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Home My WebLink AboutSDP202100090 Correspondence 2022-08-19•see 0 f 608 Preston Avenue P 434.295.5624 Suite 200 IF434.295.1800 T I M M O N S GROUP Charlottesville, VA 22903 www.timmons.com August 18, 2022 Rebecca Ragsdale Planning Manager County of Albemarle Community Development 401 McIntire Rd Charlottesville, VA 22903 RE: SDP202100090 — Southwood Village 2 — Final Site Plan Review — Comment Response Letter Dear Ms. Ragsdale: We have reviewed all of your comments from July 20, 2022 and made the necessary revisions. Please find our responses to the comments below in bold lettering. CDD-Engineering (Matt Wentland): 1. The VSMP plan will need to be approved prior to Final Site Plan approval. Review of the VSMP plan may generate additional comments on the Final Site Plan. Acknowledged. 2. The road plan will need to be approved prior to Final Site Plan approval. Review of the road plan may generate additional comments on the Final Site Plan. Acknowledged. 3. No improvements are allowed in the Forest & Open Space easement area (including stone dust trails) and any grading will require DEQ BMP Spec. 4 Soil Amendments to be used. Earth or mulch trails are allowed. Acknowledged. There are no trails proposed within the Forest & Open Space easement from SDP202100019. A primitive trail has been proposed outside of the Forest & Open Space easement. Fire Rescue (Howard Lagomarsino): 1. During construction, the following fire prevention steps are required, so please note them on the plan: ENGINEERING I DESIGN I TECHNOLOGY a. Smoking shall be prohibited in areas where smoking makes conditions such as to make smoking a hazard and these areas shall be designated with no smoking signs per Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. b. Areas where smoking can occur, shall have appropriate receptacles for discarded smoking materials per Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. c. Per the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, vehicular access for firefighting shall be provided at all construction and demolition sites, provide access to within 100 ft. of temporary or permanent fire department connections, and have no overhead wiring or other overhead obstructions lower than 13 ft. 6 inches; this access may be via permanent or temporary road, but shall be capable of supporting fire apparatus in all weather conditions. d. Contractor shall ensure the street numbers are always plainly visible from the frontage street during construction per the Virginia Statewide Fire Code. e. An approved water supply for firefighting operations shall be in place and available as soon as combustible materials arrive onsite. f. Waste and combustible debris shall be removed from the building at the end of each day and disposed of in accordance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Code. g. Fire extinguishers shall be provided, with not less than one approved fire extinguisher at each stairwell, on all floor levels where combustible materials have accumulated, in every storage and construction shed and in areas of special; hazards, such as where flammable and combustible liquids are stored or used, in accordance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Code. h. Operations involving the use of cutting and welding shall comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and shall require a permit from the Albemarle County Fire Marshal's Office. The fire prevention steps have been added to the plan on sheet C1.01. Parks and Recreation (Tim Padalino): 1. Rev. Comm. #1 (5/4 Update): ACPR acknowledges the response in the response comment letter. The final site plan should demonstrate (by graphic depiction and, if necessary, by annotation) how and where members of the public will have formally established access to and from the 1,744 SF park site (by vehicular, bicycle, and/ or pedestrian mode). Please address the proposed physical access to and from the park, as well as the proposed method for establishing legal public access to and use of the park (easement, fee simple ownership, etc.). a. (8/9): Add note stating on -street parking will be available within Paradise Park Lane public street ROW. Add note stating public access easement(s) will be deeded to the county for public use [on separate plat(s)], to enable a public access connection between Paradise Park Lane public street ROW and (Future) Biscuit Run Park. A note has been added to sheet C4.01. 2. Rev. Comm. #2 (5/4 Update): ACPR acknowledges the response in the response comment letter. Additional coordination is required regarding the planning and design of the proffered "Trail Network" within Southwood Phase 1, and (in particular) the planning and design of the proffered (future) "Greenway Connection" trail intended to connect the "Trail Network" in Southwood to (Future) Biscuit Run Park. Please also note the following important details conveyed in the original review comment #2 [with additional clarifying details in brackets] which are still relevant: (2.a): Please note that, following determination of the exact locations of the proffered "Trail Network" and (in particular) the proffered "Greenway Connection," the County intents to provide a written request for Habitat to reserve for future dedication an easement for the proffered Greenway Connection trail described in Proffer 2a, and request for Habitat to simultaneously "enter into an agreement with the County to provide a public trail connection between the Trail described in paragraph 2(b)... and any trail constructed by the County [in future phases of Biscuit Run Park development] on abutting property, TMP 09000-00-00-00500 [at such future time that this portion of the (Future) Biscuit Run Park is developed for public access and use]." (2.b): Please also note that ACPR' s intention is for the easement agreement [referred to above, in 2.a] to specify that the public "Greenway Connection" trail located in Southwood Village 2 "green space" will not need to be provided [constructed] until after the County has separately constructed a corresponding public trail within (Future) Biscuit Run Park, whenever such time that the phased development of (Future) Biscuit Run Park allows for the proffered public Greenway connection to be made to/ from the proffered "Trail Network" in Southwood Village 2. (8/9): Review comments #2, 2.a, and 2.b (above) are general advisory comments. Some of the necessary additional coordination between ACPR and Habitat/Southwood team is actively underway and ongoing in conjunction with ZMA202200013 (Southwood Phase 2). Additional future coordination between ACPR and Habitat/Southwood will be necessary relating to future trail connection locations and other details. Acknowledged. Coordination between ACPR and Habitat/Southwood is underway and will continue regarding the future trail connection locations and other details. 3. ACPR acknowledges the response in the response comment letter, explaining that a mid -block crossing is not permissible, and confirming that a railing will be installed along the retaining wall. Acknowledged. 4. Rev. Comm. #4 (5/4 Update): ACPR acknowledges the response in the response comment letter. Please note that coordination on this planned stream restoration project in riparian areas adjoining Southwood will require coordination with the Facilities & Environmental Services Department (in addition to ACPR). The new project manager for this ongoing FES project is Laurel Williamson, Watershed Stewardship Manager (Iwilliamson2@albemarle.org / 434-296-5816 x3411). Acknowledged. Coordination between Habitat and ACPR is underway. Habitat will also coordinate with the Facilities & Environmental Services Department. 5. Rev. Comm. #2 (5/4 Update): Please clarify the note on sheets 25 and 26 that state "Open Space Dedicated As Part of This Plan." Who would this Open Space area be dedicated to; what is the purpose/intent of this proposed dedication; and what type of dedication is this — easement or fee simple? Sheets C4.03 and C4.04 are in coordination with the Code of Development Minimum Green Space and Amenity Area by Block Summary table shown on sheet C0.01. The table formatting and included information has been coordinated with County Planning staff. We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.295.5624 or email at clint.shifflettPtimmons.com . Sincerely, Clint Shifflett, PE Project Manager