HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202000131 Review Comments Final Plat 2022-10-21County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Rob Cummings, Kirk Hughes & Associates
From: Tori Kanellopoulos, Senior Planner and Kevin McCollum, Senior Planner
Division: Planning Services
Date: November 23, 2021
Revised: October 21, 2022 (L
Subject: SUB202000131 — Lochlyn Hill Phase IV — Final Subdivision Plat
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the Final Plat
referenced above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is
preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless
otherwise specified.] If no action is taken within 6 months of receiving these review comments,
the application will be deemed withdrawn.
Planning (Tori Kanellopoulos):
1. r4-.s r r rnvare maintenance agreemenrs. r-nvate rnairuenance agreernents are neeaed
for the following private improvements and must meet the requirements of 14-317. A
template and checklist, to be filled out by the applicant, are attached.
a. Required improvements that must be covered by a private maintenance
agreement: private alleys; open space; and private sanitary sewer.
b. REV 1: Comment remains. If there are already existing private maintenance
documents for the Lochlyn Hill Development, those can be amended to include
these required private improvements as well. The County still needs to review the
existing documents and amendment to ensure 14-317 is met.
c. REV 2: Comment remains
d. Rev 3(KM): 1`14-303(N)) Since the last submission of this application, the
are no longer required to be provided for plat approval. Instead, please
include the following statement pertaining to private improvements:
"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)." Once this note has
been added to the plat, these comments will be addressed.
2. 14-302(. )%% )toj, 14-�wt"j. deys and easements. Alleya iiiuwL oe labeled as private
alley easemenP'. The site and road plans indicate these are 23' wide, while the plat
shows 24'. Show the easement dimensions on the plat as well.
a. REV 1: Addressed.
3. 14-302(A)(4)(5) Easement information. SS/E-2 needs to be clarified. Part of this
easement is existing, however the portion shown along Lots 145-148 appears to be new.
It is shown as both existing conditions and proposed easements. Only existing
easements should be shown on the existing conditions sheet; the revised easement
should be on the easement sheet (4).
a. REV 1: Addressed.
4. REV 1: 14-302(A)(4)(5) Easement information. Include on Sheet 1 as well that the
ACSA water and sewer easements are also 'dedicated to public use'.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
5. 14-302(A)(4)(5) Easement information. Indicate if the proposed drainage easements are
private or public. They appear to all be public but should be specifically labeled as such.
a. REV 1: Addressed.
6. 14-302(A)(7) Existing lot lines. A dimension for the existing parcel boundaries appears to
be missing ("overall" above Lot E).
a. REV 1: Addressed.
7. 14-302(B)(8) Setbacks. The minimum side setback for R-4 per 18-4.19 is 5' minimum.
a. REV 1: Addressed.
8. 14-303(D) Acreage. Include the acreage of each existing lot (on Sheet 2) that is part of
the total 4.4595 acres being adjusted/subdivided.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
9. 14-303(0) Signature panels. Revise signature panels to also include TMP's 61A-4 and
61A-5, as the access easement being vacated is also on these lots.
a. REV 1: Addressed.
10. REV 1: 14-303(0)/14-302(A)(15) Owner information. Include the address of each owner.
a. REV 2: Addressed.
11. [14-303(T)] Special lots: Include the special lots note for the open space lots. "Lot Xis a
special lot established solely for (insert purpose for the special lot as identified in the
definition of special lot in section 14-106)."
a. REV 1: Addressed.
12. 18-15.4.3 R-4 and bonus factors. Label the affordable units required for this R-4 cluster
and bonus development.
a. REV 1: Addressed. Affordable units are on Lots 155 and 156.
13. Comment: Please note the City of Charlottesville will need to sign the final plat.
14. Additional applications: The following applications and approvals are required prior to
final site plat approval:
a. 14-403, 14-235, 14-311 and 18-4.6.1 Road Plan approval will be required prior to
final plat approval.
a. REV 1: Comment remains.
b. REV 2: Comment remains.
b. 18-32.7.4.1: Approval of a VSMP Plan is required prior to final plat approval. See
Engineering comments. Coordinate directly with David James
(diames2Ca.albemarle.oro). SWM facilities appear to be off -site and located in the
City of Charlottesville. It appears previous approval for Phase 1 may have
required coordination with DCR.
a. REV 1: Comment remains.
b. REV 2: Comment remains.
15. REV 3 (KM). Staff agrees with Engineering comment #1 below. Please revise the
subdivision plat or the site plan so that lot numbers are consistent.
16. REV 3 (KM) [14-303(L)] New public drainage easements will require a deed of
dedication to be recorded with the plat. Once all revisions to the plat have been made,
staff from the Engineering Division will draft the deeds and transmit them to the
applicant. When the plat is ready to be submitted to the County for signature/approval,
signed hard copies of the deeds will also need to be submitted so that the County
Executive and County Attorney can sign them. Please contact Engineering Division staff
directly if you have further questions.
Engineering (David James):
1. The lot numbers should match the site plan lot numbers for consistency.
(Rev.1/2/3) Currently not addressed.
2. Show sight distance easement along Pen Park Ln at the Nicholson St intersection. Sight
distance line was requested to be shown (missing) from the site plan review.
