HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17 Comments (2)COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
540/ 665-5651
Email: www.fcva.us
April 12, 2017
John C. Lewis
Painter -Lewis, PLC
817 Cedar Creek Grade, Suite 201
Winchester, VA 22601
RE: Master Development Plan for Abrams Chase — Age -Restricted Single -Family Detached
Property Identification Numbers (PINS): 65 -A -25A & 65 -A -28A
Dear John:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the master development plan (MDP) for the development
referred to as Abrams Chase; to include 13 single-family detached age -restricted units on 3.54 -acres in
the RP (Residential Perfonnance) Zoning District. Please adequately address each of the comments
listed below:
Preliminary Review Comments:
1. Generalized Development Plan. Ensure conformance with, and include a copy of on Sheet
1, the approved Generalized Development Plan (GDP) approved with Rezoning Application
#11-06; copy attached for reference.
2. Waiver. Include a description of the waiver request, to relieve the developer the requirement
to provide a community center, and cite the applicable Zoning Ordinance section under
"General Notes."
Supplemental Regulations. Add a note under "General Notes" specifying the landscape
plantings requirements for each individual lot per Section §165402.09 (F), single-family
small lot.
4. Recreational Units. Specify the type of recreation unit to -be -provided (waiver letter states it
will be an "outdoor pavilion") on Sheet 1.
5. Building Restriction Lines. The side yard setback for single-family small lots is 5 feet (ft)
for detached units, please update.
6. Sidewalks. All sidewalks should be a minimum of 5 ft wide. Provide a revised cross section
on Sheet 2.
7. Transportation Improvements. The "hammerhead" turnaround should be extended west to
the property line for future inter -parcel connectivity to PIN# 65 -A -25B (Proffer C-1). Please
confirm this transportation improvement is acceptable to VDOT.
In order to continue the review of this MDP, you will need to submit all review agency comments and
review fee, to this department (please note, original check provided has been returned until all
application components are complete). A disk with a pdf copy of the MDP, once ready for
submission, is also required. Once this information is received, and all review comments addressed,
107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Mr. John C. Lewis
RE: Abrams Chase — Master Development Plan (MDP)
April 12, 2017
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staff will schedule the application for review by the Planning Commission, and subsequent review by
the Board of Supervisors (TBD). Approval comments are required from the following agencies:
Frederick County Fire Marshal, Frederick County Department of Building Inspections, Frederick
County Department of Public Works, Frederick County Department of G.I.S., Frederick County Parks
& Recreation, Frederick County Sanitation Authority (FCSA), and the Virginia Department of
Transportation (VDOT).
Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
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M. Tyler Klein, AICP
Planner
MTK/pd
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cc: Harvest Communities, Inc., 320 Harvest Boulevard, Winchester, VA 22601