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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201400005 Resolution - Board of Supervisors 2014-03-19�• _� �I'�i111r ©0 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 March 19, 2014 Justin Shimp, P.E. 201 E. Main Street, Suite M Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE: SDP201400005 Riverside Village — Initial Site Development Plan Dear Mr. Shimp: The Agent for the Board of Supervisors hereby grants administrative approval to the above referenced site plan. This approval shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of this letter, provided that the developer submits a final site plan for all or a portion of the site within one (1) year after the date of this letter as provided in section 32.4.3.1 of Chapter 18 of the Code of the County of Albemarle, and thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final site plan. An Erosion and Sediment Control Permit may be issued after the following approvals are received: 1. Approval an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Code of the County of Albemarle. 2. Approval of a Stormwater Management Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Code. 3. Approval of all easements for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control. 4. Approval of a mitigation plan for the disturbance of Water Protection Ordinance buffers. 5. Submittal of a tree conservation checklist, if applicable. The final site plan will not be considered to have been officially submitted until the following items are received: 1. A final site plan that satisfies all of the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code. 2. A fee of $1,500. 3. Submittal of plans directly to each of the agencies /departments listed below necessary to satisfy the conditions of approval. The final site plan will not be approved until the following conditions are met: The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature until tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained: Planning Division Approval o£ (2 Copies are required to be submitted for review) 1. A site plan meeting all the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code. 2. [Comment] Note which blocks from ZMA201200002 are included in this application. 3. [Comment] This application was reviewed against Site Development Plan requirements only. It appears that lot lines are shown on the plan, but no subdivision application was submitted. Any subdivision related comments are provided for reference only unless necessary for site plan approval. 4. [32.5.2(a) & Proffer 41 Clearly delineate any area proposed to be dedicated for the improvements to Route 20. Additional land for the future widening of Route 20 (as noted in proffers) must also be dedicated by plat contemporaneously with the Final Site Plan. 5. [32.5.2(a)] Add Entrance Corridor (EC) to the Zoning note. 6. [32.5.2(a)] List the Special Exceptions approved with the ZMA application on the cover sheet. 7. [32.5.2(a) & COD Section X] It appears that internal lot lines are shown within the parking lot serving Block 2C. If an internal parcel is proposed, this layout violates both the side and rear setbacks listed in Section X of the Code of Development. 8. [32.5.2(b)] Provide information about the acreage occupied by each proposed use including residential, roads, and open space. 9. [32.5.2(b)] Provide a breakdown of unit types listing the number of each proposed by block. 10. [32.5.2(b) & COD Section IV] It appears that a three unit row of townhouses is proposed in Block 3. According the Section IV of the Code of Development, townhouses are not a permitted use. Zoning is currently reviewing the Code of Development and the Initial Site Plan and will determine if this use complies; a variation may be necessary to build the three unit row of dwelling units as proposed. 11. [32.5.2(b)] Provide the gross residential density for each Block and for the project overall. 12. [32.5.2(b) & COD Section VII] Provide a chart or other schedule demonstrating how the minimum green space and amenity requirements listed in COD Section VII are being satisfied. It appears that minimum requirements are not met in each block including: four benches and "plantings" along mews in Block 2, mix of evergreen trees and shrubs in northern buffer #2 in Block 2, flowering trees in SWM facility #3 in Block 3, flowering trees along the park connector in Block 3, and rear yard landscaping adjacent to northern boundary (northern buffer #3) in Block 4. Is should also be noted that any buffer landscaping proposed on individual lots will require a landscape maintenance easement when the lots are subdivided. 13. [32.5.2(b) & Application Plan] Provide a chart or other schedule demonstrating how the minimum parking requirements are being satisfied, listing the amount required and provided. Block 2C does not provide the minimum 24 spaces for 12 multi - family dwelling units. Additionally, since parking is proposed on individual lots in Block 4, a minimum of 1 parking space per four dwelling units for guest parking is required. 14. [32.5.2(b) & COD Section IV] As noted above, it appears that internal lot lines are shown within the parking lot serving Block 2C. If an internal parcel is proposed, this layout proposes stand -alone parking on this internal parcel which is not a permitted use in Block 2 according to Section IV of the Code of Development. 