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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Memorandum
To: Commonwealth Land Surveying, LLC (melodybah(c-)aol.com )
From: Ellie Ray, CLA, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: November 2, 2012
Subject: SUB 201200122 Belvedere Town Center Phase I - Final
Fax 434 - 972 -4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will recommend approval of 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. [14- 302(A)9] Building sites on proposed lots. Add a note stating that each lot contains a building site that
complies with section 4.2.1 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance.
2. [14- 302(B)l] General information. It appears that this submittal is not printed to scale. When the signature
copy is submitted, it must be a properly scaled plat.
3. [14- 302(8)8] Yards. Townhomes in Belvedere Town Center have a minimum front setback of 8' and a
maximum setback of 16'. Please remove the "B.T.L." references and either label the graphic lines shown as
`minimum' and `maximum', or provide a note on the cover with this information.
4. [14- 303(D)] Acreage of lots. Provide the acreage of the private right -of -way. Will this plat also subdivide
the area labeled "Phase III "? If so, please label as such and provide the parcel acreage.
5. [14- 303(H)] Monuments. Indicate the location and material of all permanent reference monuments.
Monuments found or installed prior to plat recordation may be referred to if they are permanent and
undisturbed. If any monument required by this chapter will be installed after recordation of the final plat, the
certification of the professional engineer or land surveyor shall so note.
6. [14- 303(1)] Bearing and distance ties. Provide a definite bearing and distance tie between not less than two
(2) permanent monuments on the exterior boundary of the property and further tie to existing street
intersection where possible and reasonably convenient.
7. [14- 303(L)] Public utility, drainage and sight distance easements. Verify that all public utility, drainage, and
sight distance easements outside of a street right -of -way are shown on the plat. Include the location and
dimensions of each easement with a note stating the deed book and page number.
8. [14- 303(M)] Street names. Provide the name of each proposed street. See comment from Andy Slack
(E911) for more information.
9. [14- 303(N)] Statement pertaining to private streets. If the subdivision will contain one or more private
streets, add the following statement: "The streets in this subdivision may not meet the standards for
acceptance into the secondary system of state highways and will not be maintained by the Virginia
Department of Transportation or the County of Albemarle."
10. [14- 303(Q)] Water supply. Add a statement as to whether the subdivision will be served by a public water
supply and a public sewer system.
11. [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. It appears that
only three are shown, and only on one sheet. 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.
12. [14 -317 & Condition of Preliminary Approval] Instrument evidencing maintenance of certain
improvements. An instrument for the maintenance of privately owned improvements was submitted and
forwarded to the County Attorney's office. It is currently under review, and any comments /edits will be
forwarded once received.
13. [Comment] The 20' Alley Access Easement is not 20'; L34 is listed in the line table as being 20' long and it
extends beyond the "20' Alley Access Easement" line. This easement must be at least 20'; please revise.
14. [Comment] Please add a note to the Cover Sheet that references the ZMA associated with this parcel
(ZMA200400007).
15. [Comment] This plat cannot be approved until all reviewers grant their approval. Inspections, VDOT, Fire
rescue, ACSA and Engineering have completed their reviews and have no objections. E911 comments
have been provided. Road bonds must also be posted prior to Final Plat approval.
Please contact Ellie Ray in the Planning Division by using eray(LDalbemarle.org or 434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3432 for
further information.