E911 review. Fire Rescue Comments: - Fire Rescue requirements prevent parking on the street, and the cul-de-sac ("T" turn around) should allow for adequate emergency apparatus space to turn around. The Timmons Group has been responding to VDOT, Alb. County Engineering, and Fire Rescue for the past few weeks in order to address their concerns and finalize their public road design. CDD Engineering Comments: - These mostly address private road concerns. See above comment. Sincerely; Bryan Chambers 4•