HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201800006 Review Comments Initial Site Plan 2018-04-04COUNTY OF Al REMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
April 4, 2018
Justin Shimp
Shimp Engineering
201 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SDP-201800006 Royal Fern Townhomes — Initial Site Plan
Mr. Shimp:
The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Initial comments
for the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as
applicable, are attached:
Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner)
Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer)
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue
Albemarle County Information Services (E911)
Albemarle County Planning Services (Architectural Review Board)
Albemarle County Building Inspections
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should
not be considered fmal. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that
will be required to be resolved prior to Final Site Plan approval. The Lead Reviewer will either approve
with conditions or deny the Initial Site Plan within 15 days of the Site Review Meeting.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional information.
SrPlavArieJA
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Phone 434-296-5832
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Memorandum
To: Justin Shimp Qustin(c shimp-engineering.com)
From: Paty Saternye, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: April 4, 2018
Subiect: SDP 201800006 Roval Fern Townhomes — 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 prior to the Initial Site Plan approval:
1. Pay the required notices fee of $215.
Comments to be addressed with the Final Site Plan submission:
2. A site plan meeting all the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code.
[14-401, 14-419, 14-203.1 & 32.7.9.7] Double frontage lots for single family detached and attached
residential uses are prohibited. Revise the plan to no longer have double frontage lots along 5t" street or
request a special exception. The final site plan will not be able to be approved until either there are no
longer double frontage lots or a special exception has been granted to allow the double frontage lots. Two
possible layout changes to avoid the double frontage lots are to:
• Change the section of the private road directly behind the double frontage lots to an "alley".
• Provide a minimum of 20' of common area/open space between 5t" street and the lots. This common
area/open space must be screened as provided in sections 14-419 and 32.7.9.7.
4. [32.7.2.3(a)] Provide in the site plan a sidewalk parallel to 5t' street for the full length of the parcel. Work
with VDOT, engineering and planning to determine the section that will be required for the intersection with
the road. The existing asphalt trail is not of sufficient width and is not properly maintained.
[32.5.1(c) & 32.5.2(a)] Address the following:
• Provide the ZMA number in the zoning area of the data on the coversheet.
• Show the adjoining portion of that parcel with the stormwater pond that will serve this development in
the project area.
• Include information (TMP, Owner, Developer, Zoning, etc.) for the adjoining parcel in the data on the
coversheet since part of that parcel is being utilized to meet stormwater requirements.
• Show the adjoining portion of that parcel with the stormwater pond that will serve this development in
the project area.
• Provide the bearing and distances for the existing boundaries.
• Ensure that the scale for the Existing Conditions and Demolition Plan is correct and that all
measurements can be scaled. 50 scale does not appear to be correct. The distances provided for the
private road easement do not appear to be at 50 scale.
• Revise the setback lines in the site plan to be correct. Address the following:
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o Provide garage minimum setback on the coversheet.
o Show the Front Minimum garage setback for the units which front the internal "private street".
The units along the private street do not currently appear to meet the Front Minimum Garage
Setback. IMPORTANT: Note that the front setback is measured either from the edge of the
private street easement (not the property line in the middle of the private street) or any sidewalk
if it is outside of the private road easement.
o Revise the location of the units which front on the internal "private street" so that their garages
meet the minimum Front Setback for garages.
o Provide the Non-Infill Minimum Building Separation requirements on the coversheet. Since the
adjoining lot is R-2 the separation requirement for buildings that exceed 35' in height applies.
o Show the Front Minimum and Front Maximum setbacks along 5th street. Ensure that the
buildings meet these requirements. (NOTE: The units along 5th street are currently shown as
double frontage lots, which are not allowed. See above in the comments on how to address the
double frontage issue.)
o Revise the setbacks for the building with three units located along Wahoo Way, and adjacent to
the R-2 lot, so that the property line adjoining the R-2 parcel is shown as a side setback and not
a rear setback. (NOTE: the proposed property lines for the end unit of the three unit building do
not appear to be complete. The property line down the middle of the alley dead ends at the
gutter and does not connect to any other property line. The lot is not complete and it is
uncertain if all of the property adjacent to that unit, on that end, is meant to be part of that lot or
if some of it is meant to be open space.)
o Show the rear setback lines for all of the units that have their garages along the alleys.
o It appears that the units that have garages facing the rear of the lot, along the private alleys, are
not meeting the 20' minimum rear setback requirement. Revise the lot layout so that the units
meet the requirement. IMPORTANT: Note that the front setback is measured from the edge
private alley easement and not the property line in the middle of the private alley.
Show present use for the abutting parcel in the parcel information on the existing conditions sheet.
Provide the required datum reference for the elevation.
