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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201500148 Review Comments Final Plat 2015-12-29County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 Phone 434-296-5832 Memorandum To: Anthony Nichols/Steve Driver From: Christopher P. Perez, Senior Planner Division: Planning Date: December 29, 2015 Subject: SUB2015-148 Fontana- Phase 4C- Final Subdivision Plat 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.] The 1" nine comments below are from the Conditions of Preliminary plat approval dated 11-14-2014 1. A plat meeting all the requirements for final subdivision plats per the subdivision ordinance. Rev 1: Comment addressed. 2. [ZMA2004-18] The residue of Phase 4C Section 3, depicted on the preliminary plat as `A - 0.75 acres " shall be added to Lot 118 on the final plat for Phase 4C, OR on another plat to be recorded in the Clerk's Office prior to approval of the final subdivision plat, at which point Deed Book Page Reference Number of said plat shall be provided on the final plat for Phase 4C. Rev 1: Comment addressed. [ZMA2004-18, 14-409] The Cascadia Connector has been depicted on the preliminary plat as 50 foot wide to meet VDOT requirements for the public road design. As such, the road plan shall dictate the specific design of the public road. The Cascadia Connector (pedestrian and emergency access) located in Phase 4C Section 3 shall connect to Fontana Drive and be built to the property line or bonded prior to final subdivision plat approval. Final plat: Comment partially addressed on sheet 4 of the final plat; however, the labeling and notes provided for the Cascadia Connector are not adequate and need to be revised prior to final plat approval. Please make the following changes: a) Discontinue the labeling of this improvement as "Temp Ingress/Egress Easement for Emergency Connector" or "Temporary Ingress/Egress Easementfor emergency connector" ; rather, this improvement is required to be a Public Road dedicated to Public Use as explained in the January 27, 2015 Official request letter for the Cascadia Connector. This final plat shall dedicate to public use this right-of-way. Thus note #12 on sheet 1 shall be revised to include this road as being dedicated to public use with the plat, and sheet 4 shall be revised appropriately to correct the labeling issues with the road. Also, assure the plat is revised to provide the approved road name throughout, including Area Tabulation chart. Rev 1: Comment addressed. b) The connector needs to be provided an approved road name per E911. Assure this road name is provided on the plat. See E911 review comments attached in which they provide the appropriate name as `Delphi Lane". Assure the plat is revised to provide the approved road name throughout. Rev 1: Comment addressed. c) On sheet 4, notes #1 and #2 are not appropriate, and shall be omitted and revised as follows: "The Fontana side of Delphi Lane may be vacated if the 55' Right of Way Area Reserved for Dedication is dedicated to public used for a public road connection at any time in the future. " Rev 1: Comment addressed. 4. [ZMA2004-18] A note shall be added to the final plat per proffer #5 and the new trails within phase 4C: "The Owner shall not request that the County issue the ninth (9t') building permit until the paths have been completed to the satisfaction of the County Engineer. " Rev 1: Comment addressed. 5. [ZMA2004-18] A note shall be added to the final plat per proffer #9: "The colors for the facade treatments and the colors and materials for the roofs shall be subject to prior approval by the Director of Planning. " Rev 1: Comment addressed. 6. [ZMA2004-18, Proffer 4] Landscaping. The applicant has chosen to fulfill proffer # 4 through the installation of new plantings. Thus the required new trees shall be bonded prior to signature / final approval of the final plat. Rev 1: Comment addressed. 7. [14-435] Road Plans and WPO application must be approved, all required improvements must be built or bonded, and all required Deeds and Declarations must be reviewed and approved prior to Final Plat approval. Rev 1: Comment addressed. [14-317] Instrument evidencing maintenance of certain improvements. Prior to Final Plat approval, an instrument evidencing maintenance of the Open Space, required plantings associated with proffer 4 (an exhibit shall be provided in the HOA docs which depicts the 5 trees per lot that are required), and trail maintenance document will need to be submitted for County review and approval. The County Attorney will be required to review/ approve the maintenance documents prior to final plat approval. Submit the draft documents to Planning staff for cursory review and then we'll forward them to the County Attorney for review/ approval. Rev 1: Comment not addressed. A Covenants and Restrictions document already exists for the previously platted phases of Fontana. This requirement might be able to be met through an amendment to the existing document to also provide maintenance for this section/phase. If this is how Fontana 4C wishes to proceed please provide a copy of the existing Covenants and Restrictions document and a copy of the amendment. Assure that the amendment document provides an exhibit which depicts the location of all required plantings on the lots. Also, per proffer #9 for Fontana 4C "All structures shall be constructed using medium shaded earth -tone colors for facade treatment of the buildings and dark, non -reflective materials for roofs. The colors for the facade treatment and the colors and materials for the roofs shall be subject to prior approval by the Director of Planning': This requirement shall also be covered in the Covenants document. Please submit the required documents to Planning staff for cursory review prior to being forward to the County Attorney for review/ approval. 91 Additional Comments Generated by the Final Plat Submittal 10. 2 11. [14-302(B)(7)] Reservoir watershed and Agricultural forestal district. On the plat provide a note that states that "The property is not within a reservoir watershed nor is it located in an agricultural - forestal district. " Rev 1: Comment addressed. 