AGENDA DATE: 12/2/2020
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Maintenance Agreement for North Pointe Pedestrian Tunnel
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Authorize County Executive to sign agreements between Albemarle County and VDOT and between Albemarle County and the developer of North Pointe related to the responsibility for maintenance of a pedestrian underpass beneath the VDOT maintained street.
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Herrick, Filardo, Pohl, Rapp, McDermott
PRESENTER (S): Kevin McDermott
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In August 2006, the Board approved ZMA2000-0009, a rezoning known as "North Pointe." As part of this rezoning, there is a proffer obligating the property owner to construct a pedestrian underpass that connects a public trail, also proffered, as it passes under a roadway known as North Pointe Boulevard. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) does not routinely maintain pedestrian underpasses and requires an agreement to assure the County will maintain the underpass before considering the roadway as part of the Secondary Street System. The County in turn would require the responsibility for future maintenance of this pedestrian underpass to be borne by the owner of the trail facility. This action is to authorize the County Executive to sign agreements on behalf of the County to act as a path through between VDOT and the responsible party ultimately required to bear that responsibility.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Thriving Development Areas: Attract quality employment, commercial, and high-density residential uses into development areas by providing services and infrastructure that encourage redevelopment and private investment while protecting the quality of neighborhoods.
DISCUSSION: This property is located in the northern part of the Places 29 Development Area. The proposed roadway is called for in the Places 29 Master Plan and the trail, which is proposed to c...
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