HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB201900150 Approval - County 2020-02-26COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
February 26, 2020
John D. Beirne, Jr.
WW Associates
968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: Stonefield Parking Analysis
This letter is in response to your analysis "Ref: Stonefield Town Center — Parking Analysis"
(attached below) of the parking availability at Stonefield and the potential redevelopment of
Stonefield Block D1. Based on the information provided and the analysis below, it is my official
determination that there will still be ample parking at Stonefield for all of the existing commercial
space (in Blocks A, B, C1, C2, but not including buildings C1-1 and C2-1) and the Hyatt hotel
(Blocks D3 and E1) if the redevelopment of Stonefield Block D1 eliminates all 264 parking
spaces previously allocated for the shopping center.
This determination is reliant on the fact that the approved buildings C1-1 and C2-1, shown on
the approved site plans SDP2011-47 and SDP2012-1, have not been built and the required
parking allocated for these buildings is not needed and can be used to ultimately reduce the
total number of parking spaces currently needed on site. After removing the 264 parking spaces
provided for the shopping center on Block D1 and factoring in the total square footage of un-
built Gross Leasable Area ("GLA") provided for the two buildings above, the site currently meets
the parking requirements for all of the existing commercial space and hotel with a surplus of 26
spaces. Given that buildings C1-1 and C2-1 have 37,608 square feet of GLA, these buildings
cannot be built until additional parking is provided. Any additional development proposals at
Stonefield will require an updated parking determination to ensure they are meeting the parking
requirements.
Staff agrees that the proposed apartment building on Block D-1 will need to provide all of its
parking on site and these parking requirements will be addressed during the Site Plan process.
February 26, 2020
Stonefield Parking Analysis
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Analysis (please see attached PDFs for blocks and SDP references):
SDP2012-5 provides the parking requirements for Blocks C and D1:
Required parking for 68,320 sf of GLA (4.5 spaces/1000 sf): 308
Provided garage parking: 170
Parking lot (D1): 264
Street: 26
Total Provided: 460
SDP2012-1 provides the parking requirements for Blocks A, B, C1, C2, D3, and E1:
Required parking for 205,536 sf of GLA (4.5 spaces/1000 sf): 925
Hotel: 172 spaces
Total required: 1097
Provided: 1066
Stonefield Shopping Center as a whole:
Total Required Parking: 308 + 1097 = 1405 parking spaces
Total Provided: 460 + 1066 = 1526 parking spaces
Surplus: 121 spaces
Given the removal of the parking provided on Block D1:
Required Parking: 1405
Provided Parking: 1526 — 264 = 1262
Shortage: 143 parking spaces
This indicates that given the removal of all 264 parking spaces available on Block D1
there would be a shortage of 143 required parking spaces at Stonefield.
However, buildings C1-1 and C2-1 have not been built. Therefore:
Total GLA sf of building C1-1 + C2-1: 37,608
Parking Required (4.5 spaces/1000 sf): 169 spaces
Adjusted Required Parking for Stonefield: 1405 — 169 = 1236
Parking Provided minus Block D1: 1262
Surplus: 26 parking spaces
If you adjust the requirements based on the removal of these two buildings, there is a
surplus of 26 provided parking spaces and Stonefield meets the parking requirements.
A surplus of 26 parking spaces indicates that there is sufficient parking for up to an additional
5,778 sf of GLA at Stonefield.
If you are aggrieved by this determination, you have a right to appeal it within thirty (30) days of
this notice, in accordance with Virginia Code § 15.2-2311. If you do not file a timely appeal, this
determination shall be final and unappealable.
February 26, 2020
Stonefield Parking Analysis
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An appeal may be taken only by filing an appeal application with the Zoning Administrator and
the Board of Zoning Appeals, in accordance with § 34.3 of the Zoning Ordinance, along with a
fee of $258 plus the actual cost of advertising the appeal for public hearing.
Applications for Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's Determination are available at the
Department of Community Development located at 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia
22902 or online at www.albemarle.org/cdapps. This form applies to the appeal of a decision of
the zoning administrator or any other administrative officer pertaining to the Zoning Ordinance.
