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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA197900021 Approval - County 1979-08-15 ~q'1 August 15, 1979 (Night Meetin~) A regula~ neeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on August 15, 1979 at 7 30 PM, in the Albemarle County Courthouse, Charlottesville, Virginia Board Members Present Messrs Henley, Jr , P Anthony Iachetta, C Lindsay G Dorrier, Jr , Gerald E Fisher, J Timothy Lindstrom, and W S Roudabush T Officers Present Messrs Guy B Agnor, County Executive, George R St John, County Attorney, Robert W Tucker Jr , Director of Planning, and Mason Caperton, Assistant Planner Agenda Item No 1 Mr Fisher called the meeting to order at 7 30 PM, and requested a brief moment of silence Agenda Item No 2 ZMA-79-2l Stephen A McClellan Rezone 140 acres from A-I to RPN/A-l Property located on northeast side of Route 743 approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the intersection of Routes 660 and 743 County Tax Map 31, Parcels 26, 27, 28 and 29 Charlottesville District (Advertised in the Daily Progress on August 1 and August 8, 1979) Mr Robert Tucker, Director of Planning, read the staff's report Requested Zoning Existing Zoning Acreage Location RPN/A-l A-I, Agricultural 140 acres On the north side of Route 743, southeast of Earlysville Character of the Area The site is bordered by the Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport to the east and the Deer Run Subdivision to the west Across Route 743 are several lots which appear to be in the two to five acre range The site is largely wooded with evergreen trees and deciduous trees There are many permanent streams on the site which feed into Chris Green Lake The topography is gently rolling The steeper slopes do not appear to restrict building sites Existing Zoning in the Area The Deer Run Subdivision is zoned R-l and there is some M-l Industrial property to the southeast bordering the site All other land surrounding the site is zoned A-I History SP-167 The applicant applied for a planned unit development and the application was withdrawn without prejudice on May 1, 1972 Comprehensive Plan Recommendation Agricultural/Conservation Area with a recommended density of 1 du/5 acres Soils Accordin~ to the United States Soil Conservation Service, there should be few soil problems on the ridges, however, in the drainage areas, the soils tend to be wet and are subject to overland flow Comparative Impact Statistics Dwellings Populati::m Vehicle 'rr ips/Day School C1ildren Existing A-I approx 67 207 7 469 38 19 RPN/A-l 66 204 6 462 37 62 Land Use Da.ta Number 0 f lots Total ar"a Est Totil Lot Area Est Totil Open Space Proposed G"'oss Density Proposed Ni,t Density Range in Li)t Size 66 140 0 acres 97 0 acres 36 0 acres o 47 units/acre or 1 du/2 12 acres o 67 units/acre 60,000 square feet to 95,000 square feet RPN Prop)sal The appl.lcant proposes 66 single family lots to be served by private roads, individual wells and :3eptic systems Staff COl1ment The 1978 tl'affic count on this section of Route 743 is 3,355 vehicle trips per day and is cllrl'ently listed as non-tolerable Although the proposed density is not significantly different from what is allowed by right, the open space designation appears to protect the sensitive areas, such as streams and steeper slopes Recommended Conditions of Approval 1 Approval is for a maximum of 66 lots The location and acreages of land uses sha 1 comply with the approved plan Open space shall be dedicated in accordance with the number of lots approved in the final subdivision process, .. --' August 15, 1979 (Night Meeting) ..".-.__... ---- iI II Mr Fis~e~ declared the public hearing opened at 7 56 P M No one wished to speak I either for or ~gainst this petition, and Mr Fisher declared the pUblic hearing closed Mr Fis1er said he felt the plan presented was a good on~hich made good use of the land available He said if the road entrances are properly placed, it could improve the traffic situition in that area Motion was then offered by Mr Roudabush to approve Phase I and give a preliminary approval of Fhase II subject to review after the completion of the revised ~i~port Master Plan Mr Roudabush asked Mr St John if a preliminary approval for P'1ase II could legally be interpreted as a final approval no matter what the outcome of t1e Airport Master Plan Mr St John said yes Mr Fisher asked if there were some waJ 0 avoid this problem Mr St John said a condition could be placed on the rezoning app"rrral, stating that no subdivision or final approval of any section effected by the propo:3e,i runway be given until the Airport Master Plan is received Mr Roudabush then revised the wording of his motion stating Phase I and II be approved as shown on the plan, subjec 0 conditions set out by the Planning Commission, plus a 14th condition I reading "final subdivision approval of Phase II shall not be given until such time as the Airport Master Plan has been approved 11 Motion was seconded by Dr Iachetta There being no further d.lseussion, roll was called, and motion carried by the following recorded vote AYES NAYS Messr None Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom and Roudabush Agenda tE~ No 3 ZMA-79-23 Frank C McCue and Alan Dillard have petitioned the Board of Supervisors to rezone 71 26 acres from A-I to RPN/A-l Property is located on the southwest side of Route 677 (Ballard Road), and northeast of West Leigh Subdivision County Tax Mc.p 59, Parcel 6, Samuel Miller Magisterial District (Advertised in the Daily Progress on JU€;ust 1 and 8, 1979) Mr Tuc}er read the Planning staff's report Request~d Zoning RPN/A-l Existin€' 20ning A-I, Agricultural Acreage 71 260 acres Locatior On the southwest side of Route 677 (Old Ballard Road) north of Route 250 west and adjacent to West Leigh Character of the Area The site is bordered to the south and southwest by West Leigh Flordon and Farmington are about a mile east of the site Also, the Westwoods and Ballard Woods Subdivisions are to the west ExistinE: 20ning in the Area West Leigr, Flordon, Farmington, and Ballard Woods are zoned R-l Residential Westwoocs is zoned A-l An adjacent parcel to the northwest is zoned RS-l and other adjacent Jands are zoned A-I Comprehensive Plan Recommendation Agricultural/Conservation with a recommended density of one unit per five acres Soils Soils in this area should cause few problems Meadowville loam located along streams are subject to