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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Scott Collins
From: Christopher P. Perez- Senior Planner
Division: Planning Services
Date: March 20, 2013
Subject: SUB2012000028 Lochlyn Hill - Preliminary Plat
The Planner for the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department Community
Development will recommend approval of the plat referred 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.]
[Chapter 18 Section 15.3] It appears this development intends to utilize Bonus Density
calculations for Conventional Development by providing Affordable Housing; however,
Lots 19 — 20 and A -G do not meet the minimum square footage (7,260SF) requirements
for the zoning district (R -4) utilizing the Bonus Density for Conventional Development.
Revise appropriately.
2. [14 -404A and 404D] Single point of access. The single point of access for Lots 15 — 20 is
Vegas Court, an existing state road; however, per chapter 14 section 404A these lots must
be served by a street established at the time of the subdivision. In order to move forward
as designed a 14 -404 waiver must be requested/processed. Please follow the procedures
outlined in chapter 14 section 404D for waiver request requirements. Notably this waiver
is acted on by the Agent.
3. [14 -413, 14 -410H, 14 -422] Sidewalks. Vegas Court is proposed to be the primary access
for Lots 15 -20, thus sidewalks shall be provided on this section of Vegas Court to provide
access to the Common Area Open Space. Please be advised that per discussions with the
Agent these sidewalks will likely be a condition of approval of the 14 -404 waiver.
4. [14 -106, 14 -2341 As depicted the access for Lots 7 -9 does not qualify as a "shared
driveway." Per definition shared driveways only serve two lots; currently this access
serves 3 lots. If the design remains, a private street shall be requested and the street shall
be revised to meet private road standards.
5. [14- 302(A)6] Shared driveways. While not applicable if /when redesigned, Shared
Driveway easements must be a minimum of 20' in width. Revise.
6. [14 -404A] Single point of access. Each lot, other than a corner lot within the
development areas, shall have reasonable access to the building site from only one street,
shared driveway or alley established at the same time as the subdivision... As such if the
design remains the same, provide a note on the plat that states Lots 7 -9 shall not be
provided access along the frontage of their property on Pen Park Lane, rather they shall
utilize the "Private Road ". Also, provide a note on the plat which prohibits Lot 15 from
utilizing the "Private Road ".
7. [14 -404A] Single point of access. If the design of the lots remains the same, also provide
a similar note as mentioned above for Lot 20, to assure that the lot does not gain access
across the 20' Emergency Access Road which runs alongside the property.
[4.6.3] Street line for measurement of required yards adjacent to streets. Required
yards and setbacks shall be measured from a line equidistant from the public
street or private road right -of -way line(s) at all points...The above provision is
applicable to Lot 9, as the access traverses a front yard, thus the side yard setback
needs to start from the easement. Currently it starts at the property line and
crosses the easement. Revise.
[14- 302(B)8] Yards. Lot 9 incorrectly depicts the setbacks for the lot. Revise so the front
yard of the property is facing Pen Park Lane (25' setback) for the entire frontage of the
lot, revise so the side yard for this property faces the "Shared Driveway" Easement (15'
setback, or if applicable the reduction to 10' setback), and another side yard for the
property faces Lot 8 (15' setback, or if applicable the reduction to 10' setback).
10. [14- 302(B)(8)] Setbacks. As noted above, side yard setbacks for R4 zoning is 15';
however the plan lists and depicts the side yard setbacks as 10'. Thus it appears the
applicant is seeking the reduction to 10' side setbacks based on fire flows. If this is the
case please coordinate this effort with the Fire and Rescue Dept before the resubmittal to
assure compliance with Section 4.11.3 (Al). In the case of a side yard reduction, the
Albemarle County fire official may require a guarantee as deemed necessary to insure
compliance with the provisions of this section, and this guarantee may include, but not be
limited to, appropriate deed restrictions, disclosure, and other such instruments, which
shall be of a substance and be in a form approved by the fire official and the county
attorney, and shall be recorded in the records of the circuit court of the county; "
11. [14- 303(G)] Provide the owner information for all the easements, specifically for the
Pocket Park and the Public Access easement which appears to be located on portions of
Lots 7 -9. Is the Pocket Park intended to be maintained by the HOA or will each
individual owner of the three lots maintain the space?
