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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201200010 Review Comments Final Plat 2012-03-28_ p County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 Phone 434 - 296 -5832 Memorandum To: Scott Collins (scott @collins - engineering.com) From: Ellie Ray, PLA, Senior Planner Division: Planning Date: February 3, 2012 Revl: March 28, 2012 Subject: SUB 2012— 00010 Old Trail Creekside III, Phase 2 - Final Fax 434 - 972 -4126 The County of Albemarle Planning Division will approve the plat referenced above once the following comments 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, which is to the Subdivision /Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.] 1. [Comment] Please provide a summary of the overall Creekside project (each phase and total) that indicates total acreage, as well as the breakdown of acreage in lots, open space (required and provided), and right -of -way. The summary should also include acreage dedicated to the County, number of lots, and density. Revl: Comment not fully addressed. See email sent 3/27/12 for further information. 2. [Comment & 13.3] Provide information regarding bonus factors and approved /proposed density on the Cover Sheet. It appears the approved density of 1.26 DU /AC is exceeded with the addition of this phase; please verify and correct, if necessary. Revl: Comment addressed. 3. [Comment] Land intended for dedication to the County on previous plats hasn't in fact been dedicated. There also appear to be some discrepancies as to the areas that were approved for dedication versus what is shown on the plats. We should schedule a meeting to discuss this and develop a plan for moving forward. Revl: Comment not fully addressed; a meeting may be necessary to work out the minor discrepancies between the areas approved for Dedication to the County shown on the preliminary plat and what is shown on final plats. There should also be a provision for providing a trail easement should the applicant maintain ownership of the SWM facility as requested in Engineering comments. 4. [Comment] Include all easement and utility notes shown on previous phase plats. Revl: Comment not fully addressed. The previous plats included notations that waterline and sewer line easements were to be dedicated to the Albemarle County Service Authority; please add this information as not all easements shown are properly labeled. 5. [Comment] The `Common Area' on this plat is labeled as `Tree Preservation Area' on the approved preliminary plat; please clarify. Revl: Comment addressed; however, please also provide a Conservation Plan Checklist on the WPO application plan set. 6. [14- 302(A) 4 & 5] Private & Public easements. Label all existing easements with the deed book, page number and owner of record. Label all proposed easements with the intended owner, or provide notes clarifying ownership. For example, who is the variable grading easement dedicated to? Rev1: Comment not addressed. The deed book and page number for easements `in the process of being recorded' (as noted in the comment response letter) will need to be provided before the County will grant approval of this plat. Owner of record must also be provided for all existing and `in process' easements, as well as the intended owner of all proposed easements. 7. [14- 302(A) 4 & 5] Private & Public easements. The landscape and sidewalk easements from previous phases don't appear to extend into this phase; please add the appropriate easements. Rev1: Comment not addressed. As sidewalks and planting strips are required on both sides of each new street in the development areas, the easement should be shown on both sides of the street (see 14 -422). If a waiver of the sidewalk requirement was previously granted, please provide documentation. A maintenance agreement must also be submitted for County review (see 14 -317). 8. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. List the number of proposed lots on the Cover Sheet. Rev1: Comment addressed. 9. [14- 302(A)9] Building sites on proposed lots. Please provide the minimum size building site provided on each lot or provide a 'typical' diagram of the building sites indicating the minimum size. An example diagram can be provided upon request. A note regarding compliance with section 18.4.2.1 is also required. Rev1: Comment not addressed. The typical building site diagram must include the dimensions of a `typical' structure footprint, and the minimum square footage for each building site calculated from the typical footprint and the required setback dimensions. This diagram must also include a note certifying that the building site indicated on each lot contains at least this minimum square footage. 10. [14- 302(A)11] Instrument creating property proposed for subdivision. The instrument provided for TMP 55- 78 refers to it as a 46.039 acre parcel, while County records indicate a 36.067 acre parcel. Please provide the most recent instrument for this parcel. Rev1: Comment addressed. The instrument was not attached as indicated in the comment response letter, but it is noted on the Sheet 2 with the residue acreage of TMP 55 -78. 11. [14- 302(A)14] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. Provide the location, acreage, and current owner of all land intended to be dedicated in fee or reserved for public use, or to be reserved in a deed for the common use of lot owners in the subdivision. The 'Common Area' appears to be a portion of the project that what was intended to be dedicated to the County in order to achieve the approved bonus density; please clarify and add any necessary notes. Rev1: Comment not fully addressed. See comment # 3 for further information. Additionally, there is a notation on the cover regarding `common area' of 2.881 acres, while on sheet 2 there is an area labeled `open space' with no acreage reference. Please clarify if these are the same areas; and if so, use `open space' as consistent terminology. The term `common area' generally refers to land to be held in common by the lot owners in the subdivision; since this land will be dedicated to the County, `open space' is more appropriate. 