6. [32.5.2(b) & 17.3] Revise the "Proposed Use" portion of the coversheet data to specify that the site plan is
a "Cluster Development", or a "Cluster Development" with "Bonus Levels" or increase the lot sized in order
to meet the minimum lot size of a the R-10 "Conventional Development". The lot sizes shown do not meet
the minimum lot size for "Conventional Development".
7. [32.5.2(b) & 32.5.2(n)] The number of required guest spaces are shown to be met within the lot. However,
"Visitor Parking Along Wahoo Way' is listed in the parking calculations. If this continues to be specified on
the site plan address the following:
• Depict the parking in the site plan.
• Dimension the parking in the site plan.
• Ensure that the proposed road section meets all road, parking & pedestrian access requirements.
There does not appear to be enough width in either the existing or the proposed private street
section to include parking even on one side.
• Engineering, Fire & Rescue and planning will have to approve the designs and sections.
• Include a calculation, or both unit and guest parking, in the "Parking" portion of the coversheet data.
8. [32.5.2(b) & 32.5.2(n)] Provide the required recreational facilities/tot lot and address the following:
• Show and include the details of the recreational equipment.
• Show and provide details for the required fencing.
• Show pedestrian connections to the tot lot that includes handicapped ramps and warning strips.
• Ensure that the interior or the fenced area meets the minimum of 200 square feet per residential unit (30
units x 200 square feet = 6,000 square feet required).
9. [32.5.2(e), 32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9] Provide a full landscape plan that provides all required landscaping,
calculations and meets the buffer & landscaping requirements for 32.7.9, the entrance corridor guidelines
and to avoid any double frontage lots. Ensure all calculations and graphics correctly represent the existing
and proposed plantings and planting areas.
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10. [32.5.2(e), 32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.5] Provide street trees on both sides of all private or public streets at the
required spacing for the entrance corridor.
11. [32.5.2(b), 32.5.2(e), 32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9] Provide the value of the maximum amount of paved parking and
other vehicular circulation areas on the coversheet and on the Landscape Plan and utilize it in the
landscaping calculation.
12. [32.5.2(i) & (n)] Address the following:
• Dimension the width, and centerline radii, and corner radii of all roads and alleys and ensure that the
roads meet or exceed minimum road requirements.
• Revise the width of "Road A Private", or the alley converted from "Road A Private", to be 20' in width.
• Provide all road and alley names on the site plan.
• Shown on the site plan all of the existing and proposed private street, alley and access easements.
• Show where the road easement ends and the alley easements begin.
• Accurately represent existing right-of-way lines and the existing path/sidewalk network. In the site plan
the existing asphalt trail appears to be within the pavement of the road.
• Show the existing guardrail along 5th street.
• Show the location of any outdoor lighting. Any free standing or building mounted lighting, including front
porch lights, must be shown in a photometric plan and meet all requirements.
• Show all proposed signage on the site plan.
13. [32.5.2(j)] Revise the plan to show the existing storm, sanitary sewer and drain pipes and easements.
Show the existing storm pipes and ditches within the site.
• It appears there is an existing waterline from across Wahoo Way that is shown to connect to the
proposed waterline.
• There appears to be stormwater from off site, coming under 5th street into the site that is not
currently shown on the Existing Conditions sheet.
14. [32.5.2(k)] Revise the plan to show the proposed sanitary sewer, water and drainage facilities and
easements. Include the direction of flow on all pipes channels and watercourses with arrows. Address the
following:
• Show the connection of the proposed waterlines to the existing waterline.
• Show the connection of the proposed sanitary sewer lines to the existing sewer lines. Please note
that the sewer lines in this submission and the one for the single family detached subdivision do to
appear to show the same proposed lines connections.
• Ensure all waterlines use the correct linetype.
15. [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.
16. [32.5.2(m)] Show the distance to the centerline of the nearest existing street intersection from the proposed
ingress to and egress from the property.
17. [32.5.2(n)] Provide the following:
• Additional walkways and crosswalks
o Provide a sidewalk and planting strip along 5th street for the full length of the property.
o Provide a pedestrian connection from the sidewalk at the first entrance from Wahoo Way to
the internal walkways.
o Provide a sidewalk along all sides of the tot lot that are private streets, on the far side of the
planting strip from the road, that include handicapped ramps and warning strips.
o It is suggested that there be a sidewalk along at least two sides of the tot lot in order to
connect, by way of crosswalks, the tot lot to the rest of the site.
o Provide three additional crosswalks connecting the tot lot and the internal walkways to each
other and the external pedestrian network.
o Pedestrian access to the tot lot's fenced in area including a handicapped ramp and warning
strip.
o A sidewalk warning strip at the beginning of the sidewalk coming off the private alley near
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the four guest parking spaces on the west side of the property.
o Ensure that the sidewalk coming off the private alley near the four guest parking spaces on
the west side of the property extends far enough to connect to the crosswalk to the tot lot.
o Provide a crosswalks across both entrance onto Wahoo Way from the development.
o Provide a crosswalk across Wahoo Way and connecting the proposed pedestrian network
to the existing sidewalk on the far side of the Wahoo Way.
