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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201900014 Review Comments Appeal to BOS 2019-05-08COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 296-5832 May 8, 2019 Riki Van-Niekerk Roudabush Gale & Assoc. Inc 172 South Pantops Drive Charlottesville VA 22911 SDP201900014 Georgetown Hydraulic Professional Offices - Initial Site Plan Mr. Van-Niekerk: The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Initial comments for the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as applicable, are attached: Albemarle County Planning Services Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Albemarle County Engineering Services Albemarle County Building Inspections Albemarle County Information Services (E911) Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Architectural Review Board (ARB) Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) [Comments pending, to be forwarded once received] Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that will be required to be resolved prior to Final Site Plan approval. The lead reviewer will either approve with conditions or deny the initial site plan within 15 days of the site review meeting. Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Senior Planner County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 Memorandum To: Riki Van-Niekerk From: Christopher Perez, Senior Planner Division: Planning Date: May 8, 2019 Subject: SDP201900014 Georgetown Hydraulic Professional Offices - Initial Site Plan The County of Albemarle Planning Division will recommend approval of the plan referenced above once the following comments have been satisfactorily addressed (The following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated based on further review.): [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.] 1. [35.1] Fees. The public notification fee of $215 was not paid prior to the SRC meeting. Please pay the fee prior to any further review/action of the plan. 2. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.41 Proposed Use. The square footage for the office use goes beyond the allowable square footage approved with the rezoning. The project is limited to 9,516 net SF of office space. Currently the plan lists 10,840 net SF of office space. Revise and label the uses in the building and provide their square footages; Office 9,516 SF, Common/lobby 3,808 SF, and Basement storage 3,491SF. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.5.i] Setbacks. Visually depict setback lines for the development. Also, revise the setbacks listed on the cover sheet as follows: Front setbacks from the building corners: 9.6' & 13.47' Front setbacks from center of the building: 21.9' Building setbacks from the RA zoning: 47.5' 20' undisturbed buffer to adjacent RA zoning and R-6 zoning 4. [31.7(c), ZMA2006-14 General Development Plan] Buffer zone adjacent to residential and rural areas districts. No construction activity including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than twenty (20) feet to any residential or rural areas district. Remove all proposed improvements and land disturbance from the 20' undisturbed buffer adjacent to the RA zoned parcel (TMP 60-76B). Currently the plans propose grading and limits of disturbance in this area, presumably to build the retaining wall; however, neither are permitted in the buffer. 5. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.5.i(5)] Maximum Building Height. Revise the maximum building height information as follows: 2 stories, 50' (measured at the front facade) and 3 stories, 60' (measured at the back to include basement). 6. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.3.b] Parking and Loading. The site is over the maximum 51 parking spaces approved with the rezoning. Ensure the parking is revised to provide 48 spaces for the office use and 3 designated for the adjacent property. Label the spaces for the adjacent property. 7. [4.12] Parking. Omit the double stacked parking, as this is not permissible. 8. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.5.d] Amenities. Provide the required 14' wide concrete sidewalks along the front of the site as depicted in the general development plan. 9. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.5.d] Amenities. Provide a sidewalk connection from the parking area to the sidewalk at the front of the site. 10. [ZMA2006-14 Proffer 11 Depict and label the location of the required 5-bike bicycle rack. Installation of the bicycle rack shall be completed prior to CO for the building. 11. [ZMA2006-14 Proffer 21 Depict, label, and dimension the required bus shelter. Construction shall be completed prior to the issuance of the CO for the building. 12. [ZMA2006-14] Proffers. On the final site plan clearly list the proffers. 13. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.5.d, 20A.9] Amenities. On the plan depict and label the two required picnic tables and benches. 14. [ZMA2006-14 General Development Plan] Landscaping. Revise the landscape plan as follows: - Replace the five (5) viburnum x rhytidophylloides plantings at the southeastern portion of the building with six (6) 7-8' tall Ilex x Patriots. - Add two (2) 7-8' tall crepe myrtle multi stemmed plantings at the southeastern portion of the building - Replace the thirty seven (36) green boxwoods shrubs along the northern property line with a row of 4-5' tall viburnum x pragense to fill this area. -Provide the following note on the landscape plan: `Female gender ginko trees will not be used" 15. [ZMA2006-14 COD 20A.3.b, 4.12.191 Parking and Loading. Provide the required dumpster, dumpster pad, and screening pursuant to the standards found in Section 4.12.19. 16. [Comment] The northern most retaining wall appears to cross the property line into TMP 60E-1. Additionally, there is a sewer connection proposed on TMP 60E-1. Prior to final site plan approval offsite easements for these improvements shall be secured. On the final site plan label and depict the easements and provide their recordation information. 17. [32.5.21 General Information. The TMP listed on the cover sheet is incorrect. The true TMP is 060F0-00-00-00300. Revise. 