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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Ellie Ray, Senior Planner
From: Francis MacCall, Principal Planner
Division: Zoning
Date: December 7, 2015
Subject: SDP2015 -00050 HTC Area A -2 Blocks C2, D1 & D2 — zoning comments
Proffer #1 Affordable Housing — All site plans submitted for the development of Area A2 that
show residential will need to provide 20% of the total number of units shown on the plan as
affordable units as noted in Proffer #1 of ZMA2007- 00001. This plan shows 244 units total
which will require 48 units to be provided as affordable and this plan only shows 41 affordable
units. If 244 units is maintained then the number of affordable units needs to be increased on
the plan from 41 to 48. To provide 41 affordable units the number of other units needs to be
dropped to 164 so that you have a total of 205 units shown on the plan with 41 of those being
affordable. Please correct the calculation.
2. Proffer #3 Public Transit Stop — This plan must include a location for at least one of the two
required public transit stops required in Proffer #3 of ZMA2007- 00001. Consult with David
Benish on an acceptable location for said Stop.
3. Proffer #5 Greenway —Prior to the approval of the final site plan "the Owner shall complete
the improvements shown on the General Development Plan and shall dedicate the Powell
Creek Greenway to the County at the time of the first subdivision or site plan approval."
4. Code of Development — Uses permitted - Multifamily dwellings is a permitted use in blocks C-
2, D -1 & D -2. To be permitted in these blocks there must also be a mixture of commercial and
residential provided. (See comment #5)
5. Code of Development — Mixture of uses — To meet the intent of ZMA2007 -00001 as described
in the Code of Development dated 9/12/07, a mixture of uses is an important feature of the
project; therefore, a mixture of uses is expected within some of the blocks within the
Hollymead A2 Development. However, a change to a single use for some blocks (to
residential) may be eligible for a variation, including blocks D1, D2 and C2. If the variation is
approved, staff would want to ensure that other blocks framing the central plaza contain a mix
of uses as those blocks build out in the future for the overall development to be consistent with
the current zoning.
6. Code of Development — Central Plaza — The Central Plaza is considered a central feature of
the ZMA and should be implemented as described in the Code of Development. The building
in block D -1 should frame that corner of the Central Plaza as described in the Code of
Development. The buildings should frame the intersection. The buildings in block D -1 should
meet the 1' to 6' setback requirement from both Meeting Street and Town Center Drive.
Another distinct feature of the central plaza includes attractive streetscapes and green areas
that are inviting to pedestrians. The plan should incorporate streetscape with landscaping
and /or greenspaces for buildings fronting the central plaza.
7. Code of Development — Parking — The amount of commercial square footage and residential
units in Area A2 envisioned parking decks to accommodate the amount of parking for the
development. The Code does not require parking decks, thus surface parking may be used
solely in these blocks. If commercial square footage is eventually shown on this plan there will
probably be more parking needed to accommodate the square footage.