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Home My WebLink AboutZMA201500007 Request of Modification, Waiver, Variance ZMA 2016-05-16 COLLINS 200 GARRETT ST,SUITE K CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 434.293.3719 PH 434.293.2813 FX www.collins-engineenni.com September 21, 2015 (Updated 5/16/16) Megan Yaniglos County of Albemarle-Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 RE: Brookhill Zoning Map Amendment ZMA2015-007-Request for Substitution of Required Recreational Amenities Dear Megan Yaniglos: Please consider this request to allow substitution of the recreation facilities specified in section 18- 4.16 of the Zoning Ordinance. Per the Code of Development,the Brookhill density range is between 800 and 1550 residential units within the property. The current proposed park amenity area within the code is a total of 10.3 acres between the proposed (3) civic spaces and proposed Elementary school site. The amenity space provided shall accommodate the maximum development density proposed with the rezoning plan. In addition,the proposed amenity space does not include additional amenities that may be provided within a multi-family section of the development. This waiver request is seeking a modification to the ordinance as the exact type of recreational amenities required for the development. Below is a summary of the required amenities and a list of the proposed substitutions for the amenities within Brookhill that the developer is seeking to construct. Required Amenities The following summarizes the required amenities per the ordinance: Required Recreation area: 200 s.f.x 1550 units =310,000 s.f.or 7.2 ac 7.2 acres required Thirty one (31) tot lots required,each to include: • 1 swing with 4 seats • 1 slide • 2 climbers • 1 buckabout or whirl • 2 benches (8) Basketball Courts: Y2 court/100 units x 1550 units =4 full or 7 half courts required Proposed Amenities:(3) Civic Spaces Civic Space 1: Linear Park • plaza/meeting square (minimum 10,000 sf) • pool and community center building(minimum 5,000 sf pool +deck area) • grass area for gatherings and active outdoor play(minimum 20,000 sf) • tot lot& recreational playground area(15,000 sf minimum) • minimum size of this civic area shall be 50,000 SF Civic Space 2: Upland Park • plaza/meeting area • tot lot playground area(8,000 sf minimum) • area for outside active recreation • either a tennis court or basketball court • minimum size of this civic area shall be 60,000 SF Civic Space 3: Eastern Pocket Park • meeting plaza • tot lot playground area(6,000 sf minimum) • Active recreational grass area • minimum size of this civic area shall be 30,000 SF Elementary School • 7.0 Acre Elementary School TOTAL AREA PROVIDED: 10.3 acres Please consider this combination of recreational amenities within the (3) civic areas and Elementary School site a valid substitution for the required recreational amenities. These proposed amenities will provide recreational opportunities to all members of this development throughout the year. In addition,Brookhill is proposing over 2 miles of primitive trails within the Greenway area,and 35%of the Brookhill property will be reserved and platted as open space for the development. This open space will be a public amenity to everyone within the development and will provide additional active and passive recreational options to the Brookhill neighborhood,in addition to the proposed civic areas and Elementary school site. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Scott Collins,P.E. COLLINS 6 ' " ': 200 GARRETT ST, SUITE K CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 434.293.3719 PH 434.293.2813 FX www.collins-engineenng.com September 21,2015(Updated 5/16/16) Megan Yaniglos County of Albemarle-Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 RE: Brookhill Zoning Map Amendment ZMA2015-007—Request for Authorization of a Private Street and Waiver of one or more Street Standards along the Private Street Dear Megan Yaniglos, I'm writing to request a waiver by the commission for the authorization of private streets in the development area for the Brookhill project. The waiver request is consistent with section 14-233 of the Albemarle County Subdivision Ordinance under Section 14-233.A.1.(iii) —rear vehicular access to buildings would be provided so that the buildings may face a common amenity. In the proposed rezoning,the code of development has been written for the ability to allow attached and detached housing to front on the public park amenities within the project. Private streets are being pursued to allow access to these lots from the rear of the parcels and allow attached housing lots to front on the Open space within the development. This concept would allow the lots to front on the public park amenity within the development. Therefore,we are requesting this waiver to allow private streets within this development,giving the ability for these lots to front on the public park. The design of these lots fronting on a public amenity with access through a private street from the rear of the lot would meet all other the subdivision ordinance requirements for the zoning district. In addition,we are requesting a waiver to the street standards and requirements (Section 14-422(E)&(F))along the private street behind the proposed housing fronting on public park amenities. Specifically,we are requesting a waiver for the planting strips and sidewalks along this private street. In this situation,the sidewalk and planting strips shall be installed along the front of the lots within the public amenity area and the intent of having a planting • strip and sidewalks in front of lots in the development area will be achieved with these features within the public amenity. The private streets that serve as access to the lots will be consistent with the design guidelines for streets and private roads as specified in the County design manual. They will have a curb and gutter along the street(roll top curbing as allowed by Engineering)and allow the drainage to be captured with inlets along the curb and gutter. Finally,we are requesting a waiver to section] L3.5(B) along the private streets behind the proposed housing fronting on public park amenities to allow the street trees to be planted within the proposed planting strips along the front of the lots within the public amenity area. The street trees would be installed within the planting strips adjacent to the proposed sidewalks and along the property lines creating the separation between public amenity space and the private front yards of the lots. The waiver requests,as outlined above,are graphically depicted within the street sections in the Code of Development for the Brookhill property. These waivers will provide the flexibility to create a vibrant community with interactive streets and public amenities through innovative neighborhood designs. The specific blocks included for this waiver request are Block 10, Blocks 12&13,and Blocks 17&18,as shown on the Application plan and Code of Development We ask that staff and the Commission grant the waivers and authorization for private streets within these specific blocks for this proposed development plan. The principles of Neighborhood design and planning are better met with the proposed design and these waiver requests. Thank you for considering this request. Scott Collins,PE