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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902
2 Aug 2013
EARLY, GREGG S OR DEBRA L, 91 710$ 2133 3937 4223 6459
2485 REDBUD LN CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, 22911
Re: Buffer disturbance on tax map 62 parcel 52C, Redbud Creek
Mr. Early;
You are hereby notified that the clearing recently performed next to Redbud Creek on your lot
was in violation of the County's Water Protection Ordinance. (Mr. Early, you know this already,
as we have met on-site and discussed it.) Section 17-317 establishes a buffer area on all streams.
Any disturbance or removal of vegetation within 100 feet of the riverbank requires a mitigation
plan according to section 17-321. A map of the parcel and buffer is attached for your reference.
Please provide a completed water protection ordinance application, application fee, and a
mitigation plan by the 16th of August 2013. Failure to respond to this notice may be cause for
civil action according to section 17-326 of the Water Protection Ordinance.
Your plan should show details on how you intend to restore the area. An example might be to re-
plant understory trees in an area at least 100' from the creek,with at least 8' on-center spacing,
along with ground cover and matting and rip-rap for the stream bank. A good reference for this
is the Riparian Buffers Modification and Mitigation Guidance Manual found at this link;
(http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/stormwatermanagement/documents/BufferManual_06Rev.pdf)
The Water Protection Ordinance application is attached. You can also find a native plant list on
the county website at http://www.albemarle.org/nativeplants/.
When we met last month after the disturbance and I explained to you the nature of the violation,
you said you were going to immediately re-seed the area and stabilize the stream bank. On the
22nd of July, this had not yet happened. As you know from being copied on previous
correspondence to your neighbor, I am forced to take action against the actual property owner.
Your neighbor has provided a plat showing you are the property owner.
Please contact me if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Glenn Brooks, P.E.
County Engineer