HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201900044 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2020-03-11COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832
Memorandum
To: Clint Shifflett, Timmons Group (clint.shifflettktimmons.com)
Anna Fontaine, Timmons Group (anna.fontainegtimmons.com)
Kevin Murphy, Autozone (kevin.murphygautozone.com)
From: Mariah Gleason
Division: Community Development — Planning
Date: September 24, 2019
Revision 1: January 8, 2020
Revision 2: March 11, 2020
Subject: SDP201900044 AutoZone — Final Site Plan
The final site plan referenced above has been reviewed by the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department
of Community Development (CDD) and by other members of the Site Review Committee (SRC).
The Planner will approve the plan when the following items (from the Planner and from other SRC plan reviewers) have been
satisfactorily addressed and when all SRC plan reviewers have indicated in writing their tentative approvals. [Each comment is
preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County Code.]
1. [32.6.2(a), 32.5.2(a)] Application reference number. In the heading of the cover sheet, please change the site plan reference
number to SDP201900044. The initial site plan application number for this project was SDP201800090, while the final site
plan application number is SDP201900044. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
2. [32.6.2(h)] Signature panel. Remove the "Health Department" signature line and replace with a signature line for the
"Albemarle County Architectural Review Board". Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
[32.5.2(b), 32.7.9.5(d)] Landscaping and utility conflicts. The property's frontage along Route 29 and a portion of Westfield
Road are encumbered by a 40ft utility easement. Please resolve the following conflicts. Also, prior to final site plan
approval, provide written authorization from the easement holder that the proposed plantings are permitted within the
easement. If authorization is not received, then the planting strip must be enlarged to accommodate the required plantings
outside the easement area. Rev. 1: Comment replaced by Review Comment 9, below.
a. Along Route 29, (9) Ginkgo Biloba and (12) Magnolia Virginiana plantings conflict with the Dominion
overhead utility line and easement. Per an email exchange with Dominion dated 9/26/2018, Dominion will not
allow the height of trees located in the utility easement area to exceed 20ft, which will happen as these species
are large canopy trees.
b. Along Route 29, (8) Magnolia Virginia plantings may be in conflict with an ACSA water line and easement.
Please coordinate the location of these plantings with ACSA staff.
c. The Ginkgo Biloba planting nearest the intersection of Westfield Road and Route 29 may be in conflict with
an ACSA sewer line and easement. Please coordinate the location of this planting with ACSA staff.
4. [32.6.20), 32.6.2(a), 32.5.2(s)] Landscape plan. Include all easement linework on the landscaping plan, as the planting
scheme will need to be in harmony with the existing onsite utilities. It looks as though the linework for the 40ft gas
easement may have accidentally been turned off during the last export. Rev. 1: Comment satisfied.
[32.6.2(k), 4.17.4] Lighting plan.
a. Spillover of lighting from fixtures cannot exceed 0.5 footcandles at the property line. Review and revise
accordingly. Rev. 1: Comment remains. The spillover of lighting from luminaries along Westfield Road
appears to exceed 0.5 footcandles at the property line. Revise to comply with Sec. 4.17.4. Rev. 2: Comment
remains. Staff is not able to confirm that the proposed lighting does not exceed 0.5 footcandles a the
property line. More footcandle points are needed along the property boundary abutting Westfield Rd,
particularly around fixture B and the proposed monument sign location where footcandles are noted as
0.7 and 0.8 (three locations).
b. Provide a fixture label for all fixtures shown on side of the building fronting Westfield Road. One fixture
appears to be missing a label. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
c. Revise the Luminaire Schedule table to provide a maintenance factor, or LLF, of 1.0. All Albemarle County
photometric plans are evaluated based on a maintenance factor of 1.0. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
d. Please provide higher resolution cut sheets for the proposed fixtures. Much of the information shown on the
cut sheet scans is currently illegible. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
6. [32.6.2(a), 32.5.2(i), 32.5.2(k)] Stormwater easement. Regarding review comment from Engineering, if a stormwater
easement is needed for this development, the easement will need to be submitted, approved, recorded, and noted on the site
plan before approval of the final site plan can be granted. Rev. 1: Comment replaced by Review Comment 10, below.
7. [Advisory Note] Proposed sign.
a. Please be aware, the sign location depicted on the plan appears to be in conflict with the proposed landscape
plan. Specifically, the intended sign location may be obscured by or in direct conflict with proposed plantings.
Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
b. Please be advised, also, that the proposed sign will need both a certificate of appropriateness per Sec 4.15.2, as
provided in Sec 30.6, and a sign permit per Sec 4.15.5. Rev. 1: Comment acknowledged by applicant.
8. [General Comment] Future use or development. Approval of this site plan does not approve any potential future use,
development, or notes indicating future phases. A development application will need to be submitted to the County for
approval prior to any additional development on this parcel. Rev. 1: Comment acknowledged by applicant.
Additional comments based on revised plans dated 11/12/2019:
9. [32.5.2(b), 32.7.9.5(d)] Landscaping and utilities. The property's frontage along Route 29 and a portion of Westfield Road
are encumbered by a 40ft utility easement. Prior to final site plan approval, provide written authorization from the easement
holder that the proposed plantings are permitted within the easement. Rev. 2: Staff is satisfied with the easement holder
correspondence provided by the applicant. However, please note that ACSA has indicated that plantings within the
easement area will be allowed as long as loft of separation between the plantings and water and sewer utilities is
provided.
10. [Comment] Additional process information.
a. The VSMP Plan, WPO201900043, must be approved by the County Engineer before the final site plan can be
approved. Rev. 2: Comment remains. The VSMP Plan has not been approved yet.
b. Per the zoning ordinance, if a stormwater easement is needed for this development, the easement will need to
be submitted, approved, recorded, and noted on the plan before the final site plan can be approved. Rev. 2:
Comment remains. Staff understand that an easement plat has recently been turned in the County for
review/approval.
