HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201700038 Review Comments Initial Site Plan 2017-08-09Phone 434-296-5832
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Memorandum
To: Justin Shimp(justin(_Dshimp-engineering.com)
From: Paty Saternye, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: August 9, 2017
Subject: SDP 201700038 Riverside Village Block 1 — Initial Site Plan
Fax 434-972-4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will recommend approval of the plan 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.]
Comments to be addressed with the Final Site Plan submission:
1. A site plan meeting all the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code.
2. A site plan meeting all the requirements of ZMA 2016-19, its Application Plan and its Code of Development
(C.O.D). Also, because Block 1 is the last portion of Riverside Village to be developed ensure that any
remaining requirements and/or amenities specified for the other blocks within the development, as specified
in ZMA2015-3, its application, C.O.D. and/or its proffers must be provided with this site plan.
3. IZMA2016-19 Proffer #11 Provide as many affordable units within Block 1 as are necessary to meet the
remaining affordable housing requirement for all of Riverside Village. It appears that only 10 affordable
residential units have been provided in previously approved plans. The proffer specifies 15% affordable
units. If there will be a total of 93 residential units in all of Riverside Village then a total of 14 affordable
units are required and therefore 4 more affordable units must be provided in Block 1.
4. IZMA2016-19 Proffer #21 The status of the cash proffer specified in #2 will be reviewed as construction
continues.
5. [ZMA2016-19 Proffers] Provide the correct, final and signed version of the proffers. There was a
modification made to the final version of the proffers that must be included. See the attached PDF.
6. [ZMA2016-19] Because this is the final site plan that is required for the development ensure that all
requirements and amenities specified in the C.O.D. are provided within Riverside Village. In the Final Site
Plan provide the following:
• The "Minimum Green Space, Civic Area, and Amenities by Block" chart for the C.O.D. must be updated
to be a "Required and Provided" chart showing that all required items for all of Riverside Village have
been provided or will be with the approval of the site plan (C.O.D. section VI I.).
• The "Proposed Block Summary" must be expanded to show all blocks, show totals for the development,
and show that the development as a whole has stayed within the Minimums and Maximums for the
Residential / Commercial uses (C.O.D. sections I.D. and V.).
• Provide an "Affordable Units by Type and Block" chart that includes a provided column and show that
the minimum of 15% affordable dwelling units has been met (C.O.D. section VI.).
• Provide a "Landscape Treatment" chart that specifies each required treatment and includes a column
that specifies in which site plan or subdivision plan the treatment was provided (C.O.D. section IX.).
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7. [32.7.2.3(a)] Provide in the site plan an additional segment of sidewalk parallel to Route 20 between the east
entrance to the site and the east boundary line of the parcel along Route 20 (Stony Point Road).
[32.5.1(c) & 32.5.2(a)] Address the following:
• Revise the dimensions for the existing boundaries to include bearings for each portion of the boundary
and include all required curve data where appropriate.
• Provide the Tax Map number for the subject parcel in the Existing Conditions sheet.
• Show the setback lines in the site plan.
• Provide all of the required "Abutting Parcel Information" including the names of owners, zoning district,
tax map and parcel numbers and present uses.
• The "Sheet Index" on the cover sheet includes a sheet that is not part of the initial site plan. A "lighting
plan & details" sheet was not included. Also, the "site and utility details" sheet should be labeled as C7
and not C8 in the "Sheet Index".
• Revise the boundary information to include the required datum reference for the elevation.
9. [32.5.2(b)] Address the following:
• Provide the gross residential density for Block 1.
• Revise the square footage of commercial uses so that they are consistent within the "Proposed
Use" and "Parking" portions of the site data. There appears to be a typo in the "Parking"
calculations.
• Revise the maximum amount of impervious on the site to include the patios or specify the patios as
materials that are pervious.
