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Home My WebLink AboutSDP201000051 Correspondence 2010-07-27NOW, _ goWENGINEERS SURVEYORS PLANNERS AssOC1ATEs July 27, 2010 Mr. Gerald Gatobu, Principal Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development Zoning and Current Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902 Re: Avemore Phase IV- Townhouses Final Site Development Plan SDP - 2010 -00051 WWA # 209088.04 Dear Mr. Gatobu: This letter is to document and respond to your review comments generated by County staff for the above referenced project. The responses are to the comments dated July 19, 2010. Our responses areas follows: Gerald Gatobu, Principal Planner 1. Comment: This proposal has been submitted as a final site plan prior to a preliminary. The ordinance contemplates the approval of a preliminary site plan prior to the submittal of a final site plan. However, by interpretation the ordinance does allow the submittal of a final prior to approval of a preliminary. No mechanism exists in the ordinance for the County to approve with conditions a final site plan. Therefore, if the site plan does not have all the necessary approvals to allow signature by the revision deadline the County will deny your yMlication. You may request that this project be changed from a final to a^ preliminary site plan which may allow the County to approve the plan with conditions or you may request that the County defer taking a formal action on your application. Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg EM `.kr` 2. Comment: Gross residential density: Please add the Gross residential density (Du /Acre) on the site plan. Response: 3. Comment: If a landscape plan is required, maximum amount ofpaved parking and vehicular circulation areas Please add the maximum amount of paved parking and vehicular circulation areas to the site plan. This figure will be used to calculate the interior landscaping required. Response: 4. Comment: If phasing is planned, phase lines and proposed timing of development. Response: 5. Comment: [32.7.2.5] The commission or the agent may require provision for and /or construction of travel lanes or driveways to serve adjoining properties. The pavement of vehicular travel lanes or driveways designed to permit vehicular travel on the site and from adjacent property and parking areas shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width. (32.5.7, 1980; Amended 5 -1 -87) Please construct the travel lane (Avemore Pond Road) to the property line where the property meets Wilton Countr Count Lane. Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 2 of 11 `w.✓ 6 Comment: [32.7.8.2] Is outdoor lighting is proposed? Ali P—h —-agg plan is required if outdoor lighting is proposed Outdoor lighting shall comply with the requirements of section 4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance. Response: 7. Comment: [32. S. 6. a] [4.11.3] Approval is required to reduce side setbacks from 1 S' to 10: Please contact the Fire and Rescue department and provide evidence that Fire and Safety has approved the reduction of the side setback to 10'. Response: 8. Comment: 32.7.2.8 Provision shall be made for sidewalks and pedestrian walkways which will enable pedestrians to walk safely and conveniently between buildings on the site and from the site to adjacent property. Please provide sidewalks that will enable pedestrians to walk safely and conveniently between buildings on the site and from the site to adjacent properties. Response: 9. Comment: Interior landscaping: Exclusive of the requirements of section 32.7.9.7 (a) and (c), an area equal to five (S) percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. (b) This shall include one (1) large or medium shade tree per ten (10) parking spaces or portion thereof, if five (S) spaces or more. 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 -.1.1-1.1-1-1-1 .. .. .. .. .... .. .................... I.I...".,..,....,..I..,..,..,..,..,..,..I - Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 3 of 11 D Response: CM 10. Comment: Please show interior landscaping calculations at S (S) percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area. Additionally please indicate the number of large or medium shade trees per ten (10) parking spaces provided. Response: 11. Comment: I could not locate one 1 (TI5) (White Oak) Response: 12. Comment: There are 17 T (13) trees (London Plane Tree) Response: 13. Comment: Please refer to Albemarle County's approved plant canopy calculations list for the 10 year coverage totals. The 10 year coverage totals shown in the plant list do not match what is shown on the landscape schedule on sheet C-15. Please revise. Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 • Fax (434) 978 -1444 ... ........................._._... -............................................._....._..._............. ............................... Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 4 of 11 `*00 .r` Phillip Custer - Engineering 1. Comment: The Zoning Department has determined that the plan is consistent with the approved application plan. Response: 2. Comment: The site plan cannot be approved until the WPO plan is approved. The review of the WPO plan will be provided in a separate comment letter. Response: 3. Comment: In order to subdivide the townhouse lots in the future, the applicant must request a private street from the agent at the time of the final subdivision plat application. [14 -233, 14 -234] The current subdivision ordinance requires the private road to be constructed to VDOT standards or "an alternative standard deemed adequate by the agent, upon recommendation of the county engineer ". [14- 412.B] The plan does not appear to meet any VDOT standard. Through a detailed discussion with the Chief of Current Development, it has been determined that Avemore Pond Road will be reviewed to the travelway standards of the Zoning Ordinance, 18 -4.12. Please make the following corrections to satisfy engineering review with regard to the travelway /roadway within the site: a. The applicant must build the Wilton arm Connection Road to the Property Line. The horizontal and vertical alignments of the connector road must 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 5 of 11 9M *.re work with the already constructed roadway from Wilton Farm. [18- 32.7.2, 18- 32.7.2.5] Response: b. Please provide anew estimate of the ADT on Avemore Pond Road under the assumption that the connection to Wilton Farm is worked out. The pavement section for Avemore Pond Road must be updated based on this new ADT. [14- 412.B, 18-4.12.15a] Response: c. Perpendicular parking spaces must have a IOft width when a travelway of 20ft is provided. [18 -4.12] Response: d. All streets within the development areas require curbing, sidewalks, and 6ftplanting strips. Since the application plan was approved without planting strips for this phase, planting strips will not be required. However, sidewalks must be provided or a waiver of this design standard must be approved by the Planning Commission. [14- 410.H, 14 -422, 18- 32.7.2.8] Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 6 of 11 on *400, e. Please provide an autoturn exhibit showing the movement of afire engine through Avemore Pond Road. [14- 412.B, 18- 32.5.6s] Response: f. The dedication of the access easement to the back of curb is not practical for long term maintenance of the road /travelway. On the Village Green side, please extend the easement at least one foot behind the curb. On the outer edges, please provide a "6ft sidewalk and maintenance easement" for the 5ft sidewalk that is necessitated by comment 3.d, or move the easement line to lft behind the curb. [14- 412.B] Response: g. Please provide no parking signs along the Village Green side of Avemore Pond. [18- 32.5.6s] Response: 4. Comment: The county engineer must approve any drainage system (proposed or existing) that exceeds open channel flow. The request has been delivered to the county engineer. [Design Manual] Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville m Lynchburg Page 7 of 11 OM en S. Comment: In the storm drain profiles, please show all of the sanitary sewer lateral crossings. Response: 6. Comment: Private storm drainage easements are needed over all pipes outside of the road easement. Response: 7. Comment: Driveways must be no steeper than 5 %. [18-4.12.15c] Response: 8. Comment: All slopes steeper than 3:1 must have a low maintenance, non - grassed groundcover specified. Examples of acceptable groundcovers can be found in Table 3.37C of the VESCH. Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . .................... 1.11.1-1.1- .. . . . . . . . . . Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 8 of 11 Joel DeNunzio, P.E. -VDOT ACSA No comment. To be reviewed under separate cover. Andrew Slack - Street Names /911 1. Comment: Approved. Response: James Barber — Fire and Rescue 1. Comment: Must comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. Final approval is subject to felid inspection and verification. Response: Jay Schlothauer - Inspections 1. Comment: No comments or conditions. Response: 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 9 of 11 Margaret Maliszewski - ARB Comment: This townhouse development is located behind houses on Wilton farm Road, as viewed from the Route 20 Entrance Corridor. Site sections previously provided by the applicant show that the proposed townhouses are 40' high and the houses on Wilton Farm Road are 32' high. Because the townhouses are to be located behind the houses, and because the townhouses will not exceed twice the height of the houses, this proposal qualifies for review as a county -wide Certificate of Appropriateness. This type of review allows staff to complete the review and approval without review at an ARB meeting. An ARB application and submittal are still required, and approval of that application is required prior to final site plan approval. The applicant can contact me with questions about the submittal and review process. (Margaret Maliszewski, 296 -5832 x3276 mmaliszewski @albemarle. org) Response: I trust the above responses and plan changes properly address the outstanding items. If you have any questions, please contact me. Sincerely, WW Associates, Inc. r r V4 ' "/' David M. Jensen, P.E. Vice President Manager, Charlottesville Operations 3040 Avemore Square Place ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984 -2700 ■ Fax (434) 978 -1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 10 of 11