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Home My WebLink AboutACSA201000002 Executive Summary 2010-12-01 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AGENDA TITLE: AGENDA DATE: Clifton Lake PRD- Request to amend the Albemarle December 1, 2010 County Service Authority Jurisdictional Area for water service only ACTION: X INFORMATION: SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: CONSENT AGENDA: Request for public hearing to amend the Albemarle County ACTION: INFORMATION: Service Authority Jurisdictional Area Boundary to provide water service to Tax Map 79, Parcel 23 and Tax Map 79C, Parcel 1 located approximately 2,100 feet southwest of the ATTACHMENTS: Yes intersection of Rt. 250 and Shadwell Road. STAFF CONTACT(S): Messrs. Tucker, Foley, Cilimberg, and Benish REVIEWED BY: LEGAL REVIEW: Yes BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting Albemarle County Service Authority ("ACSA") Jurisdictional Area designation for public water to serve a proposed 39-lot Planned Residential Development (PRD) approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 18, 1978 (ZMA 77-24) (see Attachment A). The PRD is located south of the Shadwell Estates Subdivision and east of Clifton Inn (see Attachment B). The site is designated Rural Areas in the County's Comprehensive Plan and is located in the Scottsville Magisterial District. The original development proposal called for the use of a central water system to provide water service to all of the proposed lots except two, which were to be served by private wells. The Board's 1978 rezoning approval included Condition#9, which states: "Final subdivision approval will be subject to the County engineer's office approval of central water systems." The applicant is now requesting public water service in lieu of a central water system or use of individual wells. Use of a central water system would require both the County Engineer's and the Board's approval. To date, the applicant has not submitted a central water system proposal to the County for review and approval. In the immediate area, Clifton Inn is in the ACSA Jurisdictional Area for Water Only to Existing Structures, and Stone Robinson Elementary School is in the Jurisdictional Area for Water Only. Service was provided to the Clifton Inn because of a documented health and safety issue involving groundwater quantity, consistent with the County's policies for extending water/sewer service to the designated Rural Areas. The designation does not permit service to any new structure on this parcel. The Board recently approved an amendment to the ACSA Jurisdictional Area to allow public sewer service to the Whittington PRD located on Old Lynchburg Road. Like Clifton Lake, Whittington is a property zoned PRD in Rural Areas. While this similarity exists, staff opinion is that there are important distinctions between the Clifton Lake request and the Whittington request: -Whittington is located immediately adjacent to Urban Area 5 and to existing similarly scaled developments (Mosby Mountain). The Board's decision was based on the rationale that this area/developments along Old Lynchburg Road would likely be included in the designated Development Area with the update of the Comprehensive Plan, making it eligible in the near future for water and sewer service under the County's utility policies. While the Clifton Lake subdivision abuts the Rivanna Village, expansion of the Village was considered during the recently adopted Village Master Plan (adopted 5/12/10) and was rejected during that Master Plan development process. -When the Rivanna Village Master Plan was originally adopted as a new Development Area in the Comprehensive Plan, the Board directed that the water line to the Village only serve (and be sized to serve) the designated Village and the Stone Robinson Elementary School. -The Whittington development was already designated in the ACSA Jurisdictional Area for water service when the sewer service designation was added. The Clifton Lake subdivision is not designated for either public water or sewer service. • AGENDA TITLE: Clifton Lake PRD- Request to amend the Albemarle County Service Authority Jurisdictional Area for water service only December 1, 2010 Page 2 -Providing sewer service to 90 approximately 40,000 square foot lots in the Whittington PRD avoided the necessity for 90 individual septic systems which would have created the potential for more undesirable and significant environmental impacts in the long term. The use of a central water system or individual wells on 39 lots in the Clifton PRD would not have significant environmental impacts. DISCUSSION: The Comprehensive Plan provides the following recommendations concerning the provision of public water and sewer service: "General Principle: Urban Areas, Communities, and Villages are to be served by public water and sewer(p. 114)." "Provide water and sewer service only to areas within the ACSA Jurisdictional Areas (p. 130)." "Follow the boundaries of the designated Development Areas in delineating Jurisdictional Areas (p.130)." "Only allow changes in the Jurisdictional Areas outside of the designated Development Areas in cases where the property is: 1) adjacent to existing lines; and 2) public health and/or safety