HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201800090 Review Comments Appeal to BOS 2019-04-08Christopher Perez
From: Richard Nelson <rnelson@serviceauthority.org>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 4:11 PM
To: Christopher Perez
Subject: RE: SDP201800090 Autozone - Initial Site Plan
Chris,
I recommend approval for SDP201800090 - AutoZone — Initial with the following conditions:
Provide fixture counts.
Show existing meter setter and existing sewer stubout.
Use existing stubout and setter for connections.
Manholes are not permitted in parking spaces.
Remove proposed tree along Westfield from sewer easement.
ACSA will not be responsible for the replacement of plantings located in the easement.
Thanks,
Richard Nelson
Civil Engineer
Albemarle County Service Authority
168 Spotnap Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22911
(434) 977-4511
From: Christopher Perez <cperez@albemarle.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:47 AM
To: Richard Nelson <rnelson@serviceauthority.org>
Cc: Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>; Jeremy Lynn <jlynn@serviceauthority.org>
Subject: SDP201800090 Autozone - Initial Site Plan
Richard,
SDP201800090 Autozone - Initial Site Plan (resubmittal)
I have some specific landscape items that I need you to weigh in on during your review of the initial site plan.
Typically landscaping reviews are handled at the final site plan stage; however, this site is located within the
Entrance Corridor and this site is highly encumbered by easements and applicants have had substantial troubles
meeting the landscaping requirements of the County. Thus we required them to submit a full landscape plan
with the initial site plan. The review of the landscape plan shall be done with this initial site plan.
The ARB reviewer, Margaret, needs your feedback on the landscaping conflicts for her staff report sooner than
April IOth that we discussed.
She asks for your review no later than April 8th to allow enough time for her to incorporate your review into her
report. Is this doable?
In Jeremy's Sept 28th email to the applicant/ Craig Kotarski (attached), Jeremy mentions ACSA requires a
minimum setback of 10' from the sanitary sewer line.
Below are my follow-up questions to his statement for your consideration/clarification:
- Does this 10' minimum planting setback hold true for the waterline as well?
- Does this planting setback also apply to the water lateral and sewer laterals to the building? Or does it only
apply to the main lines within the 40' utility easement parallel to Rte. 29?
- Does this planting setback only apply to trees or does it apply to shrubs as well?
- Does the setback only apply to large street/shade trees, or does it apply to small ornamental trees too?
- In the email Craig Kotarski asked if ACSA would require a root barrier as part of the installation in addition to
the 10' minimum setback. No specific feedback was provided on this item. Is this root barrier required by
ACSA for this 10' planting setback, or is it the root barrier not required?
The landscape plan currently proposes:
A) 8 Magnolia Virginiana (Sweet Bay Magnolia) — Small ornamental trees, depicted between 2' - 6' from
the water line running parallel to Rte. 29, within the 40' utility easement.
At time of planting these small ornamental trees will be 6'-7' tall.
B) 1 Ginkgo biloba "Magyar" (Ginkgo) — Large deciduous tree, depicted 9' from the water line running
parallel to Rte. 29, within the 40' utility easement.
C) A multitude of shrubs planted between 1' and 8' from the water and sewer lines running parallel to Rte.
29, within the 40' utility easement.
D) 2 Platanus x acerifolia (London Planetrees) — Large deciduous trees, depicted 4' from the sewer laterals
to the building.
E) 1 Betula nigra "Heritage" (River Birch) — Large deciduous trees, depicted 4' from the water lateral to the
building.
Thanks for your help
Christopher Perez I Senior Planner
Department of Community Development ICounty of Albemarle, Virginia
401 McIntire Road I Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.296.5832 ext. 3443