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RECEIVED IN PLANNING
Final Site Plan Distribution DEC.20,2002
From:
Bill Fritz
To:
Stephen Waller
Janet Miller
Glenn Brooks
Susan Snead
Pete Gorham
Date
12/20/02
RE: SDP 02-138 Avemore Final Site Plan [Tentative Application Submittal]
The attached plan and approval letter are being distributed to you for tentative approval. Please review
these plans and enter your comments into SPIN by January 10,2003. I will distribute the comments you
place in SPIN to the applicant and advised the applicant to work with each of you to address any
outstanding requirements for approval. I have reviewed the application and
can offer the following comments:
1. The applicant has submitted Erosion Control and Stormwater information directly to Engineering
along with a fee.
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*Responses shown in red text under each line item.
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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning&Community Development
401 McIntire Road,Room 218
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
(434)296-5823 Ext.3385
Fax(434)972-4035
December 11, 2002
Bob Hauser
CIO Stonehaus Development Corporation
P.O. Box 6786
Charlottesville, Virginia 22906
RE: SDP 02-020 Avemore Preliminary Site Plan
Dear Mr. Hauser:
At its November 26, 2002 meeting, the Planning Commission approved your request for a waiver of the
provisions restricting the disturbance of critical slopes, in accordance with Section 4.2.5.2 of the Zoning
Ordinance,with the following condition:
All finished slopes with 2:lor greater grades shall be stabilized with low maintenance vegetative
ground cover either of a variety to be selected from Table 3.37-C on page III-391 of the Virginia
Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, or an equivalent to be approved by the Engineering
Department.
The Department of Planning and Community Development hereby grants administrative approval of the
above-referenced site plan. In accordance with Zoning Ordinance Section 32.4.3.1, approval of the
preliminary site plan is valid for one (1)year. Therefore, this approval shall expire December 11, 2003.
If the preliminary site plan approval expires before all final tentative approvals have been granted, a new
application must be filed and processed.
Please address all of the requirements and conditions listed below and submit eight(8) copies of the
tentative plan to Bill Fritz, in care of the Depaitntent of Planning and Community Development. This
letter must be submitted with the tentative plans, as a checklist, to document that you have addressed all
requirements and conditions, or the tentative plan will be denied.
The Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and the BMP Stormwater Management Plan, with the associated
applications and fees,may also be submitted with the eight(8)tentative plan copies. Failure to do so
will result in a separate application to be filed with the Engineering Department at a later date.
After the initial tentative plan submittal, each department/agency will contact you to discuss any
remaining conditions. After all aforementioned department/agencies have granted a tentative approval,
you may submit the final mylars (2 sets), one blueprint or paper copy, final site plan application, final
site plan fee ($410), and a copy of all written tentative approvals to the Department of Planning and
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Community Development by 5:00 p.m. on any week day. Assuming that the final site plan mylars reflect
the required conditions of all tentative approvals,the plans will occur within one week.
Avemore Preliminary Approval
December 11,2002
Page 2
The final site plan will be subject to all final site plan requirements(Zoning Ordinance Section 32.6), in
addition to the following conditions.
The Planning Department shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature until tentative
approvals for the following conditions have been obtained. The final site plan shall not be signed until
the following conditions are met:
A. Planning Department approval to include:
® 1. [32.7.9]Approval of complete landscape plan depicting species types,number
and location. Please note that 1 tree will be required for every ten parking spaces
and shall be placed in close proximity to the parking lot. Please ensure that the
final landscape plan is coordinated with all on site utilities and their easements
and that all requirements of the Landscaping section are addressed adequately.
A complete landscape plans has been included in this submittal.
® 2. [32.5.6k] Prior to approval of the final site plan,easements must be obtained
from the respective owners of adjacent property where any off-site work, utilities
and improvements are being proposed;
Easements agreements are currently being reviewed by the property owner's attorneys.
® 3. [32.5.6i]Prior to approval of the final site plan,land must be acquired through
easements or otherwise obtained from the respective owners of adjacent property
that any roads, entrances and/or travelways are shown to cross;
Easements agreements are currently being reviewed by the property owner's attorneys.
4. [ZMA 02-10 Proffer H]The required 8-foot wide right-of-way for a sidewalk,
across the Wilton Lots, along the frontage of Route 20 must be dedicated prior to
the approval of the final site plan;
The dedication agreement is currently being reviewed by the property owner's attorneys.
® 5. [32.7.9.4b] A conservation plan checklist must be completed and incorporated
into the site plan to demonstrate the measures that will be implemented to protect
the existing trees to be preserved within the open space;and,
The conservation plan checklist has been incorporated with this plan and a checklist completed
and included with this submittal.
® 6. Recordation of a final subdivision plat combining the parcels that comprise this
site,or adjusting boundary lines accordingly in order to ensure that there is no
conflict with the setbacks structures,proposed on the site plan.
The preliminary plat is included with this submittal for review by the county. Once the County
has reviewed the plat, WW Associates will submit the Final Plat for recordation.
B. Engineering Department approval to include:
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® 1. The Engineering Department still supports the concept of a regional BMP facility
on the eastern edge of the Avemore site,as this will naturally have additional
benefits for the watershed. We understand that the Planning Department is
currently considering several possible options to facilitate the regional basin. The
Engineering Department is willing to work with the applicant to achieve this
goal.
WW Associates will work with the county on any suggestions that they have for a regional
detention facility
2. The following items must be submitted with the final site plan for review by the
Engineering Department.
