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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201000022 Legacy Document 2010-03-30 (2)�� pF AL8 �'IRGII�Q' COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 �iF ©act cV Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 April 1, 2010 Scott Collins Collins Engineering 800 E. Jefferson Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE: SDP - 2010 -22 Hollymeade Town Center Apartments- Preliminary Dear Sir: The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Preliminary comments for the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as applicable, are attached: Albemarle County Division of Current Development (Planner)- see attached Albemarle County Division of Current Development (Engineer)- see attached Albemarle County Division of Planning (E911)- no objection Albemarle County Division of Planning (Architectural Review Board)- pending Albemarle County Division of Planning- see attached Albemarle County Division of Zoning (Inspections)- see attached Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue- no objection Albemarle County Service Authority- see attached Virginia Department of Transportation- pending Also: Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Soil Report and Comments, attached Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that could affect approval of the proposed project. Please make the revisions that have been identified as necessary for preliminary approval by the Site Review Committee. If you choose not to make the requested revisions, please submit in writing justification for not incorporating such revisions. Submit eight (8) full size copies and one (1) 11" x 17" copy to the Department of Community. Development including responses to each of the attached comments of the Site Review Committee by April 12, 2010. Failure to submit this information by this date will result in suspension of the review schedule. Review will resume when revisions are submitted along with a reinstatement fee of $65.. Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional infonnation. Sincer� d r Elizabeth TMaro a, Senior Planner Zoning & C evelopment �'IRGIt�ZP County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Scott Collins, Collins Engineering Cc: Uptown Village LLC United Land Corporation of America From: Elizabeth M. Marotta, Senior Planner Division: Zoning & Current Development Date: April 1, 2010 Subject: SDP - 2010 -22 Hollymeade Town Center Apartments The Planner for the Zoning & Current Development Division of the Albemarle County Department Community Development will recommend approval of the plan referred to 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.] 1. [32.5.6.a] COMMENT: This site plan is subject to ZMA1992 -14 and SP 1992 -14. You must note on the plan that the R -15 zoning is subject to ZMA1992 -14 and SP 1992 -14 and you must list all conditions and proffers on the plan. 2. [32.7.2.5] The Commission or Agent may require provision for and /or construction of travel lanes or driveways to serve adjoiningproperties... COMMENT: The adjacent property to the north (TMP32 -49F) is the subject of a current site plan entitled "Willow Glen ", and was the subject of a previous rezoning. Those plans provide for an interparcel vehicular connection between Willow Glen and this property (see excerpt from Sheet 4 of the Willow Glen site plan, attached). Revise your site plan to provide connection to proposed stub. Please note that this connection must meet all VDOT requirements, and both Town Center Drive and the proposed Prestwick Glen Drive are to be public. VDOT approval of both connections and any required permits will be required prior to final site plan approval. 3. ZMA 199214, Proffer #1 states that the approved mobile home park is proffered for a period of 15 years and that no other R -15 uses may be started on the property until 15 years from the date of the first building permit. The first building permit was issued on 5/6/1997, therefore the first building permit for this apartment project may not be issued until 5 /6/2012. Please be on notice that approval of this preliminary, the critical slopes waiver, and the final site plan in no way invalidates the conditions of ZMA1992 -14. Please add a note to the cover sheet that explicitly states that per Condition # 1 of ZMA1992 -14 a building permit for the project may not be issued until 5/6/2012. 4.. [32.5.6.a] COMMENT: Provide departing lot lines for parcels north of project site (between TW32 -49F and 49K) 5. [32.5.6.a] COMMENT: The Board of Supervisors must approve the dedication of open space and trail before the preliminary site plan can be approved. Related to this, the use of the associated open space density bonus relies on Board approval of the dedication. a. A deed will be required to be reviewed and accepted by the County Attorney once the Board of Supervisors approves the preliminary plan. The deed does not have to be provided before preliminary approval; it can be a condition of final approval. b. Please note that at this time there does not appear to be a public benefit associated with the proposed dedication of the trail and staff would not recommend approval. 