Longwood PUD Amendment To Be Discussed at Planning Commission Meetings in April and May

I am the design engineer who is working with Mr. Richard Spurzem of Neighborhood Properties in Charlottesville on an amendment to the Longwood Planned Unit Development (PUD) on a 0.20 acre parcel at the northwest intersection of Harris Road and Longwood Drive directly to the west of Jackson Via Elementary School and consisting of 5 new townhouse units.  The purpose of this email is to request feedback from the Fry’s Spring and Ridge Street HOAs on the PUD Amendment.  I am also more than happy to speak or meet with you to discuss the particulars of the development, which is fairly small addition (0.20 acres) to the original PUD (4.5 acres) that was approved approximately 6 years ago.  For you information, I have attached a copy of the PUD Amendment that was the subject of the City Planning Commission Public Hearing on March 10, 2015.  The towns on the north end of Longwood Drive (closest to Harris Road) have been completed while market conditions have not enabled construction of the towns on the south end of Longwood Drive yet.  The PUD Amendment proposal is for the construction of 5 new townhome units with associated parking at the intersection of Harris and Longwood.  Mr. Spurzem had always wanted to include these lots in the PUD, but it had only been recently that he was able to purchase this property.  The ultimate goal of the development is to “bookend” Longwood Drive with new townhomes and upgrade the existing duplexes in the middle.  The developer is also providing 15% of the units as affordable, and has promised contribution of an additional $10,000 to the Charlottesville affordable dwelling fund (in addition to $50,000 already provided with the original PUD approval).  Please review and provide any feedback or if you would like to set up a phone call or meeting to discuss further.  We are planning on resubmitting the PUD Amendment to the City by Tuesday, March 24, 2015 with the next Planning Commission Meeting planned for April 14, 2015.  It would be very helpful to have your feedback in time for the April 14, 2015 meeting if possible.

For your information, I have also attached a copy of the summary email from the March 10, 2015 PC Meeting.  As you can see, we have already made some adjustments to the plan per the PC comments.

Thanks very much, and I look forward to hearing back from you.  Please feel free to call or email me with any questions, thanks, Mike

Michael F. Myers, P.E., C.F.M.
Director of Engineering
Dominion Engineering and Design, LLC
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA  22911
434.979.8121 ext. 2 (office)
434.906.3161 (mobile)
Please visit our website at: www.dominioneng.com

Attachments:
PUD ammendment cover sheet
Survey/existing conditions/overview plan
Site plan/landscape plan

Do You Like the Direction the City of Charlottesville is Headed?

There will be a forum titled: "Are We Losing the Character of Charlottesville?" held in City Council Chambers on Thursday evening, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:00.

from the Daily Progress:

Charlottesville City Councilor Bob Fenwick will host an open community forum Thursday to discuss city planning, its processes, gentrification, neighborhood issues and other concerns constituents may want to discuss. 

The forum, titled “Are We Losing the Character of Charlottesville?,” will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers. 

Charlottesville NDS Report on Eton Road Subdivision

Full NDS Report for January 14th Planning Commission Meeting

Entire agenda document

FSNA Is Pressing the City to Hold Hearings Related to the Downzoning of the Neighborhood

The following email was sent on October 6th, 2013

Dear Charlottesville City Council,

The following letter is what the FSNA Board approved to send to Jim Tolbert, Director of NDS. I am sending this to you directly as during a phone conversation I had with Jim on Friday, he explained to me that your direction for this study would be required and we should send this to you directly to have placed on Council's agenda for approval of this direction. So please review the letter approved by the Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association Board below and direct Neighborhood Development Services to proceed with the Survey and Public Hearing for rezoning.

City commission considers changes to PUD ordinance ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow

City commission considers changes to PUD ordinance ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow:

FSNA Votes for Consistent R1S Zoning Throughout the Neighborhood

The following is the motion that was made at the meeting [on March 13th] for the Zoning issue that was Made, Seconded, Discussed,and Unanimously approved:

The initial statement:

"Move to vote that Stribling, Crestmont, and Shamrock R2 zoning areas, as designated by the NDS map that we reviewed, to R1S zoning to further stabilize the neighborhood, increase owner occupation, better upkeep of the houses for our neighborhood to attract families.  Further support for the R1S zoning is to allow owner occupied apartments. 3 vs 4 unrelated residents is not as important as accessory apartments and 3 vs 4 unrelated residents is harder to enforce.  With regard to the point that other zoning would encourage affordable housing, apartment rates are market rate adjusted and residents try to fit extra people in, owners do not have proper upkeep, generate higher calls for city services, and encourage less families when compared to owner occupied.  We have been discussing this issue not only for the last several months but also since 1999."

The refined motion:

"To move the Stribling Area, the Cresmont Area, and the Shamrock Area from R2 to R1S."

March 13th Fry's Spring Neighborhood Meeting

Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Associationhttp://avenue.org/fsnaMarch 13, 2013

 NOTICE: Our Town Meeting

Mon. March 25, 6PM – 8PM

Jackson-Via Elementary

FSNA Zoning Vote Opportunity

FRY’S SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD POTENTIAL ZONING CHANGES SURVEY. To fill it out, visit: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHZQR1Bva3B0cHhyN1ZJNXZmczJ4Vmc6MQ

Zoning Fact Sheet:

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D4YrvFJJhJbdFgn0AjeLJqOzsvPmSAXO0WDDCGeQCHo/pub

http://fsna.avenue.org/map/zoning_fsna_map.html

  

Azalea Park UpdateBrian Becker

OLR SS&D Update

Hardy Whitten

FSNA Neighborhood Zoning Changes

Hardy Whitten, Willy Thompson - NDS, Read Brodhead - NDS

Other Business

Zoning Changes for Fry's Spring Neighborhood?

Do you live in the Fry's Spring Neighborhood? If so, the Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association is interested in your feedback on some potential zoning changes.

Please take five minutes to fill out this survey.

Some frequently asked questions about zoning may be answered here.

This interactive map will allow you to examine all the specifics of the Fry's Spring zoning as it currently exists.