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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-06 Comments (2)October 23, 2007 Carriage Park Rezoning 412-06 ILL Patrick Sowers from PHR &A stated that the rezoning sign has been taken. There will be no refund for this sign. P A CORPORATE'. Chantilly VIRGINIA OFFICES: Bridgewater Chantilly Charlottesville n ederic ksburg Leesburg Newport News Virginia Beach Winchester \Voodbridge LABORATORIES: Chantilly Fredericksburg MARYLAND OFFICES' Baltimore Columbia Frederick Germantown Hollywood Hunt Valley Williamsport PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE Allentown W6I VIRGINIA OFFICE: Martinsburg T 540.667.2139 540.665.0493 117 East Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Wlnchesres VA 22601 Patton Harris Rust Associates Engineers. Sulvoyors. Planners. Landscape Architects. July 18, 2007 Mr. Eric Lawrence Department of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Proffer Revision Dear Eric: Please find attached a revised Proffer Statement for the Carriage Park Property dated July 17, 2007. The changes to the proffer statement are in response to the comments provided by VDOT on July 17, 2007. The only change from the previous version of the proffer statement dated June 29, 2007 as submitted to your office is as follows: Proffer 12.3 The language has been modified to state that the Applicant will construct a traffic signal at the intersection of Route 7 and Valley Mill Road by the 50i building permit "or within 180 days of receiving written notice from VDOT after issuance of the 1" building permit." Please feel free to call with any questions regarding these changes. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R Sowers JUL 1 8 2007 Mike Ruddy From: Patrick R. Sowers [Patrick.Sowers @phra.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:41 AM To: 'Mike Ruddy' Cc: 'Eric Lawrence' Subject: Haggerty and Carriage Park Postponement Requests Mike, Per our conversation earlier, I've attached a letters requesting postponement of the public hearings scheduled for tonight for both the Carriage Park and Haggerty applications. Thanks, Patrick Patrick R. Sowers Planner Patton Harris Rust Associates, pc 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 P 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 www.phra.com 6/13/2007 1 Page 1 of 1 P Corrox:rE: Chontaly Vi:C¢r0. COKES: 8■tdgewnrer Chomilb Charlottes Fredericiahu ro rc ^_sbLrrc i'1ej:oort hie.: Virginia Basch Winche :ter Woodbridge I tC :T0 1FS: Chswilly Frederic,, .urg M:PYtAuD OFFICES: Baltimore Columbia Frederick Germonto. :n Hurd Volley Wi lliamsPCn PENP STLVeNIF Off ce Allentown WES1 VIxGr::rc Orrice W.orfmsburg 540.667 2139 F 5:0.655.0493 117 East Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchester_ VA 22601 Patton Harris Rusl Associates ngtn_er s, Sun/etc-Ts. F Fanner t tend:cone A. _crs. June 13, 2007 VIA E -MAIL Mr. Michael Ruddy DeputyDirector of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Haggerty Proffer Modification Request Dear Mike: I would like to request a postponement of the Haggerty Proffer Modification Request (RZ 04 -07) scheduled for a public hearing at the June 13, 2007 Frederick County Board of Supervisors meeting to allow time to revise the application. I would request that the application be scheduled for the July 25, 2007 Board of Supervisors meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R. Sowers COF4OTAIE: Chantilly N?Gmtt OiFICES'. Bridgewater Chantilly Charlottesville Fredericksburg teescuro pall la:: Vlrginra Bead .Vinchesler \Vo cdbrirhi .r, OT :3051ES: oharirilly redeticksburg MATTLAND OFFICES: Baltimore Columbia Frederick Serinonro:cn Hunt Volley V" /illiotnsport PENTTS4 LV} NI: OFFICE: WEST VIi GI:IIT OFFICE: I:'.uninsburg i 540.667.2139 f 540.665.0493 117 Fov Piccadilly Street Suite 200 F.Ninchesler, A91 22601 Patton Harris Rust Associates E_ngirese Survevorr. Pioneers_ Land:CORO A rchitecis. June 13, 2007 VIA E -MAIL Mr. Michael Ruddy Deputy Director of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mike: I would like to request a postponement of the Carnage Park Rezoning Application (RZ II 12 -06) scheduled for a public hearing at the June 13, 2007 Frederick County Board of Supervisors meeting to allow time to revise the application. I would request that the application be scheduled for the July 25, 2007 Board of Supervisors meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concems. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick Sowers Jun -12 -2007 01:02pm From -540 •004 J. DANIEL POND 11 KIMBERLY M. ATIIEY CLIFFORD L ATHEY,JR. J. DANIEL POND III JOHN S BELL Fax: (540) 667 -0370 John Riley County Administrator, County of Frederick 107 N Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 POND, ATI EY, ATI POND, P.C. ATTORNCYS A r LAW .35 N. ROYAL AVENUE P.O. BOX 795 FRONT ROYAL, VIR GINIA 12 June 12, 2007 540 635 70. T -622 P.001/002 F -425 PHONE (540) 635 -2125 FAX 4540) 0357094 la.7trs pnnd- :41,cYlew.mni PLEA' REPLY TO: P.O. BOX 395 Dear John: Pursuant to our telephone conversation this morning, I represent Carriage Place L.L.C. with respect to the following item scheduled for Public Hearing at the June 13, 2007 meeting of the Board of Supervisors. `Rezoning #12 -06 of Carriage Park, Submitted by Patton Harris Rust Associates, to Rezone 30.26 Acres from RA (Rural Areas) District to RP (Residential Performance) District, and 15.18 Acres from MH1 (Mobile Home Community) District to RP (Residential Performance) District, Totaling 45.44 Acres, with Proffers, for up to 249 Single Family Attached Homes (Townhouses). The Properties are Located South and Adjacent to Route 7, East and Adjacent to Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park, and are Identified by Property Identification Numbers 55 -A -161, 55- A165A, 55 -A -166, 55 -A -167, 55- A -167A, 55 -A -168, 55- A -174A, 55- A -174B, and 55 -A- 174D in the Red Bud Magisterial District." By this letter, I request, on behalf of my client, that the aforementioned matter be postponed and readvertized for a Public Hearing to be held on July 25, 2007 during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. As you know, my client is making some modifications to the proposed plan as a result of the decision by Mr. Stafford not to sell the offsite easement over his property. Sincerely, Reminder: AOL will never ask you to send us your password or credit card number in an email. This message has been scanned for known viruses. From: sptlhill @aol.com To: clay©pond-atheylaw.com Cc: lawyers@visualli nk. com Subject: Carriage Hill Project Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:02 AM Dear Clay, We are writing to inform you that we are no longer interested, under any circumstances, in allowing a right -of -way through our property to the Carriage Hill project. We ask that you not represent to anyone on the Board of Supervisors that you are in any type of negotiations with us on this matter. Further, while you have been communicating through our attorney, no meaningful negotiations have taken place for some time. We ask that you cease communicating with Mr. Hobert on this matter. We do not intend to continue expending resources on negotiating given failure of our good faith efforts to address these matters. We have informed some Board members of our position and reinforced to them our previous commitment to donate a right -of -way through our bottom property to allow for the future realignment of Valley Mill Road in accordance with the approved Eastern Road Program. Thank you, Tim and Tootser Stafford cc: All Members of the Board of Supervisors Staff at Frederick County Michael Hobert AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. C Pagel of 1" Mike Ruddy From: Patrick R. Sowers [Patrick.Sowers @phra.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:45 PM To: 'Ingram, Lloyd' Cc: 'Mike Ruddy' Subject: Carriage Park Signalization at Route 7 Lloyd, The Proffer Statement dated May 14, 2007 did not include provisions for a traffic signal at the entrance on Route 7. Though this signal would likely be a requirement at the entrance permit phase, my client has no issues committing to providing the signal by proffer. I believe committing to the signal at tomorrow evening's public hearing is the most efficient means of addressing this issue rather than another proffer modification so close to the Planning Commission meeting. Please call with any questions. Thanks, Patrick Patrick R. Sowers Planner Patton Harris Rust Associates, pc 117 -East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 P 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 www.phra.com 5/15/2007 Page 1 of 1 CORPORATE'. Chantilly VIRGINIA OFFICES: Bridgewater Chantilly Chorlouesvtlle Fredericksburg Leesburg Newport News Virginia Beach Winchester Woodbridge LABORATORIF5'. Chantilly Fredericksburg WArYSANO OFFICES: Baltimore Columbia Frederick Germantown Hollywood Hunt Valley Williamsport PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE: Allentown WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE: Ma rtinsburg T 540.667.2139 F 540665.0493 117 Bcst Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchesler, VA 22601 Patton Horr ust Associates Engineers. Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Architects. May 14, 2007 HAND DELIVERED Mr. Michael Ruddy Department of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Revised Proffer Statement Dear Mike- Please find attached a revised Proffer Statement and Generalized Development Plan (GDP) both dated May 14, 2007 for the Carriage Park rezoning application. We have yet to reach a mutual agreement for off site right -of -way between my client and the adjoining property owner to the South. The revised Proffer Statement, however, still maintains a commitment to work with the adjacent Property owner to acquire this right of way and subsequently construct realigned Valley Mill Road from Route 7 to existing Valley Mill Road prior to issuance of the 151` building permit. Should a mutual agreement between my client and the adjacent property owner not be possible, a cash contribution of $3,000.00 per unit has been proffered to give Frederick County the ability to acquire the off site right of way and construct the connection from existing ValleyMill Road to Carriage Park. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R. Sowers CO Frederick County Planning Commission Barbara Van Osten, BOS Liason Denver Quinnelly, Carriage Place LLC Clay Athey Chuck Maddox Lloyd Ingram, VDOT MAY 1 4 2001 Mike Ruddy From: Mike Ruddy [mruddy @co.frederick.va.us] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:11 AM To: Patrick Sowers Subject: Carriage Park Page 1 of 1 Hi Patrick: Happy Friday! I wanted to confirm, if you didn't know already, that the Planning Commission tabled the Carriage Park request until May 16, 2007. The sooner you can get us any updated information, the better. As you know, the deadlines come around pretty quickly. Today is the cut -off for that meeting as far as CUP's and Rezoning's applications go. We will be working on the agenda throughout next week. As always, I'm available if you need to get together. Thanks. Mike. 4/30/2007 Mike Ruddy From: Patrick R. Sowers [Patrick.Sowers @phra.com] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:45 AM To: 'Mike Ruddy' Subject: RE: Carriage Park Mike, Thanks for the heads up on the PC Meeting date. I've notified everyone on my end. Also, were making progress on a final version of the Proffer. Perhaps we can touch base early next week. Thanks, Patrick Patrick R. Sowers Planner Patton Harris Rust Associates, pc 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 F 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 www.phra.com Original Message From: Mike Ruddy [mailto:mruddy @co. frederick.va.us] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:11 AM To: Patrick Sowers Subject: Carriage Park Hi Patrick: Happy Friday! I wanted to confirm, if you didn't know already, that the Planning Commission tabled the Carriage Park request until May 16, 2007. The sooner you can get us any updated information, the better. As you know, the deadlines come around pretty quickly. Today is the cut -off for that meeting as far as CUP's and Rezoning's applications go. We will be working on the agenda throughout next week. As always, I'm available if you need to get together. Thanks. Mike. 1 P CORPORATE: Chantilly VIRGINIA OFFICES: Bridgewater Chantilly Charlottesville Fredericksburg Leesburg Newport News Vi-ginia Beach Winchester VVoodbr idge LABORATORIES: Chantilly Fredericksburg MARYLAND OFFICES. Baltimore Columbia Frederick Germantown Hollywood Hunt Valley W IIha msport PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE: Allentown WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE: Msrtl nsburg k 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 117 Eas; Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchester, VA 22601 Patton Harris Associates Engineers. Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Architects. April 4, 2007 HAND DELIVERED Mr. Michael Ruddy Deputy Director of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mike. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R. Sowers CC: ClayAthey Chuck Maddox Denver Quinnelly APR 4 2007 I would like to request a two week continuation of the public hearing scheduled for April 18, 2007 for the Carriage Park rezoning application in order to finalize an agreement between my client and the adjacent property owner to obtain the off site right of way needed for this project prior to a vote by the Planning Commission. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Mike Ruddy From: Patrick R. Sowers [Patrick.Sowers @phra.comj Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:42 PM To: 'Mike Ruddy' Subject: RE: Carriage Park Mike, I had quite a busy Monday...closing on my townhouse followed by a public hearing in Middletown. With three items on the agenda this Wednesday I don't think I'll be stepping foot inside the house until Thursday at the earliest. As I'm sure you are aware from your discussion with Chuck DeHaven, we are in the process of revising the GDP and Proffer Statement. We have revised it several times over the past couple days with the latest revision occurring today. I'm confident that we will have a finalized version of the proffer statement ready tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday). I will have a copy of any revisions delivered to you as soon as it is has been finalized. Thanks, Patrick Patrick R. Sowers Planner Patton Harris Rust Associates, pc 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 P 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 www.phra.com Original Message From: Mike Ruddy mailto :mruddy @co.frederick.va.us] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 5:05 PM To: Patrick Sowers Subject: Carriage Park Hi Patrick: Hope you had a good Monday. Chuck Dehaven stopped by the office today. If there is anything that is likely to change with this application, a heads up before the meeting on Wednesday would be helpful. Thanks. Mike. CORPORATE: ChcntiiLy VISGINIA OFFICEES. Bridgewater Chantilly Charlottesville Fredericksburg Leesburg Newport News Virginia Beach \Ninchesier Wooabridge LAROR ArO RIES: Cnantilly Fredericksburg MARYLAND OFFICES: Baltimore 0olumbia Frederick Germantown Hollywood Hunt VcIley Vdillia msport PENNSYLVANIA Or FICE: Allentown WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE: MOLLi nsbuf T 540.667.21 39 F 540.665.0493 117 East Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchester, VA 22601 Patton Harris"'ttust Associates Engineers. Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Archiecrs. February23, 2007 HAND DELIVERED Mr. Michael Ruddy Department of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mike: FEB 2 3 2007 We have revised the Canriage Park rezoning application in response to issues that were raised at the Planning Commission meeting on November 1, 2006 regarding the proposed transportation network. I've attached a revised GDP and Proffer Statement that provide for a single signalized entrance to the property that will be design and constructed to accommodate the future southbound Route 37 on and off ramp. The location of the Route 37 ramp west of Route 7's crossing of Abrams Creek is dictated by current minimum curve radius standards which would preclude this ramp from aligning with existing Valley Mill Road. The revised proffer also provides for a potential future connection between the internal access road and existing Valley Mill Road. The intemal road system has been located by proffer to accommodate expansion as warranted during future development of adjacent properties. I have also attached an addendum to the Transportation Impact Analysis which depicts the proposed impacts of the revised development plan as well as a revised comment from VDOT. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R Sowers CO Clay Athey Chuck Maddox Subject: Blue Ike ge Mobile Home Park Route 7 East 2430 -2432 Berryville Pike Winchester, VA 22603 Recent road changes have compounded preexisting potential life- threatening conditions for home owner residents of this manufactured housing community. Now one of only two options residents had of exiting the manufactured housing community has been taken away. The option of turning west, on Route 7, toward Winchester, has been given to the residents of the stick built community on the other side of Route 7. This leaves all the people from the park at one spot attempting to merge onto Route 7 in one direction, east. Residents now have a traffic build up of sometimes 20 minutes attempting to get onto Route 7, going east. Then people have to drive more than a mile east to make a u -turn to go back toward Winchester, sometimes even further because drivers will not allow you to get into the left lane to make a u- turn. Traffic is doing better than 70 -75 miles an hour. On the other side of Route 7, attempting to make the u -tum takes another 20 minutes to be able to merge into traffic already going east toward Winchester. There is more road rage, accidents, running drivers off the road. Why it is that officials making decisions do not consider the consequences until after someone dies, why not prevent the disaster before? Why do the people who live in the big houses deserve more protection for their lives than the people