Fencing
Walls (if any)
Open space areas (ensure parking areas are not park of open space calculations)
18. [32.5.2(p) & 32.7.9.4(b)] Preserve all existing trees that are to remain. There are existing street trees along
Wahoo Way. If they 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 111-413, and as hereafter
amended.
19. [32.7.2.2, 14-411 & 14-412(B)] Ensure that each private street and travel way within the development is
designed and constructed to the standards of Virginia Department of Transportation.
20. [Comment] Address the following:
• Provide reference benchmarks for the survey.
• Indicate the available sight distance for the new entrance onto Wahoo Way.
• 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.
21. [Comment] Show any off site easements that will be required, including those for the construction of the
sidewalk shown on the far side of Wahoo Way and stormwater management.
22. [Comment] Show the Dam Break Inundation Zone line on the site plan. The site plan was submitted to
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for review of its impact on the Dam Break
Inundation Zone (DBIZ).
23. [Comment] See the attached comments from the other SRC reviewers.
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Comments to be addressed for the Special Exception request for a rear setback reduction for seven units
adjacent to SWP:
Planning staff is unable to support this special exception request. Address the following comments and then
resubmit the request for review:
1. The request is for a reduction in the rear setback for the seven lots (lots 21-27). The three unit building
along Wahoo Way (lots 28-30) also seems to show the building that does not meeting the rear setback
requirement although it is not specified in the special exception request. However, it appears that
instead this is a side yard that is shown as a rear yard in error. Revise the setbacks for this one building
(lots 28-30) appropriately.
2. Revise the property lines for the end unit of the building mentioned above. The property lines for the
end unit, closest to the R-2 adjoining parcel do not appear to be complete. There is a property line
down the middle of the alley that dead ends at the gutter and does not connect to any other property
line.
3. For clarity of the exhibit it is suggested that the following setback errors are also addressed prior to
resubmission of the special exception request:
• Show the rear setback lines for all of the units that have their garages along the private alleys.
• It appears that the units that have garages facing the rear of the lot, along the private alleys, are
not meeting the 20' minimum rear setback requirement. Revise the lot layout so that the units
meet the requirement. IMPORTANT: Note that the front setback is measured from the edge
private alley easement and not the property line in the middle of the private alley.
• Show the Front Minimum garage setback for the units which front the internal "private streets".
The units along the private streets do not currently appear to meet the Front Minimum Garage
Setback. IMPORTANT: Note that the front setback is measured either from the edge of the
private street easement (not the property line in the middle of the private street) or any sidewalk
if it is outside of the private road easement.
• Revise the location of the units which front on the internal "private street" so that their garages
meet the minimum Front Setback for garages.
4. Revise all labels as needed for the setbacks changes specified above.
5. Provide a justification for the special exception request.
Please contact Paty Saternye in the Planning Division by using psaternye(a)-albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext.
3250 for further information.
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Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOME - INITIAL
Date Completed: Thursday, March 29, 2018 DepartmentlDivisionlAgency: Review Sys:
Reviewer: LMafthew Wentland CDD Engineering El I Requested Changes
1 _ A VMP plan will need to be approved prier to final site plan approval-
2- Road plans will need to be approved prior to final site plan approval_
3_ Private streets should follow VDOT and AA HTO regulations, such as a minimum angle of intersection of 60 degrees The
smaller curb radii shown will need to be verified to be adequate by showing vehicle turning movements and will also need to be
approved by Fire Rescue-
4- Any work or facilities located off -site will require easementslagreements_ Also please keep in mind the DEQ recommended
building and property line setbacks for the stormwater facilities_
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Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOME - INITIAL
Date Completed: Sunday, March 18, 2018 DepartmentlaivisionlAgency: Review sus:
Reviewe r:Ihawn Maddox
- Fire Rescue Requested Changes El
1_ Based on building heights provided on the plans the structures must be able to be served by aerial fire apparatus_ See below }
for related code sections to assist with ensuring appropriate access-
2- Minimum turning radius should be 25'_
3_ All private alleys and Road A shall be marked no parking due to current proposed widths-
4- Fire flow test results shall be provided prior to final acceptance_
D105.1 Where required. Where the vertical distance
between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds
30 feet (9144 mm), approved aerial fire apparatus access
roads shall be provided.