is in danger(p. 130)." By policy, water and sewer services are intended to serve the designated Development Areas where growth is encouraged and are to be discouraged in the Rural Areas because utility services are a potential catalyst for growth. Water supply and system capacities need to be efficiently and effectively used and reserved to serve the Development Areas. Continued connections of properties in the Rural Areas to the public systems result in further extension of lines from the fringe of the existing Jurisdictional Area into the Rural Areas, potentially straining limited water resources and capacity. There are no lots developed or platted on the subject parcels (only preliminary plat approval has been obtained to date) and there are otherwise no documented public health or safety issues regarding these parcels. Therefore, designating these parcels as part of the ACSA Jurisdictional Area for public water service would not be consistent with County policy. If there were to be any future documented health or safety issue with water quality or quantity in Clifton Lake, under the County's utility policies, a water service designation could be further considered at that time. The prior zoning action in 1977 required the use of a central water system to serve most of the development. No proposal for a central water system has been submitted to the County by the applicant for review and approval; therefore there is no evidence that a central system cannot safely and appropriately serve the development. While current Comprehensive Plan policies also discourage the use of central systems in the Rural Areas except in cases where there is a health and safety issue, use of a central water system would be consistent with the existing PRD zoning of the property approved by the Board in 1977. If the Board approves the request to amend the jurisdictional area for water service as requested by the applicant, the approval would be in conflict with Condition#9 of ZMA 77-24. Unless a central water system is provided, Condition#9 must be amended or deleted through a zoning map amendment. BUDGET IMPACT: The property owner would bear all of the costs for connection to public water service. RECOMMENDATIONS: This request is not consistent with the principles, objectives, and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan for the provision of public water service. The applicant has provided no information that public health and safety is endangered if public water is not provided. Condition#9 of ZMA 77-24 requires the use a central water system. No proposal for a central water system has been submitted by the applicant for review and approval; therefore, there is no evidence that a central system cannot safely and appropriately serve the development. Based on this information, staff does not recommend approval of this request and recommends that the Board not proceed to public hearing. ATTACHMENTS A—Applicant's Request B—Location Map and Jurisdictional Area Designations Return to exec summary cs ee cs ;e'►" Dominion d I ` Engineering 172 South Pantops Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911 °4�p �►� 434.979.8121 (p) ects 434.979.1681 (f) DDRVA.com September 22, 2010 Ms. Ann H. Mallek, Chair Albemarle County Board of Supervisors 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE: ACSA Jurisdictional Area Request— Clifton Lake Subdivision (Tax Map 79 Parcel 23 and Tax Map 79C Parcel 1) Dear Ms. Mallek, The purpose of the attached application and fee shall serve to request that the referenced tax map parcels be included within the ACSA jurisdictional area for water only (see Exhibit A). By way of background information, the two parcels consist of approximately 66 acres, are currently zoned PRD and comprise Phase 1 of the Shadwell Heights Master Plan dated January 9, 1978. The site is to be accessed from both Shadwell Road and North Milton Road (via Randolph Mills Lane). The property is subject to conditions of approval for ZMA 77-24, copy attached as Exhibit C. Although condition #9 states that a central water system be provided, public water is available to the site as discussed with the ACSA, and the owner respectfully requests an expansion of the ACSA jurisdictional area to include public water to the referenced tax map parcels. Public water is available at the adjacent Stone Robinson Elementary School, the adjacent Glenmore Subdivision and in Route 250. The connections in North Milton Road and Route 250 would work well for the site. Of these two connections, the connection in Shadwell Road is preferred by the ACSA. This connection would also provide fire protection and potential future water connections for the houses along Shadwell Road. Provision of public water to the site is consistent with the PRD zoning and would provide fire protection for the 30 proposed dwellings. s oeeeCs . s,4eA 0 Dominion , "II 6 Engineering 172 South Pantops Drive .0 ICS ,� Charlottesville, VA 22911 °s?oe�`�low 434.979.8121 (p) ects 434.979.1681 (f) DDRVA.com Thank you very much for taking the time to review the request. Very truly yours, Michael Myers, .E. Senior Project Manager 2 of 2 . „, 16(1- 'FYOM I- T. 1'0� caJDep1. Co. ro� Phone# 1,4 ra •CP Fax11 'Fax0 l b ^D �o t Phoning Depmitri nt • .614 EA$T MARKET ETNETi' dHAP8I.QTT>?s\iLLE. V1T fl4IA 22, 01 • rvoeemr w, pUcxxa, aFp. tteMAta®, tt3rsl.aar o1aHtY444 6a PI-Alcamo' AR�CIiLYdPJ4 WJa;Y6'YOi�6�;nl,M1o11 January 25, 1978 • uaaa rcY a�a,V cAnLAs 44,bRc1}dYpifC 3a-x) Dr, Charles W. Hurt 1290 Seminole Trail Charlottesville, Virginia • ' ke• bOA_RD 0V SUPERVISORS ACTION Request for, 7447?.'77-2 Dear Dr. Hurt: I h This is to advise you that the Board'of Supervi,sors at its meetiiir D'ziY ui,ty 18, i 9'7n, approved your request to rezone 92 acres from A-1 to A-1/RPN ( County• Tz rAlap 79, Parcel 23, part thereof; and County Tax Map 79C, Parcel 1 ) subjeot to t e; follow.irig conditions: 1. Written Health Department approval; 2. . Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation approval of entrance Facilities; 3. Albemarle County Engineering Department approval of 'all internal roads and ii:i''a,te drives with adequate turnaround space at the end of each; • 4. Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation ;approval, o;f internal state roads; 5. No dwelling units nor spetic fields to be built on slopes in excess 255;. 6. No dwelling units nor 'septic fields to be built within 50 feet of the late water's edge at mean level to be determined by the Virginia,Department of Health; 7, The applicant will have a certified engineer test the existincT darn and 1:;3•rtify ,that it is safe to the satisfaction of the County Engineer; 8, A maintenance agreement for the maintenance of all demon areas, rear na._ti,C'aa.1 1 facilities, private drives, and the dam to be approved 'by the Count,' Attorney'e Office and recorded; 9. Final subdivision, approval will be subject to the County Engineer-'s Office approval of central water systems; 10. A grading permit will be required prior to subdivision approval; 11. All lots are to have access to common open space; • 12. An approved Secondary drainfieid location must be provided for -ee.r'h. Lot; 13. That the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation review th intersection of Route 250 East and Route 709 in order to determine whet,ii ," signs 0r warning lights are necessary; if it is determined that controls are warranted, they Shall be installed at the developer's expense; 14, County Engineering Department approval of right-of-way widths; • I 'd • 9Z L VZLDVEV ON I NOZ-0019 NIOdd Wd L E:9 L 2106-L[1-L +�- •„ ' ( a /-7 �`ON7-, ) . • .. I Dr. Hurt., January 25, 1978 Page 2 _ 15. The number of lots in the development is limited to.,39, Ti: with the reduction from the number of lots shown on plan presented to the Board of supervisors meeting of January 18, 197$, to be made along Route 729 on the west side of the lake; 16. the developer is to install a road across the dam ( non-dedicated) to provide %., access to Route 729; • : 17. Setback from Route 729 shall, be 100 feet from the centerline of the road. 1-I ':1! Sincerely, deet.e.'jj.-yt...4-4-----.. 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'�� ' Geograv Data Services / • u www.albemade.org f. �" i ' (434)29t3-5832 41 P NZ c �� J �'R.`' 1 r+ \ �`- p pi H � • '• II% r. � I �S�otit ram' to -t 'Y O w -GAP D elel( ..«? ♦ .I •M1\\' A t *CROFT ��f Wilk AP 461 ' _ ��k vJAW' i . �'� V11111 < **4 ía! j 170'00 Feet fi"sue- . "� �' Map is for Display Purposes Only•Aenal Imagery from the Commonwealth of Virginia and Other Sources November 18,2010 From: Mike Myers [mailto:mmyers@ddrva.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:10 AM To: David Benish Cc: 'Greg Baldwin'; 'andrew baldwin' Subject: RE: Clifton Lake Subdivision ACSA water service request David, The following are our justifications relating to public health and safety issues for our request to include the property in the ACSA jurisdictional service area for water only. 1) The majority of onsite soils are Manteo, which are very channery silt loam (see attached soils map; #51 and#52 are Manteo soil). Channery soils are characterized by thin, flat fragments of shale, slate and schist. With these types of shaley soils in conjunction with onsite septic and drainfield systems, there is a public health concern with respect to the greater possibility of contamination of potable well water that would result from septic runoff. The soils in the adjacent Glenmore subdivision are also characterized by Manteo soils and this was also a justifications for Glenmore to be on a public water supply. 2) Neighbors have expressed concerns of groundwater contamination from a nearby fueling station. This is certainly a public health issue to be considered. The proposed connection to the existing watermain in 250 would allow existing homes to also connect to the public water supply. 3) Having public water available increases public safety since hydrant coverage will be provided for not only the property, but also for the existing homes on Shadwell Road. I trust this information will be helpful in your consideration of our request to include the property in the ACSA jurisdictional area. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything else. Thanks very much, Mike Michael F. Myers, P.E. Senior Project Manager Dominion Engineering and Design, LLC 172 South Pantops Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911 434-979-8121 x140 (office) 434-979-1681 (fax) 434-906-3161 (mobile) •