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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434 - 296 -5832
Memorandum
To: Roger Ray & Associates (rwrinc(a)earthlink.net)
From: Ellie Ray, PLA, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: April 2, 2015
Subject: SUB201400138 Riverside Village - Final
Fax 434 - 972 -4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will approve the plat referenced above once the following comments
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, which is to the Subdivision /Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise
specified.]
1. [14- 302(A)4] Private easements. Label all proposed private easements as private.
2. [14- 302(A)4] Private easements. As discussed during Site Plan review, all required landscaping located on
proposed private lots must have a landscape easement. The homeowner's associated documents should
address the maintenance of all required landscaping. Additionally, since the open space in Block 6 is to be
dedicated to the County, an easement will be required for the homeowner's association to maintain the
frontage landscaping and any proposed stormwater facilities located on the dedicated land. The deed of
dedication and /or C &R should state that the homeowner's association is responsible for maintaining the
landscaping and SWM facilities.
3. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. List the number of proposed lots, broken down by block, on the Cover Sheet.
4. [14- 302(A)14] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. A separate parcel must be created for the public
dedication of open space in Block 6. Label the open space in Block 6 accordingly and as `Hereby Dedicated
to Public Use', and provide a Deed of Dedication for review and approval by the County Attorney's Office.
This deed must be recorded with the plat.
5. [14- 302(A)14] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. Open Space is defined as, "Land or water left in
undisturbed natural condition and unoccupied by building lots, structures, streets, or parking lots except as
otherwise specifically provided in section 4.7." Many of the uses shown within "open space" areas (private
r /w, alley easements, SWM, etc) are not allowed. Please revise the "open space" labels to "Common Open
Space ".
6. [14- 302(8)5] Zoning classification. Add "steep slopes overlay district" and a list of the proffers to the zoning
information.
7. [14- 302(8)8] Yards. In addition to the minimum setback, provide the maximum setbacks by block and
road. Please also provide the side setbacks.
8. [14- 302(8)8 & 4.6.4] Yards. If an alley abuts the rear yard, the required rear yard shall be measured from
the edge of the alley right -of -way or easement. The rear yard lines in Block 2B are shown incorrectly; the
yard is 3' for accessory structures and 10' for primary structures and should be measured from the edge of
the alley easement, not the property line. Keep in mind that accessory structures for which any part is
located closer than three (3) feet to any part of a primary structure shall comply with the minimum applicable
yard requirements for a primary structure.
9. [14- 302(6)8] Flood plain. As discussed during Site Plan review, the floodplain line must be officially
adjusted through FEMA prior to Final Plat approval.
10. [14- 302(6)10] Stream buffers. Show the location of all streams buffers present on the property, and add
the following note: "The stream buffer(s) shown hereon shall be managed in accordance with the Albemarle
County Water Protection Ordinance."
11. [14- 303(D)] Acreage of lots. There is a very minor discrepancy in the total open space area provided on the
Cover Sheet (414,834 sf) and the sum of all the areas provided on the plat (414,698 sf); please clarify.
12. [14- 303(G)] Ownership of common areas. Provide the intended ownership of all open space areas.
13. [14- 303(K)] Temporary turnarounds. Provide the following note, "The area on this plat designated as a
temporary turnaround will be constructed and used as other streets in the subdivision until (street name)
is /are extended to (street name), at which time the land in the temporary turnaround area will be abandoned
for street purposes and will revert to adjoining property owners in accordance with specific provisions in their
respective deeds."
14. [14- 303(N)] Statement pertaining to private streets. Provide the following statement: "The streets in this
subdivision may not meet the standards for acceptance into the secondary system of state highways and
will not be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation or the County of Albemarle."
15. [14- 303(Q)] Water supply. Provide a statement as to whether the subdivision will be served by a public
water supply and a public sewer system.
16. [14- 303(S)] Control points. Provide at least four (4) control points, evenly distributed across the property
and located at survey property corners, and shown on each sheet depicting the property. At the option of the
subdivider, the control points may be shown on a copy of the final plat, rather than on the original final plat.
17. [14- 303(T)] Special lots. The parcel being created for dedication to the County is considered a `special lot'.
Accordingly, the following note shall be placed on the plat: "Lot `X' is a special lot established solely for
(insert purpose for the special lot as identified in the definition of special lot in section 14- 106)."
18. [14 -317] Instrument evidencing maintenance. If the subdivision will contain one (1) or more improvements
that are not to be maintained by the county or any authority or other public agency, the subdivider shall
submit with the final plat an instrument assuring the perpetual maintenance of the improvement. This
should include maintenance responsibilities for the required landscaping throughout the project. The
instrument shall be submitted for review and approval, and must be recorded with the plat.
19. [Comment] This plat cannot be approved until Fire Rescue and Zoning complete their reviews and grant
their approval. Inspections, E911 and ACSA have reviewed the plat and have no objections. Engineering
and VDOT comments have been provided.
Please contact Ellie Ray in the Planning Division by using eray(LDalbemarle.org or 434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3432 for
further information.