HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP199900074 Action Letter
;,;.~0~
(~~H~~:~I
\,...,~., i '.~~-}"¡
'·~·.~~íl'
~~
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(804) 296 - 5823
Fax (804) 972 - 4012
June 27, 2000
Kurt Gloeckner
2246 Ivy Road, Suite 5
Charlottesville, VA 22903
RE: SP-99-74 Townwood Mobile Home Park; Tax Map 61, Parcel 8
Dear Mr. Gloeckner:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on June 21, 2000, approved
the above-noted request to amend the existing special use permit to allow for 19
additional mobile home sites on approximately 12,6 acres, Please note that this
approval is subject to the following conditions:
A. Approval for the addition of 25 units and the internal relocation of the existing units
y.¡ithin Townwood Mobile Home Park. If the owner satisfies the issues identified by
the Engineering Department (2/22/00 memo, Attachment J) and Planning
Department (including the location/design of recreational facilities and the relocation
of lot 16) to the satisfaction the Agent and County Engineer, then up to seven
additional lots shall be allowed (for a total of up to 32).
B, Modify Section 31.2.4.4 to allow development improvements to commence within
two years of special use permit approval. This development project shall be
completed within two years from commencement of improvements from such date.
The phases and sub-phases are outlined in the following chronological timeline:
1. Phase 1:
a. Installation of necessary supporting infrastructure, which must include:
1. Installation of new water lines for domestic consumption;
2. Installation of the new water lines for fire safety (including three new fire
hydrants);
3. Installation of the new stormwater system; and,
Page 2
June 27,2000
4. Widening of the internal road.
a. Construction of the first 13 Lots (Lots 7,9,10, and 11 through 20) as
depicted on the application plan. No existing mobile homes are to be
relocated during Phase 1, except by request of any existing resident or
for the purpose of constructing the second entrance to T ownwood
Drive.
b. Install a recreation area of 10,000 square feet in size, in a location to
be determined with the review of the site plan.
c. Installation of Phase 1 landscaping, which includes compliance with
the tree preservation area located within the rear fifty-foot buffer and
cemetery site, Street trees a minimum of 50 feet apart as typically
called for in the ordinance shall be added along with screening along
Rio Road. All trees should be a minimum of 2" caliper. These
additions are minimums and should not in any way limit landscape
treatment that the ARB might impose, If any subsequent phases
present a threat to landscaping shown in Phase 1, the applicant can
bond accordingly the landscaping that may need to be established
during other phases.
2. Phase 2:
a, Installation of a second entrance onto Townwood Drive at the northernmost
Intersection of Tower Court and Townwood Drive. The Planning Commission
may approve the Townwood entrance in the location shown on the
" application plan if it is determined that this location will better address issues
of grading, and visibility of the site, including accommodation of
landscaping/fencing, A Certificate of Occupancy will not be granted for the
14th unit until the second entrance is constructed. Townwood Drive must be
accepted into the state system with the construction of this second
entrance.
b, Installation of a screening fence that must be entirely on the Townwood
Mobile Home Park property and must span the length of all developed lots
adjacent to Townwood Drive. The new screening fence shall be constructed
prior to, or simultaneously with the removal of the existing screening fence.
c. Installation of a screening fence that is entirely on the Townwood Mobile
Home Park property and must span the length of all developed lots along the
Four Seasons PUD property line;
d. Construction of Lots 6, 31, and 23 through 27, as it will not involve
realignment of any existing units;
e. Realignment of the existing units along Townwood Drive and within the
center of the Park's internal loop road to accommodate construction of Lots 1
through 6 and Lot 8;
f. Construction of Lots 1 through 6 and Lot 8;
·
Page 3
June 27, 2000
g. Installation of the second tot lot, fronting Rio Road West;
h, Installation of the final surfacing to the internal loop road; and,
I. Installation of Phase 2 landscaping. Landscaping shall include plantings at
the new second entrance and the new travelway, with major street trees
every 50 feet on both sides along this internal travelway, and street trees
approaching Townwood Drive. If any subsequent phases present a threat to
landscaping shown in Phase 2, the applicant can bond accordingly the
landscaping that may need to be established during other phases,
3. Phase 3:
a, Realignment of the remaining units that are located along the Four Seasons
PUD side of the subject parcel;
b. Construction of Lots 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, and 32; and,
c. Installation of all remaining landscaping.
C. No trees are to be removed within the rear fifty-foot buffer and cemetery site.
Preserve trees along Townwood Drive to the greatest extent possible,
D. The applicant shall install a street light at the new second entrance onto Townwood
Drive. Staff will review the overall lighting needs for the site during the site plan
review process, and the applicant will provide lighting as recommended by staff.
