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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Gerald Gatobu, Current Development Project Planner
From: Phil Custer, Current Development engineering review
Date: 10 September 2009
Subject: Harris Garage Site Plan Waiver (SDP- 2009 - 00057)
The first revision of the site plan waiver for Harris Garage, received on 31 August 2009, has been
reviewed. The engineering review for current development can recommend approval to this application
after the following changes:
1. As a condition of the critical slope waiver for this development, the applicant must
provide mitigation planting in all areas within the stream buffer that is not currently
forested. Please submit a WPO application and $85 fee for the review of a mitigation
plan. Please also make the following corrections to the mitigation plan:
- The stream buffer is not accurately represented on this site plan. And, since the
stream buffer is not shown accurately, the mitigated area and number of
required seedlings are not correctly calculated. After measuring the stream
buffer area in the site plan, it appears that 0.18acres can be planted and, at a
density of 1210 stems an acre, the required number of seedlings is 218.
- Whatever the required number of seedlings within the buffer is, please provide a
note stating that half of the mitigation plants must have survived after the first
two growing seasons. The county will hold a bond for 5 years to assure that this
minimum number of plants survives.
- Please specify on the plan the species and height of the seedlings to be planted
for mitigation.
- Please provide a rough cost estimate for the purchase and labor of planting of
these seedlings so that it can be bonded.
(Rev. 1) The applicant has filed a request to amend the condition placed on the property
owner when the critical slope waiver was approved during the review of the SP.
Engineering review of this request will be provided in a separate memo to the planner.
The buffer is still not shown accurately. All stream buffers are 100ft on both sides of
the stream, not 100ft total. The 0.18 acres I had calculated before was the area within
this buffer on the property excluding the existing forested portion. If the treeline or
stream is not shown accurately, the survey file should be updated to match the existing
site conditions.
2. (Rev. 1) Comment has been addressed.
3. (Rev. 1) Comment has been addressed.
4. (Rev. 1) Comment has been addressed.
File: E2_spw_PBC_sdp200900057.doc