Regulations pertaining to the filing of an appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals are located in
Chapter 18, Section 34.3 of the Zoning Ordinance. They may be reviewed online at
www.albemarle.ora/countvcodebza.
(Please note that our online documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and must be viewed
with the Adobe Acrobat Reader or an equivalent. A link to download the free plug-in is available
at the bottom of www.albemarle.org/cdapps.)
Please contact me if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Kevin McCollum
Planner
Designee to the Zoning Administrator
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February 10, 2020
Ms. Tori Kanellopoulos
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Ref: Stonefield Town Center - Parking Analysis
Dear Ms. Kanellopoulos:
This letter is in response to your comments that a shared parking agreement is required
for approval of the Block D1 Subdivision Plat. We note that a shared parking agreement
is not required for the final approval of the Block D1 Subdivision Plat in that the owner
of Block D1 is the same owner as the Stonefield Town Center. Per your request we are
providing the following parking analysis for the Stonefield Town Center to demonstrate
that sufficient parking is currently available with the redevelopment of the parking lot on
Block D1.
The approved site plans for "Stonefield Building Cl-IV Final Site Plan" (SDP 2011-
00047) and "Stonefield Town Center — Final Site Plan" (SDP 2011-00054) show that
1,405 spaces are needed to meet the parking requirements for the approved uses for
Blocks A, B, C, & D1. The approved site plans are for a combined commercial use of
273,856sq.ft. in addition to the Hyatt House hotel. I/
Buildings C1-1 and C24 approved with the "Stonefield Town Center — Final Site Plan"
(SDP 2011-00054) have not been constructed by the developer to date. These two
buildings account for 37,608sq.ft. of the approved commercial use. Based on the
commercial parking requirements of 4.5 parking spaces per 1,000 sq.ft. of gross leasable
area (GLA) the unconstructed commercial buildings account for 170 parkin¢ spaces
Removing the buildings from the overall parking calculation reduces the required parking
spaces for the Stonefield Town Center Blocks A, B, C, & D1 from 1,405 spaces to 1,235.
Commercial
Parking
Parking
Required
Condition
GLA
Required for
Required for
Parking for
Commercial Use
Hyatt Place
All Uses
Approved
73,856 sq.ft.
1,233
172
1,405
Constructed
236,248 sq.ft.
1,063
172
1,235
968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911
Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444
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Charlottesville 0 Lynchburg
A parking survey performed for the Stonefield Town Center Blocks A through D1
indicates that 1,518 parking spaces are provided within the Stonefield development as
constructed. Based on the analysis for Blocks A through D1, as currently developed,
1,235 parking spaces are required for all uses. Therefore, there are 283 parking spaces
currently available in the Stonefield Town Center.
Total Parking Provided
Blocks A -DI
Parking Required for Blocks
A-D1 as Currently Developed
Available Parking
Spaces
1,518
1,235
283
An apartment building with an internal parking garage are proposed for construction on
Block D1 of Stonefield. The construction of the apartment building and parking garage
will require the removal of the existing 264 space parking lot currently located on this
block. The 264 parking spaces removed from Block D1 will be offset with the 283
parking spaces currently available. This leaves 19 excess parking spaces available within
the Stonefield Town Center.
Available Parking
Spaces
Parking Spaces Removed
from Block D1
Excess Parking
Spaces Available
283
264
19
The proposed apartment building for Block D1 will be self -parked with the internal
k�� parking garage. Parking calculations for the proposed improvements on Block D1 will be
p� addressed with the final site plan for this development. Parking for the undeveloped
areas shown as Buildings C1-1 and C2-1 on the Stonefield Town Center Final Site Plans
will be addressed with the individual site plans for these areas at such time that they are
developed.
Based upon this analysis adequate parking is available within the Stonefield Town Center
with the removal of the Block DI parking lot. We respectfully request the approval of
the Block D1 Subdivision Plat. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any
questions.
Sincerely,
WW Associates, Inc.
John D. Beirne, Jr., P.E.
Senior Project Engineer
968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911
Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444
Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg
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