12. [14- 302(6)1] General information. Add the sheet number on sheet 3. Rev1: Comment addressed. However, now there is no scale provided; please revise. 13. [14- 302(6)7] Keservofr watershed. Revise the note regarding the watershed to read, 'this property is located within the Lickinghole Creek water supply protection area'. Rev1: Comment addressed. 14. [14- 303(C)] Boundary lines. Show and label all existing boundary lines to clarify the location of this phase within the existing parcel. Provide dimensions on all open space boundary lines. Rev1: Comment addressed. 15. [14- 303(D)] Acreage of lots. Please provide the acreage of the existing parcel and the residue after this phase of the subdivision. Rev1: Comment addressed. 16. [14- 303(G)] Ownership of common areas. As indicated under land to be dedicated in fee or reserved' above, please clarify the ownership of the `Common Area' and add any necessary notes to both the plat and the Cover Sheet. Any land intended to be dedicated to the County should be labeled `Hereby dedicated to Albemarle County' with the corresponding acreage. Rev1: Comment not fully addressed. See #11 above; the terms `common area' & `open space' are still both being used. 17. [14- 303(H)] Moiiu „c„rs. rrovide the location and material of all permanent reverence monuments. Rev1: Comment addressed. 18. [14- 303(1)] Bearing and distance ties. Provide a definite bearing and distance tie between not less than two permanent monuments on the exterior boundary of the property. Rev1: Comment addressed. 19. [14- 303(M)] Street names. One of the proposed street names is not valid; please see the comment provided by Andy Slack (E911) for further information. Rev1: Comment addressed. 20. [14- 303(N)] Statement pertaining to private streets. Note #16 on the Cover Sheet indicates that the streets in this subdivision are intended to be private. If private streets are proposed, please see the next comment. If public streets are proposed, please remove Note #16 and replace it with a note dedicating the streets to public use. Rev1: Comment addressed; no private streets are proposed. 21. [14 -306] Private streets information. Clarify if authorization for any private streets is being requested. If authorization for one or more private streets is requested and has not been previously approved as provided by section 14 -234, the subdivider shall submit with each preliminary plat or, if none, with each final plat, the information required to support authorization under the applicable requirements of sections 14 -232, 14 -233 and 14- 234(A). Rev1: Comment addressed; no private streets are proposed. 22. [14- 303(S)] Control points. Provide at least four (4) control points, evenly distributed across the property and located at survey property corners, and shown on each sheet depicting the property. At the option of the subdivider, the control points may be shown on a copy of the final plat, rather than on the original final plat. Rev1: Comment addressed. 23. [13.3] Area and bulk regulations. It appears Lot 37 may not meet the minimum width requirement of 80'; please verify. Rev1: Comment addressed; Lot 37 is no longer included in this plat submittal. 24. [13.4.1] Environmental standards. For your reference, street trees are required to be shown on the road plans for this development to meet the requirement for bonus density. Rev1: Comment addressed. 25. [2.2.3] Minimum open space required. As mentioned above, please provide a table on the cover sheet indicating the required and provided open space for each phase and a tabulation of the project as a whole. Rev1: Comment not fully addressed. See email sent 3/27/12 for further information. 26. [14- 409(6)] Extension of streets. All public streets within a subdivision shall be extended and constructed to the abutting property lines to provide vehicular and pedestrian interconnections to future development on adjoining lands, terminating within the subdivision with a temporary turnaround. The arrangement of the public streets shall provide adequate access to adjoining lands within the subdivision where necessary to provide for the orderly development of the county including, but not limited to, reserving temporary construction easements of sufficient area to accommodate the future completion of the street when the adjoining lands are developed. With the addition of this phase, please reserve the future right -of -way for connection to Route 691. Rev1: Comment addressed; determined not to be required. 27. [4.6.1(c)] Frontage and lot width measurements. Revise the setback /yard lines shown on Lots 22 & 23 to establish the depth of all rear yards to where the minimum lot width is achievable. 28. [14 -317] Instrument evidencing maintenance of certain improvements. If the subdivision will contain one (1) or more improvements that are not to be maintained by the county or any authority or other public agency, the subdivider shall submit with the final plat an instrument assuring the perpetual maintenance of the improvement. This section applies to sidewalk maintenance as well as the maintenance of any other required improvement that will be privately maintained. 29. [Comment] It appears that the proposed trail location does not connect with sections of trail approved /constructed with previous phases; this trail system should be interconnected as indicated on the approved preliminary plat. 30. [Comment] As provided in Engineering comments, Deeds of Easement for the public drainage easements must be approved by the County Attorney's Office and recorded with this plat. 31. [Comment] This plat cannot be approved until ACSA, Engineering, and VDOT complete their reviews and grant their approval. Inspections, Fire /rescue, and E911 have reviewed the plat and have no objections. Please contact Ellie Ray in the Planning Division by using eray(LDalbemarle.org or 434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3432 for further information.