Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201500003 Permit 2015-12-02 4OF Ate" . 8<40wall vIRCID11P COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road,North Wing Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596 Phone(434)296-5832 Fax(434)972-4126 December 2, 2015 Valerie Long 321 East Main St Suite 400 Charlottesville VA 22902 RE: SP201500003 North Pointe Middle Entrance Amendment Dear Ms. Long, On November 11, 2015 the Board of Supervisors took action on your Special Use Permit application to to modify conditions requiring an arched span crossing of Flat Branch under Chapter 18 Section 30.3 of the Zoning Ordinance on TMPs 03200000002000 and 03200000002300 in the Rivanna District. The Special Use permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached resolution and conditions. Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the project noted above, no uses on the property as approved above may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been received and conditions have been met. This includes: • compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT; • approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; and • approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE. Before beginning uses as allowed by this special use permit or if you have questions regarding the above- noted action, please contact Rebecca Ragsdale at(434)296-5832 ext. 3226. Sincerely, I David Benish (Acting) Director of Planning Cc: CWH Properties Limited Partnership P 0 Box 5526 Charlottesville Va 22905 *Attachment* RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SP 2015-03 NORTH POINTE MIDDLE ENTRANCE AMENDMENT WHEREAS,CWH Properties Limited Partnership is the record owner of Tax Map and Parcel Number 03200-00-00-02000,and Violet Hill Associates,LLC is the record owner of Tax Map and Parcel 03200-00-00-02300(collectively,the"Owner"and the"Property"); and WHEREAS,ZMA 2000-09 was approved on August 2,2006, approving the North Pointe development,and SP 2007-03 was approved on June 6,2007,which allows the Owner to install a new stream crossing within the floodplain of Flat Branch Creek and thereby extend Northside Drive to serve as the middle entrance for the North Pointe community. WHEREAS,the Owner filed an application for a special use permit to amend the conditions of approval for SP 2007-03 to modify conditions requiring an arched span culvert crossing of Flat Branch Creek to allow two box culverts,and the application is identified as Special Use Permit 2015-00003 North Pointe Middle Entrance Amendment("SP 2015-03");and WHEREAS,on November 10,2015,after a duly noticed public hearing,the Albemarle County Planning Commission recommended approval of SP 2015-03 with the conditions recommended by County staff, including the elimination of several conditions that are no longer needed,and the revision of several conditions to provide clarity and to be consistent with current Albemarle County Code requirements; and WHEREAS,on November 11,2015,the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a duly noticed public hearing on SP 2015-03. NOW,'THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that,upon consideration of the foregoing,the staff report prepared for SP 2015-03 and all of its attachments,the information presented at the public hearing, and the factors relevant to a special use permit in Albemarle County Code § 18-33.8,the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby approves SP 2015-03, subject to the conditions attached hereto. * * * I,Ella W.Jordan,do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true,correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County,Virginia,by a vote of six to zero, as recorded below,at a regular meeting held on November 11,2015. C erk, Bo. d of Co my Supervisors Aye Nay Mr. Boyd Ms.Dittmar Y Ms. Mallek Y Ms. McKeel Y Ms. Palmer Y Mr. Sheffield Y SP-2015-00003 North Pointe Middle Entrance Amendment Conditions 1. Prior to final road plan approval,the applicant shall obtain from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a conditional letter of map revision (CLOMR or CLOMA), and prior to road acceptance the applicant shall obtain from FEMA a letter of map revision (LOMR or LOMA). In addition,the applicant shall copy the County Engineer on all correspondence with FEMA. 2. The culvert under Northside Drive shall be in general accord with the attached drawing titled "North Pointe SP Crossing of Flat Branch"prepared by Townes Site Engineering with a revision date of July 20,2015,page 2 of 3 (the"Plan").To be in general accord with the Plan,development shall reflect the general size,arrangement,and location of the culverts.Modifications to the Plan,which do not conflict with the elements above may be approved subject to the review and approval of the County Engineer. 3. Prior to obtaining approval of the road plans and erosion and sediment control plans for Northside Drive,the applicant shall obtain approval of a landscape plan by the County's Design Planner and the site shall be landscaped as provided on the approved landscape plan. The landscape plan shall include a complete planting schedule keyed to the plan and shall provide the following: a. The existing tree line and proposed tree line that will remain,the limits of clearing and grading, and methods of tree protection; b. Provide an informal planting of mixed tree and shrub species and sizes to compensate for removed vegetation, and low-growing plants to stabilize slopes in the areas of proposed grading and tree removal; and c. Provide large shade trees on the north and south side of Northside Drive, along the sidewalk and space reserved for the sidewalk, two and one-half (2%2) inches caliper minimum at planting,forty(40)feet on center,for a minimum distance of four hundred(400)feet from the existing edge of pavement of Route 29 North. 4. Design details of the retaining walls,including column cap design,pier design,stone finish,and similar design details shall be shown on the road plans and are subject to review and approval of the County's Design Planner. 5. If the use, structure, or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not commenced by November 11,2020,the permit shall be deemed abandoned and the authority granted there under shall thereupon terminate.