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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202200051 Correspondence 2023-01-20Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 5:37 PM To: Alexander Flint; Matthew Crane Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Action Letter - Conditional Approval Attachments: SDP202200051 SRC Action Letter.pdf Good evening, Attached you will find the Site Review Committee (SRC) Action Letter for the Rio Commons Initial Site Plan (SDP202200051). The initial site plan has received conditional approval. Comments identified in the letter will need to be addressed prior to approval of a final site plan application for this project. Per the letter, the applicant may submit a final site plan application for this project within 1 year of the date of the letter. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 3:53 PM To: Alexander Flint Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons Thanks for sending me this. I will have the action letter sent to you this afternoon. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangille(cbalbemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 2:48 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner on this. I believe we are agreeable to your suggestion below. With that, let's get the conditional approval for the initial site plan so we can move forward. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blaneille@albemarle.ore> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 5:10 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaaaart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, I researched this question a little further, and the 6 du/acre is the maximum density that can be allowed. I ran through a few different scenarios using the bonus density calculator spreadsheet I had emailed to you all awhile back, and I couldn't create a scenario where a certain number of lots combined with different bonus factors percentages would result in exactly 6.01 units/acre. So my thoughts are that you just propose whatever number of units you're seeking to do on the final site plan, and we will evaluate it once that final site plan application is submitted for review. Since my action on the initial was deferred back in September, I am required to take an action to approve or deny the application within 6 months from the deferral date (which would be February 28, 2022). If you all agree to this, I feel comfortable issuing a conditional approval action letter for the initial site plan. It will outline the items that will need to be addressed at time of final site plan review. You will then be able to submit a final site plan application to the County. We've already discussed solutions to the majority of the "bigger" comments from the original comment letter, and we can work through the density question during the final site plan review. So let me know your thoughts. I can issue the conditional approval action letter next week if you agree to that. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 1:11 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTagaart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I hope this email finds you well! Yes, we have calculated that the density comes out to 6.01 du/acre. County code (Zoning, Section 15.3) reads "6 du/acre" as the maximum bonus level for R-4. There is no mention of 6.0, 6.01, or rounding. Would you be able to clarify on this? We will proceed accordingly with the trees, thank you! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 5:12 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, For the density question — are you meaning that the number of units proposed comes out to 6.01 du/acre? For the street trees, yes, I think that is fine. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A, would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street 'A'. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my Wad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleCcbalbemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFIint(c@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40%overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated' to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 Cameron Langille From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 2:48 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner on this. I believe we are agreeable to your suggestion below. With that, let's get the conditional approval for the initial site plan so we can move forward. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 5:10 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, I researched this question a little further, and the 6 du/acre is the maximum density that can be allowed. I ran through a few different scenarios using the bonus density calculator spreadsheet I had emailed to you all awhile back, and I couldn't create a scenario where a certain number of lots combined with different bonus factors percentages would result in exactly 6.01 units/acre. So my thoughts are that you just propose whatever number of units you're seeking to do on the final site plan, and we will evaluate it once that final site plan application is submitted for review. Since my action on the initial was deferred back in September, I am required to take an action to approve or deny the application within 6 months from the deferral date (which would be February 28, 2022). If you all agree to this, I feel comfortable issuing a conditional approval action letter for the initial site plan. It will outline the items that will need to be addressed at time of final site plan review. You will then be able to submit a final site plan application to the County. We've already discussed solutions to the majority of the "bigger" comments from the original comment letter, and we can work through the density question during the final site plan review. So let me know your thoughts. I can issue the conditional approval action letter next week if you agree to that. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangille@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 1:11 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I hope this email finds you well! Yes, we have calculated that the density comes out to 6.01 du/acre. County code (Zoning, Section 15.3) reads "6 du/acre" as the maximum bonus level for R-4. There is no mention of 6.0, 6.01, or rounding. Would you be able to clarify on this? We will proceed accordingly with the trees, thank you! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 5:12 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, For the density question — are you meaning that the number of units proposed comes out to 6.01 du/acre? For the street trees, yes, I think that is fine. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangille@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A', would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street 'A'. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 ( (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com 10 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blaneille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 11 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40%overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 12 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated' to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 13 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 5:10 PM To: Alexander Flint Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, I researched this question a little further, and the 6 du/acre is the maximum density that can be allowed. I ran through a few different scenarios using the bonus density calculator spreadsheet I had emailed to you all awhile back, and I couldn't create a scenario where a certain number of lots combined with different bonus factors percentages would result in exactly 6.01 units/acre. So my thoughts are that you just propose whatever number of units you're seeking to do on the final site plan, and we will evaluate it once that final site plan application is submitted for review. Since my action on the initial was deferred back in September, I am required to take an action to approve or deny the application within 6 months from the deferral date (which would be February 28, 2022). If you all agree to this, I feel comfortable issuing a conditional approval action letter for the initial site plan. It will outline the items that will need to be addressed at time of final site plan review. You will then be able to submit a final site plan application to the County. We've already discussed solutions to the majority of the "bigger" comments from the original comment letter, and we can work through the density question during the final site plan review. So let me know your thoughts. I can issue the conditional approval action letter next week if you agree to that. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 1:11 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I hope this email finds you well! 14 Yes, we have calculated that the density comes out to 6.01 du/acre. County code (Zoning, Section 15.3) reads "6 du/acre" as the maximum bonus level for R-4. There is no mention of 6.0, 6.01, or rounding. Would you be able to clarify on this? We will proceed accordingly with the trees, thank you! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-7057 (757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 5:12 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, For the density question — are you meaning that the number of units proposed comes out to 6.01 du/acre? For the street trees, yes, I think that is fine. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, 15 I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A', would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street 'A'. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-7057 (757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <1Taggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. 16 Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTasaart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40% overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. 17 Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated* to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? 18 Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 19 Cameron Langille From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 1:11 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Afternoon Cameron, I hope this email finds you well! Yes, we have calculated that the density comes out to 6.01 du/acre. County code (Zoning, Section 15.3) reads "6 du/acre" as the maximum bonus level for R-4. There is no mention of 6.0, 6.01, or rounding. Would you be able to clarify on this? We will proceed accordingly with the trees, thank you! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-7057 ((m)(757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 5:12 PM To: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, For the density question — are you meaning that the number of units proposed comes out to 6.01 du/acre? For the street trees, yes, I think that is fine. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCcbalbemarle.org 20 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A', would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street 'A'. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-7057 (757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point 21 Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blangille(@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance 22 or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40%overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point C This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. 23 We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated' to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 24 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 5:12 PM To: Alexander Flint Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons Hi Alex, For the density question — are you meaning that the number of units proposed comes out to 6.01 du/acre? For the street trees, yes, I think that is fine. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCcbalbemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. 25 On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A, would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street W. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions. Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-7057 ((m)(757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my Wad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blaneille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <TTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane 26 <matthew@a rterradesien.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40% overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 27 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated* to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 28 Cameron Langille From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Jim Taggart; Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Cameron, I hope this email finds you well. You may recall we met on 10/20/22 to discuss the Initial Site Plan (ISP) for Rio Commons, along with Emily Cox, Jim Taggart, and John Wilson from VDOT. Per your email from 10/21/22, there were two items to address which were holding up Initial Site Plan approval: 1) The density on -site at Rio Commons a. I believe you and Don Franco have some recent correspondence on this. If it is acceptable to round 6.01 to 6 dwelling units per acre, then this condition would be satisfied. 2) All lots needing frontage on a public road (Units 26-34) a. In our meeting, we agreed that units 26-34 could exist as multiple units on one large lot, which would effectively provide frontage along a public road for all units. We have adjusted the plan accordingly. Units 26-34 are now shown on Lot "A" on the ISP, and the open space previously shown is included as part of that lot. On another note, for landscaping requirements, along Street 'A', would you be amenable to placing street trees on the high side of the retaining wall? It would be mutually beneficial to do so. Not only would it allow more space for utilities on that side of the road, but it would also help mitigate cutting further into the existing grade on the south side of Street 'A'. From a county perspective, it allows more space to plant trees, provides more shade from the southern sun during the day, and adds to site aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts, or if you have any questions Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: Re: Rio Point 29 Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blangille(@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance 30 or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40%overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point C This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. 31 We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated' to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 32 Cameron Langille From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:40 AM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Alexander Flint; Jim Taggart Subject: Re: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Is 6.01 rounded to 6 or considered greater than the max allowable? Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2022, at 16:36, Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of- way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and 33 provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. 1. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is apiece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40% overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. 34 Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated' to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 35 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 4:37 PM To: Don Franco Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Circling back on this — did you have any questions about my responses below? I have not yet taken an action on the initial site plan and wanted to make sure that everyone understands the density allowed on site before issuing an approval letter. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: RE: Rio Point Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of-way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. a. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is a piece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. 36 One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40% overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated* to public use" The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 37 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 38 Cameron Langille From: Wilson, John<john.c.wilson@vdot.virginia.gov> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 6:35 PM To: Charles Dassance Cc: Cameron Langille Subject: Re: Rio Commons Plan CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Mr. Dassance, Thank you for your email about the concerns you & the dunlora forest community have relative to the Rio Commons development. In regards to the proposed entrance location, the engineer of record (EOR) is responsible for designing an entrance location that meets VDOT requirements. Our regulations encourage aligning entrances on opposite sides of the street, vs offsetting them as you suggested as offset entrances can create conflicting left turns into both sites. In regards to turn lanes into the development, in our last review of the proposed plan we requested the FOR perform a turn lane warrant analysis to determine if they should be installed. We have not received a response to our comments or a revised plan at this time for review, so I cannot say for sure whether or not they will be added to the project. However if they trip the requirement based on that analysis they would need to revise their plans to include them. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, Best, John On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 8:53 PM Charles Dassance <chick1945@email.com> wrote: Begin forwarded message: From: Charles Dassance <chick1945na gmail.com> Subject: Rio Commons Plan Date: November 22, 2022 at 9:59:52 AM EST To: ihballering(a)albemarle.org, Cameron Langille <blangillena albemarle.org> Cc: Marty Meth <mmeth(a)ieee.orci>, noallaway(a).albemarle.org I am writing on behalf of the Dunlora Forest Homeowners Association to register concern regarding the entrance/exit for the proposed Rio Commons development. The Rio Commons site plan appears to show its entrance directly opposite the Dunlora Forest entrance. If this situation is allowed to occur then it may result in dangerous and difficult left turns out of either community. Further aggravating this situation is the recently approved Rio Point site with 300 units which will add additional traffic on the 39 two lane portion of E. Rio. Neither the VDOT nor the County Transportation site reviews comments addressed this issue. We request you review this situation to consider providing alternatives regarding the Rio Commons entry to mitigate potentially dangerous traffic issues. Perhaps the "hatched" area just south of the left turn out of Dunlora Forest should be turned into a protected left turn lane that will then merge into E.Rio? I am well aware we may not all of the relevant information and would welcome an opportunity to meet or receive additional information. Thank you Charles Dassance, President, Dunlora Forest HOA cc. Marty Meth, Chair. Rio CAC; Ned Galloway, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors John Wilson, P.E. x Assistant Resident Engineer - Land Use ' Charlottesville Residency Virginia Department of Transportation 434-422-9782 I o h n. c. v%fi I s o n (cD vd ot. v i rg i n i a. a ov 2 Cameron Langille From: Charles Dassance <chick1945@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 10:00 AM To: douglas.mcvoy@vdot.gov; Jessica Hersh-Ballering; Cameron Langille Cc: Marty Meth; Ned Gallaway Subject: Rio Commons Plan CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. I am writing on behalf of the Dunlora Forest Homeowners Association to register concern regarding the entrance/exit for the proposed Rio Commons development. The Rio Commons site plan appears to show its entrance directly opposite the Dunlora Forest entrance. If this situation is allowed to occur then it may result in dangerous and difficult left turns out of either community. Further aggravating this situation is the recently approved Rio Point site with 300 units which will add additional traffic on the two lane portion of E. Rio. Neither the VDOT nor the County Transportation site reviews comments addressed this issue. We request you review this situation to consider providing alternatives regarding the Rio Commons entry to mitigate potentially dangerous traffic issues. Perhaps the "hatched" area just south of the left turn out of Dunlora Forest should be turned into a protected left turn lane that will then merge into E.Rio? I am well aware we may not all of the relevant information and would welcome an opportunity to meet or receive additional information. Thank you Charles Dassance, President, Dunlora Forest HOA cc. Marty Meth, Chair. Rio CAC; Ned Galloway, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors 41 Cameron Langille From: Martin Meth <mmeth@ieee.org> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:52 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Jessica Hersh-Ballering; David Benish Subject: Rio Commons CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hi Cameron I finally tracked back to the County comments to the applicant on 9/9/22. 1 was disappointed since neither the County transportation planning nor VDOT commented on the need to preserve County "right of way" ( I think that is the correct term) in case the street needs to be widened as recommended in the Rio Corridor study. I am further concerned that the recommendation to continue with the 10 foot wide path from Rio Point may prevent the road being widened. Am I misreading what is going on?? Incidentally I could not download the comments. Would you be so kind as to send me the file Thanks Marty 571-220-9412 (cell) 42 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:49 PM To: Don Franco Cc: Jim Taggart; Alexander Flint; Matthew Crane Subject: RE: Rio Point Attachments: DENSITY BONUS CALCULATIONS.As Hi Don, Here are response to the questions: 1. Yes, that is correct for lots 26-34. As long as the parcel they are located on touches the right-of-way (ROW) of Public Road A, they can be located on the same lot. The Ordinance states that townhouses in the R4 district are permitted, "provided that density is maintained, and provided further that buildings are located so that each unit could be provided with a lot meeting all other requirements for detached single-family dwellings except for side yards at the common wall." In a bonus level cluster development such as the one you're proposing, there is no minimum lot size/acreage requirement. So you would just need to make sure that the lot actually touches a street ROW, and whichever unit is closest to the ROW meets the minimum 5' front setback, and the 20' rear setback. a. One thing to be aware