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Home My WebLink AboutSUB198400021 Action Letter 1984-01-31 r {-- Ni OF ALBEM pvN �R` ' U -r, •.i�rt P7 DEPARTMENT of PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22901-4596 804 296-5823 February 1, 1984 Mr. Mike Wholley 5504 Dunsmore Road Alexandria, VA 22310 RE: Wholley Preliminary Plat Dear Mr. Wholley: The Albemarle County Planning Commission, at its meeting on January 31, 1984 , approved the above noted preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 1. The final plat will not be signed until the following conditions have been met: L- 2-3241 : Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation approval of ON4'rs4 ba„j private street commercial entrance and ;single private entrance to serve lots 3 and 4 ; ( r:ark „.4- ., �A .sr.c �.ti we roc >. - 1,4.1> Z./y County Engineer approval of road and drainage plans and /77 calculations; Z,2 04Z ounty Attorney approval of maintenance agreement; VV Notes on plat: "These six lots have no additional development ,; rights" and "Only one dwelling per lot. " Please note that a final plat must be submitted to the Department of Planning & Community Development within six (6) months of the date of approval of the preliminary plat or the preliminary plat approval shall be null and void. The final plat may be approved administratively and must be recorded within six (6) months of the date it is signed, or the approval will be null and void. Mike Wholley Page 2 Please note that two waivers were granted in the plat approval, of Section 18-36 (f) and 18-34 of the Subdivision Ordinance. If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, 214AY-9754(14- Mary Joy Scala Planner MJS/jcw cc: Planning staff Mr. Tom Gale Mr. Dan Roosevelt Mr. Maynard Elrod Mr. Frederick W. Payne Mr. Gerald E. Fisher 4110 PHONE 293-4251 977-0205 `al WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, INC. LAND SURVEYORS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ENGINEERS 914 MONTICELLO ROAD CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 22901 J. THOMAS GALE, C.L.S. JOHN W. GREENE, P.E. January 10, 1984 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, C.L.S. RE: Withdrawal of Indefinite Deferral Request (Wholley Preliminary Plat) Dear Members of the Planning Commission, On behalf of Mike Wholley I hereby request that indefinite deferral be removed from his preliminary plat. A meeting with the highway department took place on Friday, January 6, 1984 to ascertain that site distance could be obtained at both entrances in question and I am in the process of getting the planning staff's recommendation for changes in the proposed lot structure. Mn Wholley would like to be on the agenda for the January 24, 1984 meeting, if it is convenient. Sincerely, „Jelin J. Thomas Gale, C.L.S. William S. Roudabush, Inc. kw ,(:) 1te- en) � _ . � e 4 ‘PI OF ALB4� GOo+afy v:i•ssrt DEPARTMENT of PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22901-4596 804 296-5823 December 21, 1983 Mr. Mike Wholley 5504 Dunsmore Road Alexandria, Virginia 22310 Re: Wholley Preliminary Plat (Tax Map 73 , Parcel 17) Dear Mr. Wholley: The Albemarle County Planning Commission, at its meeting of December 20, 1983, accepted your request for indefinite deferral of Planning Commission consideration of the above-noted plat. The members of the Planning Commission were concerned about the number and nature of the waivers requested from the Private Road Provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance. Specifically, some of these concerns were: 1. The property is located in the South Fork Rivanna Watershed area; sensitivity to the natural environment in the construction of roads and grading should be addressed; 2. There is some question about the availability of sight distance at both the private street commercial entrance and the private driveway to serve Lots 3 and 4 . The location of the driveway should be delineated by markers to allow sight distance to be calculated by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. Areas of possible grading should be identified. A sight distance easement needs to be obtained by the applicant from the adjacent property owner to the south of the private street commercial entrance, or the applicant should request a waiver from the Planning Commission of Section 18-37 (o) of the Subdivision Ordinance , which states: "Each entrance onto any public road . . . shall be constructed in accordance with the design standards of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. " 3. The waivers previously requested by the applicant should be reviewed to determine which waivers will need to be applied to any revision of the plat. • Mr. Mike Wholley Wholley Preliminary Plat (Tax Map 73, Parcel 17) December 21, 1983 Page two The Planning Staff is available to discuss revisions, to the plat submittal, at your request. If you should have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me or other members of the Staff. Sincerely, Claw,-' J, L2 Joan S. Davenport Planner JSD: slr cc: Mr. Tom Gale Mr. Jeff Echols (Rt. 682) Mr. Maynard Elrod Mr. Frederick Payne Staff 49 PHONE 293-4251 977.0205 It\ `111 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, INC. LAND SURVEYORS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ENGINEERS 914 MONTICELLO ROAD � 1 V CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22901 " . J. THOMAS GALE, C.L.S. f • 5 JOHN