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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
December 22, 2014
Justin Shimp, P.E.
201 E. Main Street, Suite M
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SUB201400176 Hilltop — Preliminary Subdivision Plat
Mr. Shimp:
The Agent for the Board of Supervisors hereby grants administrative approval to the above referenced
subdivision plat.
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 subdivision plat for all or a portion of the site within one (1) year after the date
of this letter as provided in 14 -226 of the Subdivision Ordinance of the County Code, and thereafter
diligently pursues approval of the final subdivision plat.
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, if
necessary.
5. Submittal of a tree conservation checklist.
The final subdivision plat will not be considered to have been officially submitted until the following
items are received:
1. A final subdivision plat that satisfies all of the requirements of 14 -226 of the Subdivision
Ordinance.
2. A fee of $1,230.
Please submit eight (8) copies of the subdivision plat to the Community Development Department. The
assigned Lead Reviewer will then distribute the plans to all reviewing agencies. Once you receive the
first set of comments on the final subdivision plat, please work with each reviewer individually to
satisfy their requirements.
The final subdivision plat will not be approved until the following conditions are met:
The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final subdivision plat for
signature until tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained:
Planning Division Approval of (3 copies):
1. A plat meeting all the requirements for final subdivision plats per the subdivision ordinance.
2. [14- 302(A)3] Existing or platted streets. Clarify the existing public right -of -way line and the 30'
prescriptive easement line. The right -of -way line looks much like other lines on the plan, so it is
difficult to tell which lines depict r /w. Is the prescriptive easement only along the subject
parcel? Why is it shown over the existing public right -of -way?
3. [14- 302(A)4 &5] Private & public easements. Verify that the location and dimensions of all
existing and proposed private and public easements are shown. Existing easements should be
labeled with the appropriate DB and PG reference. Proposed easements should be labeled with
the intended holder. The plan proposes both sewer and storm on private lots; these utilities will
require easements. Additionally, if sidewalk is not located within the proposed public right -of-
way, a sidewalk easement will be required with the appropriate maintenance agreement.
4. [14- 302(A)4 &5] Private & public easements. Will an easement be necessary for the off -site
sewer connection? If so, show it on the plat and add impacted property owner(s) as signees.
5. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Clarify the total acreage of the proposed lots on the cover sheet.
The sum of all lots is 1.68 acres not 1.70; using 1.70 (the sum of rounded lot acreages) gives a
total development area of 2.56 acres.
6. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Indicate on the cover sheet that cluster development standards are
being used.
7. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Provide a frontage dimension for all proposed lots.
8. [14- 302(A)10] Right of further division of proposed lots. Please remove the development rights
note (note #2) as development rights are not applicable on R -2 zoned land.
9. [14- 302(A)11] Instrument creating property proposed for subdivision. The legal reference
provided should be a Will Book reference, not a Deed Book reference.
10. [14- 302(A)12] Topography. Label the existing topography.
11. [14- 302(8)5] Zoning classification. Add Airport Impact Area (AIA) to the Zoning note.
12. [18- 4.6.1] Frontage and lot width measurements. The required frontage may be reduced on a
cul -de -sac provided driveway separation meets VDOT standards. However, minimum lot width
must be maintained between the front and rear yards; the front setback may need to be moved
back to where minimum lot width is achieved.
13. [18- 14.4.1] Environmental standards. To qualify for the bonus factor for maintenance of
existing wooded areas you must show that the area maintained meets the definition of 'wooded
area' in Section 3.
14. [18- 14.4.1] Environmental standards. To qualify for this bonus, a conservation plan as specified
in section 32.7.9 is required.
15. [14 -317] Instrument evidencing maintenance of certain improvements. A maintenance
agreement will be required for the proposed sidewalks (if they remain outside of the proposed
public right -of -way) and the open space parcel.
16. [14 -422] Sidewalks and planting strips. Label and dimension the sidewalks and planting strips.
Planting strips must be 6' wide.
Please contact Ellie Ray at 296 -5832 if you have questions or require additional information.
Engineering Division Approval of (1 copy of site plan: WPO plan number stated in application):
1. Entrances should not exceed 4% grade for a distance of 40' from the intersected street,
measured anywhere in the entrance [18- 4.12.17].
2. Show access /easement to open space if area is dedicated to HOA.
3. Maximum driveway slope is 16 %. Please show that driveways do not exceed this slope for all
lots.
