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Home My WebLink AboutSP198700006 Action Letter 1987-05-20COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Office of Board of Supervisors 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901- 5596 (804) 296-5843 May 22, 1987 Mr. James B. Murray, Jr. 614 East High Street Post Office, Box 1465 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Re: SP--87-06. James B. Murray. Dear Mr. Murray: At its meeting on May 20, 1987, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the above -referenced petition subject to the following conditions: 1. Approval of this permit and signing of a final plat are subject to the following conditions as defined in Section 15.1-495(f) of the Code of Virginia and Section 31.2.4.3 of the Zoning Ordinance: a. The final plat shall delineate and define a 100 foot permanent conservation buffer zone an each side of peren- nial and/or intermittent streams on Parcel IV in locations essentially as shown on the Applicant's plan (plan on file in the Department of Planning & Community Development). In addition to the existing ordinance's restriction on septic drain fields, also restricted in this conservation zone shall be all construction, earth -disturbing activi- ties, improvements and other land uses as defined in the Land Use Matrix for Watershed Management Areas (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A); b. Applicant Parcel V (Land Use Alternative 1, McKee & Assoc. Plan, Feb. 185) shall not be further subdivided. Appli- cant Parcel 1-4 (Feb. 185 Plan and Description in D. B. 321, page 322) shall not be further divided into any more than seven parcels none of which shall be smaller than 21 acres in size; James B. Murray, Jr. May 22, 1987 Page 2. C. The Applicants shall, within a period of five years from this approval, or prior to any further division of the "Residue" Property, whichever first occurs, institute certain Agricultural Best Management Practices ("BMPs") on the residue property. The Residue Property is all of the Applicant's adjacent land delineated as Parcels III, I-6, I-5, I-4, I-3, I-2, and I-1 (McKee Feb. 185 Plan). The BMPs to be instituted are those outlined in a memorandum dated April 23, 1987, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B; 2. Watershed Management Official and County Engineer approval of the establishment of runoff control measures and Agricultural Best Management Practices as outlined in March 20, 1987 memo to Amelia Patterson, Planner, from William K. Norris, Watershed Management Official (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit C); 3. Future subdivision proposal shall generally comply with the Panorama Estates Subdivision site development plan dated January, 1987, by Robert B. McKee & Associates. Stream loca- tions are subject to approval by the County Engineer; 4. If the applicant chooses to install a central well system, the following is required: a. County Engineer approval of central well system to be designed in accordance with Albemarle County Service Authority standards; b. The central well system shall be comprised of two or more wells, each of which is independently capable of supplying water for all 24 lots; C. The well shall be located on property subject to the present application; d. Well tests are to be witnessed and approved by the County Engineer; / 5. Applicant shall withdraw SP-85-16 within thirty days of approval ,o of SP-87-06. Very truly yours, z (Miss) Lettie E. Neherl' Clerk, Board of Supervisors LEN/ec Attachments cc: John Horne Land Use Matrix Conservation Easements Local Waters Supply Watershed Areas Land Use Agricultural Parctices (2) Row Crops Pasture Hayland Livestock Access Feed Lots Use of Pesticides, Fertilizers and other Chemicals Forestry Activities (3) Permanent Structural Improvements Temporary Structural Improvements New Septic Fields/Systems Access Wells X - Not -Permitted P - Permitted L - Limited (1) WATERSHED MAXAGMENT AREAS No Till Stream Reservoir No Cultivation Easement Easement Easement X X X L X L L L L L X L X X X L L L L L L X X L X X L X X L L L L P P P (1) Limited -Use of Sound Engineering Practices and Designs to preserve and Promote Area Water quality and Quantity. (2) Agricultural Best Management Practices being advocated by the ASCS and the SCS are required. (3) All Forestry activities shall utlitze approved Forestry Best Management Practices. Activities shall be limited to selective cutting designed to promote the welfare of the remaining trees. MEMORANDUM TO: William R. Norris, Watershed Management Official FROM: James B. Murray, Jr. DATE: April 23, 1987 RE: SP-87-06 "Panorama Estates" Agricultural Best Management Practices 1. Agricultural Best Management Practices shall be implemented on the residue property to protect water quality and quantity. The Watershed Management Official with the assistance of the County Engineer's Office shall review the practices biennially and shall make recommendations for any necessary revisions to these practices. All recommended and required practices or activities shall be completed within five 15) yeard of final approval and/or prior to any division or development of the residue property. 11. The practices to be implemented by the Applicants include: (a) The establishment and maintenance of watering troughs and watering facilities in order to remove the livestock from the streams and reservoir. Troughs shall, over the construction period, be installed in all pastures not isolated from the Reservoir by separate impoundments. (b) The Reservoir frontage shall be fenced to keep livestock out of the Reservoir. This fence shall be located at a minimum distance of 100 horizontal feet from the normal pool elevation of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. (Elevation 382, plus 4 feet for addition of Flashboard-= Elevation 366). This area should remain in grass or other natural vegetation. The actual location of this fence shall be determined at the time of construction by the Watershed Manage- ment Official and the owner. The Applicants shall maintain this 100 foot buffer area for as long as they own the property. 