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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
October 19, 2012
Scott Collins, P.E.
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett St. Suite K
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SUB- 201100111 Belvedere Phase 2 — Preliminary Plat
Mr. Collins:
The Department of Community Development hereby grants administrative approval to the above referenced
preliminary subdivision plat.
The preliminary plat is valid for five (5) years from the date it is approved, pursuant to Section 14 -228 of
Chapter 14 of the Albemarle County Code, provided that the subdivider submits a final plat for all or a portion
of the property within one (1) year (October 19, 2013) of the approval as provided in section 14 -221, and
thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final plat. After three (3) years (October 19, 2015) following
preliminary plat approval, the agent may, after ninety (90) days' written notice provided by certified mail to the
subdivider, revoke the approval upon a specific finding of facts that the subdivider failed to diligently pursue
approval of the final plat. The failure to officially submit a final plat as provided in section 14 -221 within the
one (1) year period shall render the approval of the preliminary plat null and a new application must be filed and
processed.
Please address all of the requirements and conditions listed below and submit eight (8) tentative plat copies to
the Department of Community Development. This letter must be submitted with the tentative plats, as a
checklist, to document that you have addressed all requirements or conditions, or the tentative plat will be
denied.
Erosion and Sediment Control, BMP Stormwater Management, and road plans with the associated applications
and fees must also be submitted with the eight (8) tentative Plats.
Once the tentative plat is submitted and reviewed, you will receive comments from all
departments /divisions /agencies that have made comment on the tentative plat. Any further responses
must be made directly to each department /division /agency that has further comment. After all
aforementioned departments /divisions /agencies have granted a tentative approval, you must verify with
the Planner that you may submit the final plat mylar or other media original and any remaining fees to
the Department of Community Development. Assuming that the final plat reflects all tentative approvals,
signing of the plat will occur within four days.
The final plat will be subject to all final plat requirements (Subdivision Ordinance Section 14.206), in. addition
to the following conditions.
The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final plat for signature until
tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained. The,final plat shall not be signed until the
following conditions are met:
Planning approval to include:
❑ [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Revise the minimum development density note to indicate 75 dwelling
units, not 74.
❑ [14- 302(B)8] Yards. Show both the minimum and maximum front setbacks on all lots. Lots 177 -181
are missing the 16' maximum setback line.
❑ [Code of Development] & [14- 302(A)14] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. Update Table 4 to
reflect the changes to all green space and amenities requirements as approved with Variation #45. This
shall include the following:
a) The 0.07 acre reduction of'Park E', now 0.53 acres.
b) The 1.15 acre reduction of 'Park G', now 0.75 acres.
c) The 1.26 acre addition to 'Open. Space Block 9', now 1.76 acres.
d) The 0.02 acre increase in the 'Block 9, Preservation Easement' conservation area, now 0.09
acres.
e) The .0.17 acres increase in the 'Block 9, Preservation Easement' preservation area, now 0.8
acres.
f) The updated Table 4 showing only the changes listed above must be provided as part of an
updated Belvedere Code of Development and Application Plan reflecting all variations approved
since February 2, 2010 (the latest Code revision date) comprehensively prior to Final Plat
approval.
g) Prior to final subdivision plat approval for Belvedere Phase 2, a landscape plan must be
provided for the required amenity areas shown on the general development plan and described
in the code of development. The plan must show the minimum features as required by the
Belvedere Code of Development for Parks E (Dabney Park) and G (Griffen Park).
❑ [Code of Development] Correct the table provided to track minimum and maximum residential
densities and unit types to reflect the accurate number of SFA and Apts /MF in Block 2. The table
currently indicates 25 SFA and 296 Apts /MF, but the maximum SFA for this block is 19. Per a Zoning
determination dated February 8, 2011, six (6) units within Buildings 12 and 13 in The Reserve at
Belvedere are considered multifamily dwellings units for zoning purposes. Therefore, these figures
should be revised to 19 SFA and 302 Apts /MF.