15. [32.5.2(i) & COD Section XIII] Provide a chart or other schedule listing the street cross sections approved with the ZMA application and indicating the proposed cross sections. Streetscape requirements in the Code of Development must also be met (see landscape comments below). 16. [32.5.2(i) & COD Section XIII] Section XIII describes Road "C" as a 12' walkway, but the proposed design includes only a 10' walkway free of groundcover. The paver only portion of Road "C" should be increased to a minimum 12' width. 17. [32.5.2(k)] Verify that all necessary easements for proposed water, sewer and drainage facilities have been shown on the plan. 18. [32.5.2(1)] Provide the location of any other existing or proposed utilities and utility easements including telephone, cable, electric and gas. 19. [32.5.2(m)] Show the distance to the centerline of the nearest existing street intersection from the proposed ingress and egress locations. 20. [32.5.2(n)] Provide the maximum footprint for all proposed buildings. 21. [32.5.2(n)] Dimension the full width of the retaining wall required for construction. 22. [32.5.2(n)] Show proposed lighting locations on the layout, utility and landscape sheets to verify no conflicts exist. 23. [32.5.2(0)] Clearly show any areas intended to be dedicated or reserved for dedication to public use (such as street right -of -way), and provide a note stating that the land is to be dedicated or reserved for public use. 24. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.4(b)] Existing trees may be preserved in lieu of planting new plant materials in order to satisfy the landscaping and screening requirements of section 32.7.9, subject to the agent's approval. If you intend to use existing trees to satisfy any of the landscape plan requirements, please include the following: 1. Areas and other features shown on landscape plan. The landscape plan shall show the trees to be preserved, the limits of clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade changes requiring tree wells or walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits of clearing. 2. Conservation checklist. The applicant shall sign a conservation checklist approved by the agent to ensure that the specified trees will be protected during construction. Except as otherwise expressly approved by the agent in a particular case, the checklist shall conform to the specifications in the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, pages III -393 through III -413, and as hereafter amended. 25. [32.5.2(p), 32.7.9.5 & COD Section IX] Provide flowering trees interspersed between street trees along the Route 20 frontage as required by Section IX of the Code of Development. 26. [32.5.2(p), 32.7.9.5] When a parking lot is located such that parked cars will be visible from a public street, low shrubs should be planted to minimize the view of the parked cars. The parking lot proposed in Block 2C will be visible from Route 20 and internal Road A; provide shrubs along the eastern border of the parking lot, and the western border that isn't blocked by the proposed dwelling units. 27. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.7] Proposed SWM Facility #3 should be screened from the adjacent residential lot. 28. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.8] It appears the majority of the tree canopy requirement is being met with existing trees; see #23 above for direction on how to verify and document preservation of existing trees. 29. [32.5.2(p), 32.7.9.8, and COD] The percentage of tree canopy required is determined by the gross residential density of the proposal. The maximum gross residential density for Blocks 1 -5 is listed in the Code of Development as 8.1 dwelling units /acre, which would require 20% tree canopy. Please revise the landscape notes to use 20% as the basis for the tree canopy requirement. 30. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.8] The landscape schedule lists an incorrect count for Betula jacquemontii. 31. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.8] Tree canopy calculations can be based on the proposed caliper at planting. Zelkova serrata, Acer rubrum and Quercus phellos have three possible canopy calculations; 3.5" caliper, 2.5" caliper, and the standard planting caliper. In order to use the larger canopy numbers, a breakdown of how many trees are provided at each size is required. Additionally, the canopy number listed for Quercus phellos uses the 3.5" caliper for all proposed trees when many of the trees are proposed at 2.5" caliper; please revise. 32. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.8] Tree canopy consists of plants that will grow to 5' or taller at maturity; many azaleas do not get 5' tall. Either provide information regarding the specific species proposed that will get 5' tall or remove the azalea canopy from the calculation. 33. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.8] The landscape schedule provides an incorrect total tree canopy number. 34. [32.5.2(p)] Some of the proposed plantings appear to be within existing or proposed easements; show all easements on the landscape plan, verify locations of plantings, and either move all landscaping outside of easements or provide proof of authorization from the easement holder. 