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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Scott Collins (SCOTT @COLLINS- ENGINEERING.COM)
From: Megan Yaniglos- Senior Planner
Division: Zoning & Current Development
Date: August 15, 2011
Subject: SDP201100051 Belvedere Town Center- Final Site Plan
The Planner for the Zoning & Current Development Division of the Albemarle County
Department Community Development will recommend approve the plan referred to above when
the following items have been satisfactorily addressed. (The following comments are those that
have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated
based on further review.) [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference to the
Albemarle County Code.]
1. [32.7.9] One of the sugar maples in the parking lot is within the sewer easement, move so
that this tree is out of the easement.
2. [Code of Development; Page 29] Landscaping is required for the townhouse units. Less
than 30' in front yard width requires 1 deciduous tree and 5 shrubs. Provide the required
landscaping to meet this requirement.
3. [32.7.9.9 (a)] Revise the tree canopy calculations. The tree canopy shall only include
areas of coverage by plan material exceeding five (5) feet in height at maturity of ten (10)
years after planting. Some of the material in the calculations will be less than 10 feet and
therefore cannot be included in the tree canopy requirement calculation.
4. [32.7.9] The scale on the title block of the landscape plan is incorrect. Revise to be
F'=30'.
5. [32.6.6.6 (j)] Provide more information for the lighting fixtures. Will they be full cut off?
The cut sheets do not state that the proposed lights are full cut off.
6. [32.5.6] The shared parking agreement has not been approved yet. Revise the note on the
coversheet to include what is being proposed. Amount of parking required, amount of
parking provided, amount shared (percentage), etc.
Response to Variation Request: Letter Dated June 2, 2011
1. Provide sections that ensure that units 1 -10 will have a "face" to Belvedere Circle.
Provide a detail for the proposed fence, what will the materials be? What will it look
like? Also move the fence back and provide some low shrubs in the front, facing
Belvedere Circle. (Comment #1 from June letter)
2. The parking lot islands in front of the sidewalk in front of Buildings 1 and 6 have not
been sufficiently landscaped. Provide a large deciduous tree, and low shrubs in both
islands. (Comment #3 from June letter)
3. The parking lot island for Phase III is not heavily landscaped. Provide additional
landscaping. (Comment #4 from June letter.)
4. There is a tall retaining wall precluding future access from Belvedere Way to the Brown
parcel. This access must be maintained. (Comment #8 from June letter.)
Please contact Megan Yaniglos at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext.
3004 for further information.