W. GREENE, P.E. December 19, 1983 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, C.L.S. DC 2f 1983 PLANNING DEPT. RE: Mike Wholley Preliminary Plat Dear Members of the Planning Commission, Upon being informed Friday, December 16, 1983, of three additional sections of the subdivision ordinance of which his proposed preliminary subdivision has been found in violation of, Mr. Wholley has advised me to do the following: 1) Redesign Lots 1, 2 and 3 and 2) Request waivers of sections 18-37 k, 18-37 e, and 18-36 B3 to the extent the above redivision will not remedy these areas of the ordinance. One comment that seems particularly relevant to Mr. Wholley's situation is that the subdivision ordinance is really geared to designing subdivisions with lots less than five acres. By definition , if a lot contains the required state road frontage and is over five acres , it does not fit the definition of a subdivision. With this in mind, because of an average lot size of ten acres , there are areas in the ordinance which technically apply to this sub- division which I feel create an unfair hardship in designing a large lot subdivision. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, J. Thomas Gale kw • . PHONE 293.4251 977-0205 no\ WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, INC. LAND SURVEYORS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ENGINEERS 914 MONTICELLO ROAD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22901 J. THOMAS GALE, C.L.S.JOHN W. GREENE, P.E. December13, 1983 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, C.L.S. RE: Waiver Request - Wholley Preliminary Subdivision Dear Members of the Planning Commission, On behalf of Mike Wholley, I hereby request a waiver of Section 13-34 dealing with Double frontage of Lots 1 and 2. Also to the extent Lot 1 could possibly be interpreted as being in violation of Section 18-29 dealing with the shape of lots , I request a waiver. It is my opinion that both of these items are technicalities which I will be glad to defend if considered necessary by any members. Your consideration is appreciated. Sincerely J. Thomas,e, C. L. S. William S. Roudabush, Inc. kw \3NIN( OF ALBEwq GOof A4? 2.r , a7\ �Rctf DEPARTMENT of PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22901-4596 804 296-5823 November 23 , 1983 W. S. Roudabush, Inc 914 Monticello Rd Charlottesville, VA 22901 ATTENTION: MR. TOM GALE RE : Whalley Preliminary Plat Dear Mr . Gale: The Albemarle County Planning Commission, at their meeting of November 22 , 1983 , voted unanimously to defer action on the above referenced preliminary plat until their regularly scheduled meeting on December 20 , 1983 . Please submit five (5) copies of a revised plat to the Planning Department no later than 5 : 00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13 , 1983 . Please note that the Planning Commission discussed but did not grant the requested waiver of Section 18-36 (d) , Private Road Provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance . It was determined at the meeting, if the applicant intends to persue the original preliminary plat, a waiver of Section 18-34 of the Subdivision Ordinance will be necessary. This section states , ."double frontage or reversed frontage lots shall not be permitted except where essential to provide separation of residential development from streets or to overcome disadvantage of topography. " Members of the Planning Commission were concerned about the irregular shape of Lot 1, (see Section 18-29 Shape of lots , Subdivision Ordinance) . The Planning Commission would like the revision to further address the issue of the proposed joint access easement for Lots 3 and 4 from Rt. 682 , and particularly the problem of site distance at the proposed entrance location. Tom Gale Page 2 The Planning Commission meeting of December 20 , 1983 will begin at 7 : 30 p.m. Meeting Room #5/6, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. If you should have any questions , please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Joan Davenport Planner JD/jcw cc: Planning staff Mr. Mike Wholley 110 PHONE 293-4251 977-0205 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, INC. LAND SURVEYORS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ENGINEERS 914 MONTICELLO ROAD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22901 J. THOMAS GALE. C.L.S. JOHN W. GREENE. P.E. November 15, 1983 WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, C.L.S. Waiver Request: Wholly Preliminary Plat Dear Members of the Planning Commission, I hereby request a waiver of section 18 - 36(d) of the subdivision ordinance requesting all lots fronting on a private road to access off the private road. Specifically, it is requested that lots 3 and 4 share a joint entrance off State Route 682 and that all other lots be required to access off of the private road. Mr. Wholly had originally intended for lots 2, 3 and 4 to have sep- arate entrances off State Route 682 and had been under the impres- sion there would be no problem since the lots would not come under the subdivision ordinance if platted separately. However, upon learning of the Highway & Engineering Departments concerns, he has agreed to a joint access for lots 3 and 4 and has added additional land to lot 2 to accommodate private road access. Your consideration is appreciated. Sincerely, J. Thomas Gale William S. Roudabush, Inc. kw prp„;.:-.;-, ED •", 15 1983 PLANNING DEPT. BY A)