4. The underground detention needs to be deep enough but also be able to connect to the existing
inlet on Old Brook Rd. This can be verified with the VSMP application.
5. Show easements around SWM facilities. This will need to be dimensioned on the plat.
6. Show sight distance easements and dimension.
7. How will quality requirements be addressed? This can be clarified with a VSMP application, but
easements will need to be shown prior to plat approval.
8. VDOT approval is required for the proposed public road.
9. The sanitary sewer lateral for lot 4 will need an easement. Shift the sanitary sewer lateral for lot
4 off lot 3 to avoid an easement.
10. Label road as Public Road.
11. A road plan approval and a road bond will be required prior to the approval of this plat.
12. Please dimension all easements on the plat.
13. An inlet should be provided in front of lot 6 to avoid runoff into Old Brook Road. If an inlet is not
provided, please show that the released runoff can be captured with the existing inlet on Old
Brook Road. The drainage divides are changing with this project so the effect of the runoff into
an older system should be verified. This analysis can be included when checking channel
protection.
Please contact Michelle Roberge at 296 -5832 if you have questions or require additional information.
ACSA approval to include (1 copy to County, 3 copies to ACSA).
The applicant should submit 3 sets of final plans (utility plans) along with water /sewer data sheets to the
ACSA, Attn: Jeremy Lynn, P.E., for full construction review. The ACSA has determined certain items that
will be evaluated during the construction review that the applicant should be aware of:
1. If the proposed sewer connection in Hearthglow Lain is to remain, a reconfiguration of the
alignment per VDOT and ACSA comments will be required. This sewer connection may require
offsite easements.
2. The ACSA would like the applicant to further explore a sanitary sewer connection (via doghouse
manhole) to the existing sanitary sewer main on TMP# 46A2 -7 -F. A connection to this sewer
would reduce your overall sewer installation by approximately 340 linear feet. This would also
reduce the cost of restoration in an existing VDOT row, traffic control measures and the vertical
feet of manholes that will be required.
3. Show proposed ACSA easements and call them out.
4. Provide a summary of attempts to acquire a sanitary sewer easement on TMP# 46A2 -7 -F. Also
provide a written response from the HOA representative. If you provide contact information for
the HOA representative, the ACSA can contact the representative to address any questions or
concerns they may have about a proposed public sewer connection.
5. Correctly show water meter locations.
6. Will there be any irrigation on this site?
7. Add cover note that the ACSA water and sewer easements are to be centered on the utilities as-
built location.
Please contact Alex Morrison at 977 -4511 ext 116 if you have questions or require additional
information.
Fire & Rescue approval to include (1 copy):
1. Radii entering on to Hilltop Court shall not be less than 25 ft.
2. Cul -de -sac shall be 96ft FC /FC.
3. Fire Flow test required before final approval. Required fire flow shall be 1000 gpm @ 20 psi.
Please contact Robbie Gilmer at 296 -5833 if you have questions or require additional information.
VDOT approval to include (1 copy):
1. As shown on the preliminary plat, the sidewalk would need to be located within an easement
and maintained through a maintenance agreement.
2. Appendix B (1) of the Road Design Manual allows for a cul -de -sac to have a minimum radius of
30' on short, lox volume roads provided that emergency services has no objection.
3. Available intersection sight distance at the proposed connection to Old Brook Road needs to be
confirmed. It is likely that significant slope grading will be required to provide adequate sight
distance. In addition, on street parking along Old Brook Road would likely need to be restricted
near the proposed street connection so that parked cards do not impact the sight distance.
4. The sewer route through Old Brook Road is unacceptable. The sewer line will need to either:
Cross Old Brook and run along the shoulder on the north side of Old Brook.
Run along the shoulder on the south side of Old Brook.
Or preferably, connect to the existing sanitary sewer that runs on TMP 46A2 -7 -F. This
option likely would require obtaining an easement to make the connection.
Please contact Troy Austin at 422 -9782 if you have questions or require additional information.
E911 approval to include (1 copy):
1. The name 'Hilltop Court' cannot be used for this development. The applicant should contact this
office with a list of three (3) alternative names for approval.
Please contact Andrew Slack at 296 -5832 if you have questions or require additional information.
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,
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Ellie C. Ray, PLA
Senior Planner