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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
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VSMP Permit Plan Review
Bache Lane Fill Site
WPO- 2015 -00018
Dominion Engineering & Design, LLC
Virginia Land Trust
27 March 2015
30 April 2015
Justin Deel
County Code section 17 -410 and Virginia Code §62.1- 44.15:34 requires the VSMP authority to
act on any VSMP permit by issuing a project approval or denial. This project is denied. The
rationale is given in the comments below. The application may be resubmitted for approval if all
of the items below are satisfactorily addressed. The VSMP application content requirements can
be found in County Code section 17 -401.
A. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
The SWPPP content requirements can be found in County Code section 17 -405. A SWPPP must
contain (1) a PPP, (2) an ESCP, (3) a SWMP, and (4) any TMDL measures necessary.
1. Please update SWPPP addressing all comments below.
2. Provide any necessary additional TMDL measures.
B. Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP)
The PPP content requirements can be found in County Code section 17 -404.
1. Incomplete. Your PPP appears to be generic. Please provide a PPP that is specific to this project.
Please address all items listed in section 17 -404 of the County Code.
C. Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
VSMP Regulation 9VAC25- 870 -108 requires the VSMP authority to approve or disapprove a
SWMP. This plan is disapproved, and the reasons are provided in the comments below. The
stormwater management plan content requirements can be found in County Code section 17 -403.
1. A stormwater management is required, please provide. Replanting alone will not address nutrient
load reduction. Per DEQ guidance, in order for an area to retain a land cover designation of
forest/open space, it must either protected during construction (which is not possible due to the
nature of this project) or restored after construction with soil amendments.
2. Address water quantity requirements. See VRRM spreadsheet.
D. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP)
Virginia Code §62.1- 44.15:55 requires the VESCP authority to approve or disapprove an ESCP.
This plan is disapproved, and the reasons are provided in the comments below. The erosion control
plan content requirements can be found in County Code section 17 -402.
Engineering Review Comments
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1. There is concern about the stability of the proposed slope created by the placement of this fill.
Please refer to Section 18- 5.1.28 for guidance.
Note that:
Each borrow, fill or waste area shall be reclaimed within seven (7) days of completion of the
borrow, fill or waste activity, or such later time authorized by the program authority for
reclamation activities of a seasonal nature. Reclamation shall include, but not be limited to,
restoring the area so that it approximates natural contours;
and
borrow, fill or waste activity shall be conducted in a safe manner that maintains lateral support,
in order to minimize any hazard to persons, physical damage to adjacent land and improvements,
and damage to any public street because of slides, sinking, or collapse.
Please provide a proposed slope that approximates the existing natural contours of the site and
evidence that the slope will be stable.
2. The fill area should be stripped of vegetation and topsoil before fill placement. Please address this
on plan and in SWPPP.
3. Provide cross sections for the fill slope showing both existing and proposed grades. Cross sections
should bisect the fill slope in both longitudinal and latitudinal directions and shown on the plan.
The north -south cross section should include the existing preserved slopes northwest of the fill
area.
4. Show sediment trap drainage area on plan, including acreage.
5. Please provide a scaled sediment trap cross section showing both existing and proposed grades.
6. Please provide a realistically shaped sediment trap.
7. Provide limits of disturbance acreage on plans. Please explain asterisk next to acreage on cover
sheet.
8. Your diversion dikes do not clearly appear to direct drainage into the sediment trap, rather toward
the top of the dam or beyond. Please correct.
9. Preserved slopes should match Count GIS, please correct.
10. Provide labels on your adequate channel analysis sheet, please use consistent line weights and
types. Do both the solid and dashed bold lines represent drainage divides?
The VSMP permit application and all plans may be resubmitted for approval when all comments have
been satisfactorily addressed. For re- submittals please provide 2 copies of the complete permit package
with a completed application form.
Engineering plan review staff are available from 2 -4 PM on Thursdays, should you require a meeting to
discuss this review.
Process;
After approval, plans will need to be bonded. The bonding process is begun by submitting a bond estimate
request form and fee to the Department of Community Development. One of the plan reviewers will
prepare estimates and check parcel and easement information based on the approved plans. The County's
Management Analyst will prepare bond agreement forms, which will need to be completed by the owner
and submitted along with cash, certificates or sureties for the amounts specified. The agreements will need
Engineering Review Comments
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to be approved and signed by the County Attorney and County Engineer. This may take 2 -4 weeks to
obtain all the correct signatures and forms.
Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance agreements will also need to be completed and recorded.
The County's Management Analyst or other staff will prepare the forms and check for ownership and
signature information. The completed forms will need to be submitted along with court recording fees.
After bonding and agreements are complete, county staff will need to enter project information in a DEQ
database for state application processing. DEQ will review the application information based on local
VSMP authority approval. At this time, the DEQ portion of the application fees will need to be paid
directly to the state. For fastest processing, this is done electronically with the emails provided on the
application. DEQ should notify applicants with instructions on how to pay fees. When DEQ approves the
application, they will issue a permit coverage letter. This should be copied to the county.
After DEQ coverage is issued, via the coverage letter, the County can hold a pre - construction conference.
Applicants will need to complete the request for a pre - construction conference form, and pay the remainder
of the application fee. The form identifies the contractor and responsible land disturber, and the fee
remaining to be paid. This will be checked by county staff, and upon approval, a pre - construction
conference will be scheduled with the County inspector. At the pre - construction conference, should
everything proceed satisfactorily, a joint VSMP and grading permit will be issued by the County so that
work may begin.
County forms can be found on the county website forms center under engineering;
htip://www.albemarle.org/deptfonns.asp?department=cdeng)ypo
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