HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201800003 Review Comments Zoning Map Amendment 2018-04-09COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Culpeper V'rginia 22701
Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
Commissioner
April 6, 2018
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Attn: Megan Nedostup
Re: Southwood TIA
ZMA 2018-00003
Review #1
Dear Ms. Nedostup:
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section, has reviewed the above referenced study as submitted by Timmons Group, dated 19
February 2018, and offers the following comments:
1. Please revise the study to include the correct number of proposed residential units.
2. The trip generation, as proposed in the study requires that this become a VDOT-
mandated study (previously referred to as Chapter 527) as it will generate more than
5,000 trips per day.
3. Due to the change in type of study required, the Department will require a meeting to
revise the scope of the project in accordance with the applicable regulations.
4. The study suggests that the proposed impacts will have negative impacts on the
operations of multiple intersections to the east of the proposed primary entrance.
Mitigation for these impacts should be discussed in the re-scoping meeting and analysis
of any proposals included in the revised TIA.
5. The proposed road cross sections and designs shall be in accordance with the VDOT
Road Design Manual, Appendix B 1 and all other applicable standards.
6. Sidewalk widths shall be 5 feet where adjacent to a buffer strip and 8 feet where adjacent
concrete curb.
7. Buffer strips are a minimum of 3 feet in width unless they are proposed to have trees
planted within them. If trees are proposed for the butter strips they shall be 6 feet in
width.
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Megan Nedostup
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Please contact me at (434)422-9782 to schedule a re-scoping meeting for the TIA and provide a
comment response letter with subsequent submissions.
Sincerely,
Adam J. Moore, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
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