(Rev.1) Addressed.
3. Correct plat to reflect curb radius change of 25' in the cul-de-sac per requested change
on the site plan review.
(Rev.1) Addressed.
4. Sheet 4 — Please label the drainage line beginning off Lot 137 & ending at the
connection off Lot 149 as 'private'.
(Rev.1) Addressed.
5. Record plat and drainage deed. (Rev.1/2/3) Comment remains.
6. (Rev.1/2) Submit an approved SWM/ESC plan for compliance with Sec. 14-
311. (Rev.3) Comment remains. County SWM maintenance agreement to be
recorded.
i. tmev. i/ note: vvanrer request for aeaa ena aney nas not omen approvea tH road &
site plan comment that needs to be addressed prior). (Rev.2) Addressed.
8. (Rev.2) The minimum drainage easement width is 20 feet. (Rev.3) Addressed.
9. (Rev.2) Sheet 5 —
a. Change the drainage easement to be private through lots 149-156.
b. Change the drainage easement to be private by lots 138-142 (from storm
structure 240 to 218).
c. Change the drainage easement to be private by lot 149 (from YD G to 220).
d. Change the drainage easement to be private between lots 142 &143 (from
YD D to 214) and 146 & 147 (YD B to 214).
e. Any drainage from individual lots would be private (In general).
(Rev.3) Addressed.
10. (Rev.3) Sheet 4 —
a. See redlines where I believe the "10"' labeling is incorrect and need to be
changed to "20"'.
b. The `PD/E' labeling is incorrect and needs to be changed to `D/E' (Public)
for easement between Lot 156 & 157.
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VDOT (Adam Moore):
1. REV 2: No objection.
ACSA (Richard Nelson):
1. Callout sanitary sewer easement as (ACSA Sanitary Sewer Easement).
2. Include a note the ACSA easements are to be centered on as -built locations.
RWSA (Dyon Vega)
1. RWSA has reviewed the Lochlyn Hill Ph IV Final Plat with the last revision dated 4/11/21 and
has no further comments.
Fire/Rescue (Howard Lagomarsino):
REV2: No objection.
REV 1: Fire apparatus access roads are required for each building. These roads must meet the
following requirements, generally at site plan and road plan phases:
1) Fire apparatus access roads shall extend to within 150 feet (45 720 mm) of all portions of the
facility and/or all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the buildings as measured by
an approved route around the exterior of the buildings or facility.
2) An emergency/fire vehicle access road/route needs to provide a suitable surface to sustain
the weight of emergency apparatus weighing up to 85,000 lbs.
4) An emergency/fire vehicle access road/route needs to provide an unobstructed travel way
width of 20 ft. if buildings/structures are under 30 feet tall and 26 ft. if buildings/structures are
over 30 feet tall
5) Emergency/fire vehicle access roads need to be clear of overhead obstructions at 13 ft 6 in.
and below
6) To accommodate fire apparatus, turn radii serving fire apparatus access must be a minimum
of 25 ft.
7) To ensure that parking does not obstruct the emergency apparatus travel way as described
above, any parking must be designed to and/or no parking signs are required to maintain the
required unobstructed travel way widths
8) Any dead-end longer than 150 ft requires an approved turn around for emergency apparatus
Looking at the plat, there appear to be challenges with meeting the distance, width and turn
requirements for lots 149 through 156. These appear on the plat to be attached homes making
reaching all sides of the ground floor from the fire apparatus road challenging which brings the
alley easements into consideration. The easement for their width is adequate, so long as it does
not get reduced below 20 ft travelway, unobstructed, but the cul de sac easement does not
seem adequate for a 96 ft diameter as required.
Please clarify intentions of the alleys and how access to all sides of these lots is obtained in
regards to an appropriate fire apparatus access road.
Inspections (Betty Slough):
REV 2: No objection.
REV 1 Comments:
ollowing note to the general notes page:
a. Retaining walls greater than 3 feet in height require a separate building permit.
Walls exceeding 4 feet in height require a stamped engineered design also.
Walls require inspections as outlined in the USBC.
2. Add the following note to the general notes page:
a. ALL water lines, sewer lines, and fire lines from the main to the structure MUST
have a visual inspection performed by the building department.
3. Add the following note to the general notes page:
a. Where the flood level rims of plumbing fixtures are below the elevation of the
manhole cover of the next upstream manhole in the public sewer, the fixtures
shall be protected by a backwater valve installed in the building drain, branch of
the building drain or horizontal branch serving such fixtures. Plumbing fixtures
having flood level rims above the elevation of the manhole cover of the next
upstream manhole in the public sewer shall not discharge through a backwater
valve.
4. Note to developer: Due to required distances from lot lines and structures as required by
the NFPA, underground propane tanks may be prohibited. Plan accordingly.
VDH (Alan Mazurowski): Note that there was a comment on the preliminary subdivision plat
that the existing private well that will be removed must be abandoned properly by a licensed
well driller and will require permitting by the Charlottesville/Albemarle Health Department. If this
well still exists, comment remains.
E911 (Elise Kiewra):
1. No objection, (9/27/2022).
If you have any questions, please contact Kevin McCollum in the Planning Division by using
kmccollum(a)albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext.3141 for further information.