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Department of Planning & Community Development
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Charlottesvilk. Virginia 22902--+:'96
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June 27, 2000
Scott & Victoria Supraner
346 Key West Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: SP-00-013 Lisa Carter Floodplain Crossing - Tax Map 103, Parcel 32A
Dear Ms Carter
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on June 21.2000, unanimously approved the
above-noted request to allow fill in the floodplain to construct a driveway across Slate Quarry Creek in
accordance with Section 30.3.5.21 (2) of the Zoning Ordinance. Please note that thiS approval is subject
to the following conditions
The driveway shall be limited to serve a single residence on the opposite side of the stream
from Route 620 Any additional residence beyond the stream crossing shall be subject to
approval by the Board of Supervisors;
2 The Special Use Permit shall not become valid unless the applicant demonstrates that the
Virginia Department of EnVIronmental Quality, Virginia Marine Resources Commission and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have approved a permit for the culvert to remain In Glace
The applicant shall have 180 days to provide evidence of this approval to the County
Engineer This approval IS commonly known as the 'Joint Permit" and any approval
conditions imposed by the approving government agencies In their permit shall become
approval conditions of thiS Special Use Permit.
3 The applicant shall provide to Engineering a Stream Buffer Mitigation Plan that brings the
stream buffer into compliance with the County's Water Protection Ordinance. ThiS plan must
be approved by Engineering within two months of receiving the above mentioned JOint Permit.
The plan shall be bonded by the applicant upon approval and all improvements shown on the
plan must be implemented in the field within three months of receiving approval unless
modified by Engineering due to the time of year.
4 The applicant shall provide end treatments for stabilization of the culvert and adjoining stream
banks. These improvements shall be part of an Erosion Control Plan approved by
Engineering and shall include additional measures determined to be reasonably necessary by
Engineering for the purpose of stabilizing the proposed driveway This plan must be approved
by Engineering within two months of receiving the above mentioned Joint Permit. The plan
shall be bonded by the applicant upon approval and all Improvements shown on the plan must
be implemented in the field within three months of receiving approval unless modified by
Engineering due to the time of year
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5. The applicant shall be expressly prohibited from placing any additional fill in the floodplain
unless it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of Engineering this can be done without
increasing the 100 year water surface elevations. The applicant shall be allowed to perform
routine maintenance on the driveway and culverts provided there is no additional fill in the
floodplain
6 The applicant shall grant the County the right to periodically enter the property for the purpose
of inspecting this stream crossing in order to verify no additional fill has been placed and the
stream crossing remains stable;
7 In the event the applicant is required to substitute a bridge for the culvert as a condition of the
Special Use Permit. Engineering recommends this bridge be approved subject to the
following conditions
a. This bridge shall have the lowest elevation on its span set above the stream banks;
b. The streambank next to the bridge abutments shall be armored to protect the
abutments from erosion;
c. The bridge design shall be approved by Engineering prior to starting construction of
the bridge or its approaches and must include structural design computations that
demonstrate the structure can safely carry the vehicles that use this bridge; and,
d. The applicant shall provide stabilization of the culvert and adjoining stream banks As
part of this work, the applicant shall reconstruct the culvert stream crossing. The
reconstruction shall include lowering one culvert pipe such that the pipe invert is at
least SIX Inches below the stream invert and shall include sufficient separation
between the culvert pipes that proper compaction of the fill material can occur These
improvements shall be part of an Erosion Control Plan approved by Engineering and
shall include additional measures determined necessary by Engineering for the
purpose of stabilizing the proposed driveway. This plan must be approved by
Engineering within two months of approval of this Special Use Permit The plan shall
be bonded by the applicant upon approval and all improvements shown on the plan
must be implemented in the field within three months of receiving approval unless
modified by Engineering due to the time of year.
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.
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If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Sincerely
UúJ CL
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Director of Planning &
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Cc Amelia McCulley
Jack Kelsey
Tex Weaver
Steve Allshouse
Bob Ball, VDOT