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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
ph (434) 296 -5832
fax(434)972 -4012
February 15, 2005
Mr. Hunter McCardle
McKee Carson
301 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ZMA -03 -008 Rio Hills Zoning Map Amendment
Dear Mr. McCardle:
Thank you for your recent letter dated January 31St and the re- submittal of the concept plan
for the above noted application for Tax Map 45 Parcel 94A (Outlot `D'). In order to stay
on track, the revisions which address the comments below must be received by March 1,
2005.
I am providing you with the attached comments from the following departments and
agencies:
Albemarle County Engineering
Albemarle County Current Development
Albemarle County Zoning
With this letter, I am providing the following comments from the Department of Planning
and Community Development. I will forward comments from VDOT and Rivanna Water
& Sewer Authority as soon as I receive them.
Misc. Comments:
Please consider the following: why is the applicant requesting a rezone to the Neighborhood
Model District? You may want to include something regarding previous discussions from
Planning Commission meetings.
Please explain what makes the rental residential units for this project, affordable? Providing
affordable units on this site is recommended. In order to facilitate this, staff will be glad to
assist in setting up a meeting with Ron White, the Director of Housing for the County.
On the plan, I see a total of approximately 7,708 sq. ft. of plaza, and open space for
gathering/landscape. In the Code of Development I see a breakdown for .49 acres of land for
amenities and greenspace. Please label on the plan all the areas, including their square feet that
make up the .49 acres. Please show the location of proposed green spaces and amenities.
4. On the plan you are showing a property line that has not been subdivided yet, please explain
this because some of your landscaping, infrastructure improvements, such as sidewalks, and
stormwater management are overlapping over the property line.
Code of Development — Staff notes the following items:
Architectural and landscape standards:
• Please provide this section of the Code of Development.
Misc.:
• Staff will follow up with you regarding all comments for the permitted uses.
• Requested waivers are being reviewed.
• Please include maximum building heights in the Code of Development.
• Are you providing any setbacks?
Does the applicant anticipate providing proffers?
Additional questions or comments may occur at a future date. If you have questions or
need additional information, please feel free to call me at 296 -5832 x 3250.
Sincerely,
Claudette Grant
Senior Planner
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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To:
Claudette Grant
From:
Bill Fritz
Division:
Current Development
Date:
January 19, 2005
Subject:
ZMA 2003 — 8 Rio Hills Parkside
I have reviewed the above application and have the following comments:
1. The plan does not show the information required by Section 20A5i items 3 and 4
2. The plan shows off site stormwater facilities. It should be verified that they have the necessary
easements.
3. The plan shows off site landscaping. It should be verified that they have the necessary easements.
4. The plan shows off site sidewalks. It should be verified that they have the necessary easements.
5. The plan appears to impact critical slopes. The plan should clearly state that critical slopes do /do not
exists. If critical slopes are to be disturbed a modification for this disturbance should be submitted as
required by Section 4.2.5.
6. Landscaping near the residential units appears to be in the easements that will be needed for water and
sewer.
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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To:
Claudette Grant, Senior Planner
From:
Jan Sprinkle, Chief of Zoning
Division:
Zoning and Current Development
Date:
01/18/2005
Subject: ZMA 2003 -008, Rio Hills NMD
1. Regarding the uses permitted by right: Please have the applicant explain what is intended by his
#1. Are "Commercial and Service Establishments" referring to all the uses listed in section 22.2.1,
23.2.1 and 24.2.1, or is he trying to distinguish between uses in the three districts and not allow
things such as "medical center" or "dwellings" or "stormwater management facilities "? The Code
of Development may only use terms that are identified in the zoning ordinance. In addition, it
should be as clear and concise as possible.
2. "Outdoor storage, display and /or sales..." is a use permitted by special use permit in the NMD,
section 20A.6b. The applicant's reference to when it can be permitted must be removed from the
Code.
3. The applicant's permitted uses #4 and #6 are already listed in section 20A.6a and should be
deleted from the Code of Development.
4. The Rezoning Application Site Concept plan notes the required parking as 43 spaces. By my
calculations, it is 57. [8 dwelling units at 2 spaces each = 16 spaces; plus, 10,176 gsf of offices nets
8141 sf at 1 space per 200 sf = 41 spaces; therefore, 16 + 41 = 57 required parking spaces.] Please
have the applicant change the plan.
5. The parking study that accompanied the application notes 40 spaces for the office use. [We use
standard numeric rounding so the 8140 divided by 200 = 40.7, which rounds to 41 spaces.] With 57
required spaces and 47 provided spaces, there are 10 shared spaces, which is acceptable.
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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
To: Claudette Grant, Senior Planner
From: Allan Schuck, Engineer
Subject: ZMA- 2003 - 00008, Rio Hills - Parkside
Date received: 28 December 2004 (Plan rev. date 22 November 2004)
Date of Comment: 11 January 2005
The zoning map amendment for Rio Hills - Parkside, received on 28 December 2004 has been reviewed.
The engineering review for current development offers the following review comments:
1. It appears that critical slope will be disturbed. The applicant needs to show the critical slope on the
ZMA concept plan. A critical slope waiver will be required for review. The critical slope review can
occur during the ZMA or site plan review.
2. The applicant should show the 20 feet "No Construction Buffer" along the southern property line on
the ZMA concept plan. It was shown on a previous submittal.
3. The internal sidewalks should be a minimum width of five (5) feet. The most recent CG -12 detail
from the VDOT Road and Bridge Standards, 2001 Edition (Page 203.06, insertable sheet A59, rev.
date 03 -03) states a five (5) feet minimum width for sidewalks. "Sidewalks will be designed and
constructed according to VDOT standards unless otherwise provided herein ". [Design Manual, Section
610A]
4. Please label and show the sight distance required as 390' not 350' as currently shown on the plan.
5. An adequate area is shown for a proposed stormwater management area. The downstream pipe
systems from this facility are a concern from a sizing standpoint.
6. The proposed stormwater management facility appears to be located offsite from the site. Any access
or offsite easements for the SWM facility will be reviewed at the preliminary plan submittal.
After preliminary site plan approval, the engineering review for current development needs to review and
approve all applicable items as specified in the Design Standards Manual, section 902, before
recommending tentative approval to the final site plan.
VDOT approval will also be required for final site plans and computations must accompany site plan
submittals.
File: E2 zma ADS 03 -08 Rio Hills