18. [32.5.21 General Information. The C-1 zoning listed on the cover sheet is incorrect. The zoning of this parcel is NMD. Revise. 19. [32.5.2] General Information. On the plans provide the following note: "This parcel is subject to ZMA2006-14 with associated proffers and Code of Development. " 20. [32.5.2(d)] Topography. Clearly depict and label all critical slopes onsite. 21. [32.5.1(c)] Dimensions. Throughout the plan dimension all proposed improvements. 22. [32.7.2.11 Vehicular Access to Site. Each entrance onto any public street shall be designed and constructed as required by the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation. VDOT approval of the entrance to the site shall be required prior to final site plan approval. Fire and Rescue — Shawn Maddox 1. If the building height will exceed 30' then the travel way must be expanded to 26' of clear travel width. 2. An approved emergency apparatus turn around, or a second entrance/exit, is required due to the travel distance exceeding 150'. 3. A hydrant must be provided in the vicinity of the entrance due to the 500' spacing not being met in that area. 4. If the building is to be sprinklered then the FDC must be shown on the plan and a hydrant located within 100' of the FDC. 5. A knox box will be required. A note can be added indicating this requirement and that the location can be coordinated with the fire marshal's office. 6. A fire flow test will be required before final acceptance. Engineering —Matthew Wentland 1. The VSMP plans will need to be approved before final site plan approval. 2. Revise the max height labels on the retaining walls to the actual max height. 3. Provide guardrail/vehicle barrier between the parking and the retaining walls. It appears the top of the walls is higher than the finished grade at the parking lot. If the wall is being used as a vehicle barrier, provide plans and verification from the wall engineer. 4. Engineering recommends obtaining a temporary easement from the northern neighbor for construction of the retaining wall. Building Inspections — Mike Dellinger Add the following notes to the general notes page: "Retaining walls greater than 3 feet in height require a separate building permit. Walls exceeding 4 feet in height require an stamped engineered design also. " `Accessible parking spaces and access isles shall not have a surface slope greater than 1:48. Access isles shall be at the same level as the parking space they serve. " E911—Andrew Slack No objection ACSA — Richard Nelson 1. Provide fixture counts. 2. Accurately show ACSA water main. 3. Confirm if there will be fire suppression. 4. Confirm if a fire hydrant will be required on site. ARB - Margaret Maliszewski Motion: Mr. Stoner moved to approve the consent agenda and forward the recommendations outlined in the staff report for the Initial Site Plan to the Agent for the Site Review Committee, as follows. • Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and recommended conditions of initial plan approval: 1. Prior to Initial Plan approval, the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB: None. Note that a Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. • Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None. • Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: 1. Provide sufficient tree protection fencing around those trees to be preserved and clearly differentiate between trees to be removed and those to be retained on Sheet 2 of the site plan set. • Regarding the final site plan submittal: 1. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. 2. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the apartment buildings forreview. 3. Provide the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings: Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. 4. If a refuse area is proposed, show it on the site plan and include details of the dumpster enclosure in the site plan. 5. Substitute evergreen trees with a height over 10' at maturity for the 5 viburnums presently proposed on the southeast corner and the 3 viburnums presently proposed on the northeast corner of the building. 6. Provide the top- and bottom -of -wall heights for the retaining walls surrounding the proposed ground -mounted HVAC units in the southeast and northeast corners of the building. Provide material samples for the retaining walls and provide a detail of the walls on the site plan set. 7. Relocate the landscape island at the western edge of the parking area away from the stormwater outlet. 8. Include the mechanical equipment note on the site plan set and architectural drawings: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated. 9. Provide a lighting plan for review that includes a photometric plan, a luminaire schedule, and manufacturer's cut sheets for all proposed wall -mounted and freestanding fixtures. 10. Revise the plan to provide the standard lighting note: Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one halffootcandle. 11. Ensure that no proposed tree conflicts with an existing or proposed utility or its easement and that large shade trees are placed a minimum of 7 feet from the center of a utility line. If trees are placed in easements, provide documentation from the easement holders that the vegetation is permissible. 12. Revise the site plan set to show all utilities and easements consistently throughout the site plan set. 13. Provide a note that the ginkgoes planted will not be female. 14. Provide four trees in the parking area at a minimum of 2.5" caliper. Update the plant schedule on Sheet 5 to reflect this change. 15. Consider substituting locally native species for the non-native plants proposed. 16. Provide at least two more evergreen shrub species so that no one species of shrub proposed exceeds, in number, one -quarter of the total number of shrubs proposed. 17. Rectify errors in the plant schedule on Sheet 5. 18. Provide all site elements required by the Proffers and Code of Development approved with ZMA-2016-14, including a widened sidewalk; an entry plaza with picnic tables; a bicycle rack; and a bus shelter. Show these site elements on the site plan. 19. Provide additional vegetation on the retaining walls in the southwest and northwest corners of the parking area. 20. Provide details of the proposed retaining walls in the site plan set and submit material and color samples for review. Retaining walls over six feet must be terraced and landscaped. 