E. ,Planning Commission Modifications of:
1, Section 5.3.3.1 to allow for the reduction in the 4,500 square-feet area and
required 45-foot width for the 71 existing and realigned units;
2. Section 5.3.4.1 as noted in Section 5.3.7.2;
3, Section 5.3.4.3 to allow for a reduction to 30 feet distant to two dumpsters for five
units. A screening fence must be installed around both dumpsters;
4, Section 5.3.4.4 to allow for the reduction of the 30-foot minimum distance
between the existing and realigned 71 units. Issuance of the Modification is
subject to Fire Official approval of the Final Site Plan,
5. Section 5.3.5.1 to allow for a reduction of the 50-foot setback for 12 existing and
realigned homes along Townwood Drive, but not less than 3 feet between the
homes and the property line,
6, Section 5.3,5.2 to allow twenty-one existing and realigned homes, along the Four
Seasons PUD property line, a reduction of the 50 foot setback as follows:
Between Rio Road and new lot 28,
a. Seven homes to 3 feet;
b. Two homes to 13 feet; and,
c. One home to 30 feet.
4,
Page 4
June 27, 2000
Between new Lot 21 and the bioretention pond,
a. Eleven homes to 15 feet.
7, Section 5.3.5.3 to allow for 7 homes, of the existing and realigned 71 homes, a
reduction of the 15-foot setback to 5 feet from the internal private street;
8. Section 5.3.5.4 to waive the requirements for lot lines of the 71 existing and
realigned homes. Sheds and other storage structures may be constructed to a
common wall.
9. Sections 5.3.6 and 5.3.6.1 to allow for a waiver of application plan requirements,
conditioned that the County approve both preliminary and final site plans before
any construction activity is permitted, Site plan approval will not be granted
unless adequate parking and outdoor living areas are provided on each existing,
realigned, and/or proposed lot.
10. Section 5.3.7.2 to waive the requirements for all markers for the new, existing,
and realigned lots, conditioned that each mobile home be numbered and posted
accordingly to the Road Naming and Property Numbering Ordinance and Manual
for E911 purposes.
11. Section 5.3.8,1 to waive the required six recreational vehicle parking spaces in
the common area,
F, The applicant shall provide screening of the dumpster site from the adjacent
cemetery,
G, No waiver for provision of 100 square feet of outdoor living space,
'.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued
shall not be commenced within eighteen (18) months after the issuance of such permit,
the same shall be deemed abandoned and the authority granted thereunder shall
thereupon terminate. For purposes of this section, the term "commenced" shall be
construed to include the commencement of construction of any structure necessary to
the use of such permit within two (2) years from the date of the issuance thereof which
is thereafter completed within one (1) year,
Before beginning this use, you must obtain a zoning clearance from the Zoning
Department. Before the Zoning Department will issue a clearance, you must comply
with the conditions in this letter. For further information, please call Jan Sprinkle at 296-
5875.
..
Page 5
June 27, 2000
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action,
please do not hesitate to contact me,
Sincerely,
- "
VWC/jcf
Cc: Amelia McCulley
Jack Kelsey
Tex Weaver
Steve Allshouse
Bob Ball, VDOT
,-
ATTACHMENT J
Albemarle County Development Departments
S P-1999-074
SPIN Submission and Comments
Townwood Mobile Home Park
Engineering
revised plan
revision 2
reviewer
Glenn Brooks
received
2/10/00
reviewed
2/22/00
decision
approved with conditions
The revised schematic plan accompanying the Special Use Permit application, received on 10 Februarry
2000, has been reviewed. The Engineering department can recommend approval of the Special Use
Permit with the condition that a site plan be required. The following items will need to be addressed either
with the Special Use Permit or with the Site Plan: (These items are repeated from the previous comment
letter of 24 Jan, as the revisions to the plan do not appear to completely resolve them, Comments
regarding this revision are in parenthesis.)
1. Stormwater Management should capture as much of the site as practical. The conceptual plan
appears satisfactory. As discussed with the applicant on-site, care will need to be taken with the
downstream channel from the proposed pond, and the northeast portion of the site will should designed to
drain to the proposed pond, The applicant has indicated that pipes and gutters along the improved
travelways will channelize drainage on the site,
2. The right-of-way of Greenbrier Drive must be cleared of all fences, sheds, and other items serving the
mobile home park. (A note has been added to the plan to relocated fencing, All sheds, poles and other
right-of-way obstructions must also be moved.)
3. The Engineering Department supports the recommendation of VDOT that another entrance be
provided to either Greenbrier Drive or Four Seasons Drive, This will provide access to a signalized
intersection, which will be more important with time, (The 20' second access next to proposed lot 7
addresses this concern, However, grading in this area for the road may affect the adjacent lots,)
4, The existing pipe running from Greenbrier Drive on proposed lot 7 to proposed lot 17 must be provided
with a drainage easement. The easement must be a minimum 20' wide. The easement should continue
through the property over the proposed pond and the stream. (With the grading of the access road, and
this easement, lot 7 adjacent to the access road may be lost.)
5. The radius of the loop road next to proposed lot 17 does not provide adequate sight distance. The
minimum allowed for site travelways is 100'. The minimum allowed for private roads is 200'. A three-way
intersection should be created here with the proposed cul-de-sac,
6, The loop road on the west side between proposed lots 1, 3, 4, and 5 is currently a split travelway,
which leaves inadequate area for parking, and creates circulation problems. One travelway in this
location, as seems to be shown by the schematic plan, should be provided.
2/25/00 03:38 PM
Page 1 of 1
@