HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201900048 Review Comments Initial Site Plan 2019-10-08COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
October 8, 2019
Mr. John C. Wright, P.E. — Bohler Engineering VA, LLC
28 Blackwell Park Lane, Suite 201, Warrenton, VA 20186
(540)-349-4500 / jwright@bohlereng.co
Mr. Michael Sweeney, AIA — PT Hotel, LLC
2000 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester, VA 23836
(804)-777-9000 / michaelkshaminhotels.com
RE: SRC Comment Letter for SDP-2019-00048 (Hampton Inn — Initial Site Plan — 8/2/2019)
Mr. Wright and Mr. Sweeney:
The Planner for the Planning Division of the Albemarle County Community Development Department (CDD) and
other members of the Site Review Committee (SRC) have reviewed the development proposal referenced above.
Initial review comments from the following SRC members are included in this comment letter:
Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner)
Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer)
Albemarle County Information Services (E911)
Albemarle County Building Inspections
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) — PENDING
Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference to Chapter 18 of the Albemarle County Code (Zoning
Ordinance) unless otherwise specified. (The following comments are those that have been identified at this time;
additional comments may be added or eliminated based on further review.)
The Planner will either approve with conditions or deny the Initial Site Plan within 15 days of the Site Review
Committee Meeting.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions about this comment letter, the applicable
regulations, or any other issue involving your application, or if you otherwise require additional information or
assistance prior to the SRC Meeting on Thursday, October 10.
Sincerely,
Tim Pad 1 o, AICP
Senior Planner / Community Development Department — Planning Division
(434)-296-5832 x 3088 / tpadalino&albemarle.org
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Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner):
Contact: Tim Padalino / ttpadalinokalbemarle.org
Review Status: Requested Changes (10/8/19)
1. [ZMA201800005 Application Plan and Proffer Statement, and Z.O.32.5.2.(a) and 32.5.2.(o)]:
The proposed development shown on the initial site plan appears to be in general accord with the Application
Plan for ZMA201800005, as is necessary per ZMA201800005 Proffer #1. However, in order to clarify, confirm,
and otherwise ensure that the proposed development will be in general accord with the Application Plan for
ZMA201800005, the following comments must be addressed on the final site plan:
A. Sheet C-301 contains information about the approximately 2.0-acre area in the rear portions of the
subject property, which is labeled as "Proposed easement to County..." Please revise and supplement
this information as follows:
i. This approximately 2.0-acre area in the rear portions of the subject property must be
designated as a "Special Lot" that is "reserved for future dedication to the County for public
use upon demand." (Definition in Z.O. Section 3.1: Special lot. "Special lot" means a lot
created to be used exclusively for public or private streets, railroad rights -of -way and railroad
lines, public utilities, publicly owned or operated public facilities, publicly owned or operated
parks, publicly or privately owned sites for personal wireless service facilities, central water
supplies and central sewerage systems as those terms are defined in Chapter 16, stormwater
management facilities, cemeteries existing on June 8, 2011, conservation areas, preservation
areas, open space, and greenways.)
ii. The location, configuration, size, and boundary locations and dimensions of the approximately
2.0-acre area in the rear portions of the subject property must be accurately defined by a
licensed surveyor using standard surveying methods, and must be depicted and described on
the final site plan.
iii. Because the pertinent proffer contains specific details about the process and timing of any such
future request for dedication, staff recommends (but does not require) the addition of language
such as "See ZMA201800005 Proffer 2" to the label for that area.
B. Sheets C-301 and C-701 include information about the "proposed landscape wall" along (near) the
subject property's frontage on State Farm Boulevard. Please provide the following information:
i. Specify the proposed height of the proposed landscape wall.
ii. Include a landscape wall detail on Sheet C-901 or C-902 (or other detail sheet, as may be
applicable).
iii. (Advisory / Not Required): Depending on the height of the proposed landscape wall and the
height of proposed landscaping, please consider if the proposed design would be improved by
inverting the configuration of the wall and the landscaping along State Farm Boulevard (so
that the landscaping is located closer to the frontage, with the landscape wall behind the
landscaping as viewed from State Farm Boulevard). Such a rearrangement could also
potentially help to resolve the conflict between the proposed landscape wall and proposed
underground utilities (please reference ACSA review comments).
C. Please revise the "Zoning and Site Tabulations" information on Sheet C-103 to more clearly provide
information from ZMA201800005; please see Planner review comment #2 (below).
2. [Z.O.32.5.2(a)]: Please revise the "Zoning and Site Tabulations" information on the Sheet C-103 as follows:
A. In the "Associated Plans" information, the reference to ZMA201800005 (approved by the BOS on
6/19/2019) appears to have an incorrect date ("June "June 18, 2018"). Please revise. You may
reference the approval date (6/19/2019), or the date of the approved Application Plan (4/15/2019 with
hand-written notes dated 6/19/2019), or both.