Additional comments based on revised plat dated 2/3/2020:
11. [4.20] Setbacks. Unfortunately, this was not caught before, but the proposed setbacks noted on the Cover Sheet are not
correct. They appear to be referencing off-street parking setbacks instead of the setbacks of the proposed structure, in
accordance with Sec. 4.20 of the zoning ordinance. Please revise the proposed setback information or, alternatively,
remove it from the sheet.
12. [Comment] Proposed sign location. In accordance with recent County guidance, please remove proposed sign location
depictions and labels from all plan sheets.
13. [32.5.2(k)] New easement. The easement noted on Sheet C1.0 and shown on Sheet C2.3 will need to be recorded and the
Deed Book and Page Number included in a note/label on the plan. During the review of the easement plat, staff
recommend providing placeholders for the recording instrument on the plan such that this information can be easily added
once the plat is approved.
Other SRC Reviewers:
Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer)
Emily Cox, ecox2(d)a1bemarle.org — Requests Changes; see comment letter attached
Albemarle County Information Services (E911)
Andrew Slack, aslack(a)albemarle.org —No Objection
Albemarle County Building Inspections
Michael Dellinger, mdellinger a,albemarle.org — No Objection
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue
Shawn Maddox, smaddox(a-)albemarle.org — No Objection
Albemarle County Service Authority
Richard Nelson, rnelson(a)serviceauthority.org — Staff understand the applicant is working directly with ACSA to resolve
remaining comments.
Virginia Department of Transportation
Adam Moore, adam.moore(a vdot.vir ig nia.gov — Requests Changes; see comment letter attached
Architectural Review Board
Margaret Maliszewski, mmaliszewski(a)albemarle.org — Requests Changes; see comments below
1. The transom windows changes were made, but corresponding changes were not made in the floor plan and the new
transoms are rendered black in the elevations. Is the black infill a mistake? Was the floor plan just overlooked? Please
clarify and provide revised drawings accordingly.
2. The brick (wirecut 200 Velour and Pebble Beach Velour, both Carolina Ceramic Brick) and stucco colors on the
revised elevation differ from the previous submittals (Firehouse Environmental Stoneworks brick; beige brick stucco).
Please provide the updated brick samples for review.
3. Thank you for submitting sign drawings and updating the red and orange colors. Note that both wall and freestanding
signs require separate permits. Signs will not be approved with this ARB application. Though a complete sign review
has not yet been done, note that:
a. the background of the freestanding sign must be opaque,
b. the sign drawings reference the brick color/manufacturer associated with the previous architectural submittal,
c. the building and sign brick must be coordinated.
Please provide information addressing comments 1 and 2. When staff s review of this information indicates that all
conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued for the building and site
design.Provide a submittal to ARB staff addressing all items (site and architectural) listed in the November 6, 2019 ARB
action letter.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 32.4.3.5 of Chapter 18 of the Code, if the applicant fails to submit a revised
site plan to address all of the requirements within six (6) months after the date of this letter, the application shall be
deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant.
Please contact Mariah Gleason in the Planning Division by using mgleason(c-)albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3097 for
further information.
VIRGlN1P
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To:
Mariah Gleason
From:
Emily Cox
Date:
28 Aug 2019
Rev. 1:
04 Dec 2019
Rev. 2:
20 Feb. 2020
Subject:
AutoZone Charlottesville Store #6464 — Final Site Plan (SDP201900044)
The final site plan for AutoZone Charlottesville Store #6464 has been reviewed by Engineering. The
following comments will need to be addressed before approval:
1. VSMP Plan (WPO201900043) must be approved before final site plan can be approved. Rev. 1:
Comment not addressed. Rev. 2: Comment not addressed. It was resubmitted 2/5/2020 and
should be reviewed by 3/5/2020.
2. [18-32.6.2] Erosion & sediment control as well as SWM should not be included with the site
plan. It is part of the WPO Plan. See 18-32.6.2 for contents of a final site plan and 17-412/403 for
WPO plan contents. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
3. Stormwater easement should be labeled, SWM facility easement. Clarify the extent of this
easement. It is not clear on the plans. Rev. 1: Comment not addressed. It should be labeled,
SWM facility easement, not stormwater maintenance easement. Rev. 2: Comment addressed.
4. Clarify the extent of the drainage access casement. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
5. [18-4.12.17] Entrances should not exceed 4% grade for a distance of 40ft. from the intersected
street. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
6. Sidewalks adjacent to parking should be 6'. There are 2 spaces on the north end of the site with a
5ft sidewalk. See design standards manual, page 17.
https://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms center/departments/commun
ity development/forms/design standards manual/Albemarle County Design S
tandards Manual 2015-04-25 draft. pdf Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
7. Provide a detail for the concrete slab of the dumpster pad. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
Commissioner
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper Vrgiriia 22701
February 27, 2020
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Attn: Mariah Gleason
Re: Auto Zone #6464 — Final Site Plan
SDP-2019-00044
Review #S
Dear Ms. Gleason:
The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section, has reviewed the above referenced plan as submitted by Timmons Group, dated 16 July
2019, revised 03 February 2020, and offer the following comment.
1. The proposed entrance location does not meet access management standards. Prior to
approval of this plan an approved Access Management Exception will be required.
If further information is desired, please contact Willis C. Bedsaul at 434-422-9866.
A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The
owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use
Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process.
Sincerely,
�Lv
Adam J. Moore, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
VirginiaDOT.org
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