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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Phone 434 - 296 -5832
Memorandum
To: Craig Kotarski (craig.kotarski @timmons.com)
From: Ellie Ray, CLA, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: July 16, 2015
Subject: SUB 201500102 Dunlora V - Preliminary
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)3] Existing or platted streets. Provide the location and width of Dunlora Drive.
2. [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. Proposed easements should be labeled with the
intended holder.
3. [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, or submit a separate
easement plat for review.
4. [14- 302(A)4 &5] Private & public easements. Clarify the `proposed access easement' noted on Sheet 1.2.
Sheet 1.1 indicates the intent to vacate the existing access easement in what appears to be the same
location; these two notes should be consistent.
5. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. Provide the area and approximate dimensions of all proposed lots including
special lots (open space parcels).
6. [14- 302(A)8] Proposed lots. The road plans show two `open space' parcels near the intersection of
proposed roads A & B; the plat must show both of these parcels as well, labeled appropriately.
7. [14- 302(A)9] Building sites on proposed lots. Provide a note stating that each proposed lot (other than the
special lots) contains a building site that complies with section 4.2.1 of the Albemarle County Zoning
Ordinance.
8. [14- 302(A)12] Topography. Show and label the areas of managed steep slopes on the subject parcel and
the areas of preserved steep slopes across Shepherd's Ridge Road that may be impacted by the proposed
sewer connection.
9. [14- 302(A)14] Land to be dedicated in fee or reserved. Provide the intended ownership and the acreage of
the open space parcels.
10. [14- 302(B)5] Zoning classification. Add Airport Impact Area (AIA) to the Zoning note.
11. [14- 302(B)7] Reservoir watershed. Revise the note regarding the watershed to indicate this property is not
within a water supply watershed.
12. [14-302(B)8&14-419] Yards. Revise the building setback information to indicate that the maximum front
setback is 25', not 20'.
13. [14 -304] Request to disturb steep slopes. If impact to preserved steep slopes is proposed for the sewer
connection, please clarify if an alternate connection is possible that does not impact the slopes.
14. [Comment] Clarify if public or private streets are proposed.
15. [Comment] Clarify the width of the proposed right -of -ways; the road cross section says 47' while the plan
sheets say 45'. If public streets, 47' will likely be required by VDOT.
16. [18- 15.4.1] Environmental standards. To qualify for the bonus factor for maintenance of existing wooded
areas you must provide more specific information (square footage) for each area and you must show that
the area maintained meets the definition of `wooded area' in Section 3.
17. [18- 15.4.1] Environmental standards. To qualify for this bonus, a conservation plan as specified in section
32.7.9 is required. See road plan comments for additional information.
18. [Comment] Demonstrate the location of proposed parking. The note on the cover sheet indicates parking
will be provided off - street in driveways and garages; however, the driveways are only wide enough to
support one parking space (indicating a maximum one -car garage) and some of them do not appear to have
the required length.
19. [14 -401] Double frontage lots. Double frontage lots (see definition, includes those with less than 20' of
common area between the rear of the lot and the second street) are prohibited. This can be varied or
excepted as provided in 14- 203.1; either provide at least 20' of common area between the rear of lots 5, 6,
7, and 8 and the second street or apply for the exception. If the exception is approved, the lots must be
screen as provided in 14 -419. See road plan comments for additional information.
20. [14 -409] Coordination and extension of streets. As discussed, the proposal on the adjacent parcel does
not include a street, the lots are served by an alley. If that proposal is approved, the extension shown on
this plat may not be necessary; this issue can be resolved with the Final Plat.
21. [Comment] The landscape notes /calculations provided include several inaccuracies (Ash canopy is 165 sf
(not 253) and residential developments less than 10 du /ac require 20% tree canopy (not 10), etc). However,
tree canopy is only required for developments subject to section 32; please remove any reference to the
tree canopy provided other than that necessary to meet the tree preservation bonus factor.
Pending comments from various review committee members will be forwarded to the applicant once received.
Please contact Ellie Ray in the Planning Division by using erav(@albemarle.org or 434 - 296 -5832 ext. 3432 for
further information.
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