overland flow Erosion problems may occur on steeper slopes, if disturbed Comparative Impact Statistics Dwellings Populati ::m Vehicle 'rrips/Day School C1ildren Existing approx 102 3 231 18 81 A-I 33 RPN/A-l 35 108 5 245 19 95 Land Use Data Number 0' .lots Total Arl~a Gross Dens.lty Permitted Gross Density Proposed Net Dens tv Proposed Open Spa()e Range in lot size 35 lots 71 260 acres o 5 du/acre o 49 du/acre o 75 du/acre 18 502 acres 42,000 square feet to 2+ acres RPN Proposal The applicant proposes 35 single family lots to have access on state maintained roads (off Route 677) and to be served by public water Staff Corr.ment The 1978 traffic count on this section of Route 677 is 558 vehicle trips per day and it is listed as non-tolerable Recommended Conditions of Approval 1 Relocation of the easements serving parcels 7E and 6c on Tax Map 59 to the satisfaction of the County Attorney, prior to final subdivision approval, !.Ol") August 15, 1979 (Night Meeting) -..--..-.- .,-- -- -----..----.-- . ." p. u. MO. . . _ ._. ____ - .." .. 2 No grading shall OCCl.r until the final subdivision process, 3 Compliance with the ,:,oil Erosion Ordinance, 4 County Attorney aprroval of homeowners' agreements prior to final approval to include the use of open spc.ce, for septic fields, where permitted and where necessary, and approval of private' road maintenance agreements, 5 Health Department c~rroval of two septic field locations on each lot, 6 Fire Official apprcvc.l of dry hydrant; 7 All lots shall have e.ccess on interior roads, 8 County Engineer aprrc,val of road plans, 9 Virginia Department cf Highways and Transportation approval of commercial entrances, including dece1eraticn lanes on the eastern and western entrances and approval of frontage improvemert~, 10 School bus shed shelJ be located along the western deceleration lane and pedestrian trail be extended to serve it, 11 Access easement be granted over the farmland parcel for the use of Lots 32 through 66 prior to final approval, 12 Provide boundary survey showing no more than 140 acres Mr Tucker said the Flanning Commission unanimously recommended approval with the addltion of a 13th condition "Easement to be granted over farmland parcel for access to and installation and use cf dry hydrant" Mr Tucker then read the following letter from Mr C M Boggs, Manager cf the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport "August 13, 1979 In reference to Mr Stephen A McClellan's proposed development, Happy Valley Farm, relative to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, I have the following comments A Airport Master Plan The airport's current Master Plan was adopted in 1974 A Master Plan Update is now in progress and due to be completed in February 1980 B Crosswind Runway The realization of the crosswind runway mentioned in the Master Plan Appendix C-l will depend on updated crosswind component information and cost-benefit analysis being developed in the Master Plan Update It is reasonable to assume, judging from the numbers of light aircraft accidents associated with crosswinds and the number of pilot complaints about crosswinds, that the new crosswind component information will justify an additional runway based on the F~A wind component criteria Such a runway would be oriented east- west and be desi~ned to accommodate light aircraft, probably in the 12,500 Lb and below cate~ory These aircraft would require no more than 3000 feet of runway for operations A runway of this size and orientation would require the acquisition of property within the area shown on Phase II of the proposed development Naturally, a project of this magnitude is going to be extremely expensive Once the updated information contained in the Master Plan is in hand, a determination will be made b1~he Federal Aviation Administration, Virginia Department of Aviation, and h, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Board as to the feasibility of this projec C Noise The prl)p,)sed development is outside the 30 Noise Exposure Forecast contour line sholm on the existing Master Plan The Master Plan Revision, when complete, will r"define the airport noise contour lines However, the new contour lines will be qu:lte similar to the existing lines and may be somewhat less If the crosswind 'unway mentioned in B does become a reality, the noise generated by the light genl~ral aviation type aircraft utilizing this runway will not affect the res dents in Phase I, but may be outside acceptable tolerances for the residents _n Phase II With the exception of a possible requirement for land acquisition associated with the mentioned crosswind rllnway, the proposed development should cause no problems related to airport development, utilization or protection Some of the residents of this development will, of c:ourse, be exposed to the usual annoyances associated with living under the fl gIlt pattern of an airport It would be prudent to reserve approval of Phase I of this project until the new information contained in the Master Plan Update ha" been evaluated and a determination made on the crosswind runway This short delay in approval of Phase II would protect the developer, future landowners, and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport from additional costs and complications if thE' crosswind runway is determined to be a requirement Please give me a caJ.l if I can be of further assistance on this matter Sincerely, (signed) C M BoggE Airport Manager" Mr Boggs, Airport ~arager, was present, and he indicated on a map approximately wher, a crosswind runway wculd be constructed if required Mr Roy Parks, representing the applicant, described the characteristics of the prop'~rty He indicated the Phase II area of the plan, and requested the Board's approval for he entire development, including Phase II, with the possible condition that no building permLt be issued until the Airport's new Master Plan is issued indicating the final decision on the crosswind runway or one year whichever is first Mr Parks said the density was based strictly on the 140 acres, and did not include the farm area He also noted that due 0 the complex homeowners agreement, he felt assured that the trees shown on his plan woulcl remain undisturbed This record is missing the following: Attachment in file at Albemarle County Zoning and Current Development Office For assistance, please contact Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@albemarle.org or 434-296-5832.