who live in the manufactured homes? Have more money, pay more taxes; their lives are of more value? The people living in the manufactured housing community deserve safe right to use, also. These road changes were exclusively to accommodate the residents of a new housing development, Route 7 East, Woods Mill Road and Morgan Mill Road. These high priced stick built homes have numerous choices of entrance and exit for there residents on all sides of the housing development. The people in the manufactured housing community have ONLY ONE and that is exceedingly limited, really little more than a pathway as both entrance and exit, one in the same. The discrimination shown toward the home owner residents of the manufacturing housing community not being good enough or worthy enough to be shown the same respect and courtesy as those who live in the stick built community across the road should be considered unacceptable if not illegal. People who live in manufactured housing, or mobile homes are just as good and tax paying citizens as those with the big houses, huge mortgages, and two lexus' in their driveway. There are approximately 300 homes in the above manufactured housing park, more being added, approximately 750 human beings, with more than 650 vehicles. There is only one small road in and out, entering and exiting onto Route 7, in one direction for all traffic. Lives have been put in danger because of greed and corruption. How much is human life worth in Frederick County? It is problematic at best for two small passenger vehicles to pass one another on this pathway. Virtually impossible for large emergency equipment, rescue service, EMT personnel to safely respond were there a major disaster, fire, explosion or any other catastrophe within the community. A major fire would have a domino effect on the enormous number of propane and oil tanks throughout the community, sparking one explosion after another. Inadequate fire hydrants exist, the widespread woods, manufactured, mobile homes is a disaster just waiting to let loose. There is no where for the home owner residents to go, no way out, the small roadway entrance and exit would be blocked, the residents would be trapped. While people living in the park are treated as fourth class citizens, and discriminated against, verses the preferential accommodating treatment, respect and courtesy shown to the housing developments across Route 7. Owners of big houses, mobile homes or tents are equal human beings and should be shown equal respect and regard for their lives, each valued, one does not deserve more than the other. NOV 6 2006 Department of Planning and Dev 540 FAX: 54d I I TO: Bob Mitchell a COUN f FR FROM: Michael T. Ruddy, AICP Deputy Director RE: Rezoning Application Proffer Statements DATE: May 21, 2007 Please find attached to this memorandum the proffer statement from the Carriage Park rezoning application, RZ #12 -06. This revised proffer statement was submitted prior to the Planning Commission meeting on May 16, 2007. The Planning Commission recommended denial of this application for a variety of reasons, including concerns with the timing and content of the revised proffer statement. This request will go to the Board of Supervisors on June 13, 2007. We would appreciate your 3 review of the Proffer Statement with particular attention being paid to Section 12, Transportation, and Section 18, Road Abandonment. I have attached the previous version of the proffer statement for your comparison. Thank you for your continued assistance. cc: John Riley, Jr., County Administrator Attachment MTR/bad 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 Winchester, Virginia 22601 -5000 Mike Ruddy John: From: Eric Lawrence [elawrenc @co.frederick.va.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:45 AM To: 'Mike Ruddy' Subject: FW: Carriage Park Ramp Proposal Original Message From: Alexander, Scott [mailto: Scott.Alexander ©VDOT.Virginia.gov] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:33 AM To: Bishop, John A. Cc: Ingram, Lloyd; Funkhouser, Rhonda; 'Eric Lawrence' Subject: Carriage Park Ramp Proposal Eric R. Lawrence, AICP Director, Department of Planning and Development Frederick County 107 N. Kent Street Winchester, VA 22601 540 665 -5651 540- 665 -6395 (fax) elawrenc@co.frederick.va.us http: /www.co.frederick.va. us /PlanningAnd Development/PlanningAndDev. htm www.co.frederick.va.us To follow -up on /clarify our conversation on the proposed Carriage Park ramp location: By moving the proposed southbound (SB) ramps to the west, the geometrics of the on -ramp improve slightly. However, a design