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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201600020 Presentation Special Use Permit 2016-08-15PROJECT MANAGEMENT SHIMCIVIL ENGINEERING LAND PLANNING ENGINEERINGa TMP: 07800.00-00-073AO Rivanna Ridge Apartments Zoning Amendment Request Project Narrative August 15, 2016 Project Proposal: This proposal is to amend an existing planned district to allow multi -family residential behind the Rivanna Ridge retail center. This is a historically suburban -designed center, but is transitioning into a mixed-use area. Nearby development is largely retail and office: apartments would benefit residents by providing homes convenient to employment and services. Property Description/ Tax Map 78 Parcel 73A Existing Conditions: 6.14 acres Vacant — Regional stormwater facility on eastern portion of site 29% coverage in "managed" slopes PDMC Zoning District — 25,000 sf office space per ZMA-2002-00008 Monticello viewshed Proposed Use: PDMC Application Plan Amendment — Office to Residential (see attached Concept Plan) 120 Multi -Family Units Fronting on Hansen Road and on Rolkin Road Relegated parking area Landscape Buffers along Hansen Road and Rolkin Road Approximately 19.5 DUA 172 parking spaces Surrounding Uses: Rio Ridge Shopping Center Grocery store, restaurants, banks, convenience stores, etc. South Pantops Offices 33,340 sf offices, bank w/ drive-through, and automobile storage Carriage Hill Apartments R-15 Residential apartments on 25 acres Consistency with Comprehensive Plan: The comprehensive plan classifies this parcel as Urban Mixed -Use. Currently, the adjacent Urban Mixed -Use land is entirely retail and offices. This development would move the area closer to the target of 50% residential on Urban Mixed - Use, as detailed in the Pantops Master Plan. Impacts on Public Facilities and Public Infrastructure: As the development will be part of an urban center, the traffic impacts will be less than a conventional development. This is the final parcel in the South Pantops Master Plan to be developed. As tabulated in the re -zoning plan, the actual completed development has significantly less traffic impact than the development approved in the Master Plan, and the proposed development will be well within the parameters laid out in the Master Plan. Connection fees and service fees should compensate for other public infrastructure impacts. Impacts on Environmental Features: This development will impact some steep slopes that have been classified as managed. Existing vegetation will be preserved wherever possible, and no water resources are within the area of impact.