HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201200091 Review Comments Preliminary Plat 2012-08-22 (6)County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Mike Myers
From: Megan Yaniglos- Senior Planner
Division: Planning Services
Date: August 21, 2012
Subject: SDP201200046 and SUB2012 -091 Cascadia- Preliminary Site Plan and Preliminary
Subdivision Plat
The Planner for the Planning Services 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. [Code of Development; page4] Show building footprints and all parking areas.
2. [32.5.6] Show all dimensions. Dimension the width of lots, sidewalks, streets, pavement
width, lengths, driveways, parking spaces, travelways, landscaping strip etc. Most of
these are missing from the sheets. They should show up on all sheets.
3. [32.5.6] Show all setbacks and build to lines on the lots.
4. [Code of Development] Provide the table shown on page 14 in the Code- amenity areas
chart and state how much is proposed vs. required.
5. [32.5.6(1)] Show all easements for all utilities on all the sheets.
6. [32.5.6(1)] Is it possible to locate the storm sewer under the road instead of along the road
and in the planting strip? Have the sewer in the planting strip in almost the whole length
of the proposed roads will prevent any street trees from being planted in the planting
strip.
7. [Code of Development] Show the trails /greenway in Block 6.
8. [Code of Development] Show the conservation preservation areas
9. [32.5.6] All alleyways must be a minimum of 20' in pavement width per the State Fire
Code.
10. [32.5.6] Show driveways in Block 7 townhouses.
11. [Proffer # 1 A(1)] If any single family lots are affordable note on preliminary plat. Along
this same line provide an Affordable Housing table so that tracking can be done to ensure
that the proffer is being met with each plan.
12. [Proffer #3] Show the required 30' wide easement that is described in proffer #3. It
appears that a 10' trail is being provided in this general area, however a 30' easement
needs to be provided.
13. [Proffer #2] Need to dedicate 20' of public right of way with first subdivision plat. Show
this dedication on the preliminary.
14. [Proffer #5(A)] Show all proposed streets, building sites, surface drainage, driveways,
trails and other features that the County Engineer determines are needed to verify that the
Plant satisfies the requirements of this proffer.
15. [Proffer #5(G)] All driveways in front of garages need to be 18' in length.
16. [Code of Development; page 251 Show the buffer between Cascadia and Fontana.
17. [32.5.6] Provide the street sections that are in the Code of Development in the plan set.
Also, provide the street table in the plan that is on page 21 in the COD.
18. [32.5.6] Extend Summit Park Circle to the property line.
19. [Code of Development; Page 251 Surface Parking Areas with 4 or more spaces shall be
relegated to the side or rear of buildings. Revise the Community Center to meet this
requirement.
20. [Code of Development; Page 25] Provide a screening fence and detail for the loading
area.
Please contact Megan Yaniglos at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext.
3004 for further information.