35. [32.5.2(p) & Application Plan] Utility lines are proposed within the "Tree Preservation Area" shown and described on the approved Block Plan; the installation of this utility will require removal of many of these preserved trees. Please clarify and revise. 36. [32.5.2(p) & COD Section IX] Provide a chart or other schedule demonstrating how the Landscape Treatment requirements listed in Section IX of the Code of Development are being satisfied. Among possible others, it appears that several requirements are not being met, including: flowering trees along Route 20 (as previously noted); screening as listed for northern buffers #1, 2, & 3 (type and placement); mitigation as listed for SWM facility #3 (no evergreen trees, no ornamental trees, no grasses proposed); and the listed plant types for the Main Road entrance (ornamental trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses). 37. [32.5.2(p) & COD Section IX] It appears that 100 Thuja occidentalis are proposed at 5' o.c. along the retaining wall at the northern edge of the property. Thuja occidentalis species gets 10- 15' wide and may be overcrowded; please indicate if a smaller cultivar is proposed. Also provide verification that these trees can be safely planted in such close proximity to the proposed retaining wall. 38. [32.5.2(p) & COD Section IX] Section IX states that all plant species must conform to the Native Plants for Virginia Landscapes list. Zelkova serrata, Betula jacquemontii, Acer griseum, many azaleas, and Juniperus chinensis are not native plants. 39. [4.17] It appears that light poles may be located within proposed easements; verify locations and provide documentation of authorization from the intended easement holder. 40. [4.17] Extend the photometric information toward Route 20 to demonstrate where the foot - candle levels drop below 0.5. 41. [4.17] Provide the following standard lighting note on the lighting plan: Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one- halffoot- candle. 42. [Comment] ARB approval is required. Due to inclement weather, ARB review has been rescheduled from March 3rd to March 17`h. ARB comments will be provided after the March 17`h meeting. 43. [Comment] If any off -site easements are required, they must be approved and recorded prior to Site Plan approval. Among possible others, it appears easement(s) will be required for the proposed tree and shed removal at the northern property line as shown on the demolition plan, and as indicated in ACSA comments. Engineering Division Approval of: (1 Cop, is to be submitted for review) 1. Safety railing between back of sidewalk and basin. Guard rail may be required along State Route 20. 2. 50' stations along center line of roads will be shown on the plan views for reference. 3. Unobstructed sight distance lines at entrances are required to verify road design meets the minimum standards. 4 4. VDOT approval will be required prior to final site plan approval. Albemarle County Architectural Review Board Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness. (8 Copies are required to be submitted for review) 1. Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5): • None. 2. Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: • None. 3. Regarding recommended conditions of initial site plan approval: 1) A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The following are required on the final plan. 2) Revise the design of the stormwater facility located at the entrance to the site to eliminate the engineered appearance and to make it an integrated landscape element. 3) Increase shrub heights to 24" minimum at planting. 4) The following note is required on the site and architectural plans: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated. 5) Revise the luminaire schedule to indicate that the light fixtures will have flat glass lenses. 6) Revise the luminaire schedule to indicate light fixture and pole color. Bronze is recommended. 7) Indicate fixture and pole height on the lighting plan. Indicate if bases are proposed for the pole lights. If they are, indicate that the base height is included in the overall fixture height and that the overall height does not exceed 20'. 8) Include the standard lighting note on the plan. "Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half footcandle." 9) Continue the large shade and ornamental tree planting along the EC frontage south of the site in all areas where grading and/or tree removal are proposed. 10) Show the required ornamental trees along the EC frontage, south of the entrance into the site, to be planted in Phase 1. 11) Indicate on the plan any easement associated with the electric line at the north and east corner of the property. If an easement exists, shift proposed trees out of the easement without reducing quantities. 12) Provide all plant sizes in the landscape schedule. 13) Provide shrubs, 24" high at planting, along the southeast side of the parking lot in Block 2C. 14) Replace the white - barked Himalayan birch with an alternate tree that is more suited to the local climate and coordinate the number of trees shown on the plan and those listed in the schedule. 