6. [32.5.6.b] COMMENT: Provide height of each building. This is required to determine if the proper setbacks can be provided. 7. [32.5.6.a] COMMENT: Please note that prior to final site plan approval you must demonstrate that the "wooded area" for which you are claiming a density bonus meets the definition provided in Section 18 -3.1 "wooded area." A signed letter from an arborist and a Conservation Plan will be required, 8. [32.5.6.n] COMMENT: Label the square footage provided in the proposed recreation area/open field and tot lot. These areas must meet the requirements of Sec. 18 -4.16. a. Related to this, please note that if you do phase the construction of the development you must be able to meet the requirements of this section with each phase. b. The Agent must authorize the substitution of recreational amenities. Please provide a written justification for the amenities proposed. c. Identify proposed structures on either end of the pool. 9. [32.5.6.c] COMMENT: Please provide more information about proposed phasing, including phase lines on the plans, and planned timing of installation of amenities. Staff must be able to determine if applicable requirements can be met with each proposed phase. 10. [32.5.6.b] COMMENT: A landscape plan will be required prior to final site plan approval, therefore provide paved parking and vehicular circulation area data on this plan. 11. [32.5.6.i] COMMENT: Town Center Drive is slated to be public, but has yet to be' dedicated. Please revise its reference on the plans to "to be dedicated" instead of "public." Please note that Town Center Drive must be dedicated prior to final site plan approval. 12. [32.5.6.n] COMMENT: Label minimum dimension of radial parking spaces. At their narrowest point they must be a minimum of 9'. 13. [32.5.6.n] COMMENT: It appears that 52 spaces are provided in the southeastern lot. Please address this discrepancy and update all necessary references and tables. 14. COMMENT: The title of the 1 " =80' scale drawing, "sheet layout" is confusing, as each sheet shows the entire site. While not required for approvals, please consider renaming this map. 15. COMMENT: Please clarify the limits of work this plan will cover. It appears that the offsite footbridge is to be constructed as part of this project. If so, necessary permissions /easements for offsite work and permits may be required. 16. COMMENT: What is proposed for the far western edge of Towncenter Way? It appears 2 to be built right up to the property line, to connect with the adjacent parcel? Even though the parcel is under the same ownership, temporary construction easements may be required prior to final site plan approval. Please clarify intentions on the plan. 17. CONEWENT: Easements on Sheet 4 are illegible. Please consider using a different linetype (than the contours) or varying lineweights. 18. COMM ENT: Are two retaining walls proposed for either side of Building 6? If so, please identify with callouts on Sheet 4. Final tentative approval from this department will be subject to the following conditions: [These conditions are those which have been identified at this time. Conditions may be added or eliminated based on additional review.] 1. If the Board of Supervisors approves the proposed dedication of open space and trail, a deed will be required to be reviewed and accepted by the County Attorney prior to final approval. 2. A conservation plan and signed letter from an arborist will be required to demonstrate that the "wooded area" for which you are claiming a density bonus meets the definition provided in Section 18 -3.1 "wooded area." 3. Town Center Drive must be dedicated prior to final site plan approval. 4. Temporary offsite easements for construction of offsite footbridge and connection to adjacent parcel to the west (TMP32 -56A) may be required. 5. Approval of critical slopes waiver. (This is tentatively scheduled to go the Planning Commission May 4th, provided the plan is revised and resubmitted by April 12t" and is not deferred.) Please contact Elizabeth Marotta at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext. 3432 if you have any questions or concerns. � OF A .J �IRGINIP County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Elizabeth Marotta, Senior Planner From: Amy Pflaum, Engineering Review Division: Current Development Date: March 29, 2010 Subject: SDP201000022, Hollymead Town Center Apartments - Preliminary Site Plan The preliminary site plan for Hollymead Town Center Apartments, submitted on March 8, 2010, has been reviewed. Current Development Engineering can recommend approval once the following comments have been addressed: General Site Plan