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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202300017 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2023-05-12County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 401 McIntire Road, North Wing -_ Charlottesville, VA22902-4579 MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Jeremy Fox Timmons Group 608 Preston Ave., Suite 200 Charlottesville, VA 22903 ieremy.fox@timmons.com FROM: Andy Reitelbach, Senior Planner DATE: May 12, 2023 RE: SDP2023-00017 Old Trail Block 26 Final Site Plan phone:434-296-5832 www.albemarle.org The Planner for the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department of Community Development will recommend approval of 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.] Remaining comments from SDP2022-00053 are listed first. New comments from the review of SDP2023-00017 follow. Comments from SDP2022-00053 - Old Trail Block 26 Initial Site Plan Action Letter: The original comments from the review and action letter for SDP2022-00053 are in gray font. Follow-up comments from the review of the final site plan, SDP2023-00017, are in bolded black font. Please address these follow-up comments as well. 1. [ZMA2015-00001] The final site plan must demonstrate conformance with the application plan and Code of Development approved by the Board of Supervisors with the zoning map amendment request ZMA2015-00001. Comment applies until final approval is granted. 2. [General Comment] The final site plan must demonstrate conformance with all requirements of Section 18-32.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. The checklist for the initial site plan requirements is helpful as a good place to start. That checklist can be found at the following link: https://www.albemarle.org/home/showpublisheddocument/1014/637540811404730000. Comment applies until final approval is granted. 3. [General Comment] An easement plat will be required. If subdivision is proposed, a subdivision plat will also be required. These two plats need to be submitted as two separate applications. The easement plat must be approved prior to approval of a site plan, and the site plan must be approved prior to approval of the subdivision plat. Summary of the order of approval of administrative review applications: Comment still applies. Staff acknowledges that the road plans and the final site plan have been submitted and are under review. a. Road Plans b. Easement Plat c. Final Site Plan d. Final Subdivision Plat 4. [32.5.2(a)] Provide on the cover sheet the application number assigned to this plan: SDP2022-0005' Updated Comment: The application number assigned to the final site plan is SDP2023-00017. Add this number to the cover sheet of the final site plan set. 5. [32.5.2(a)] Include on the cover sheet all parcels that are included in this plan. With 9.69 acres of disturbance, there are more parcels included than just the one listed (55E-01-26-0). At a minimum, it appears that TMP 55E-01-6B-0 is also part of this proposal. Why is the total of the limits of disturbance greater than the acreage of the parcels? It does not appear that there is any off -site disturbance that would increase the size above that of the parcel acreage. On Sheet C0.0, revise the "Total Parcel Areas' to include the parcels affected by this site plan. According to the plan, it appears that there are two parcels affected: TMP 55E-01-26-0 and TMP 55-E01-613-0. Additionally, the "Limits of Disturbance" should be the acreage of the areas disturbed. According to the plan, it appears that the entire TMP 55E-01-26-0 is disturbed, as well as a portion of TMP 55E-01-6B-0 and some of the right-of-way. Lastly, "Tax Map Parcel" includes information for TMP 55E-01-6A-0 listed. It does not appear that this parcel is affected in the plan submitted. Revise accordingly. 6. [32.5.2(b)] Provide dimensions for the on -street parking spaces along Road A. Section 18-4.12.16(c)2 requires parallel spaces to be a minimum of 9 feet wide. The 7-ft. width provided is not sufficient. Revise the note on the cover sheet to replace "Road A" with the proposed name of the street. 7. [32.5.2(i)] Road A needs to be labelled as a "Private Street," as it is providing frontage to Lots 1-26. The word "street" still needs to be added, to differentiate it from alleys or other types of private right-of-way. 8. [32.5.2(i)] Planting strips must be provided on both sides of Road A. No special exception has been approved waiving the planting strip requirements alone this road. Identify the width of the planting strip provided on the south side of Somertrees Avenue. 9. [32.5.20); 32.5.2 (k)] Label all existing and proposed water, sewer, and storm drainage easements by type and include a size/width measurement. For existing easements, state the deed book and page of the recorded instrument. For proposed easements, an easement plat will need to be submitted, reviewed, approved, and recorded at the courthouse prior to approval of the final site plan being granted. Work with the Engineering division on any necessary stormwater management and drainage easements. If subdivision is not proposed, then a plat vacating the common property line to combine the two parcels into one will also be needed. Easement plat will be required to be submitted for review and approval prior to approval of the final site plan. 10. [32.5.2 (1)] Label all existing and proposed utility easements by type and include a size/width measurement. For existing easements, state the deed book and page of the recorded instrument. For proposed easements, an easement plat will need to be submitted. reviewed, approved, and recorded at the courthouse prior to approval of the final site plan being granted. Easement plat will be required to be submitted for review and approval prior to approval of the final site plan. 11. [32.5.2(n)] Provide the locations and dimensions of all existing and proposed improvements on the site, including the following: a. Walkways. i. The sidewalk