12. [14- 302(A)8] On the cover sheet Open Space is listed as 0.46 acres of the site; however
in the chart located on page 3 and on the plat the acreage and location of the open space
is not specifically designated. Because of this it unclear as to the applicant's intent for the
Pocket Park, is it intended to be a part of developments "Open Space ", to avoid confusion
between the Pocket Park and the Common Area Open Space assign each a specific
designation with acreages.
13. [14- 302(A)4] Private easements. For the public access easement depicted in the pocket
park a maintenance easement will also be required as the access is outside of the right -of-
way. Before the Final Plat can be approved, an instrument evidencing maintenance of
the sidewalk will need to be submitted for County review and approval. Also, as
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depicted the Common Area Open Space will be maintained privately by the HOA. As
proposed a maintenance agreement will be required during final plat approval. Also, the
Access and Maintenance Easement of the SWM pond will require a maintenance
agreement. Also, the 30' access easement will require a maintenance agreement. The
County Attorney will be required to review/ approve the documents prior to final plat
approval.
14. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Provide dimensions for all boundary lines of each lot,
including frontage on any proposed street.
15. [Comment] On Lot 21, revise the reference to "7 TH units" and replace with "Reserved
for 7 TH Units."
16. [14- 302(A)5] Easements. Provide and label the location and dimensions of all existing
easements. Existing easements must include the deed book, page number, and owner of
record. Any proposed easements should be labeled `dedicated to public use'.
17. [14- 303(0)] The requested proposal is a subdivision not a site plan. Remove the
signature block on sheet 1. Rather the signature panel for the County should read "Agent
for the Board of Supervisors ".
18. [14 -435] Roads must be built or bonded prior to the signing of the final plat.
19. [Comment] VDOT approval is required for this project as it proposes to realign sections
of Pen Park Lane, thus this development will have an effect on public right of way.
20. [Comment] As proposed the realignment of Pen Park Lane appears to require alterations
in existing access for TNT 61A -19, 20, 21, 22, and 23A. As such this may require access
easements to be provided to those owners across Lochlyn Hills property OR boundary
line adjustments to transfer the excess land to those owners. Depending on the solution to
the above this may also require offsite construction easements to construct the modified
driveways on the above properties.
21. [14 -409B] As depicted "Road B" does not extend to the abutting property line. Pursuant
to 14 -409B `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... ".
Revise the plat to extend the road, landscape strip and sidewalks to the abutting property
line. The only way around this requirement is to request a waiver per section 14 -409D of
the subdivision ordinance. If this is your intent, please review the section of the ordinance
which speaks to the waiver and submit the required information for staff review.
22. [Section 14- 302A(3)] Existing or Platted Streets. On the plat provide the route
numbers for the existing state road; Pen Park Lane (Rte 1481).
E911- Andrew Slack
1. The applicant should contact this office with a list of three (3) potential names for
'Road A' and'Road B' before the final plans are submitted for approval.
Fire and Rescue — Robbie Gilmer
1. Streets less than 36 fl wide shall have one side marked No Parking.
2. Verify Fire Flow requirements of 1000 gpm @ 20 psi
Engineering — Max Greene
1. Shared driveway needs to meet the 3 -5 lot private road standards. [ 14- 412.A.2]
Public road frontage does not appear useable by parcels 7 and 8 and access is
across lot 9.
2. Road "B" needs to be shown constructed to the property line.
3. Private access easement does not appear required across the middle of lots 7, 8,
and 9.
4. VDOT approval is required.
5. Access and maintenance easement is required for SWM facility.
6. No parking signs may be required for final approval.
7. Pen Park Lane should be the through road and road "A" shown intersecting Pen
Park Lane.
8. WPO plans with application and fees will be required for final approval.
9. Plat appears to have more than 3 attached dwellings and will require a site plan.
10. Off -site grading easements will be required to construct this project.
Building Inspections - Jay Schlothauer
No objection
RWSA - Victoria Fort
Comments pending
VDOT — Joel DeNunzio
Comments pending
ACSA — Alex Morrison
Comments pending
Please contact Christopher P. Perez at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext.
3443 for further information.
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