of— on the initial site plan, there is a piece of open space between Lot 34 and Public Road A. So you would need to reconfigure the lot shape so that the lot with residential units actually touches the street ROW. 2. Yes, those are the percentage increases that can be granted for each of those separate bonus factors. However, in order to qualify for the up to 20% increase that can be granted for the "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle are provided" bonus factor, you would need to construct the shared use path. Let me know if that makes sense. One last thing — the biggest concern I had on the initial was that the number of lots proposed was 43 units. In the R4 District, the maximum density that can be allowed in a bonus level cluster development is 6 units/acre. With the bonus factors originally proposed (which totaled a 40% overall density increase), the maximum number of units that could be created with this project is 39. So I wanted to make you aware of this in case the developer's pro forma was dependent upon getting 43 units in order to make this project work. I have attached a helpful spreadsheet where you can plug in the total acreage of the development, and see the number of units that is permitted under each total percentage of bonus density that you're proposing. If you are going to be removing some of the original bonus factors and thus receiving a different total bonus percentage increase, please be aware that even less lots might be permitted than the original 39 with the 40% increase. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County 43 blangiIle@aIbemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@a rterradesign.com> Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated* to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 IM Cameron Langille From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 10:55 AM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Jim Taggart; Alexander Flint; Matthew Crane Subject: Rio Point CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron: It is my understanding form your meeting this morning that you need confirmation that RGA and our client understand that: 1. Units 26 — 33 do not have frontage on a public road. As such, they can not be subdivided. They can be constructed on a parcel with unit 34 to provide the required street frontage for the parcel. 2. It is our understanding that the multi -purpose path called for in the Comprehensive Plan and more recently, the Rio Corridor Plan is not a required improvement. The reservation of the land for this improvement can be required, but not the improvement itself. We also understand that several different bonus density provisions are available in the R4 zoning district, including a density bonus up to 20 percent will be granted for "road improvements to secondary or primary roads not otherwise required by this ordinance or Chapter 14 of the Code of Albemarle" and for land not otherwise required by law to be dedicated* to public use." The acreage of the land will be multiplied by twice the gross density standard level, and the resulting number of dwellings may be added to the site, up to a 15 percent increase. I've asked for verification of our analysis. Assuming we're correct, our intent is to request additional density bonus of 10% for building and dedicating land sufficient for extension of the multi -use path across the project's frontage. If correct and we're removing reference to this density bonus, should we remove the path as well? Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 45 Cameron Langille From: Wilson, John <john.c.wilson@vdot.virginia.gov> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 2:50 PM To: AFlint@roudabush.com Cc: Jim Taggart; Emily Cox; Cameron Langille Subject: Fwd: FW: SDP202200051 - Rio Commons Initial Site Plan CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Alexander, Doug has transitioned to a different role in the department and is no longer working in Charlottesville. I can make myself available for a meeting just let me know. I'm free all day tomorrow, and Thursday until 130pm. Best, John Forwarded message From: McAvoy, Doug <douelas.mcavov@vdot.virginia.gov> Date: Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 12:39 PM Subject: FW: SDP202200051 - Rio Commons Initial Site Plan To: John Wilson <john.c.wilson(a@vdot.virginia.gov> John, See below. Doug McAvoy Jr., P.E. Traffic Operations Area Construction Engineer Richmond District XVDOT Virginia Department of Transportation (804) 248-8575 Douglas.McAvoyCc@VDOT.Virginia.gov From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 11:32 AM To: ecox2@albemarle.org; blangille@albemarle.org Cc: douelas.mcavoy@vdot.virginia.gov; Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com> Subject: SDP202200051 - Rio Commons Initial Site Plan 46 Good Morning Emily, I hope this email finds you well. I have recently become involved with this project, and look forward to coordinating with you and Cameron as we move towards Final Site Plan. Pursuant to the comment letter we received 8/24/22, there are a few key points I would like to address at your convenience. Would you and Cameron be able to meet in person and discuss? Given some of our responses are relevant to VDOT comments, it would also be beneficial to have Doug McAvoy, and Jim Taggart attend as well, to keep everybody on the same page. If you both are available this week, that would be preferable (please note I will be out of the office Friday 10/21/22). If not this week, then I will certainly be flexible to your schedule. Below are some of the topics I would like to review: • County Comments: o Confirm which stream is being called out on -site o On -site development standards bonus in regards to the multi -use trail. o Frontage issues for lots 26-34. o Street layout pertaining to Road B, and emergency access road location relative to the project site. • VDOT Comments: o Horizontal curve in public road A -would like to discuss alternatives here. If you need any clarification on these issues please do not hesitate to let me know! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0)(434)260-77220061(D)(434)260-70571(m)(757)310-3888 www.roudabush.com John Wilson, P.E. - Assistant Resident Engineer - Land Use 0 Charlottesville Residency Virginia Department of Transportation 434-422-9782 l o h n. c. vzi I s o n (cD vd ot. v i rg i n i a. a ov 47 48 Cameron Langille From: Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 11:32 AM To: Emily Cox; Cameron Langille Cc: Doug McAvoy Jr, Jim Taggart Subject: SDP202200051 - Rio Commons Initial Site Plan CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good Morning Emily, I hope this email finds you well. I have recently become involved with this project, and look forward to coordinating with you and Cameron as we move towards Final Site Plan. Pursuant to the comment letter we received 8/24/22, there are a few key points I would like to address at your convenience. Would you and Cameron be able to meet in person and discuss? Given some of our responses are relevant to VDOT comments, it would also be beneficial to have Doug McAvoy, and Jim Taggart attend as well, to keep everybody on the same page. If you both are available this week, that would be preferable (please note I will be out of the office Friday 10/21/22). If not this week, then I will certainly be flexible to your schedule. Below are some of the topics I would like to review: • County Comments: o Confirm which stream is being called out on -site o On -site development standards bonus in regards to the multi -use trail. o Frontage issues for lots 26-34. o Street layout pertaining to Road B, and emergency access road location relative to the project site. • VDOTComments: o Horizontal curve in public road A— would like to discuss alternatives here. If you need any