• Revise the "new pavement" square footage on the coversheet to match the "paved parking and
vehicular circulation area" or clarify why these numbers should not be the same. The existing
paved area connecting the two existing roads/alleys should be included since it is part of Block 1.
This should be included in the calculations.
10. [32.5.2(b), 32.5.2(e), 32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.4(c)] Provide a full landscape plan that provides all required
landscaping, calculations and meets the buffer & landscaping requirements for 32.7.9 and the ZMA Code of
Development. Address the following:
• The existing paved area connecting the two existing roads/alleys should be included in the
"parking and vehicle circulation area" since it is part of Block 1. Included it in the calculation or
clarify why is should not be included.
• Revise the provided landscape canopy so that it is the same or greater than the required tree
canopy.
• Since this is a mixed -use site, and not purely commercial, utilize the canopy calculation for
residential uses.
• There is a note just above the "Landscaping Required:" calculations that states "Approved
Landscape Plan 1" = 30"'. However, this landscape plan in not yet approved and the scale bar in
the lower right corner of the page shows a scale of 1" = 20'. Revise this note or clarify why all of
part of it is correct.
• Revise the landscape plan so that, as III. D. states, the plazas are a balanced mixture of
hardscaping and landscaping and as stated in II. they have planting beds, benches and paving to
create harmonious areas for people to congregate.
• There are benches specified in the C.O.D. for the patios in Block 1 that are not shown in this site
plan. Provide the required benches.
o III. D specifies a minimum of two benches per plaza.
o VI I. specifies at least four benches in one of the plazas.
• Revise the landscape plan to include the flowering ornamentals specified for the plazas in section
IX of the C.O.D. They should be evenly spaced around the plaza.
• Revise the landscape plan to include the 24" tall (at planting) shrubs specified for the plazas in
section IX of the C.O.D. They are to be interspersed between the trees and used to screen the
parking.
• As stated in II. the plaza furthest to the east will be a focal point aligned with Road "C" providing a
visual and pedestrian connection between Stony Point Road and the Rivanna River. Therefore the
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pedestrian connection should be extended through the plaza and connect directly to the sidewalk
along route 20.
• Provide a clear, and safe, delineation for the pedestrian connection that crosses the parking lot
and connects the plaza to the rest of Riverside Village.
• Revise the landscape plan to include the perimeter shade trees, ornamental trees and screening
shrubs specified for the parking areas in section IX of the C.O.D. Ensure that there are at least the
number specified in the C.O.D.
• Revise the landscape plan to include the evergreens, ornamental trees and shrubs specified in
section IX of the C.O.D. along the foundations of the buildings.
• Revise the landscape plan to include the Ornamental trees, shrubs and ornamental grasses
specified in section IX of the C.O.D. at the "Entrance — Block 1".
• There are existing plantings near the entrance from Route 20 that are being impacted by a
proposed plaza. Specify how these previously approved plantings will still be provided, how they
will be preserved, and if necessary where they will be relocated to while still meeting the
requirements they were meant to meet.
• There are existing plantings at the corner of Route 20 and Trialside Drive that are not shown on
the site plan. Show these plantings and include them in the schedule for the existing landscaping.
Also, show how these plantings will be preserved.
• There appear to be notes about "existing" landscaping that does not yet exist. Revise the notes so
that they correctly specify in which previously approved site plan the plantings were included and
in what time frame they will be provided.
• If the plantings in the clouded area on the east side of Block 1 are meant to meet the "Northern
Buffer" requirements specified in section VII of the C.O.D. for Block 1 then include information on
those plantings. If they were specified in a previously approved site plan then they could be
included in a separate "existing" landscape schedule in this site plan in order to differentiate it from
plantings that will be provided with this site plan while still supplying the information required for
review.
• Provide parking lot screening trees and shrubs between the existing residential units and open
spaces in Block 2 and the Block 1 parking lot.
• Provide parking lot screening shrubs to the west side of the parking lot.
• Provide landscape screening for the dumpster locations.