21. Provide sufficient tree protection fencing around those trees to be preserved and clearly differentiate between trees to be removed and those to be retained on Sheet 2 of the site plan set. Mr. Van Der Werf seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote of 4:0. (Hancock Absent) RWSA — Dyon Vega See attached. VDOT Adam Moore Comments pending, to be forwarded once received. Sincerely, A"'� Christopher Perez Senior Planner, Planning Division Christopher Perez From: Dyon Vega <DVega@rivanna.org> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 3:41 PM To: Christopher Perez Cc: vfort@rivanna.org; Richard Nelson Subject: Comments for Georgetown Hydraulic Attachments: RWSA General Notes.doc Christopher, RWSA has reviewed the Site Plan for Georgetown Hydraulic as prepared by Roudabush, Gale & Associates, Inc and dated 03/07/2019 and has the following comments: General Comments: 1. RWSA requests a permanent 20' easement along the eastern boundary of the property for the existing RWSA 12" water line. The easement should extend 10' on either side of the pipe centerline or to the VDOT right-of-way line, whichever is closer. Show the proposed easement on plan sheets 3-5. 2. RWSA is concerned about the proximity of the footers of the building to the water line. Additional information on the type and depth of the building footers will be needed in order to determine the extent of impacts on the RWSA water line (see Sheet 3 comment, below). Sheet 1: 1. Include the RWSA General Notes this sheet (see attached). Sheet 3: 1. RWSA is concerned about the proximity of the footers of the building to the water line. Additional information on the type and depth of the building footers will be needed in order to determine the extent of impacts, on the RWSA water line (see General Comments, above). Sheet 5: 1. Please show and label the location of the 12" RWSA water main on this plan sheet. 2. Please move the proposed trees so there is a minimum of 10' of separation from the centerline of the 12" RWSA water line. Please let me know if you have any questions. Dyon Vega Civil Engineer RIVANINA WATER I SEWER AUTHONTY Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (434) 977-2970, Ext. 170 695 Moores Creek Lane Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.rivanna.or� Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) General Water & Sanitary Sewer Notes Last Revised: April 2016 1. All materials and methods of construction shall comply with the latest version of the General Water and Sewer Design and Construction Standards — Version 1.0, adopted in December 2015, except as modified below or modified in special notes. 2. RWSA shall approve all construction materials and methods of construction. A preconstruction conference shall be held with RWSA prior to the start of any work. 3. The contractor shall be responsible for notifying Miss Utility (1-800-552-7001). 4. RWSA Engineer (Victoria Fort at (434) 977-2970 ext. 205) shall be notified three business days prior to the start of construction. 5. All work is subject to inspection by RWSA staff. No tie-ins to the existing system shall be made without coordination with and the presence of RWSA staff. No work shall be conducted on RWSA facilities on weekends or holidays without special written permission from RWSA. 6. For sanitary sewer line construction: RWSA may require bypass pumping for tie-ins to the existing system. All doghouse manholes must be pressure -tested before a connection is made to the system. 7. The location of existing utilities as shown on the plans is from data available at the time of design and is not necessarily complete or accurate. The Contractor shall be responsible for the verification of the location, size and depth of all existing utilities, both surface and subsurface. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer of any discrepancies between the plans and field conditions. The Contractor shall use due diligence to protect all utilities and structures from damage at all times, whether shown on the plans or not. Damage to any existing utilities shall be repaired by the Contractor to the original condition at no additional cost to the Owner. 8. Erosion and sediment control facilities shall not be permitted in the RWSA easement without special written permission from RWSA. No grading shall be permitted in the RWSA easement unless permitted otherwise by RWSA in writing. 9. No blasting shall be permitted within 100 feet of RWSA facilities without written permission and RWSA approval of the blasting plan. Ground monitoring during blasting and a pre -blast survey may be required. For blasting within 100 feet of any operative RWSA sewerlines, bypass pumping and/or pre- and post -CCTV may be required. RWSA may also require certification from a licensed professional engineer stating that the proposed blasting will not damage any RWSA facilities. Damage to any utilities due to blasting shall be repaired by the Contractor to the original condition at no additional cost to the Owner. 10. The contractor shall observe minimum separation requirements for utility crossings. When a crossing is made under an existing facility, adequate structural support shall be provided for the existing pipe. The area of the crossing shall be backfilled with compacted 57 stone to the springline of the existing pipe. 11. New water main installations shall be pressure tested, chlorinated, flushed and have water samples approved prior to making any permanent connection to the public water system. Approved methods of filling and flushing new water mains will be required to prevent any contamination of the public water system. 12. All easements for new RWSA facilities shall be recorded prior to placing the new facilities into service. 13. No permanent structural facilities will be permitted in the RWSA easement. This includes building overhangs, retaining walls, footers for any structure, drainage structures, etc. 14. Trees are not permitted in the RWSA easement.