Ms. Suzanne Schappert, Planning Administrator Anne
Arundel County
Office of Planning and Zoning 2664 Riva Road
Third Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
| RE: |
Summerfield Village PUD |
Waugh Chapel Road Gambrills, Maryland
Planned Unit Development Special Exception Submittal
Sigma Job # 05-14
On behalf of the owners of the proposed Summerfield
Village Planned Unit Development (the "PUD Owners"), we are submitting this PUD special exception application for review and approval by Anne Arundel County.
The proposed Summerfield Village PUD is located along
the south side of Waugh Chapel Road in the Gambrills area of the County, approximately 2,500 feet west of the intersection of Route 3 and Waugh Chapel Road. We are making this special exception
submittal as required by Title 18, subtitle 16 of the Anne Arundel County Zoning Code. The PUD site plan was previously submitted as a Pre-Filing Submittal on May 10,2006, and comments received from
the Pre-filing Submittal have been addressed.
The attached plans and report are included to document
the proposed PU D development. The required administrative site plan has been expanded to six sheets to address the various code and design issues (including layout, grading, forest conservation and
landscaping). The existing features plan, which is part of this set, serves as the Site Inventory Plan. The Design Guidelines are included, in part, to address the
report required for the PUD project.
PUD Special Exception Submittal
The site is 26.11 acres in size, and is zoned R-5. The
property is not within the critical area. The property contains no bogs or 1 DO-year floodplains. The majority of the site is wooded, and it contains a small area of non-tidal wetlands. The property
consists of seven abutting properties, referenced as Tax Map 36, Block 12 Parcels 5 & 345 and Tax Map 37, Block 7, Parcels 38, 165, 182, 183
and 188. The development will be processed as an age-restricted residential community.
The development was envisioned around a central
development area, with an easy access (vehicular and pedestrian) and circulation pattern, as well as building and house locations that support a density transition among the adjacent properties and
retention of wooded buffers. A central main road provides easy access from Waugh Chapel Road, the Village at Waugh Chapel and a possible future access to the mixed-use development located to the
south of this site.
The four four-story multifamily buildings are located
adjacent to the Village at Waugh Chapel, which has a similar (but higher) residential density component. Single-family detached houses are located on the west and north portions of the site. Theses
uses diffuse the development into identifiable communities, and also reduce the density next to adjacent properties to the west.
A clubhouse and pool area is centrally located to offer
attractive, active recreation for the residents. Hiker-Biker trails and sidewalks offer additional recreational amenities for residents throughout the site, and also connect to off-site services.
Wooded buffers, which are placed within open space
areas, provide screening to surrounding houses.
Stormwater management will be provided with a wet
extended detention pond. Water quality and recharge will be provided with the wet pond. Extended detention will provide for CPv, while the pond storage and riser structure will control the 1 O-year
storm to pre-development rates. The
downstream drainage courses are in good shape, with no
signs of significant erosion or flooding.
PUD Special Exception Submittal
Grading and
Sediment Control
This project will utilize the proposed stormwater pond
as a temporary sediment basin. Silt fence, earth dikes and other measures will be provided, as needed, for sediment control.
Public water will be looped between the existing
systems within Waugh Chapel Road and the public line within the Village at Waugh Chapel. In addition, public sewer will be extended from the Village at Waugh Chapel throughout the PUD and ultimately
to Waugh Chapel Road.
Landscape and
Forest Conservation
The retention of existing forests, along with proposed
reforestation, will provide substantial buffers along the perimeter and between the PUD's two types of housing units. Approximately 3.57 acres of reforestation is proposed as part of this
development. Landscaping proposed for the stormwater management pond, and parking areas of the club house and multi-family units, will provide both screening and visual interest within the
development. street tree plantings provide orientation to and definition of the internal road system. Signage and light standards will encourage consistent design elements and themes for the new
community.
Included with the special exception submittal are the
following materials:
- Original special exception application forms
- Check made payable to Anne Arundel County for the special
exception and public notice sign filing fee
- 14 copies of the PUD Site Plan (6 sheets)
- 14 copies of the Design Guidelines (report)
- 14 copies Planned Unit Development Checklist
- 14 copies of our response letter to the previous agency comments
On behalf of the PUD Owners, we look forward to
working with you and other members of the zoning staff, as well as with the other agency reviewers, as the County considers the Summerfield
Village PUD special exception application. We believe that the proposed Summerfield Village PUD satisfies or exceeds all applicable County Code requirements for
PUD Special Exception Submittal
special exception approval. In addition, we are
confident that the development will help meet a growing need for new housing that is designed to meet the special requirements and desires of residents who are 55 years of age or better.
If you have any questions about this special exception
submittal, or if you require any additional information to complete your review, please contact us at your earliest opportunity.
Sincerely,
Sigma Engineering, Inc .
Vernon Hustead
Vice President of Planning
cc: Tricia Baldwin
Chris 0' Meara Michael DeStefano Sager Williams, Jr.,
Esq.