B. In the "Stepbacks" information, please include additional language that states the following (or
similar): The proposed hotel will comply with the applicable minimum front stepback requirements
and with the applicable terms and details of ZMA201800005.
C. Please include the following additional language (or similar), which is derived from the approved
Application Plan (dated 4/15/2019) and hand-written notes on Application Plan Sheet 4 (dated
6/19/2019):
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i. The proposed hotel will be in general accord with the building elevations shown on Sheets 4
and 5 of the approved Application Plan for ZMA201800005.
ii. The facade treatment of the proposed hotel will be in substantial conformance with "Exhibit 1"
for ZMA201800005.
iii. Membrane roof colors must be tan or brown, subject to approval by the Director of Planning.
D. Please insert a copy of ZNIA201800005 `Exhibit 1" onto Sheet C-103 near the "Zoning and Site
Tabulations" information or onto Sheet C-104 with the Proffers.
3. [Z.O.32.5.2(a)]: Please revise the Sheet Index on the Cover Sheet (C-101) to identify the total number of sheets.
4. [Z.O.32.5.2.(b)]: Please provide additional information to clarify the proposed maximum amount of the subject
property (in acres) for each different type of proposed use, as well as the proposed maximum amount of
impervious cover on the site. Note: Staff acknowledges that the "Site Area" section of the "Zoning and Site
Tabulations" information on Sheet C-103 contains "Open Space" information; however, this information does
not specify the acreage(s) dedicated to other different uses or the maximum amount of impervious cover.
5. [Z.O.32.5.2(n)]: Please revise the lighting plan (Sheet C-801) as follows:
A. The Luminaire Schedule must be revised to use a Light Loss Factor (LLF) of 1.0. Currently, the LLF
is specified as 0.95. Please revise.
Additionally, please note that the Final Site Plan cannot be approved unless and until all the outdoor lighting
information required by Z.O. 32.6.2(k) is provided to demonstrate compliance with all applicable outdoor
lighting requirements as specified in Z.O.4.17, and with all other applicable conditions of approval established
through previous legislative zoning approvals. However, this information is not required prior to County
approval of this Initial Site Plan (as may be applicable).
6. [Z.O. 32.5.2(p), 32.7.9.4, and 32.7.9.81: The following issues were identified during the initial Staff review of
the Landscape Plan, and must be addressed and resolved on the final site plan:
A. Conservation checklist: Because existing trees are being retained and used in the calculations within
the "Landscape Compliance Chart" on Sheet C-701 (in accordance with Z.O. 32.7.9.4.b) in order to
demonstrate compliance with the applicable landscaping and screening requirements (contained in
Z.O. Section 32.7.9), please address and resolve the following:
i. A Conservation Checklist will need to be completed, signed, and added to the Landscape Plan
to ensure that the specified trees will be protected during construction.
ii. The corresponding tree protection equipment and practices that are intended to protect the
existing tree canopy (including but not limited to the trees to be preserved, the limits of
clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade changes requiring tree wells or
walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits of clearing) must be shown on
Sheet C-701 (Landscape Plan). As applicable, these equipment and practices must also be
shown on Sheet C-401 (Grading Plan) as well as on the WPO Plan.
B. Verification of compliance: Please add a note to the landscape plan to verify that the landscape plan
satisfies the minimum landscaping and screening requirements of Zoning Ordinance Section 32.
C. Please include the following standard plant health note: "All site plantings of trees and shrubs shall be
allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the toping of trees is prohibited. Shrubs and
trees shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health of the plant."
Any additional detailed review comments pertaining to the Landscape Plan, if any are necessary, will be
provided with the SRC Action Letter, within 15 days or less of the SRC meeting.
■ (Advisory / For Future Reference): Please note that the Final Site Plan cannot be approved unless and until a
complete application for a Water Protection Ordinance Plan / VSMP Plan is submitted, reviewed, and approved
by the Engineering Services Division of the Community Development Department as required per Z.O. 32.7.4.1
and County Code Chapter 17.
It is anticipated that County Staff in the Engineering Services Division of the Community Development
Department will identify this requirement, as well as any other requirements relating to stormwater management
and drainage control, including the dedication of easements for facilities for stormwater management required
per Z.O. 32.7.4.2(a).
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■ (Advisory / For Future Reference): Please note that the Final Site Plan cannot be approved unless and until the
owner/developer dedicates to the Albemarle County Service Authority for public use all water and sewer
facilities required by this chapter that are designed, constructed and approved to be dedicated as public water
supply and public sewage systems, and to establish an easement on the land appurtenant thereto and extending
to any abutting property identified by the agent easements, as required per Z.O. 32.7.5.3.
■ (Advisory / For Future Reference): Per Z.O. Sections 32.6.2(a), 32.5.2(1), and 32.5.2(o), it will be necessary
prior to final site plan approval to obtain County approval of a plat showing all proposed easements as well as
all areas intended for reservation or dedication to the County for public use. The platting of proposed easements
and lands to be reserved for dedication to the County for public use can be processed all together in one plat
application, or separately, however the applicant prefers.
Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer):
Contact: David James / diames(a albemarle.org
Review Status: Requested Changes (10/l/19)
• (see attached comments)
Albemarle County Department of Fire & Rescue (Fire -Rescue):
Contact: Shawn Maddox / smaddoxkalbemarle.org
Review Status: Requested Changes (10/6/19)
1. A Knox box shall be provided. Please add a note indicating the requirement and that the location can be
coordinated with the fire marshal's office.
2. Provide the ISO needed fire flow for the site along with the available fire flow based on current conditions.
3. A hydrant must be provided within 100' of a FDC. The existing hydrant will not meet this requirement. A
hydrant should also be added on the site to meet the 500' hydrant spacing requirements.
4. The overhang at the main entrance should have a minimum clearance of 13'6" to allow for emergency
apparatus access.
5. Mark the entire on -site travel way No Parking Fire Lane.
Albemarle County Building Inspections (Inspections):
Contact: Michael Dellinger / mdellingergalbemarle.org
Review Status: Requested Changes (9/3/19)
1. Showing 3 accessible parking spaces, need 5.
2. Add the following note 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 a stamped engineered design also. Walls
require inspections as outlined in the USBC.
3. Add the following note to the general notes page: 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.
4. Add the following note to the general notes page: ALL water lines, sewer lines, and fire lines from the main
to the structure MUST have a visual inspection performed by the building department.
5. Add the following to the general notes page: All roof drains shall discharge in a manner not to cause a public
nuisance and not over sidewalks.
Albemarle County Information Services (E911):
Contact: Andy Slack / aslack(kalbemarle.org
Review Status: No Objection (9/25/19)
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA):
Contact: Richard Nelson / rnelson(kserviceauthority.org
Review Status: No Objection (9/16/19)
1. I recommend SDP201900048 — Hampton Inn — Initial for approval with the following conditions:
a. FDC's are required to be at least 100 feet from a fire hydrant.
b. Landscape walls are not permitted over ACSA utilities.
c. Provide fixture counts to confirm water meter size.
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Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT):
Contact: Adam Moore / Adam.Mooregvdot.vir ig nia.gov
Review Status: Pending (as of 10/8/19); VDOT comments will be forwarded upon receipt.
Virginia Department of Health (VDH):
Contact: Alan Mazurowski / alan.mazurowski(oDvdh.vir ing ia.gov
Review Status: No Objection (10/4/19)
• (see attached comments)
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PROJECT: SDP201900048
Hampton Inn — Initial Site Plan
En _ in�e comments (David James):
1. Submit a VSMP plan for review (disturbance >1ac). VSMP plan approval required prior to FSP approval.
2. Submit the Drainage Plan and design calcs. This can be included in the FSP and will need to be shown in the
SWM plan for review.
3. The designer should visually field verify existing conditions and topography of site within the last year; please
note this on plans.
4. Show any offsite work in an easement (outside of property line).
5. Walls over 4' in height or supporting roads or necessary infrastructure will require engineered plans. Building
permits required for walls 3' and higher.
6. Show the heights of the landscaping walls.
7. Provide proposed street, stormwater, sanitary & waterline profiles.
8. Sheet 301:
a. Provide 25' min curb radius on entrances.
b. Label pavement & guardrail with appropriate VDOT designations. Label where any transitions occur in
the pavement.
9. Sheet 401:
a. The proposed grading in the rear of the property (contours elev. 504' & 508') creates a steep slope
situation (exceeds 2:1 max). Provide or extend retaining wall to avoid this situation or show that the
proposed grading will not exceed 2:1.
b. Entrances exceed 4% grade for a distance of 40' from intersected street.
c. The grade in the parking lot near entrance appears to be between 10-14% grade (exceeds 5% grade).
10. Constructed slopes steeper than 3:1 must be permanently stabilized with vegetation hardier than grass, which
will not require mowing.
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11. Note: Stormwater Management design will be reviewed for local/state compliance with the VSMP plan.
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
In Cooperation with the Thomas Jefferson Health District ALBEMARLE - CHARLOTTESVILLE
State Department of Health FLUVANN COUNTY
(STAY IRALMVRA)
1138 Rose Hill Drive GREENE COUNTY ISTANTY(LO LLE)
LOVISA COVNTY)LOVISA)
Phone (434) 972-6219 P. O. Box 7546 NELSON COUNTY (LOVINGSTON)
Fax (434)972-4310
Charlottesville. Virginia 22906
October 4, 2019
Tim Padalino, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Hampton Inn
Initial Site Plan Review
SDP2019-48
Mr. Padalino:
As requested, I've reviewed the Initial Site Plan, dated 8/27/18, for the proposed
commercial development, referenced above. Since the site will be served by public water
and sewer systems, VDH will have no involvement.
If there are any questions or concerns, please give me a call, 434-972-4306.
Sincerely,
Alan Mazurowski
Environmental Health Supervisor
Thomas Jefferson Health District
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