HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201500097 Review Comments Preliminary Plat 2015-07-01ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
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Initial Site Development Plan
Lead Reviewer: Ellie Ray
Item Number: SDP201500027 and SUB201500097
Project Name: Villas at Belvedere
Due Date: July 6, 2015
All Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) recommendations are considered to be advisory. The
recommendations are meant to be utilized as a design strategy to create a safer environment for the future residents of
the Villas at Belvedere.
Advisory Landscaping Recommendations
All shrubbery and ornamental grasses used in foundation planting areas should follow the CPTED two foot six
foot rule. Shrubs should be no taller than two feet in front of building windows. Tree crowns in common areas,
near buildings, and along pedestrian walkways should be pruned no less than six feet from ground level to
maximize surveillance opportunities. Shrubbery should always remain below the window line so natural
surveillance is not hindered from the interior of the residence out onto property grounds.
Shrubs, ornamental grasses, and ornamental flowering trees should be planted no less than six feet from
pedestrian walkways to eliminate concealment and ambush opportunities.
Shrubbery and ornamental grasses should be maintained at no more than two feet tall around pedestrian
entranceways to eliminate concealment and ambush opportunities.
Advisory Lighting Recommendations
All lighting should be within the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) guidelines for
minimum security lighting standards.
It is advised that all pedestrian walkways, be illuminated to a minimum 1.0 fc horizontal on pavement and a
minimum of .5 fc to .8 fc vertical 5' above ground. All lighting should demonstrate uniformity to eliminate any
retinal light adaption conditions.
All lighting on site should be at a 4:1 average to minimum ratio (background to face), and designed to limit
light trespass and glare.
Use pedestrian scale lighting (see below) in high pedestrian traffic areas. All lighting on site should be
sufficient to allow facial recognition at thirty feet. Thirty feet is the minimum for reaction time to determine if a
person is a potential threat.
Advisory Territorial Recommendations
Concrete sidewalks leading to the individual buildings from the public sidewalks should be constructed with
pavers or different textures and colors to indicate a transition from public space to private space.
All building entrances should be designed with front porches or stoops to promote territoriality and encourage
natural surveillance.
Pedestrian Scale Lighting
Typical pedestrian scale luminaires are mounted at a height of 10 to 20 feet. Typical pedestrian zone lighting is
usually mounted in the 12 to 18 ft. range. All luminaires should be LED equipped dark sky compliant and
designed to minimize glare and light trespass.
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MPO Steve Watson, ICPS, CPD
Albemarle County Police Department
Crime prevention Unit