❑ [Code of Development] Plat/Road Plans and Table 8 must reflect the changes to all road sections as
approved with Variation #48. This shall include the following:
a) Road G (Colbert Street) - Section (4) total r/w width has been revised from 52' to 53'. Face of
curb to face of curb dimension of 28' does not change. Design speed is changed from 20 mph
to 25 mph. Parking is allowed on one side.
b) Road X (Griffen Grove) and Road R (Dabney Grove) (not designated in original rezoning plan)
have been designed with a 32' f /c -f /c, and a 57' R/W. Design speed is 25 mph with parking
allowed on both sidest.
c) Roads H (Barnett Street) and I (Shelton Street) have been designed to conform to a modified
version of section (5) with a r/w of 57' and a f/c — f/c width of 32'. Design speed has been
changed from 20 mph to 25 mph.
d) Road D (Farrow Road) - Section (6) from the rezoning plan has been revised to 34' f /c -f /c and
59' RAN. The proposed section now allows parking.on both sides of the road. On- street
parking bumpouts have been removed from the plan.
e) An updated Table 8 showing all of the changes listed above must be provided as part of an
updated Code of Development and Application Plan reflecting all variations approved since
February 2, 2010 (the latest Code revision date) comprehensively prior to Final Plat approval.
f) Shift the Phase line for Phase 2 to include the entire R/W for Road I, including the planting strip
and sidewalk.
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❑ [Code of Development] The Final Plat(s), Road Plans, WPO application and any other applications
necessary for completion of Phase 2 of Belvedere must conform with variations #45 and #48, and the
associated conditions, as approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 3, 2012.
Engineering approval to include:
❑ A road plan must be approved and bonded. In the road plan, streets with parking allowed on only one
side of the road will need to relocate the crown of the street between the two travel lanes, not the center
of the street, and show "no parking" signs every 100ft. With a full review, the traffic distributions
through the site will be evaluated. I suspect a greater amount of traffic from offsite projects and future
phases will travel on Road D and an upgrade to its pavement strength will likely be needed.
❑ A stormwater plan must be approved. At the time that a complete stormwater plan is submitted, the
reviewing engineer will evaluate whether lots 182 -191 must be treated by the conversion of the
sediment trap or basin that will be needed in and behind lot 185 to protect the first phase of construction.
❑ An erosion and sediment control plan. must be approved.
❑ An overlot grading plan must be approved. As previously discussed, retaining walls are permitted as
long as they are proposed only on one individual single family home lot at corners or open space parcels
and are tiered. A complete review of the overlot grading plan will. occur with the review of the
construction plan.
Please contact Glenn Brooks at 29675832 ext. 3273 if you have questions or require additional information.
Fire & Rescue approval to include:
❑ Turning Radii shall not be less than 25 feet
❑ Fire Hydrant spacing shall be 500 feet per travelway
❑ Roads with parking on one side shall be marked as per Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention code for fire
lanes. VSFPC D103.6
Please contact Robbie Gilmer at 296 -5833 if you have questions or require additional information.
VDOT approval to include:
❑ Alleys that are proposed to be 14 feet wide still need to meet the minimum width requirements in the
VDOT Road Design Manual. I sent an e -mail to the applicant on 7 -13 -2012 stating that the reduction of
width from the 24 feet for local roads can be reduced to 20 feet for one way traffic flow. I do not see
that these alleys will be one way traffic flow and need to meet the minimum width requirements.
❑ The street width for Farrow Drive is fine at 34 feet but will need to continue that width to the
intersection with Butler Street. Right of Way along lot 182 and Dabney Park may need to be adjusted.
Please contact Joel DeNunzio at 422 -9373 if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
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Ellie Carter Ray, PLA
Senior Planner, Planning Division
File: SUB- 201100111— Belvedere Phase 2— Preliminary Subdivision Plat
Cc: Owner:
Belvedere Station Land Trust
2421 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903