HomeMy WebLinkAboutWPO201400088 Review Comments Drainage or Detention Plan and Comps. 2014-11-21John Anderson
From: John Anderson
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 4:59 PM
To: 'Roger W. Ray & Assoc., Inc.'
Cc: Glenn Brooks
Subject: RE: Joynt /Woodson letter
Brian,
Thanks for sending letter dated June 18, 2014 with sketch with estimates of total disturbed area, volumes of earthwork,
and stream buffer impacts associated with two alignments for a proposed (public or private) road on TMP 04200- 00 -00-
00100 (42 -1) to serve TMP 04100 -00 -00 -04600 (41 -46). At present, there is no frontage or access, other than dirt farm
field track, to T.M. 41 -46. (REF. photo /contour /alignment titled: Sketch Showing Proposed Stream Buffer Disturbance for
Proposed Subdivision Street, Tax Map 41 Parcel 46 and Tax Map 42 Parcel 1, White Hall Magisterial District, Albemarle
County, VA -Date: June 18, 2014 /Roger W. Ray & Assoc., Inc.) You have explained an anticipated sale of land (for road
to be built) to enable T.M. 41 -46 to be subdivided. Engineering is disposed to approve alignment of Road 1 depicted on
this sketch, but this alignment proposes two crossings. Code 17- 604.C.7. specifically limits stream crossings to one per
lot irrespective of future subdivision, but provides mechanism for approving additional crossings under 17- 604.D.
After visiting and photographing site and streams today, in light of estimates submitted in support of proposal, and
applying buffer mitigation requirements listed at 17- 604.C.5, which are neither reduced nor waived, if the owners wish to
pursue private or public street alignment shown on June 18, 2014 sketch as Road 1, Engineering will approve this
alignment provided future subdivision rights of each parcel are protected via Access Easement. Engineering anticipates,
as condition of multiple- crossing Road 1 alignment approval, that an easement across (fee simple portion of) T.M. 42 -1
will be granted from (future) owner of this strip to current owner of this strip. Otherwise, by -right development and
subdivision of T.M. 42 -1 allowed by underlying zoning is untenable.
Please share this information with Applicant, with owners of each parcel, and discuss specifically their willingness to
protect future subdivision rights of each parcel through easement. It is imperative in our view that current and future
owners retain ability to subdivide to extent permissible by ordinance. Also, as condition of Road 1 multiple crossing
approval, if a land transfer is considered, then buffer impact associated with Road 1 alignment, reported to be 0.52 Ac,
must be offset by planting 1.04 Ac. Ordinance states that "For stream crossings where any portion of the pre - construction
stream buffer is not fully vegetated as determined by the Administrator, and for any portion of a vegetated stream buffer
that is disturbed during the installation of the stream crossing, buffer vegetation shall be established and maintained within
the stream buffer but outside of the stream crossings at a ratio of two (2) square feet of stream buffer restored for every
one (1) square foot of stream buffer that was either not fully vegetated or is disturbed during the installation of the stream
crossing. Buffer vegetation shall be established and maintained at the 2:1 ratio to the extent that the stream buffer is fully
vegetated outside of the stream crossing, provided that the owner shall not be required to establish vegetation outside of
the stream buffer in order to satisfy the 2:1 ratio." (17- 604.C.5.)
Engineering stipulates that given existing boundaries and ownership, a transfer of strip of T.M. 42 -1 sufficient for a
road/street that may include less land within the buffer than necessary to fully mitigate stream crossing impacts is an
option, but this option must include provision to fully mitigate stream buffer impacts due to Road 1, with mitigation
occurring within stream buffer on T.M. 42 -1. This is an important consideration. Also please note: Mitigation plantings
require bond sufficient to cover plantings and installation of plantings.
I apologize for the delay responding to information submitted, and request for engineering evaluation.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you, Brian.
From: Roger W. Ray & Assoc., Inc. [mailto:rwrinc0earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 8:46 AM
To: John Anderson
Subject: Joynt /Woodson letter
John,
Thanks for your call this morning. I've attached the letter we submitted with the request.
Please don't hesitate contacting me with questions.
Thank you,
Brian Ray, L.S.
Roger W. Ray & Assoc., Inc.
1717 -1b Allied Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
434 - 293 -3195 tel.
434 - 293 -4202 fax.
rwrinc @earthlink.net
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