exception would likely still be required, as it still does not meet the 70% mainline design speed geometry. The proposal negatively impacts the SB off -ramp, inducing a tighter- radius reverse curve and possibly requiring a new design exception not previously required. In general terms, I would expect that it would be more difficult to mitigate the new off -ramp design exception (decelerating from 65 mph into curve) versus mitigating the onramp (entering curve from turn movement off Rt. 7). Additional right -of -way may be necessary to compensate. While the relocated ramp would eliminate a box culvert, it would increase the amount of property takings /condemnation required in the subdivision opposite of Carriage Park. Page 1 of 2 The new location results in a crossover spacing (Carriage Park road, Valley Avenue) of approximately 750', much less than the minimum desirable spacing of at least 1,000 feet. 3/7/2007 Scott Scott Alexander Assistant Residency Administrator VDOT Edinburg Residency 14031 Old Valley Pike Edinburg, VA 22824 Phone: 5-10-984-5605 Fax: 540-984-5607 3/7/2007 Page 2 of 2 In light of the above, I find it difficult to describe the proposal as "beneficial If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, don't hesitate to give me a call. Mike Ruddy From: Patrick R. Sowers [Patrick.Sowers @phra.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:45 AM To: 'Mike Ruddy' Subject: FW: Carriage Park Rezoning Route 7, Frederick County Revised VDOT Comments Mike, Thanks, Patrick Lloyd Ingram provided the comment below after the e -mail I sent earlier regarding the revision date for Carriage Park. Patrick R. Sowers Planner Patton Harris Rust Associates, pc 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 P 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 www.phra.com Original Message From: Funkhouser, Rhonda [mailto: Rhonda .Funkhouser @VDOT.Virginia.gov] On Behalf Of Ingram, Lloyd Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:38 AM To: Patrick Sowers Cc: Ronald A. Mislowsky; Ingram, Lloyd; cperkins@co.frederick.va.us Subject: Carriage Park Rezoning Route 7, Frederick County Revised VDOT Comments The documentation within the application to rezone this property appears to have significant measurable impact on Route 7. This route is the VDOT roadway which has been considered as the access to the property referenced. VDOT has reviewed the transportation proffers offered in the Carriage Park Rezoning Application dated January 25, 2006, revised January 25, 2007 and offers the following comments: Proffer 12.2: This proffer raises some concern with VDOT, specifically whether there is sufficient crossover spacing between the proposed crossover and the existing Valley Mill /Route 7 crossover. There is also an access management concern as Route 7 is a primary route designed to carry large volumes of traffic efficiently. This proposed crossover would add an additional potential conflict point. This would also result in three possible signalized intersections on Route 7 within 2500'. With no proposed connection to Valley Mill Road, the existing Valley Mill Road and Route 7 crossover would have to remain in place. Currently, VDOT has not determined if the proposed crossover location will be the connection of the future Route 37 scuth bound ramp. Proffer 12.3: Acceptable. Proffer 12.4: VDOT is disappointed this proffer has digressed from an open connection to the Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park to a gated emergency access, thus eliminating residents of the mobile home park the opportunity for access to a safer connection to Route 7. Before development, this office will require a complete set of construction plans detailing entrance designs, drainage features, and traffic flow data from the I.T.E. Trip 1 Generation Manual, Seven Edition for review. VDOT reser es the right to comment on all right -of -way needs, including right -of -way dedications, traffic signalization, and off site roadway improvements and drainage. Any work performed on the State's right -of -way must be covered under a land use permit. This permit is issued by this office and requires an inspection fee and surety bond coverage. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to comment. Lloyd A. Ingram, Transportation Engineer Virginia Department of Transportation Edinburg Residency Land Development 14031 Old Valley Pike Edinburg, Virginia 22824 Phone #(540) 984 -5611 Fax #(540) 984 -5607 2 P CORPORATE'. Chantilly VIRGINIA OFF ICES: Bridgewater Chantilly Charlottesville Fredericksburg Leesburg Newport News Virginia Beach Winchester Woodbridge LABORATORIES: Chantilly Fredericksburg MARYLAND OFFICES: Baltimore Columbia Frederick Germantown Hollywood PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE: Allentown WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE: Martinsburg T 540 667.2139 F 540.665.0493 117 East Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchester, VA 22601 Patton Harri•ust Associates Eng I neeis_ Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Architects December 18, 2006 HAND DELIVERED Mr. Michael Ruddy Director of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Bent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mike: At their November 1, 2006 meeting, the Planning Commission tabled the Carriage Park rezoning application for a period of 60 days. 'There is potential for a revised transportation plan for Valley Mill Road that is applicable to this rezoning application. As we are still in the process of providing the County and VDOT with additional information regarding this revised transportation plan for the Valley Mill /Spine Road /Route 7 area, I would request on behalf of my client a postponement of the Carriage Park rezoning application for an indefinite period of time. The undefined time frame is necessary as utilizing the appropriate County mechanisms to implement changes to the transportation system has no definitive time table at the moment. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R. Sowers CC: Clay Athey Chuck Maddox P: \Project \Planning \Rezaniug Applications \Frederick Corody \Carriage Park \Po ipone Letter 121806.dor DEC 1 8 2006 Subject: Blue Ri dge Mobile Home Park Route 7 East 2430 -2432 Berryville Pike Winchester, VA 22603 Recent road changes have compounded preexisting potential life- threatening conditions for home owner residents of this manufactured housing community. Now one of only two options residents had of exiting the manufactured housing community has been taken away. The option of turning west, on Route 7, toward Winchester, has been given to the residents of the stick built community on the other side of Route 7. This leaves all the people from the park at one spot attempting to merge onto Route 7 in one direction, east. Residents now have a traffic build up of sometimes 20 minutes attempting to get onto Route 7, going east. Then people have to drive more than a mile east to make a u -turn to go back toward Winchester, sometimes even further because drivers will not allow you to get into the left lane to make a u- turn. Traffic is doing better than 70 -75 miles an hour. On the other side of Route 7, attempting to make the u -turn takes another 20 minutes to be able to merge into traffic already going east toward Winchester. There is more road rage, accidents, running drivers off the road. Why it is that officials making decisions do not consider the consequences until after someone dies, why not prevent the disaster before? Why do the people who live in the big houses deserve more protection for their lives than the people who live in the manufactured homes? Have more money, pay more taxes; their lives are of more value? The people living in the manufactured housing community deserve safe right to use, also. These road changes were exclusively to accommodate the residents of a new housing development, Route 7 East, Woods Mill Road and Morgan Mill Road. These high priced stick built homes have numerous choices of entrance and exit for there residents on all sides of the houing•deJelopment. .The people .in the manufactured housing community have ONLY ONE and that is exceedingly limited; really little more than a pathway as both entrance and exit, one in the same. The discrimination shown toward the home owner residents of the manufacturing housing community not being good enough or worthy enough to be shown the same respect and courtesy as those who live in the stick built community across. the road should be considered unacceptable if not illegal. People who live in manufactured housing, or mobile homes are just as good and tax paying citizens as those with the big houses, huge mortgages, and two lexus' in their driveway. There are approximately 300 homes in the above manufactured housing park, more being added, approximately 750 human beings, with more than 650 vehicles. There is only one small road in and out, entering and exiting onto Route 7, in one direction for all traffic. Lives have been put in danger because of greed and corruption. How much is human life worth in Frederick County? It is problematic at best for two small passenger vehicles to pass one another on this pathway. Virtually impossible for large