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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434- 296 -5832
Memorandum
To: P. Timothy Stanley Jr.
From: Christopher P. Perez, Senior Planner
Division: Current Development
Date: June 25, 2013
Subject: SUB 2013 —00061 Douglas Scott— Easement Plat
Fax 434 - 972 -4126
After a recent site visit it appears that the existing 30' private street easement which was platted at the
time of the initial family subdivision and is labeled on the plat of record as "Morris dill Road 30' Private
Street Easement" is not built, nor currently serving as the primary access point for the leas in the
subdivision, rather it is serving as a driveway for TMP 112 -33D.
It appears that all the lots in the subdivision are utilizing an existing gravel road which access Rte 720
from TMP 112 -33D4. This entrance and new portion of the private road was neither reviewed nor
approved by the County. With this application the landowners are seeking to relocate a portion of the
private road easement (including the entrance) for the road to TMP 112 -33D4. Thus per Section
14.231.1. of County Code, staff is reviewing the proposal to meet the requirements of the subdivision
ordinance with regard to family division, as this is how the private road was originally approved. The
County of Albemarle Division of Current Development will grant or recommend approval of the
Easement plat referenced above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is
preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise
specified.]
1,. [IS-1 O>4 and 4.6.3(d)] SetbackslLots and Yards. On the plat please provide a distance line from the
new easement to the existing house on that lot. Please note that the arivate street easerent shall
not be closer than 25' to the structure per the required setbacks in the Rural Area (RA) zoning.
district. Currently it appears that the proposed private street easement is closer than, 25', which is
-the rninimurn distance which must be maintained. Revise. Rev 1. Cornment addressed.
2. [14- 412A(4)1 and VA State Code 15.2 -2244] Streets serving family subdivision. Currently the private
road easement is depicted as 30' wide; however, this private road easement may be able to be
reduced to between 15' or 20' wide as long as the road and shoulder width will be contained in the
revised width of -the - easement. If- the - above can be met it appears -a reduction in the easement
width can take place. Revise if applicable. Rev 1. Comment still applicable.
3. [14 -316] Approval of entrance onto public streets. For the primary access of the lots to be altered
and moved to the proposed easement location, County Staff must receive approval from VDOT to
assure that the entrance for the new proposed easement is adequate to serve the lots which utilize
the private road.
Rev 1. County staff received VDOT comments on the proposed plat and have attaching them to
this letter for the surveyor to address (see the attached VDOT Comments). After discussing the
comments with Troy Austin of VDOT, ultimately what they need to verify is that the entrance can
be contained in the easement as shown on the plat. Thus to assure this can be met they are
requesting in a separate exhibit (not to be recorded) that you locate the edge of pavement of the
state road and locate the entrance with the required 20' radius (see attached VDOT fig 4 -1
diagram) to determine if it fits in the 15' easement. If it does then VDOT can approve it, if it does
not then they suggest you flare the easement for the entrance to 20' or 30' and then back down to
15' for the remainder of the easement. If you go this route then you will need to assure you still
maintain the required setback to the existing structure. If you have any questions about what
VDOT is requesting you can give me a call or call Troy directly at (434) 589 -5871.
4. [14 -317] As noted in the March 30, 2013 letter from David Benish, Chief of Planning to the owners
of the property; a revised Maintenance Agreement will be required to be submitted and reviewed
with the easement plat. Please submit a revised Maintenance Agreement for County
review /approval. For your convenience I have attached a copy of the standard easement language.
Please note that the revised Maintenance Agreement will need to be signed by all the individuals
that own property accessed by the private street and affected by the new and abandoned easement
location. Duane and Candy Morris will not have to sign the new maintenance agreement as they will
not be using this private street any longer; however, they will need to sign the plat.
Rev 1. Comment not addressed. .
5. [14- 303(0)] The Plat needs to be signed by all the individuals that own property accessed by the
private street and affected by the new and abandoned easement location. On the plat please add
signature lines and notary panels for TMP 112 -33D (Duane A. Morris and Candy S. Morris), TMP 112 -
33C (Roy Melton), TMP 112 -33D3 (Nelson F. Morris), TMP 112 -33F (Donna M. Scott) and TMP -112 -
32C (Gracie Kaye Brown). Assure that TMP 112 -33D4 Douglas and Donna Scott remain on the plat.
Rev 1. See comment #6 and #7 below, notably the owner of TMP 112 -32C shall be added to the
plat, please verify parcel owners information prior to including it on the plat. See DB 4337 Pg 602.
6. [14- 302(A)15] On the plat provide names and addresses of all owners and interest holders. Rev 1.
