The attached resolution requests approval of minor revisions to the OSRD Development Plan for the Witherspoon Subdivision.
On May 15, 2018 the Planning Commission voted unanimously (8-0) to approve a revised preliminary plan for the Witherspoon Subdivision. As part of the review, the Planning Commission also voted unanimously to forward a recommendation of approval of the corresponding changes to the OSRD Development Plan for the project to the Board of Commissioners.
The approved plan proposes the following:
- The shifting of the alignment of Fordham Drive in Phase Five to the south, affecting lots 51-56;
- Creation of a 15-foot wide shared driveway at the end of Fordham Drive for lots 52-54, and
- A realignment of Berwyn Court, in Phase Six, which affects lots 78-90.
A comparison of the lot sizes before and after the change is detailed in the following table.
| LOT # |
AREA 1/2018 |
AREA 5/2018 |
DIFFERENCE |
| 51 |
40,021 |
47,517 |
7,496 |
| 52 |
54,273 |
49,854 |
-4,419 |
| 53 |
195,428 |
193,737 |
-1,691 |
| 54 |
69,195 |
62,210 |
-6,985 |
| 78 |
23,986 |
23,595 |
-391 |
| 79 |
25,814 |
29,203 |
3,389 |
| 80 |
22,773 |
24,171 |
1,398 |
| 81 |
23,734 |
23,311 |
-423 |
| 82 |
34,086 |
35,251 |
1,165 |
| 83 |
38,256 |
44,983 |
6,727 |
| 84 |
52,336 |
52,546 |
210 |
| 85 |
30,889 |
34,352 |
3,463 |
| 86 |
26,684 |
26,836 |
152 |
| 87 |
24,994 |
25,392 |
398 |
| 88 |
24,349 |
24,132 |
-217 |
| 89 |
26,930 |
26,194 |
-736 |
| 90 |
38,134 |
35,133 |
-3,001 |
The adjusted lot sizes meet the requirements of the OSRD zoning classification. The number of lots within the project remains unchanged at 153. The overall area of the project also remains unchanged at 260.55 acres.
As a result of the proposed modifications, the excess open space area for the project has also increased from 81.09 acres (Resolution 2018-05) to 81.29 acres.
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On January 22, 2018 the Board of Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2018-05, which modified the open space area within the Witherspoon Subdivision. Specifically, the changes relate to the amount of excess open space provided for the project. A miscalculation in the application of the open space for Sections Four and Five resulted in a reduction in the area of the overall excess open space provided for the project. The error reduces the amount of excess open space a total of 9.22 acres, or from the original area of 90.31 acres a new area of 81.09 acres.
On September 25, 2017 the Board of Commissioners voted to approved Resolution 2017-72, which authorizes minor changes to the OSRD Development Plan for the Witherspoon subdivision. These changes are primarily the result of updated property survey data. The proposed changes include:
- A reduction in the overall area of the subdivision of 0.17 acres – from 260.72 acres to 260.55 acres. The reduction is the result of a field run survey involving the east and south boundaries of the project.
- A reduction in the excess open space for the project of 0.15 acres – from 90.46 acres to 90.31 acres.
- Revisions to the phase lines between phases Four, Five and Six.
- Corrections to the areas of Lots 47-49, and revisions to the OSRD calculations.
Lots affected by the proposed revisions are 47-49, 60-65, and 95. There is no change to the number of lots or the overall layout of the development.
At its March 13, 2017 regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2017-18, which authorized acceptance of a multi-purpose pedestrian easement traversing the arterial road buffer along Crockett Road in Section One and the permanent open space in Section Eight of the Witherspoon Subdivision.
At its September 29, 2016 meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2016-68, which authorized changes to the OSRD Development Plan for the Witherspoon Subdivision. The approved changes included;
- Minor lot line revisions to Lots 2, 43-50, 126, 127, and 145-147. The lot line shifts resulted in one existing lot becoming a flag lot;
- Updated the utility layout for Sections 1-3, pre final design drawings;
- Revised the phasing and updated the OSRD calculations;
- The width of the grass strip between the curb and sidewalk has been increased to eight feet, with the exception of the area in front of the clubhouse which was reduced to five feet to preserve existing trees in the area;
- Revisions to the street tree planting and landscaping buffer plans;
- Revisions to the location of the sidewalk location adjacent to Lots 6 & 18;
- Revisions to the clubhouse layout and addition of amenities on open space “H”; and
- The construction of a pavilion in open space “G” is also included. The improvement was not shown on the previously approved plan.
The one aspect of the revised plan that does require review and approval by the Board of Commissioners is the proposed addition of the pavilion in open space area "G".
At its meeting of January 12, 2016 the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously, seven for and zero against (7-0) to approve Resolution 2016-01, authorizing a minor alteration to the OSRD Development Plan for the Witherspoon Subdivision. The revised plan proposes an increase in the amount of excess open space for the project of 871.20 square feet (0.02 acres), or from the original approved area of 90.44 acres to 90.46 acres.
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