AGENDA DATE: 4/1/2020
TITLE:
Title
License Agreement for Emergency Access to Crozet Court Subdivision
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Authorize the County Executive to sign a license agreement to allow Stony Point Design/Building LLC to construct and maintain a 14-foot-wide emergency access and pedestrian connection to serve Crozet Court subdivision
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Herrick, Filardo, McCulley, Gleason, Anderson
PRESENTER (S): Andy Herrick
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Stony Point Design/Building LLC is developing the Crozet Court subdivision (SUB201900061), creating a twenty-six (26) lot cluster development with associated green space on 12.41 acres zoned Residential (R2). This property, consisting of Parcels 05600-00-00-04500, 05600-00-045A2, 056D0-00-00-000100, and 056D0-00-00-00200, is located at 5665 Park Road in Crozet. See the attached Crozet Court subdivision plat (Attachment A).
Albemarle County Fire Rescue is requiring a secondary emergency access. The road plans for this subdivision propose a 14-foot-wide emergency accessway to Claudius Court through County property (Attachment B). This access is proposed as a grid-reinforced fire apparatus road and pedestrian connection that will be blocked with bollards. This access would connect to the extension of Jamestown Road (Attachment C) that was created with the Brookwood Subdivision Section 2 Plat in 1972. This older platted right-of-way was not built but remains dedicated to the County.
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: The approved subdivision plat for Crozet Court shows an extension of the cul-de-sac for Agatha Ridge Court connecting to the right-of-way for Jamestown Road. At the Crozet Court property line, there would be removable bollards where the road narrows to a width of 14 feet for the emergency and pedestrian access. This connection would allow pedestrian access from Park Road to Claudius Court through Agatha Ridge Lane and Agatha Ridge Court in the Crozet Court subdivision.
Staff has prepared a proposed license agreement (Attachment D) that would authorize the developer (at its expense) to construct and maintain the required improvements in the otherwise unimproved County-owned right-of-way.
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no foreseeable budget impact for granting authorization to the County Executive to sign the proposed Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment E) authorizing the County Executive to sign a proposed License Agreement on behalf of the County contingent on approval of final language as to substance and form of the license agreement by the County Attorney.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Crozet Court Subdivision Plat
B - Road plan detail showing emergency and pedestrian access
C - Plat showing Jamestown Road right-of-way
D - Proposed license agreement
E - Resolution