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Home My WebLink AboutSP200200067 Action Letter COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Departmer¡t of Planning & Community Development 40 I Mcintire Road, Room 218 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 (434) 296 - 5823 Fax (434) 972 - 4012 February 20, 2003 , Jo Higgins Project Development LLC 2463 Browns Gap Turnpike Charlottesville, VA 22901 RE: SP-02-67 Spring Hill Stream Crossing- Time Extension SP-02-68 Spring Hill Amendment Tax Map 58, Parcel 95 Dear Ms. Higgins: The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on February 5, 2003, by a vote of 6:0, approved the above-noted requests. Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions: SP-02-67 Spring Hill Stream Crossing- Time Extension: 1. The applicant shall secure the following approvals before removing vegetation or beginning work on the stream crossing: a. Engineering Department approval of structural computations for the entrance and stream crossing, include structural design computations that demonstrate the bridge can safely carry the vehicles that will access the residence (including all emergency vehicles); b. Fire & Rescue Department approval of the entrance design; c. Engineering Department approval of computations and plans documenting changes to the floodplain. Plans must show floodplain limits and levels before and after construction. Sections 18-30.02.2 and 18-30.03.2 allow no increase in flood levels. On the plan sheet, indicate the FEMA panel and designation (Community-Panel # 510006 0215 B) and that this section of Ivy Creek is a detailed study area; d. Engineering Department receipt of copies of federal and state permits for disturbance of the stream channel and any associated wetlands; e. If the Engineering Department, after review of the hydraulic computations, finds that the floodplain will be changed, the applicant must obtain a map revision from FEMA; f. Engineering Department approval of an erosion and sediment control plan [17-203]. A water protection (E&SC and SWM) bond must be posted and a pre-construction conference held prior to the issuance of a grading permit; g. Engineering Department approval of a mitigation plan for repair and enhancement of the stream buffer [17-322]. Please include planting of trees to widen the Ivy Creek stream buffer; and Page 2 February 20, 2003 h. Virginia Department of Transportation approval of the entrance design, including provision of adequate sight distance. 2. In order to protect downstream habitat of the endangered James Spiny-mussel, the applicant must adhere to the following conditions recommended by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries: , a. In-stream work for constructing either entrance shall not occur from May 15 to July 31 of any year; b. Any cofferdams used in in-stream work for isolating the bridge construction area shall be non-erodible; c. In-stream construction work shall block no more than fifty (50) percent of stream flow at any given time; d. Excavated material shall be removed from the floodplain to prevent reentry of that material into Ivy Creek or its tributaries; e. Where they have been altered by construction or vegetation removal, the original streambed and streambank contours shall be restored; and f. Areas where vegetation has been removed for bridge construction shall be replanted with similar species (except in the area occupied by the bridge), or must be included in the tree-planting plan required as a condition of SP-2000-34. 3. The existing farm entrance shall be gated and locked upon completion of the new entrance; 4. 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; and 5. The use, activity, or construction authorized by this permit shall commence by April 25, 2005. SP-02-68 Spring Hill Amendment: No further division of the proposed one hundred and two (1 02)-acre parcel allowed by this shall be permitted. No further division of the residue of Parcel 58-95 shall be permitted without an amendment to SP-81-01 and SP-81-55; 2. The one hundred and two (1 02)-acre parcel shall be created through application for a rural division; 3. If an application for a rural division of Parcel 58-95 is not filed with the Planning Department within eighteen (18) months from the Board approval date, this permit amendment will expire; 4. Only one (1) dwelling unit shall be permitted on the one hundred and two (102)-acre parcel; and 5. A permanent riparian buffer easement, subject to the approval of the Water Resources Manager in consultation with the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District, shall be placed on all streams on the new one hundred and two (1 02)-acre parcel. The easement shall include provisions protecting existing vegetation and a tree planting plan to be executed where existing vegetated buffers are narrower than those called for in the easement. The plat creating the new Page 3 February 20,2003 parcel shall not be signed until this easement has been reviewed and approved by the Water Resources Manager. The easement holder shall be the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District. In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued shall not be 'commenced within twenty-four (24) 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. 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 296-5832. If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, ~ UWr- V. Wayne Cillmberg Director of Planning & Community, VWC/jcf Cc: Amelia McCulley Jack Kelsey Tex Weaver Steve Allshouse Matt Grimes, VDOT