10 The establishment of a No-Till/No Cultivation area along the shoreline of the reservoir. This area is to be 300 feet wide measured from the normal pool elevation (386 feet) of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. (d) 5treambank erosion prevention and repair techniques to correct existing erosion areas shall be implemented. These areas currently correspond to existing stream crossings and livestock watering access points. (e) Proper maintenance and fertilization programs to maintain the residue property in a vegetative cover will be required. Approved Soil Conservation Service guidelines shall be followed. (f) Vegetative filter areas shall be maintained along tributary streams and reservoir frontage areas. re P±' ow ALBEMARLE - CHARLOTTESVILLE wl OFFICE OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 0 401 MCINTIRE ROAD CNARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 22901.4596 WILLIAM X NORRIG WATERSMEb MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM TO: Amelia Patterson, Planner TCL9PM0NE P! Y f • iri� p _ 1 FROM: William K. Norris, Watershed Management Official WK./ DATE: March 20, 1987 RE: Panorama Estates/SP-87-6 Following a review of the latest Site Development Plan for the Panorama Estates Subdivision, dated February 27, 1987 and a meeting with the Planning and Engineering Staffs and Bob McKee on Wednesday, March 11, 1987, I believe that -the issue of the locations of intermittent and perennial streams on the property can be satisfactorily resolved. The extent of these streams should be indicated on a revised plan for verification. I have reviewed the original City of Charlottesville land acquisition maps of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir property and have discovered some discrepancies with the property lines shown on the residue property adjacent to the Reservoir on the Murray's original submittals. Any future proposals involving the residue property should reflect the accurate location of this property line. (Relocation of the property line will affect approximately 24 acres). During on going conversations with the Murray's, Bob McKee and county staff members, several approval conditions for SP-87-5 have been suggested. The proposed conditions are as follows: I. Agricultural Best Management Practices shall be incorporated on the residue property to protect water quality and quantity. The Watershed Management Official with the assistance of the County Engineer's Office shall review the practices biennially and shall make recommendations for any necessary revisions to these practices. All recommended and required practices or activities shall be completed within five (5) years of final approval and/or prior to any division or development of the residue property. TO: Amelia Patterson, Planner Date: March 20, 1987 PAGE: -2- The practices to be established by the owner include: (a) The establishment and maintenance of watering troughs and watering facilities to remove the livestock from the streams and reservoir. (b) The Reservoir frontage shall be fenced to keep the livestock out of the Reservoir. This fence shall be located at a minimum distance of 100 horizontal feet from the normal pool elevation of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. (Elevation 382, plus 4 feet for addition of Flashboard - Elevation 386) (Establishment and maintenance of a minimum 100 foot buffer is recommended in the standards for water'supply watershed in the Comprehensive Plan). This area should remain in natural vegetation and be set aside as a Conservation Easement area. (See sample land use matrix form attached). The actual location of this fence shall be determined at the time of; construction by the Watershed Management Official and the owner. (Approximately 24 acres would be involved in the 100 foot conservation Easement fenced area). (c) The establishment of a No-Till/No Cultivation easement area along the shoreline of the reservoir. This area is to be 300 feet wide measured from the normal pool elevation (386 feet) of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. (A 300 foot buffer has been established on the Buck Mountain reservoir project as the necessary protective buffer area for protection of that future watersupply impoundment - for the Buck Mountain project this was a fee sample acquisition area.) (This No-Till/No Cultivation Easement would involve an additional 44+ acres over and above the reservoir frontage conservation easement area). (d) Streambank erosion prevention and repair techniques to correct existing erosion areas on the property shall be implemented. These areas currently correspond to existing stream crossings and,livestock watering access points. (e) Proper maintenance and fertilization programs to maintain the residue property -in a vegetative cover will be required. Approved Soil Conservation Service guidelines shall be followed. (f) Vegetative filter areas shall be maintained along tributary streams and reservoir frontage areas. TO: Amelia Patterson, Planner DATE: March 20, 1987 PAGE: -3- 11. Should the residue properties ever be considered for development, the following might be appropriate for evaluation of the application: (a) The established Conservation Easement areas along the reservoir frontage should remain and be maintained. (b) Only large lot development (21 acres or greater) should occur along the reservoir frontage area. (c) No structure or structural improvements either temporary or permanent should be allowed within the easement area. After numerous conversations with Mr. Steve Murray and county staff members, I believe that the best interests of watershed management and watersupply protection will be served by following the above referred recommendations and guidelines. WKN/mlm Enclosure cc: Make Armm, County Engineer A