Comments 1. Existing critical slopes are proposed to be disturbed. Are impact calculations in the waiver request correct? It appears that much more than 45% of existing critical slopes are being disturbed. The plan does not account for 0.227 acres of natural critical slopes that will remain undisturbed. The waiver request also states that vegetation between the impacted critical slopes area and Towncenter Drive consists of underbrush, however, the Existing Conditions plan shows it to be within an "existing wooded area of hardwood trees with some areas of thick underbrush ", please clarify. [18 -4.2] 2. Preliminary peak hour traffic counts show that this development meets the threshold for the requirement of a Traffic Impact Analysis. [18- 32.5.6.q] 3. This plan does not account for the inter - parcel connection (extension of Prestwick Glen Drive) required with the development of Willow Glen. [18- 32.7.2.5] 4. The angle of intersection of the easternmost entrance and Towncenter Drive is less than 90 degrees. Per VDOT Access Management Standards Section 4 — Entrance Design, the entrance centerline should be perpendicular to the state highway centerline. A reduced angle of not less than 60 degrees can be approved if significant physical constraints exist. [18- 32.7.2.1] 5. Per the VDOT Access Management Standards Section 4 — Entrance Design, a two -way commercial entrance shall be 30 -feet wide. This may be reduced to 24 -feet if Towncenter Drive is considered a "local street" by VDOT. [18- 32.7.2.1] 6. Please show the proposed sidewalk tying into the existing Towncenter Drive sidewalk on the outer sides of the two entrances, as is shown on the inner sides of the entrances. [18- 32.7.2.8] 7. It is difficult to tell if the proposed entrances maintain a grade of 4% or less for 40 -feet off the edge of Towncenter Drive. Entrance profiles may be required on the Final Site Plan for verification. [18- 4.12.17] 8. Private ROW, as shown on the plans, is not required unless the proposed travelways are to be approved as private streets or future subdivision is expected. An access easement would be more appropriate for access to TMP 32 -56A if it is expected to be under different ownership. 9. Is Towncenter Way expected to connect through to TMP 32 -49K in the future? If not, curbing is required across the end. [18- 4.12.15] 10. The parking area to the west of Building #1 is a 200 -foot dead -end travelway. Please provide a turn- around. [18- 32.7.2.7] 11. The walking trail is proposed with a dead end stub -out at TMP 32 -49K. The Willow Glen development plans do not allow for any future connection for this dead -end. It is recommended that the stub -out not be constructed. 12. The Stormwater Management Notes on Sheet 4 state that the development will drain to the existing stormwater management pond, as well as to a bio- filter. Please submit information that shows the pond was designed to store and treat the new run -off from this development. Please provide more information about the bio- filter, a 50% removal rate is unlikely to meet the needs of this development. [18- 32.5.6.k] 13. The proposed grading on Sheet 4 contains several errors. Contours on both the east and west boundaries are not properly tied to existing and there are many instances of disconnected contours within the site. Please review and resubmit. [18- 32.5.6.d] 14. A retaining wall may be needed between Towncenter Way and Building #5, and possibly a handrail along the sidewalk. 15. A retaining wall may be needed between Towncenter Drive and the parking lots east of Building #4. The proposed slope appears to interfere with the sidewalk. Guardrail may also be necessary in this area. 16. Further comments may be added when grading is corrected and more information regarding stormwater management is submitted. - > >r:rn €;C,:1:31:,1....t "p I3 1 '.... 3 �; -.:.: 1-1 ; ..' A;z —da;:; Application #: SDP20100O0� =' Shor't Review Cori .e'�1��1tS Project Name:1 Hollymeade Town Center Apartments - Prelim. Preliminary —Residential Date Completed: Reviewer: Review Status: Reviews Comments: Date Completed: Reviewer: Review Status: Reviews Comments: Date Completed: Reviewer: Review Status: Reviews Comments: Date Completed: Reviewer: Review Status: Reviews Comments: Date Completed Reviewer: Review Status: Reviews Comments: 03/25/2010 Andrew Slack E911 No Objection NO OBJECTION 03/23/2010 Elizabeth Marotta CommDev- Current Development No Objection SOILS REPORT 03/22/2010 James Barber Fire Rescue No Objection Must comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. Final approval is subject to field inspection and verification. 03/25/2010 Jay Schlothauer Inspections Requested Changes Based on plans dated March 8, 2010. Each apartment building must have a dedicated van - accessible, barrier -free parking space. Rearrange the barrier -free parking spaces at Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 so that they are van - accessible. 