See comment #7 below, notably the owner of TMP 112 -32C shall be added to the plat, please
verify parcel owners information prior to including it on the plat. See .DB 4337 Pg 602.
7. [Comment] The County GIS and County Real- estate Records indicate that a two acre parcel of land
from TMP 112 -32 was divided off through a Family Subdivision to create TMP 112 -32C, which fronts
on Morris Hill Road. The plat which depicts this division was approved by this department on 7-19 -
12. Was this plat ever recorded? If so, revise this easement plat appropriately and include the
owners who front Morris Hill Road to sign the plat as well.
Rev 1. 1 have worked with the County Real Estate office and they have verified that the plat was
recorded in April of this year, see DB 4337 Pg 602. Thus the owner of this parcel must also sign
the plat and maintenance agreement for the private road. Revise appropriately.
S. [14-303(N)] )] Statement pertaining to private streets. Can the plat ornit note 45 and replace it with the
following note: "T"he streets in this subdivision may not meet the standards far acceptance into the
secondary system of state highways and will not be maintained by the Virginia Department of
Transportation or the County of Alberlaarle." Rev In Comment addressed.
9. [14- 422,x(4)] Private Road Notes, On the plat provide the required private road note: "The existing
and /or proposed right-of-way is of adequate width and horizontal and vertical alignment to
accommodate a travelway passable by ordinary passenger vehicles in all but temporary extreme
weather conditions, together with area adequate for maintenance of the travelway, as required by
section 14 -412 of the Albemarle County Code." Rev 1. Comment addressed.
10, [ 4- 302(A).5] The plat shovers an overhead electric line passing through two of the lots, if there are
easement(s) associated with this utility please include Geed Book and Pagel umber references for
easement(s). Rev 1. Comment addressed.
11. [14- 302(6)(1)] General Information. When the plat is revised, please provide the date of the last
revision on the plat.
Please contact Christopher Perez at the Division of Current Development at cperez @albemarle.org or
434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3443 for further information.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper, Virginia 22701 -3819
Gregory A. Whirley
Commissioner of Highways
June 11, 2013
Mr. Christopher Perez
Senior Planner
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SUB2013 -00061 Douglas Scott =- Easement Plat
Dear Mr. Perez:
We have reviewed the plat entitled "Plat Showing Easement on Tax Map 112 Parcel 33D4 The Scott Properly"
dated May 2, 2013 and revised June 7, 2013 prepared by Stanley Land Surveys, PLC and submitted to us via e-mail
and offer the following comments:
1. The existing entrance located within the 30' easement to be vacated (Morris Hill Road) will become a
private entrance serving no more than two single family residences. The entrance is acceptable for this use.
2. If the entrance to be located within the new 15' easement will serve no more than 5 single family
residences and/or 50 vehicles per day, it may be classified as a Low Volume Commercial Entrance. Low
volume commercial entrances use the same design requirements as private entrances,: but unlike private
entrances, must meet stopping sight distance at a minimum. Per our Senior Permits and Subdivision
Specialist, this entrance has adequate stopping sight distance.
3. The designation of the easement being a private street easement should be changed to private ingress°egress
or access easement. There is a different design standard for Private Subdivision Roads;'Streets. In addition,::
private subdivision roads /streets must meet intersection sight distance instead of stopping sight distance. If
the intent is for the entrance to serve more than 5 single family residences, this design standard will need to
be used.
4. The existing entrance may need to be improved to meet the appropriate design standard. The details for
private!low volume commercial entrance and for private subdivision roadsrstreets have been attached. A
land use permit issued by. this office will be required for any work within the State right -of -way.
5. Once the access road is off of the right -of -way for Harris Creek Road, VDOT has no comment on the 15'
wide easement provided that the entrance per attached details can be installed within the easement.
Privatellow volume commercial entrances are at a minimum 12' wide, graded 16' wide, and have 20' radii
as shown on the attached detail. I question whether or not this entrance can be improved within a 15'
easement.
If you have questions about any of these items or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,- - -- _
Troy Austin, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Culpeper District VirginiaDOT.org
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6. Modification of an Existing Entrance
When an existing street is re- developed and modification of an existing entrance is
required; the entrance surface shall be extended to the right -of -way line or the
extent of disturbance to the existing entrance.
Pipe culvert
if necessary
Ditch flow line --- \a
Shoulder
Entrance details, including widths shown
on this sheet, may be modified to meet
specific site requirements as directed or
approved by the Engineer when based on
sound engineering principles.
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FIGURE 4-1 PRIVATE ENTRANCE AND LOW VOLUME COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE
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