clarification on these issues please do not hesitate to let me know! Thank you, Alexander Flint, E.I.T., CFM Roudabush, Gale, & Assoc., Inc. I Project Engineer 999 Second St. SE, Suite 201 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (0) (434) 260-7722006 1 (D) (434) 260-7057 (m) (757) 310-3888 www.roudabush.com 49 Cameron Langille From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 9:54 AM To: Cameron Langille; Matthew Crane Cc: Jim Taggart; Alexander Flint Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron, we should probably meet to discuss you're big three --- 1. The density --- The density bonus name changes are acknowledged. The development standards bonus was for the acreage along Rio being used to build and dedicate the multiuse trail. The status of this trail has changed over the time the project has been in design/review, it is our understanding that the trail is referenced in the Comp Plan (Small Area Master Plan), but is not a requirement for by -right development. Assuming we're correct, we'll recalculate and forward a more detailed request to go with the final design. We understand that this is at the discretion of the BOS. 2. Lots 26-34— my mistake, I've been dealing with PUDs for so long that frontage can be provided in alternative ways. No reason to stop moving forward, it is my understanding that we have at least two potential solutions: a. Simply leave the units on a single parcel; or b. Pursue a private road to replace the alley 3. The street layout —the plan continues to have an inter -parcel connection through Road B. The original design had emergency access to the south, but not a road. Formal road extension in that direction was evaluated early in the process with the neighbor to the south. In addition to directing traffic through the school's athletic fields and basketball court, the access would need to remove parking and would be funneling traffic through their pickup/drop-off area. Additionally, the connection to the south pushed the required road grades down and necessitated multiple retaining walls. The revised design works better with the land. Finally, the existing school use is already established. Future development will likely involve multiple parcels redeveloping and thus having the ability to perform the mass grading and rearrangement of uses needed to make the connection. We are open to reserving land for a future connection. Ultimately, I don't see these as show -stoppers, may take some supporting information to demonstrate our position, but I believe we can quickly agree on a path forward. Let me know if you find no basis in my explainations above. Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 50 From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 5:30 PM To: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Okay sounds good. Keep me posted, Don. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hey Cameron --- Devon left us earlier this summer. He was commuting from Lynchburg and had family issues that forced him to work closer to home. Anyway, I'm catching up on this project now and just met with Matthew. If your timeline is soft, I can get back to you next week. My assumption is a preliminary approval, knowing we have to satisfy the density question is fine. Let me know before you do anything. Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 From: Cameron Langille <blaneille@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:12 PM To: Devin Mayberry <DMayberry@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Hi everyone, I had sent an email a couple weeks ago with this comment letter and some questions for you regarding the Rio Commons initial site plan. I haven't heard back so I wanted to do a follow-up. 51 There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. I have not yet taken an action to approve or deny the initial site plan, but I am required to do so. Please let me know if you think that you will be able to design the project to meet those comments at the final site plan stage. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 52 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 5:30 PM To: Don Franco; Matthew Crane Cc: Jim Taggart; Alexander Flint Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Okay sounds good. Keep me posted, Don Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Cc: Jim Taggart <JTaggart@roudabush.com>; Alexander Flint <AFlint@roudabush.com> Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hey Cameron --- Devon left us earlier this summer. He was commuting from Lynchburg and had family issues that forced him to work closer to home. Anyway, I'm catching up on this project now and just met with Matthew. If your timeline is soft, I can get back to you next week. My assumption is a preliminary approval, knowing we have to satisfy the density question is fine. Let me know before you do anything. Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:12 PM To: Devin Mayberry <DMayberry@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Hi everyone, 53 I had sent an email a couple weeks ago with this comment letter and some questions for you regarding the Rio Commons initial site plan. I haven't heard back so I wanted to do a follow-up. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. I have not yet taken an action to approve or deny the initial site plan, but I am required to do so. Please let me know if you think that you will be able to design the project to meet those comments at the final site plan stage. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 54 Cameron Langille From: Don Franco <DFranco@roudabush.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 11:55 AM To: Cameron Langille; Matthew Crane Cc: Jim Taggart; Alexander Flint Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Hey Cameron --- Devon left us earlier this summer. He was commuting from Lynchburg and had family issues that forced him to work closer to home. Anyway, I'm catching upon this project now and just met with Matthew. If your timeline is soft, I can get back to you next week. My assumption is a preliminary approval, knowing we have to satisfy the density question is fine. Let me know before you do anything. Thanks, Don Franco Principal Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc. 999 2"' Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-0205 From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:12 PM To: Devin Mayberry <DMayberry@roudabush.com>; Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com> Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Hi everyone, I had sent an email a couple weeks ago with this comment letter and some questions for you regarding the Rio Commons initial site plan. I haven't heard back so I wanted to do a follow-up. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. 55 I have not yet taken an action to approve or deny the initial site plan, but I am required to do so. Please let me know if you think that you will be able to design the project to meet those comments at the final site plan stage. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 56 Cameron Langille From: matthew arterradesign.com <matthew@arterradesign.com> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:57 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: dmayberry@roudabush.com; Don Franco Subject: Re: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Attachments: SDP202200051 SRC Comment Letter.pdf CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Don and Devin, Can we discuss this tomorrow morning at our 11:00 am meeting? Matthew Crane Arterra Design & Construction 1701 Allied Street, Suite B4 Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-981-4961 Arterradesign@gmail.com On Sep 29, 2022, at 4:13 PM, Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi everyone, I had sent an email a couple weeks ago with this comment letter and some questions for you regarding the Rio Commons initial site plan. I haven't heard back so I wanted to do a follow-up. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. 57 I have not yet taken an action to approve or deny the initial site plan, but I am required to do so. Please let me know if you think that you will be able to design the project to meet those comments at the final site plan stage. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 58 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:12 PM To: dmayberry@roudabush.com; Matthew Crane Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Attachments: SDP202200051 SRC Comment Letter.pdf Hi everyone, I had sent an email a couple weeks ago with this comment letter and some questions for you regarding the Rio Commons initial site plan. I haven't heard back so I wanted to do a follow-up. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. I have not yet taken an action to approve or deny the initial site plan, but I am required to do so. Please let me know if you think that you will be able to design the project to meet those comments at the final site plan stage. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 59 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2022 12:56 PM To: dmayberry@roudabush.com Subject: FW: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Attachments: SDP202200051 SRC Comment Letter.pdf Hi Devin, Please see the attached comment letter below. Please let me know if you have any questions. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 5:26 PM To: Matthew Crane <matthew@arterradesign.com>; devin@roudabush.com Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Hi Devin & Matthew, I have attached a PDF of the Site Review Committee (SRC) comment letter for the new initial site plan that was submitted for the Rio Commons development. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. I am required to take an action to approve or deny the initial site plan by next Friday, September 161h. I wanted to call those three comments out so that you can review them and let me know your thoughts. Do you think it's possible to revise the project layout with a final site plan application, or do you think it would be better to submit a different layout on a new initial site plan application? 60 Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 61 Cameron Lanaille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 5:26 PM To: Matthew Crane; devin@roudabush.com Subject: SDP202200051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Comment Letter Attachments: SDP202200051 SRC Comment Letter.pdf Hi Devin & Matthew, I have attached a PDF of the Site Review Committee (SRC) comment letter for the new initial site plan that was submitted for the Rio Commons development. There are three comments from Planning staff that I ask you to read carefully because they have implications for the design of this development. These are comments #1-3 listed under my name on page 2 of the PDF. VDOT also has a significant number of comments related to the site entrance and street designs that should be noted. The first Planning Division comment was made when the original initial site plan for this project was reviewed, but it does not appear that the new design of the site acknowledged the comment. Based on the site acreage and the proposed bonus factors being utilized to achieve a higher density than the 4 du/acre allowed within the R4 Zoning District, the total number of dwellings allowed within this project is 39, not 43 (which is the number of lots shown on the site plan). Comments #2 and #3 are new to SDP202200051 because of the revised lot and site layout. Comment #2 is the more significant of the two in my opinion, and comment #3 may be able to be addressed depending on the response to comment #2. I am required to take an action to approve or deny the initial site plan by next Friday, September 161h. I wanted to call those three comments out so that you can review them and let me know your thoughts. Do you think it's possible to revise the project layout with a final site plan application, or do you think it would be better to submit a different layout on a new initial site plan application? Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangille@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 62 Cameron Langille From: Richard Nelson <rnelson@serviceauthority.org> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2022 4:18 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: RE: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Good afternoon Cameron, I recommend SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan for approval with the following conditions: Submit utility plans to ACSA. Sanitary sewer shown as "Existing", is not existing. Offsite sewer extension will be required prior to final approval. Offsite easements will be needed. Meters to be between sidewalk and road. Show ACSA utilities on landscape plan. Proposed water main to be 8-inch. Show RWSA inline valve along Rio. Thanks, Richard Nelson Civil Engineer Albemarle County Service Authority 168 Spotnap Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 (434) 977-4511 From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 3:29 PM To: Emily Cox <ecox2@albemarle.org>; John Anderson <janderson2@albemarle.org>; David James <djames2@albemarle.org>; John Anderson <janderson2@albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>; Andrew Slack <aslack@albemarle.org>; Betty Slough <bslough@albemarle.org>; Howard Lagomarsino <hlagomarsino@albemarle.org>; Richard Nelson <rnelson@serviceauthority.org>; Doug McAvoy Jr <douglas.mcavoy@vdot.virginia.gov>; John Wilson <john.c.wilson@vdot.virginia.gov>; devreview@rivanna.org Cc: Brenda Loving<brenda.loving@vdot.virginia.gov> Subject: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review ICAUTION: This email originated from outside the ACSA. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good afternoon, An initial site plan for a project called Rio Commons has been submitted for review with the Site Review Committee (SRC). Please be aware that this project had previously obtained an initial site plan approval through a separate application (SDP202100045) but the developer has decided to alter the layout, which requires a new initial site plan. 63 The plan and application can be accessed online here: https:Hlfwe b.a I bema rle.org/webl i n k/sea rch.aspx?d bid=3&sea rchcom ma nd=%7b%5 bCDD- P la nni ne%5d:%5 bAppl icatio n N u m ber%5d=%22SDP202200051%22%7d Please send me any comments or approvals by Tuesday, August 301h. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 64 Cameron Langille From: Mazurowski, Alan<alan.mazurowski@vdh.virginia.gov> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2022 3:34 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: Rio Commons Attachments: Rio Commons, SDP2022-51.doc CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron, See attached review comment letter. Thanks, Alan x Alan Mazurowski Environmental Health Supervisor Blue Ridge Health District 1138 Rose Hill Drive Charlottesville, VA 22906 Office: 434-972-4306 Environmental Health Specialist, Senior Greene County Health Department 50 Stanard Street Stanardsville, VA 22973 Office: 434-985-2262 65 Cameron Langille From: Rachel Moon <rachel@shimp-engineering.com> Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2022 4:35 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: Re: SDP2022-48 Regents School Major SPA Comments CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Thank you for the update Cameron! I will be out tomorrow, if you could share the comments with both me and Justin. Hope you have a great weekend! Rachel On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 3:44 PM Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Rachel, I will have comments on this one sent to you tomorrow. Sorry for the delay! Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangi IIeCo)albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Rachel Moon <rachel@shimp-engineering.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 10:56 AM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Subject: SDP2022-48 Regents School Major SPA Comments rM CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron, Hope you're doing well! Just wanted to check in on the status of the major SPA comments for Regents. Thank you! Rachel RACHEL MOON Rachel(o3Shim p-Enc ineeri nc. com Shimp Engineering, P.C. 912 East High st. Charlottesville, VA 22902 434.227.5140 H shimpdesign.com RACHEL MOON Rachel@Shimp-Engineering.com Shimp Engineering, P.C. 912 East High St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 434.227.5140 // shimpdesign.com 67 Cameron Langille From: Emily Cox Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 4:48 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: Planning Application Review for SDP202200051 RIO COMMONS - MAJOR - DIGITAL. Attachments: Comment Response LTR - SDP202200051.docx See attached. I did not upload to countyview. Let me know if you have any engineering questions. Thanks! The Review for the following application has been completed: Application Number = SDP202200051 Reviewer = Emily Cox Review Status = Requested Changes Completed Date = 08/24/2022 This email was sent from County View Production. Gf3 Cameron Langille From: Jessica Hersh-Ballering Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:54 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Cameron, Would it make sense to add me as a reviewer in CountyView? Or would you prefer that I send you the comment directly? Jessica From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:52 PM To: Jessica Hersh-Ballering <jhballering@albemarle.org> Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Hi Jessica, You can send me comments recommending that they enlarge it to 10.' Since this is a by -right project, I don't think we can require them to make it 10.' But nevertheless, we can ask them to do it. Ignore the "major amendment" in the project title. The applicant was confused. This is actually an initial site plan. They had a different initial site plan previously approved, but had to change the layout to comply with Fire Rescue requirements. Therefore, they need a new initial. Major amendments can only be done to an approved final site plan. The original project layout never had an approved final site plan, only an approved initial. Let me know if this answers your questions or if we need to discuss further. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Jessica Hersh-Ballering <jhballering@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:17 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Subject: SDP202200051 Hi Cameron, Kevin, Alberic, and I were looking at SDP202200051— Rio Commons. We noticed that the site plan shows an 8' sidewalk along Rio, but with the newly Board -approved Rio Corridor Plan, there should be a 10' shared use path along that section of Rio Road. 69 I'm still learning the review process — is this application currently in review? How can I share this info with the applicant? Is the review process different because it is a major amendment (rather than an initial site plan)? Is the review process different because it is by -right? Happy to hop on a quick call after this legal meeting if it is easier to talk about this rather than emailing. Thanks! Jessica Hersh-Ballering Principal Planner — Transportation Albemarle Countv ihballering@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3313 401 McIntire Road, Community Development Department, Charlottesville, VA 22902 70 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:52 PM To: Jessica Hersh-Ballering Subject: RE: SDP202200051 Hi Jessica, You can send me comments recommending that they enlarge it to 10: Since this is a by -right project, I don't think we can require them to make it 10.' But nevertheless, we can ask them to do it. Ignore the "major amendment" in the project title. The applicant was confused. This is actually an initial site plan. They had a different initial site plan previously approved, but had to change the layout to comply with Fire Rescue requirements. Therefore, they need a new initial. Major amendments can only be done to an approved final site plan. The original project layout never had an approved final site plan, only an approved initial. Let me know if this answers your questions or if we need to discuss further. Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleCc@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 From: Jessica Hersh-Ballering <jhballering@albemarle.org> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:17 PM To: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Subject: SDP202200051 Hi Cameron, Kevin, Alberic, and I were looking at SDP202200051— Rio Commons. We noticed that the site plan shows an 8' sidewalk along Rio, but with the newly Board -approved Rio Corridor Plan, there should be a 10' shared use path along that section of Rio Road. I'm still learning the review process — is this application currently in review? How can I share this info with the applicant? Is the review process different because it is a major amendment (rather than an initial site plan)? Is the review process different because it is by -right? Happy to hop on a quick call after this legal meeting if it is easier to talk about this rather than emailing. Thanks! Jessica Hersh-Ballering Principal Planner — Transportation Albemarle County 71 ihballeringOD lbemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3313 401 McIntire Road, Community Development Department, Charlottesville, VA 22902 72 Cameron Langille From: Jessica Hersh-Ballering Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:17 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: SDP202200051 Hi Cameron, Kevin, Alberic, and I were looking at SDP202200051— Rio Commons. We noticed that the site plan shows an 8' sidewalk along Rio, but with the newly Board -approved Rio Corridor Plan, there should be a 10' shared use path along that section of Rio Road. I'm still learning the review process — is this application currently in review? How can I share this info with the applicant? Is the review process different because it is a major amendment (rather than an initial site plan)? Is the review process different because it is by -right? Happy to hop on a quick call after this legal meeting if it is easier to talk about this rather than emailing. Thanks! Jessica Hersh-Ballering Principal Planner — Transportation Albemarle Countv jhballering@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3313 401 McIntire Road, Community Development Department, Charlottesville, VA 22902 73 Cameron Langille From: Dyon Vega <dvega@rivanna.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 4:12 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: devreview@rivanna.org; Richard Nelson Subject: RE: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review Attachments: RWSA General Notes.doc; MCP _006_08_17.pdf CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron, RWSA has reviewed the Rio Commons Initial Site plan dated 7/7/2022 by Roudabush, Gale and Assoc., Inc. and has the following comments. General comments: 1. Please include RWSA general water and sewer notes, attached. Sheet 12: 1. Please show 18" Gate valve SRW-071 on the South Rivanna 18" DI WL. 2. Please plan to make a connection south of the 18" gate valve. 