03/23/2010 Judith Wiegand Planning Requested Changes Long -Range (Development Areas) planning staff has reviewed this preliminary site development plan. The proposed density of almost 19 units per acre is appropriate for property designated Urban Density Residential on the Comprehensive Plan. Building an apartment complex in this location complements the single - family detached homes in Deerwood, the townhouses in Abington Place, the mobile homes in Forest Springs Mobile Park, and the mix of units in Willow Glen. The building and street layout require a reasonable amount of grading, and the critical slopes to be disturbed are manmade. ( �.,,Y mn,-6 Sf ?) Staff notes that the interparcel connection to Willow Glen is shown as a pedestrian bridge over the stream that runs along the edge of property. The bridge connects the trails in both developments. This pedestrian connection should be considered as an addition to a vehicular connection that would meet up with the vehicular connection shown on the Willow Glen plan. Staff's only concern is that residents of Buildings 1 -4 will look out only on parking lots or streets. If the parking could be placed under the buildings so that there was more landscaped space between the buildings and the parking, it would be an improvement. Page: 1.00 County of Albemarle Printed On: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Elizabeth Marotta From: Gary Whelan [gwhelan @serviceauthority.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:30 AM 'To: Elizabeth Marotta Cc: Justin Weiler Subject: SDP201000022 Hollymead Town Center Apartments Attachments: Hollymead Town Center Apartments.doc Elizabeth, Here are the Service Authority's comments for Hollymead Apartments. gary << ...>> Service Authority SeMng 4 Conserving _ TO: Elizabeth Marotta FROM: Gary Whelan, Civil Engineer DATE: March 22, .2010 RE: Site Plan Technical Review-for: Hollymead Town Center Apartments SDP201000022 TM 32 -56 The below checked items apply to this site. ✓ 1. This site plan is within the Authority's jurisdictional area-for: ✓ A. Water and sewer B. Water only C. Water only to existing structure D. Limited service ✓ .2. A 12 inch water line is located approximately 60' distant. 3. Fire flow from, nearest public hydrant, located distant from this site plan, is Gpm + at.20 psi residual. J 4. An 8 inch sewer line is located approximately 80' distant. 5. An Industrial Waste Ordinance.survey form must.be completed. ✓ 6. No improvements or obstructions shall be placed within existing or future easements. 7. and plans are currently under review. 8. and plans have been received and approved. 9. No plans are required. ✓ 10. Final water and sewer plans are required for our review and approval prior to granting-tentative approval. -11. Final site plan may /may not be signed. . J -12. RWSA approval for water and /or sewer connections. -13. City of Charlottesville approval -for sewer. J Comments: Provide plumbing�fixture counts-to size meters. Project requires RWSA capacity certification. Applicant must enter into agreement to upgrade downstream-facilities before-final site plan approval. The site plan does not show or incorrectly shows: meter locations water line size waterline locations sewer line size sewer line locations expected wastewater flows easements expected water demands 168 Spotnap Road • Charlottesville VA 22911 • Tel (434) 977 -4511 Fax (434) 979 -0698 www.serviceauthoriy.org --------- County � � ��~r v�c.~Auth4d,t 1O88potnap Road ^ Charlottesville ^\6A22S11^ Tel W34>B77-4511^ Fax /434>87S-OG88 ("J Elizabeth'Marotta From: Francis MacCall `Sent: Monday, March.29, .2010 3:57 PM 'To: Elizabeth Marotta .Subject: RE: willow glen /hollymead Yes. 32.7.2.5 The commission or the agent may require provision for and /or construction of travel lanes or driveways to serve adjoining properties. The pavement of vehicular travel lanes or driveways designed to permit vehicular travel on the site and from adjacent property and parking areas shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width. (32.5.7, 1980; Amended 5 -1 -87) I believe Willow Glen shows a proposed interparcel connection to this property. This plan should provide a "vehicle travel lane" connection (not just a pedestrian connection i.e. Arden Place) aligned with the connection to Willow Glen. The Willow Glen plan is on my desk if you would.like to look at it. pvv qlc t_--d &nyLP_e;K al Francis 'From: Elizabeth Marotta Sent: Monday, March.-29,.2010 3 :37 PM "To: Francis MacCall .Subject: willow glen /hollymead Francis, Hollymead apts SRC comments go out tomorrow. Did you have anything you wanted to add to the planning comments? When you stopped by my office you were going to look into a couple of things and get back-to me. Elizabeth M. Marotta Senior Planner County of Albemarle Community Development Department 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA.22902 (434) 296 -5832 Ext. 3432