® a. An erosion control plan,narrative and computations. [18-32.7.4.3, 17-
203].
An Erosion Control plan,narrative,and computations have been included with this
submittal.
b. A completed application and fee for erosion control and stormwater
management. [17-203, 17-303]
A completed application and fee ($3130) for erosion control and stormwater management
are included with this submittal.
® c. A stormwater management/BMP plan and computations. Computations
must include water quality,and detention routings for the 2yr and l0yr
storms. [17-304]
Stormwater management calculations have been included with this submittal.
® d. A completed stormwater management facilities maintenance agreement
and fee. [17-323]
A stormwater management facilities maintenance agreement and fee ($16)has been
included with this submittal.
® e. Drainage computations. [18-32.7.4,Policy]
Stormwater management calculations have been included with this submittal.
® f. Retaining wall plans and computations certified by a professional
engineer for walls over 5 feet in height. [Policy]
Retaining wall plans(2 sets)have been included with this submittal.
® 3. VDOT approval will also be required for final site plans that affect right-of-way
VDOT comments have been addressed and the changes are reflected in this submittal.
C. Albemarle County Department of Building Codes and Zoning Services approval to include:
1. [4.16.3.3] A determination of interpretation for the section cited requires that the
recreation note be changed to reflect that interpretation. Please change the note on
the plan to: Recreational facilities for each sub-phase shall be completed when
50%of the units in that sub-phase have received certificates of occupancy. All
recreational facilities for the entire development must be completed when 203 of
the proposed dwelling units for this phase have received certificates of
occupancy.
The note has been revised.
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• 2. [32.6.6(h)J Proof of legal recordation of proposed boundary adjustments.
Proof of legal recordation of proposed boundary adjustments will be provided once the plat has
been recorded at the County Clerk's office.
D. Albemarle County Service Authority approval to include:
1. Final approval of construction drawings for water and sewer extensions must be
obtained. Construction drawings(3 sets)shall be submitted directly to the Service
Authority for review and approval.
Three sets of drawings have been submitted to ACSA for their review.
F. Virginia Department of Transportation approval to include:
1. The road typical section for improvements and widening of Fontana Drive should
indicate from Route 20 to Delphi Dr./Avemore entrance.
2. The underdrain should be labeled as Standard UD-4.
® 3. Milling should only be shown along the edge of the existing curb and gutter on
the north side of Fontana Drive. The 1.5" overlay will be allowed along the
median curb without milling the inside lane along the CG-2.
• 4. The proposed IM-1A asphalt surface grade for the widening of Fontana Drive should
coincide with the finished grade of the SM-9.5A surface installed by the Fontana
developer and the final surface of 1.5" of SM-9.5A applied over the full width of the
inbound lanes.
▪ 5. The 300'sight easement for the Avemore entrance will need to be platted and
recorded prior to final plan approval.
All VDOT comments have been made and are reflected in this submittal.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have any questions or require additional
information.
Sincerely,
Stephen B. Waller,AICP
Senior Planner
swaller@albemarle.org
Attachments: Procedure for Final Site Plan Review
Final Site Plan Checklist
Conservation Plan Checklist
Copy: SDP 02-020
Amy Seipp, C/O W.W Associates
• C( NERVATION PLAN CHECK'
(Handb( pp III-234-1 1 1-297 for complete spec,__;ions)
• 1. The following items shall be shown on the Plan;
Trees to be saved;
Limits of clearing(outside drip line of trees to be saved);
Location and type of protective fencing;
—Grade-changes.requiring tree-wells or-walls:---------- -- --------------__--- -trenching or tunneling beyond the limits of clearing.
• 2. Markings:
All trees to be saved shall be marked with print or ribbon at a height clearly visible to equipment operators.
No grading shall begin until the tree marking has been inspected and approved by a County Inspector.
® 3. Pre-Construction Conference:
Tree preservation and protection measures shall be reviewed with the contractor on site.
® 4. Eauioment Operation and Storage:
Heavy equipment,vehicular traffic and storage of construction materials including soil shall not be
permitted within the driplines of trees to be saved.
S 5. Soil Erosion and Storm water Detention Devices:
Such devices shall not adversely affect trees to be saved.
6d 6. Fires:
Fires are not permitted within 100 feet of the dripeline of trees to be saved.
%. Toxic Materials:
Toxic materials shall not be stored within 100 feet of the dripline of trees to be saved.
3. Protective Fencing;
Trees to be retained within 40 feet of a proposed building or grading activity shall be protected by fencing.
Fencing shall be in place and shall be inspected and approved by a County Inspector prior to grading or
construction.
fil 9. Tree Wells:
When the ground level must be raised within the dnpline of a tree to be saved, a tree well shall be provided
and a construction detail submitted for approval.
5d 10. Tree Walls:
When the ground level must be lowered within the dnpline of a tree to be saved,a tree wall shall be
provided;and a construction detail submitted for approval.
6i3 l 1. Trenching and Tunneling:
When trenching is required within the limits of clearing, it shall be done as far away from the trunks of
trees as possible. Tunneling under a large tree shall be considered as an alternative when it is anticipated
that necessary trenching will destroy feeder roots.
12. Cleanup:
Protective fencing shall be the last items removed during the final cleanup.
® 13. Damaged Trees:
Damaged trees shall be treated immediately by pruning, fertilization or other methods recommended by a
tree'specialist.
NOTE:IT IS THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFER WITH TILE CONTRACTOR ON TREE CONSERVATION
REQUIREMENTS.
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