emergency equipment, rescue service, EMT personnel to safely respond were there a major disaster, fire, explosion or any other catastrophe within the community. A major fire would have a domino effect on the enormous number of propane and oil tanks throughout the community, sparking one explosion after another. Inadequate fire hydrants exist, the widespread woods, manufactured, mobile homes is a disaster just waiting to let loose. There is no where for the home owner residents to go, no way out, the small roadway entrance and exit would be blocked; the residents would be trapped. While people diving in the•park are treated as fourth class citizens, and discriminated against, verses the preferential, aecommodatih`gtreatment, respect ,courtesy shown to the housing developments •across Route 7. Owners of big houses, mobile -homes or tents .are• equal human beings and' should "be shown equal respect and regard for their lives, each valued, one does not deserve more than the other. NOV 6 2006 Patton Harris Rust Associates Engineers. Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Architects. 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 T 540.667.2139 F 540.665.0493 P To: Mike Ruddy Organization /Company: Frederick County Planning From: Patrick Sowers Date: October 6, 2006 Project NamelSubject: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Mike, I've attached a revised rezoning application package for Carriage Park which includes the original agency comments as well as the following: 1) Revised Impact Statement 2) Revised \DOT Comment 3) Revised Proffer Statement 4) Revised Generalized Development Plan. As today is the cut -off date for the November 1" Planning Commission meeting, we are assuming that the public hearing will be held on that date. Feel free to call with any questions or comments. Thanks, Patrick OCT 6 2006 PHR A C OePOtATE: Chonrilly Vrtclwn O HCES. 3ridgewatet Chantilly ehollc,te:vllie narlenc'sbory Leesburg Ne .:on News V,rynno Bauch Winchester Ln'to ATC∎E:5'. C nO nlllly I'ederici ]ur;: `:'4A`IPN'J 'O :flcES. a !Ilnlcre Cc•urbih Fl- dsric. E,ermantown i'c'lywood PENT s ANIs OFFICE: A lBNOwn V•fsr Vlrsw'A DARK: t. crtinsburo T ;401 ,6. G493 117 Fast Ficcodilly Sham `mite 209 `.Nincheslel, 27601 Patton Harris Rust Associates Engmn•as. Sm +eytns. Plonnm:. tords^_ope Ar:haes:s. September 7, 2006 Mr. Michael Ruddy Deputy Director of Planning and Development Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mike: After recent discussions ccith elected and appointed County officials, I would like to request postponement of the Carriage Park rezoning application on behalf of my client. We look forward to working closely with you and other members of the planning staff as we take this time to modify the current plan. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust &Associates Patrick R. Sowers P C0 POIn]:: Cho nllllj- VIRGNit, Q FIC S. oadaeweler chon FredetcS.sbnrq Leesburg N :Jews Ezoch ,;eodb::d..- !F'nOPFiv'i¢b. C :horibt .Eedericl sour; l.hnY. •'UVD O?F -:es_ Bo:tinipie CO+Jr bio ,_r Ho[vwood PEIJNSY;vn91P Of FILE: AL crnaenl V''ist VIE3ltee Ornc_. ::Soli nsbmct .143.6.57.2i 39 f 5.40 vS 0'O3 I. S' Ens Pic rod'II., Sheet Sete 26= ..I,I:netsel VA 2245 Ration Harris Rust Associates Engs.nres Ssiveyors. Plm:neu..n..s_ope e. ch tec5 September 7, 2006 Mr. Michael Ruddy and Development DeputyDirector of Planning P Frederick County, Virginia 107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Dear Mille: After recent discussions with elected and appointed County officials, I would like to request postponement of the Carriage Park rezoning application on behalf of my client. We look forward to wonting closely with you and other members of the planning staff as we take this time to modify the current plan. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Patton Harris Rust Associates Patrick R. Sowers Patton Harris Rust A ciates Engineers. Surveyors. Planners. Landscape Architects. PHRA To: Mike Ruddy Organization /Company: Frederick County Planning From: Patrick Sowers Date: August 25, 2006 Project Name /Subject: Carriage Park Rezoning Application Mike, Please find attached one copy of the Carriage Park Rezoning Application. Per our conversation earlier today, I would like to speak with you on Monday, after I am able to contact my client with regards to a meeting I had today with Phil Lemieux and Chuck DeHaven, prior to formal acceptance of the application. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Thanks, Patrick 117 East Piccadilly Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 1 F 540.665,0493 AUG252006 P i