along Golf Drive needs to be eight feet in width (seepage 8 of the COD). Label the width of this sidewalk on the layout plan. b. What is the large concrete plaza for, located between Open Space A and Open Space B? Is this to be used for the mailboxes? Where will the mailbox location be? c. Driveways i. Provide dimensions of all driveways and garages so that staff can determine if they meet the requirements to qualify as parking spaces. Individual parking spaces must be 9'x18', so any double garage or driveway must be at least 18'x18'. The driveway parking areas cannot intrude onto the alley ways or sidewalks. Driveways have to be at least 18 feet in width to accommodate two parking spaces. Either reduce the parking calculations on the cover sheet to one space per driveway, or widen the driveways to 18 feet. In addition, provide the length/depth of the driveways. They must be at least 18 feet deep to accommodate parking spaces. Several driveways (e.g., Lot 40, Lot 9) do not appear to be 18 feet deep. 12. [32.5.2(p)] Provide a landscaping plan that complies with Section 18-32.7.9 of the Zoning Ordinance, including the tree conservation checklist if proposed, as well as any relevant conditions of the approved rezoning: a. Street trees are calculated inclusively, so there needs to be +1 tree added to each side of each street requiring trees. The first tree is planted at 0 feet, and then every 50 feet from that. b. The street tree calculations also need to include Golf Drive, Addle Hill Road, Ashlar Avenue, and Road A. Provide the street tree calculations on the landscaping plan for each of the streets, including length of the street, the number of trees provided, and the number of trees required. c. Existing trees in existing planting strips may be able to count for required street trees, depending on their species and size; however, those trees need to be identified and included in the calculations. d. The street trees need to be more evenly distributed along each side of the streets, as well as more evenly spaced along the length of each street. (For example, street trees need to be provided along the Golf Drive side of Lot 44, the Addle Hill Road side of Lot 1, all along both sides of Road A, and on the Orion Lane sides of Lots 12, 26, and 39.) e. Street trees need to be located within planting strips, not within private lots. The trees in front of lots 40-44 are not in the planting strip. Any required street trees located in private lots will need to be included in landscaping easements. f. Planting strips must be provided on both sides of Road A. No special exception has been approved waiving the planting strip requirements along this road. Identify the width of the planting strip on the south side of Road A/Somertrees Avenue. g. New Comment: The tree canopy calculations need to cover the entire site. Why were the calculations changed from the initial site plan? Use the calculations from the initial site plan, and provide trees accordingly. 13. [ZMA2015-00001] The approved rezoning requires affordable dwelling units to be provided. Identify those units on the site plan. In addition, include the affordable unit language from the proffers in the site plan. 7 affordable units are required in this block, based on 44 units constructed. Revise the calculations and either provide additional units or demonstrate that the banked units can accommodate the three -unit difference. 14. [ZMA2015-00001] Provide an updated chart for Old Trail to include this phase, identifying the number of residential units provided in each block, as well as the number of affordable units, for staff to ensure the proffered requirements are continuing to be met. Also, provide an updated chart for the green/open spaces in Old Trail to include the proposed new areas in this block. Revise the open space calculations in the chart The chart says that there is a 2-acre pocket park provided. However, the cover sheet indicates that there is only 1.07 acres of open space. In addition, open spaces A and B together are less than one acre. Where is the additional open space located? 15. [General Comment] Please note that additional comments may be provided with the re -submissions and reviews of the final site plan for this project depending on revisions that are made. Comment still applies. New Comments - Old Trail Block 26 Final Site Plan (SDP2023-00017): 1. [General Comment] The signature line for the Health Department needs to be removed from the signature panel on the cover sheet. Please contact Andy Reitelbach in the Department of Community Development at areitelbach@albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3261 for further information. Comments from Other Reviewing Departments and Agencies Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) Emily Cox, ecox20albemarle.ore - Requested changes; see the attached memo. �$ County of Albemarle m COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Memorandum To: Andy Reitelbach From: Emily Cox Date: 5/10/2023 Subject: Old Trail Block 26 Final Site Plan (SDP202300017) 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone: 434-296-5832 WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG The Old Trail Block 26 Final Site Plan has been reviewed by Engineering. The following comments will need to be addressed before approval: 1. WPO202200034 VSMP Plan must be approved before the final site plan can be approved. 2. The Road Plan, SUB202200133, must be approved and built or bonded before the final site plan can be approved. 3. Easement plat must be submitted and recorded before final site plan approval. 4. Subdivision plat cannot be recorded until the road plan is built or bonded. 5. Sight distance easements are necessary for sight lines outside of the right-of-way. 6. Please show calculations to show the proposed easement widths match the necessary storm easement widths per the Albemarle County Design Standards Manual. 7. Please show cross section/design for swales that drain into storm inlets 204 and 128.