12. [14-302(B)5] Zoning. On sheet 1, note #10 shall be revised to include, in addition to the R-4 Zoning, that this property is "Subject to ZMA2011-1 & ZMA2004-18 and proffers ". Rev 1: Comment addressed. 13. [14-302(A)4&5, 14-303(L)] Drainage Easements. The plat attempts to dedicate to public use all drainage easements depicted on the plat with note #8. To be clear, public means that the County or VDOT would maintain these easements; however, the County typically does not accept these types of easements unless VDOT is willing to maintain the easement. VDOT typically won't accept these easements unless the easement only handles water from the public right of way. Each drainage easement which is proposed to be public has to be approved by both the County Engineer and said party who will maintain it, in this case VDOT, prior to plat approval. Notably, private typically means that the HOA would maintain the easement or some other 3rd party entity, the ownership of these easements shall be labeled on the plat. Revise appropriately. See also, John Anderson's comments provided below which runs parallel to my comment. Revise appropriately. Rev 1: Comment addressed. 14. [14-303(L)] Public utility, drainage and sight distance easements. If any of the above mentioned Public drainage easements are to remain public and approved as such, please provide a Deed of Easement for all public drainage easements for review and approval by the County Attorney's Office prior to approval of the final plat. The deed must also be signed by Tom Foley once approved by the County Attorney and it shall recorded with the plat. Rev 1: Comment addressed. 15. [14-302(A)5] Public Easements. On sheet 3 of the plat there are two "New 20' Sanitary Sewer Easement" being platted; however, the plat does not provide for ownership of these easements. If it is the applicant's intent and amendable to ACSA, the proposed easements shall be relabeled as `New 20' ACSA Sanitary Sewer Easements here dedicated to public use ". Revise appropriately. Rev 1: Comment no longer relevant with Section 2 not being platted at this time. 16. [14-302(A)9] Building sites on proposed lots. On sheet 1, assure note #9 is accurate, as the Open Space lots do not contain a building site. Suggested revision to the note: "Lots 1-18 contain building sites per Section 4.2.2 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance ". Revise appropriately. Rev 1: Comment addressed. 17. [14-303(T)] Special Lot. The final plat creates various `Open Space' lots; these are classified as special lots per Section 14-106 as they do not have a building site. For tracking purposes on the final plat please provide each open space lot a letter designation, such as Open Space A, B, C... etc Also, on the plat provide the following note: "Lot `_' is a special lot established solely for (insert purpose for the special lot as identified in the definition ofspecial lot in section 14-106). " Below are examples of the two types of Special Lots depicted on the final plat: "Lots A, B, C... 'are special lots established solely for (Open Space). " and "Lots `D, E... ' are special lots established solely for (Stormwater Management Facilities). " Rev 1: Comment addressed. 19. 411 21. 22. 23. 24. [Comment] This plat shall not be approved until all bonds have been posted, please work with John Anderson and Ana Kilmer once road plans are approvable and bond estimates can be requested. Rev 1. Comment still relevant. Both John Anderson and Ana Kilmer are off for the holidays. Once they return Planning staff will check on the status of the bonds. 25. [Comment] County Planning shall not approve the final plat until remaining approvals are received from Engineering, VDOT, ACSA, and the County Attorney (required legal docs). Please work with the various reviewers to assure all their requirements are addressed (see their comments below). New Comments related to the combination of Lot 118 and Lot A 26. [14-303(0)] In order to facilitate the combination of the two lots (Lot 118 and Lot A), the owners of TMP 78E-118 shall to be added to the plat for signature purposes. County records indicate Anthony Nichols and Martine Retsch-Nichols as the owners. Please revise plat to provide the parcel information for TMP 78E-118 and the appropriate signature and notary lines for these owners. 27. [14-303(A)] Statement of consent to division. The statement of consent provided on sheet 1 shall be revised to include TMP 78E-118. 28. [14-302(A)15] Identification of all owners and certain interest holders. On the plat provide the addresses of the owner of record for TMP 78E-118. Staff has provided references to provisions of Chapter 14 of the Code of the County of Albemarle. The Code is kept up to date by the County Attorney's office. The Code may found on the County Attorney's website which may be found under "Departments and Services" at Albemarle.org. In accord with the provisions of Section 14-229(B) of Chapter 14 of the Code if the developer fails to submit a revised final plat to address all of the requirements within six (6) months after the date of this letter the application shall be deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn by the developer. If you have any questions about these conditions or the submittal requirements please feel free to contact me at Extension 3443, cperez@albemarle.org. 4 Engineering — John Anderson Apart from a single comment, prior Engineering comments have been addressed. [ref. email sent 12/11/2015 5:26 PM] 1) Please label 90' pipe detention system easement Permanent Stormwater Management Facility Easement. It is labeled Future 20' Drainage Easement. On Final Plat under review, easement may be (it is, it so happens) labeled `Future 20' Drainage Easement.' Please revise sheet 2 to indicate permanent SWM facility easement. Later, the recorded Section 1 plat may be revised to abandon this permanent SWM facility easement, and establish a Private Drainage Easement. E911— Andrew Slack Approved Building Inspection - Jay Schlothauer No objections Fire and Rescue — Robbie Gilmer No objection ACSA —Alex Morrison Comments pending — to be forwarded once received. VDOT — Shelly Plaster Comments pending — to be forwarded once received.