15) Revise the screening trees north of Block 2A to a mix of species. Increase the planting area to comfortably accommodate the trees and the wall or provide details showing how the proposed screening trees can be planted on top of the wall in the minimal 5' planting strip. 16) Indicate the individual trees to remain at the eastern corner of the site and show appropriate tree protection fencing. Provide additional trees in this area, along and around the new slope, and at the base of the retaining wall, to integrate the site into the surroundings. Coordinate the planting with utilities and easements. 17) Revise the grading plan to round contours with a ten foot minimum radius where they meet the adjacent condition, for a natural appearance. 18) Clarify the 50' tree preservation area with the sewer line running through it. 4. Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: • Indicate the individual trees to remain at the eastern corner of the site and show appropriate tree protection fencing on the plan. Albemarle County Service Authority Approval. (3 Copies are required to be submitted for review) 1. The applicant should submit 3 copies of the construction plans along with water and sewer data sheets to the ACSA (Attn: Jeremy Lynn, PE) for review and approval when available. Offsite easements will be required prior to granting construction approval. Virginia Department of Transportation Approval. G Cop, is to be submitted for review) 1. The utilities should cross the proposed State road perpendicularly. More specifically, the storm sewer from structure A5 to A4 and the sanitary sewer from manhole 301 to 302 should be realigned so that they are perpendicular to the roadway. 2. There should be CG -12's located on each side of Road `B" at the intersection with Road "A ". 3. There should be a turn around for Road "A" that is located within dedicated right -of -way. 4. Pavement design calculations need to be submitted for review. 5. Storm sewer calculations need to be submitted for review. 6. Street trees need to be located 30' at a minimum from the end of radius at each intersection as indicated in Appendix B(1) of the Road Design Manual. This includes intersections with private alleys and streets. 7. Sight lines and available sight distance needs to be added for each intersection shown in the site plan. This includes intersections with private alleys and streets. 8. Turn lane warrants need to be provided for review for each of the turn lanes proposed on Route 20. 9. The northern most entrance off of Route 20 needs to be designed in accordance with VDOT Commercial Entrance standards as found in Appendix F of the Road Design Manual. A right - turn lane warrant should be provided for this entrance. At a minimum, the northern most radius of this entrance should be off -set 12' with a 4:1 taper. In addition, as drawn there is only a 5' through lane shown on the north side of this entrance due to the striping. This needs to be addressed. 10. Storm structure C10 is likely to require relocation as a result of comment #9. Fire Rescue Approval. (1 Copy is required to be submitted for review) 1. Hydrant spacing shall be every 500 feet per travel way. 2. Provide the spec's on the street pavers on Road C. They should support the weight of the apparatus per VSFPC 502.2.3 3. Road A shall be marked "No Parking Fire Lane" on one side, Road B Shall be marked "NO Parking Fire Lane on Both sides to include the turnaround area located at the end of the street. Road C shall be marked "No Parking Fire Lane" on both sides. E911 Approval. G Cop, is to be submitted for review) 1. The applicant should contact this office with a list of three (3) proposed road names for each of the following roads, "Road A ", "Road B ", and "Road C" before final plans are submitted. Zoning Approval. (1 Copy is required to be submitted for review) 1. Townhouse units Block 3- The units proposed in Block 3B are townhouses according to the zoning ordinance. Although the block description on page 5 mentions townhouses, the Code of Development does not list townhouses as a permitted unit type in the Development Block Summary table on page 4 or in the Table of Uses by Block on page 5. A variation is needed to allow townhouses in this block. 2. Reminder about Building Separation -No encroachments are permitted into the required building separation of 8' as required in the Lot /Parking/Building Regulations on page 4. This means that no eave overhangs or architectural features may project into the 8' separation requirement. 3. Proffer 1- Park Land Dedication/Trails system- The park should be dedicated to public use prior to final site plan approval and the County will make this official request according to the proffer during final site plan review. 4. Proffer 2- Affordable Housing- No information is provided on how the affordable housing proffer will be met. 5. Proffer 4- Frontage and Other Road Improvements- All necessary plans and plat(s) should be submitted and reviewed by VDOT to ensure this proffer is met. The proffer requires the frontage improvements as part of the first site plan or subdivision plat. If you have any questions about these conditions or the submittal requirements please feel free to contact me at Extension 3432, eray @albemarle.org. Sincerely, b Ellie Carter Ray, CLA Senior Planner