8106-2 Width_ Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have
a minimum unobstructed width of 26 feet (7926 mm), exclusive
of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or
portion thereof_
D105.3 Proximity to building_ At least one of the required
access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a
minimum of 15 feet (4572 mm) and a maximum of 30 feet
(9144 mm) from the building, and shall be positioned parallel
to one entire side of the building_ The side of the building on
which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall
be approved by the fire code official_
D105.4 Obstructions_ Overhead utility and power lines shall
not be located over the aerial fire apparatrs access road or
between the aerial fire apparatus road and the brilding Other
obstructions shall be permitted to be placed }r5,ith the approval
of the fire code official_
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Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOME - INITIAL
Date Completed: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 Departmentlaivision/Agency: Review sus:
Reviewer: Heather McMahon CBBARB See Recommendations
Motion: Mr_ Hancock moved to approve the consent agenda and forward the recommendations outlined in the staff reports for
the Initial Site Plans to the Agent for the Site Review Committee, as follows_
ARB-2018-32: Royal Fern Townhouses Initial Site Plan - Initial Site Development Plan (TWParcel 07600000006400)
Proposal: To construct 30 single-family attached units on 3.43 acres_
Location: North of 5th Street (Route 63110Id Lynchburg Road), east of Old Lynchburg Road, and west of Wahoo Way
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and recommended
conditions of initial plan approval:
o Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB: None_
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
1_ Consider providing large shade trees around the two guest parking areas in the center and in the southwest corner of
the site-
2- Consider dedicating more frontage along the southern property line to sidewalk improvements_
Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None_
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1_ Submit architectural plans, elevations, and material samples for review with the final site plan-
2- Provide a landscape plan that addresses all EC landscape guidelines, complete with plant schedule, for review with
the final site plan-
3- Provide all proposed utilities and associated easements on the utility plans-
4- Show mechanical equipment on the site plans and/or architectural plans if the mechanical equipment will be roof-
mounted-
5- Provide the standard mechanical equipment note on the Cover Sheet (Cl) of the site plan set and on the architectural
drawings: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated-
6- If any outdoor lighting is proposed, submit a lighting plan for final review that includes photometric values of all
freestanding and wall -mounted lights as well as a luminaire schedule and manufacturer's specifications-
7- Reduce the on -center distances of the three trees proposed on the east side of Wahoo Way to meet the 40' spacing
requirement-
8- Clarify the tie-in of the sidewalk at Wahoo Way's throat with proposed sidewalk expansion and/or existing asphalt
path throughout the site plan set
Mr_ Stoner seconded the motion_
The motion carried by a vote of 3:0_ (Binsted, Van der Wert absent)
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APPLICATION#
TMP:
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS - E911
SDP201800006
07600-00-00-05400
DATE: 3/13/2018
FROM: Elise Kiewra
ekiewra@albemarle.org
Geographic Data Services (GDS)
www.albemarle.org/ads
(434) 296-5832 ext. 3030
The following road will need a name:
ROAD A
This site will require a one (1) new private road name. Per Sec. 7-200-B of the County's Road
Naming and Property Numbering Ordinance (Page 2 of PDF).
"It is intended by this article that all roads within the county which serve or are designed
to serve three (3) or more dwelling units or business structures shall be named."
Please review the procedures in the Road Naming and Property Numbering Manual to decide upon
a road name for the road accessing Old Lynchburg Road.
We recommend providing three (3) candidate names for each road to our office for
review, in case your first choices are not acceptable.
A PDF version of the Ordinance and Manual can be found here:
httns://www.albemarle.ora/unload/imaaes/Forms Center/Departments/Geoaraphic Data Service
s/Forms/Road Namina and Prooertv Numberina Ordinance and Manual.odf
Please consult the County's Road Name Index to check your road names prior to submittal. The
Index can be found here: http://www.albemarle.org/albemarle/upload/images/webapps/roads/
Parcel and mapping information can be found here: http://gisweb.albemarle.org/
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOME - INITIAL
Date Completed: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 DepartmentlDivisionlAgency: Review sus:
Reviewer: Kevin McDermott ODD Planning Requested Changes
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Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOMES - INITIAL
Date Completed: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 DepartmentlaivisionlAgency: Review Sys:
Reviewer: Richard Nelson LJ AOSA Requested Changes
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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper, Virginia 22701
Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
Commissioner
April 3, 2018
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Attn: Paty Saternye
Re: Royal Fern — Initial Site Plan
SDP-2019-00006
Review #1
Dear Ms. Saternye:
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section, has reviewed the above referenced plan as submitted by Shimp Engineering, dated 20
February 2018, and finds it to be generally acceptable as it appears only sidewalk and
landscaping work are being proposed within the public right-of-way. If further information is
desired, please contact Justin Deel at 434-422-9894.
A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The
owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process.
Sincerely,
)Z&44� . 11{x
Adam J. Moore, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
Virginial)OT.org
WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING
Review Comments for SDP201800006 11nitial Site Plan
Project Name: ROYAL FERN TOWNHOME - INITIAL
Date Completed: Monday, March 19, 2018 DepartmentlDivisionlAgency: Review sus:
Reviewer: Michael Dellinger CDD Inspections No Objection
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