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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202200040 Correspondence 2022-05-2528Imperial Drive P 434.327.1689 T I M M O N S GROUP Staunton, VA 24401 www.timmons.com YOUR VISION ACHIEVED THROUGH OURS. May 25, 2022 County of Albemarle I Community Development Department Planning Services RE: COMMENT RESPONSE to Final Plat, SUB202200040, Final Plat —Southwood Blocks 9-11 TO: Ms. Rebecca Ragsdale, Planning Manager Please find below our responses to review of the plat referenced above (Final Plat —Southwood Blocks 9- 11); we appreciate your comments and review. Included (below) are comments provided by Albemarle County with responses (in red), accordingly: [14-302(A)(4)(5)]; [14-317]; [14-303(L)] Easements: a. Confirm that all easements are shown on the plat that were shown on the site plan and road plans. It appears that some from the plat. There are private drainage easements, stormwater management easements, and an emergency access, as examples, that are not being shown. Please cross reference all the easements shown on prior approved plans with what is being proposed on this plat. All easements need to be platted and dimensions of the easements need to be shown. Addressed. Plat reflects new easements per site plan. Please note that Block 11 subdivision (SUB202200009) is now integrated to this subdivision due to commonality of objective(s). Additional easements for this portion of project are included on this plat. b. The public drainage easements require a deed of dedication to the County. County Attorney's Office approval is needed. Legal / attorney matter and noted. c. Coordinate with Engineering on the SWM easements and deeds. Reference [14-431]. Per engineering comment, the SWM Facility and Access Easement areas are re -stated to include 'dedicated to public use'. d. There was pedestrian access shown between lots 71 and 72 that is not being shown on this plat. Again, please cross reference the plat with approved site plan. Addressed, added. This is shown as a private easement as access is not intended for public as this is for Condo unit use. 2. [14-302(A)(14)] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. Include the location, acreage, and owner of all land to be dedicated to the public or reserved in a deed for the residents of this development. This includes required open space, and any land that may be being dedicated to the County. Clarify if any land or easement is being CIVIL ENGINEERING I ENVIRONMENTAL I SURVEYING I GIs I LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE I CONSTRUCTION SERVICES dedicated for public use. Open space is required, I know there was concern about this. Open space was platted with the Village 1 plat. The open space contains required Amenities and Greenspace to meet NMD zoning requirements. The definition in the subdivision ordinance is more an "umbrella" term. As NMD the NMD regulations would apply, not other open space requirements in the zoning ordinance. Open space. The tern "open space" means an area containing water or land or a combination thereof that is unoccupied by building lots or streets, and which may be vegetated, developed with amenities or utilities, or left in an undisturbed state. New roadways / access routes are now presented as a 'Special Lot' which will be vested in the HOA. Regarding 'Open Space', plat now creates open space parcel (Parcel A) totaling 2.614 Acres and consisting of contiguous and non contiguous areas as annotated on plat. Easements noted a 'public' shall be dedicated for public use. All storm drainage easements noted as 'public' shall be dedicated to Albemarle County .. SWM Facility and Access Easements now include 'dedicated to public use' also as commented by Engineering. In consideration of plat aesthetics and space issues, a note has been added to the easement sheets stating that storm drainage easements noted as 'public' are to be dedicated to Albemarle County for public use. 3. [14-303(G)] Ownership of common areas. Update Note 12 for consistency with the subdivision ordinance: N. Statement pertaining to private improvements. If the subdivision will contain one or more private improvements, as defined in section 14-106, the following statement: "Unless specifically denoted as public, the streets and other required improvements in this subdivision are private in nature and will not be maintained by either the Virginia Department of Transportation or any other public agency. The maintenance thereof is the mutual obligation of the affected lot owners. Failure to maintain the improvements in substantially the same condition as originally approved by the County may constitute a violation of County ordinance(s)." Addressed. Please see Survey note 12,revised. 4. [14-307.1] Show the limits of the dam break inundation zone on the plat, if applicable or provided note it's not within a dam break inundation zone. Please see extent of Dam Break inundation zone nearest (but not within) subdivision / site on Sheet 2, upper left (Southwest). Incidentally, see note 15 stating that the development is not within said zone. 5. [14-411] Hickory Street has been dedicated to public use. Label ROW widths and reference instrument number for Village 1 plat. Addressed. 6. [18-30.7] Label and show any preserved slopes on the plat. See sheet 2 for persevered steep slopes at south end of subdivision. Code of Development Comments: 7. [Code of Development]: Trails and Required Amenities/Open Space. a. The requirements are included on Page 15 of the COD. Note that both the required amount (sq. ft. or acreage) and type (e.g. neighborhood park) must be included in the table and labeled/shown on the plat. An exhibit may also be provided, as a supplemental document that demonstrates compliance with the COD and consistency with the final site plan. To be addressed by separate exhibit referencing site plan. b. Confirm all trail easements are consistent with the COD and the final site plan for these blocks. Confirmed / addressed. Other division or agency review comments are below. In the case of VDOT and ACSA, those agencies have provided comments directly to you. Fire Rescue (Howard Lagomarsino): 1. Fire Rescue has already reviewed the final site plan and the road plan for the area covered by the subdivision plat submitted for this review which was completed on 4/07/2022. Consequently, after reviewing this subdivision plat, Fire Rescue has no objections. NA E-911 (Elise Kierwa): 1. Per site plan dated 2/23/2022, please label all road names in appropriate locations for the final plat. Addressed. Sheets 2 to 6 now include street names (omitted from easement sheets due to amount of linework and annotations) Engineering (Matt Wentland): 2. Label the SWM Facility and Access Easements as `Dedicated to Public Use'. Some of the easement lines and labelling for the facilities and drainage easements are also grayed out. Addressed. A Deed of Dedication will need to be signed and recorded for the SWM facility easements. This will be filled out by the County and forwarded to the applicant when the final plat is nearing approval. Legal matter. 4. A Deed of Dedication will need to be signed and recorded for the public drainage easements. This will be filled out by the County and forwarded to the applicant when the plat is nearing approval. Legal matter Thank you. Joe Medley / Timmons Group / 540.607.7500