• Show all required landscaping in the Landscape Plan and Landscape Schedule(s).
• Include all landscaping in the landscape schedule(s) and provide all required information on the
landscaping in that table.
• Revise the required and provided landscaping calculations to accurately represent all requirements
of the zoning ordinance, the ZMA and the C.O.D.
• Ensure that the different species of existing and proposed plant and plant types are differentiated
by symbol and/or label.
• Ensure all species of trees and Shrubs conform to the "Native Plants for Virginia Landscaping" list
(C.O.D. Section IX. Restriction (1)).
• Ensure that the required street trees are provided along Trailside Drive.
• On the landscape plan identify the existing trees that have previously been planted to meet the
requirements of previously approved site and subdivision plans for Riverside Village. Provide a
landscape table for existing trees so that they can be reviewed for meeting requirements of the
Code, ZMA and/or C.O.D.
• Provide a conservation checklist, conservation details, and tree protection fencing to ensure that
the existing trees that area to remain area preserved.
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11. 132.5.2(i) & (n)] Address the following:
• Dimension the width, and centerline radii, and corner radii of the proposed eastern entrance and ensure
that the entrance road meets or exceeds minimum road requirements.
• Provide all road and alley names, and their letter designation from the Application Plan, on the site plan.
• Provide all access easements.
• Provide trash containers and dimension the dumpster pad.
• Show the location of any outdoor lighting.
• Revise the hatch for the walkways. There appears to be portions not hatched.
• Provide required Loading area(s).
• If there is to be any new sign for the proposed use(s), on the final site plan depict and label the sign
location. (Depicting the sign on the final site plan is not approval of the sign location or type).
• Show all proposed signage on the site plan.
• Revise the parking calculation. There appears to be a math error.
12. [32.5.20)] Revise the plan such that the existing pipes are visible. It appears some of the storm pipes and
sanitary sewer pipes are hidden behind the hatching for the parking lot and cannot be seen. Also, the
drainage system should include the direction of flow on all pipes and watercourses with arrows.
13. [32.5.2(k)] Provide the proposed drainage facilities and channels. Include the direction of flow on all pipes
channels and watercourses with arrows.
14. [32.5.2(1)] Provide the location of any existing or proposed utilities and utility easements including
telephone, cable, electric and gas. Indicate the deed book and page reference for all exiting utility
easements located on the property.
15. [32.5.2(n)] Provide the required handicapped parking signage.
16. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.4(b)] Preserve all existing trees that are to remain. Include the following:
• Areas and other features shown on landscape plan. The landscape plan shall show the trees to be
preserved, the limits of clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade changes requiring
tree wells or walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits of clearing.
• Conservation checklist. The applicant shall sign a conservation checklist approved by the agent to
ensure that the specified trees will be protected during construction. Except as otherwise expressly
approved by the agent in a particular case, the checklist shall conform to the specifications in the
Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, pages III-393 through III-413, and as hereafter
amended.
17. [Comment] Address the following:
• Provide reference benchmarks for the survey.
• Indicate the available sight distance for the new entrance onto Route 20.
• Label the maximum height of all retaining walls.
• Indicate the deed book and page references for all existing utility easements located on the
property.
• Provide a copy of all off -site easements, or letters of intent to grant them from off -site property
owners.
18. [Comment] Revise the "Parking Area Pavement Section" to fix the portion of the section that has shifted.
19. [Comment] The site plan has been submitted to Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
(DCR) for review of its impact on the Dam Break Inundation Zone (DBIZ). Any comments received by the
reviewer will be forwarded to the applicant once they are received.
20. [Comment] See the attached comments from the majority of the other SRC reviewers. Fire/Rescue and
RWSA comments 41 be forwarded to you once they have been received.
Please contact Pa a e n e in the Planning Division by using psaternye(aDalbemarle.orq or 434-296-5832 ext.
3250 for further i for io .
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