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The Board of
Supervisors will consider an updated Lake Drive alternative,
including its associated street network, serving Brookside
Communities and, indirectly, the adjoining neighborhoods of
Waters Edge and Lakewood. This action is consistent with
the approved 2002 “Brookside Farm PRD Revised Rezoning
Proffers” (Item III. C.2, pp. 9-10) and is developer
initiated. No public hearing is required, only Board of
Supervisors’ consideration of the changes and action by
resolution. Approval of the request will supersede the Lake
Drive resolution that was approved on December 16, 2002
(refer to Attachment 1).
Background Information:
1.
2002 Board of Supervisors’ Action (Lake Drive
Alternatives: Option 1). The 2002 action prohibited a
direct Lake Drive connection to Brookside Parkway. The
development’s future Brittle Ridge Road from Shepherdstown
Road was the only access point allowed onto the parkway. As
a result, the Brookside Farm neighborhoods adjoining or
within the vicinity of Lake Drive had easy access to Riley
Road, Shepherdstown Road and Brookside Parkway. The
Brookside Farm streets, opposite the Mallard Court and
Wintergreen Court intersections with Lake Drive, were also
restricted in their length and are precluded from having any
bridge crossing access to the south to the balance of that
new residential development. (Refer to Attachment 1 for
details.)
To alter any aspect of this previous approval requires Board
of Supervisors’ approval action by resolution.
2.
Revised Lake Drive and Associated Street Network.
At a January 27, 2010 meeting that included Supervisors
Trumbo and Graham to discuss and resolve issues related to
the Brookside appeal heard at the January 14, 2010 meeting,
the Developer agreed to make revisions to its construction
plan (CPRV09-SC-005), and has requested Board consideration
and action regarding the revised Lake Drive and associated
street network by resolution. Such action is also consistent
with outlined procedures in the Brookside Farm Proffer
Statement, Item III. C.2 (Traffic Calming Measures) for Lake
Drive.
Construction Plan (CPRV09-SC-005) Refinements:
The changes to the pending construction plan agreed to at
the January 27, 2010 meeting are summarized below (Note:
these are graphically illustrated in Attachment 2):
a)
Eliminate all notations of commercial on the east
side of Brookside Parkway and removal of the three
entrances;
b)
Remove all entrance connections from Millside Lane
(west side of Brookside Parkway) and the Parkway (between
Boathouse Road and Millside Lane);
c)
Remove all entrances, for the Millside
Lane/Shepherdstown Road intersection, into the open space
and residential area toward Lake Ashby;
d)
Eliminate the entrance from Lake Drive directed
toward Lake Ashby (west of the proposed Lake Drive
extended/Shepherdstown Road intersection);
e)
Request the Board of Supervisors to consider
approving the revised Lake Drive extended network and second
connection at the proposed Millside Lane/Brookside Parkway
intersection; and
f)
Add second entrance from Parkside Court (east of the
Parkway) to Brookside Parkway or eliminate 6
lots. Zoning Ordinance Section 7-450 states that no dead-end
street shall serve more than 20 lots. Millstone Lane/Parkside
Court (this entire link is considered one dead-end street
per the Zoning Ordinance) has 26 lots. Therefore, another
connection is needed from Parkside Court to the Brookside
Parkway, unless a waiver is obtained from the Board of
Supervisors as per Section 7-450. (Note that two connections
were approved with the Preliminary Plat in 2002.) The
Developer is considering his options in this matter, and
their decision has no affect on the requested Board action
summarized in this agenda item.
Revised Lake Drive and Associated Streets:
With the elimination of direct connection of Lake Drive to
Brookside Parkway in the original approval of Option 1 in
2002, the Developer explored refinements to the road layout
in Phases 12, 13 and 15 of Brookside during the engineering
of those phases. The refinements made (as presented in
Exhibit 1 of the attached Resolution) include:
a)
Shifting Lake Drive further to the north and
consolidating it with an originally approved parallel road;
b)
Retaining the original cul-de-sac neighborhood
configuration in the northern portion of Phases 12 and 13;
c)
Moving Brookside Parkway further to the east to
eliminate a bend in the original road configuration;
d)
Terminating Lake Drive into dual cul-de-sacs
(shifting that lot configuration from the area east of the
Parkway as a result of the relocation of the Parkway);
e)
Extending Shepherdstown Road beyond the original
termination at Lake Drive; and,
f)
Creating the additional connection to Brookside
Parkway by way of Millside Lane.
Attachment 3 presents the proposed resolution for Board
consideration. If approved, this resolution would supersede
the 2002 Lake Drive Option 1 action. In addition to some
housekeeping updates, the key changes in the proposed
resolution are:
a)
Addition of a second entrance at the proposed
Millside Lane/Brookside Parkway intersection;
b)
Limitation that the Lake Drive extended link (between
Shepherdstown Drive extended and just south of its
intersection with Dockside Drive (refer to the resolution’s
Exhibit 1) is not to be constructed initially, but reserved
for the future construction as specified; and
c)
Additional language to provide flexibility in the
mechanism for paying for improvements to the Lake
Drive/Riley Road intersection.
The resolution continues to retain provision for the
installation of stop signs and posted 25 mile per hour speed
limit signs along Lake Drive, and the diligent limitation of
heavy construction vehicles and construction traffic along
Lake Drive and its extension.
The Department of Community Development has consistently
stated that the network represented in Exhibit 1 and
attached as part of the resolution provides more
neighborhood connectivity and resident choices than the
original 2002 Option 1 and is a substantial improvement over
the original alignment; however, that choice needs to be
done through Board of Supervisors’ action.
Attachment 4 is Brookside Communities’ request for approval
of a modified street network.
3.
Status: Brookside Communities, LLC, Appeal of the
Director’s Determination: The Board of Supervisors
heard a Brookside Communities, LLC, appeal at its January
14, 2010 regular meeting, which was postponed to the
February meeting. Action on the appeal is now pending the
action to be taken on the attached resolution. The appeal
focused on the Director’s determination that the layout of
Phases 12, 13 and 15 of the Brookside development contains
modifications that, taken collectively, materially alter the
character of the proposed development and are not in
substantial conformance with the general nature of the
approved proffered map amendment. The entire appeal package
is available for review at the following web locations:
http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/BOS/pastagendas/01-14-10/brookside_agrq.htm
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