3. Please include the connection notes below and plan to have an RWSA inspector on site for the tap. Wet Tap on RWSA Waterline Add the following note to the utility plan sheet that shows the proposed connection: "Contractor shall coordinate with RWSA and ACSA for the connection to the existing RWSA XX" waterline. Contractor shall use due diligence to protect the RWSA XX" waterline during construction and tapping. Contractor shall verify the horizontal and vertical location, the outside diameter and the pipe material of the XX" waterline prior to ordering the tapping sleeve. RWSA shall be contacted 3 business days in advance of the test pit and shall be present during the test pit. The tapping sleeve shall be approved by RWSA prior to being ordered. The tapping contractor shall be approved by RWSA prior to the tap. A minimum of 3 business days notice shall be given prior to installation of the tapping sleeve. The XX"xXX" tapping sleeve and valve shall be installed plumb. Following the placement and testing of the XX"xXX" tapping sleeve and valve, a concrete pad and thrust block shall be placed under and behind the tapping sleeve and allowed to set prior to making the tap. No permanent connections to the potable water system are allowed until the new waterlines are tested, disinfected, and ready for service. See RWSA General Notes on Sheet XX." Add the following note to the waterline profile sheet that shows the proposed connection: "A minimum of 3 business days notice shall be given to RWSA prior to installation of the tapping sleeve. Please see the note on sheet "XX- reference utility plan sheet" for more information regarding the connection to the RWSA waterline' Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, 74 Dyon Vega Civil Engineer RIVANNA wJ►hx a s�vwl►Jwniaurr Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (434) 977-2970, Ext. 170 695 Moores Creek Lane Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.rivanna.org Please use our DevReview@Rivanna.org email for all development review related Items, Thank you. From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 3:29 PM To: Emily Cox <ecox2@albemarle.org>; John Anderson <janderson2@albemarle.org>; David James <djames2@albemarle.org>; John Anderson <janderson2@albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>; Andrew Slack <aslack@albemarle.org>; Betty Slough <bslough@albemarle.org>; Howard Lagomarsino <hlagomarsino@albemarle.org>; Richard Nelson <rnelson@serviceauthority.org>; Doug McAvoy Jr <douglas.mcavoy@vdot.virginia.gov>; John Wilson <john.c.wilson@vdot.virginia.gov>; Development review <Dev Review@ riva n na.org> Cc: Brenda Loving <brenda.loving@vdot.virginia.gov> Subject: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review EXTERNAL EMAIL: Think before you click. This email originated from outside the organization. 1. Do not click links or open attachments unless you were expecting this email and know the content is safe. 2. If this appears to be a malicious email, please report it to IT Support Admins by clicking Phish Alert. Good afternoon, An initial site plan for a project called Rio Commons has been submitted for review with the Site Review Committee (SRC). Please be aware that this project had previously obtained an initial site plan approval through a separate application (SDP202100045) but the developer has decided to alter the layout, which requires a new initial site plan. The plan and application can be accessed online here: https://Ifweb.aIbemarie.ore/webiink/search.aspx?dbid=3&searchcom mand=%7b % 5bCDD- Pla n n i ng%5d:%5bApplicationNu mber%5d=%22SDP202200051%22%7d Please send me any comments or approvals by Tuesday, August 30"'. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle Countv blangillePalbemarle.org VAI 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 76 Cameron Langille From: Vivian Groeschel Sent: Monday, August 8, 2022 11:52 AM To: Cameron Langille Cc: Vivian Groeschel Subject: SRC Submittal Update for July 18, 2022 FYI.............SDP2022-51 Rio Commons The SRC Distribution Memo was emailed on 7.26.22 The SRC APO Letters went in the mail on 7.29.22 The Public Notice Info has been scanned and uploaded to CV. The Public Notice paper copy will be recycled after scanning is checked in CV. FEES ARE PAID IN FULL IN CV Thank you, y Vivian Groeschel Community Development Assistant I - Planning Albemarle Countv - Community Development varoeschel@albemarle. orci 434 296 5832 x 3259 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 77 Cameron Langille From: McAvoy, Doug <douglas.mcavoy@vdot.virginia.gov> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 2:25 PM To: Cameron Langille Cc: John Wilson Subject: VDOT Comments on SDP-2022-00051 Rio Commons Attachments: SDP-2022-00051 VDOT Comment Letter.pdf CAUTION: This message originated outside the County of Albemarle email system. DO NOT CLICK on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. Cameron, Attached please find the Department's comments on the subject -named project. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doug McAvoy Jr., P.E. Area Land Use Engineer Charlottesville Residency XVDOT I Virginia Department of Transportation 540-718-6113 Douglas. McAvoyCDV DOT. Virginia.gov 78 Cameron Langille From: Andrew Slack Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 3:29 PM To: Cameron Langille Subject: Automatic reply: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review I will be out of the office until Monday Aug 1 st. If this is a time -sensitive matter, please contact Elise Kiewra (ekiewra@albemarle.org) or Brian Becker (bbecker@albemarle.org) in the Information Technology Department for assistance. Thank you and have a nice day. Andy Slack GIS Analyst Albemarle County aslackkalbemarle.org (434) 296-5832 ext. 3384 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 79 Cameron Langille From: Cameron Langille Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 3:29 PM To: Emily Cox; John Anderson; David James; John Anderson; Margaret Maliszewski; Andrew Slack; Betty Slough; Howard Lagomarsino; Richard Nelson; Doug McAvoy Jr; John Wilson; devreview@rivanna.org Cc: Brenda Loving Subject: Transmittal of SDP202100051 Rio Commons Initial Site Plan - First Review Attachments: SRC Submittal Memo July 18 2022.docx Good afternoon, An initial site plan for a project called Rio Commons has been submitted for review with the Site Review Committee (SRC). Please be aware that this project had previously obtained an initial site plan approval through a separate application (SDP202100045) but the developer has decided to alter the layout, which requires a new initial site plan. The plan and application can be accessed online here: https:Hlfweb.a I bema rle.org/webl i n k/sea rch.aspx?d bid=3&sea rchcom ma nd=%7b%5 bCDD- P la nni ne%5d:%5 bAppl icatio n N um ber%5d=%22SDP202200051%22%7d Please send me any comments or approvals by Tuesday, August 301h. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Cameron Langille (pronounced "LAN-JILL") Principal Planner Albemarle County blangilleC@albemarle.org 434-296-5832 x3432 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 80 Cameron Langille From: Vivian Groeschel Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:13 PM To: Andrew Slack; Anne Coates; Betty Slough; Doug McAvoy Jr; Elise Kiewra; Frank Pohl; Howard Lagomarsino; John Wilson; Luis Carrazana; Margaret Maliszewski; Mazurowski, Alan (VDH); Richard Nelson; devreview@rivanna.org; Tim Padalino Subject: Transmittal: SRC Distribution Memo for July 18, 2022 Submittals. Attachments: SRC Submittal Memo July 18 2022.docx Good Afternoon, Attached you will find the SRC Distribution Memo for the SDP Projects submitted on 7/18/2022. Please remember you may have to use Ctrl + Click to open the links and allow time for larger files to load. Thank you Vivian Groeschel Community Development Assistant I - Planning Albemarle County -Community Development varoeschel@albemarle.orq 434 296 5832 x 3259 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 81