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Home My WebLink AboutSUB201700138 Review Comments Road Plan and Comps. 2017-10-24 1 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902 Phone 434-296-5832 Fax 434-972-4126 Memorandum To: Emily Cox (ecox@albemarle.org) From: Cameron Langille, Senior Planner Division: Planning Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: SUB201700138 LIDL 1248 Richmond Road - Road Plans The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the road plans referenced above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.] 1. [General Comment] The road plans should only show the improvements that will be approved, bonded, and constructed within the private street right-of-way. Staff suggests removing the proposed building and all other improvements that will be approved and constructed through the site plan, SDP201700039. If the applicant would like to keep these features on the road plans, please gray them out and include a label across all applicable drawings stating “show for informational purposes only, under review per SDP201700039.” a. This includes proposed easements that will be recorded on a separate easement plat for utilities, stormwater, etc. b. The demolition drawing should gray out anything that will be demolished as part of the site plan demolition plan. 2. [General Comment] The following information can be removed from the Site Data table on the Cover Sheet: Required building setbacks, provided building setbacks, parking setbacks, parking space and loading space calculations, building height, and building square footage. 3. [General Comment] There is a boundary line adjustment plat, SUB201700141, currently under review that proposes to combine TMP 07800-00-00-005B0 with TMP 07800-00-00-005A0. This application will most likely be approved and recorded prior to the road plan approval. The road plans should be updated to reflect the accurate property boundary lines, acreages, parcel numbers, and deed book/page of the most recently recorded plats. 4. [ZMA201300002 & Chapter 14] A separate application for the private street right of way recordation must be submitted, reviewed and approved by the County prior to approval of the final site plan, in accordance with Section 14-208.3. The application that should be submitted is an Application for a Special Lot. The Application for a Special Lot can be found HERE. a. Special lot applications are subject to the procedures outlined in Section 14-209, which directs to Section 14-235. As stated in Section 14-235 (a), a private street maintenance agreement will need to be submitted to the County for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 14-317. The maintenance agreement will be reviewed and approved during the review of the special lot application, and must be recorded with the special lot plat prior to final site plan approval. 2 b. Proffer 1 of ZMA2013-02 requires an easement granting right of public passage over the new private road. This has been included as a comment with the site plan review for LIDL, SDP201700039. Staff suggests showing the public access easement on the Special Lot application. Please submit a deed of dedication for the public access easement with the special lot plat application. Please provide a response stating when the public access easement application will be submitted. c. [14-317] A private street maintenance agreement template is available through this LINK. 5. [32.5.2a] Please list the primary and overlay zoning districts for each TMP number on the Cover Sheet. Include the full fourteen digit TMP for each parcel. a. TMP 07800-00-00-005B0/TMP 07800-00-00-005A0 are located within the EC – Entrance Corridor Overlay and Managed Steep Slopes Overlay Zoning Districts. b. TMP 07800-00-00-058G1 is located in the EC – Entrance Corridor Overlay, Preserved Steep Slopes Overlay, and Flood Hazard Overlay districts. 6. [32.5.2 (i) and 14-302 (A)(4)] Please make the private street right of way boundary lines darker so they are more visible across all drawings. It is difficult to distinguish which improvements, including sidewalks adjacent to the street, lie within the right-of-way. a. Please label the private street right-of-way as “proposed private street right of way” with a width measurement. b. Please include a note on the road plans stating that the proposed private street right-of-way will be reviewed, approved, and recorded on a separate special lot application prior to final site plan approval for SDP201700039. 7. [14-302 (A)(5)] Please show the boundaries of the proposed public access easement over the private street. It is difficult to distinguish which improvements, including sidewalks adjacent to the street, lie within the right-of-way. a. Please label the public access easement as “proposed public access easement” with a width measurement. b. Please include a note on the road plans stating that the proposed public access easement will be reviewed, approved, and recorded on a separate special lot application prior to final site plan approval for SDP201700039. 8. [32.7.9] Please identify which landscaping features are being used to address the street tree landscaping required by Section 18-32.7.9.5 of the Zoning Ordinance. At a minimum, the street trees along the private street and any shrubs within the private street right-of-way should be shown on the landscape plans for the road plans. All other landscaping required as part of the site plan should be grayed out with a note stating “shown for informational purposes only, under review with SDP201700039.” a. Please amend the Plant Schedules on Sheets L1.0 and L2.0 so that it only includes vegetation that is under review as part of the road plans. This includes all shade trees and ornamental trees and shrubs. b. The Plant Schedules should include columns stating the minimum caliper and height at time of installation for the applicable vegetation, and the quantity of each species proposed. c. Please include a column in the Plants list that shows the plant canopy calculations for each proposed species. The County’s canopy calculation figures can be found HERE. 9. [32.7.9.5] Staff has received the variation request from the applicant, dated August 18, 2017, to vary the location and spacing of the street trees required by Section 18-32.7.9.5. In the final site plan comments for SDP201700039, staff incorrectly identified Sections 14-422 (A) and 14-422 (D) as the applicable code sections for required landscaping standards along the private street. Since this is a 3 private street in the development areas serving non-residential uses, the applicable standards for street tree locations and spacing is Section 18-32.7.9.5. a. Based on the proposed locations of the street trees, the plans need approval of a modification to the street tree spacing requirements of Section 18-32.7.9.5 (d). As currently shown, the trees are not spaced evenly every fifty feet (50’). b. The plans also need approval of a modification to the tree species requirements of Section 18- 32.7.9.5 (b). The road plans show ornamental tree species along the southern portion of the private street instead of large or medium shade trees as required by Section 18-32.7.9.5 (b). c. In order for staff to approve the two modification requests, the landscape plans must clearly identify the proposed private street right-of-way, as well as the boundary of the proposed planting strip. The road plans show the proposed trees planted approximately eighteen feet (18’) from the back of the curb. Section 32.7.9.5 (d) requires street trees to be located within 10’ of the street right-of-way. Please show the proposed street right-of-way on the landscape plans. d. Please move the three AME GRA trees outside of the interconnectivity easement between TMP 78-5A and TMP 78-6. e. [32.7.9.5 (b)] The large shade trees along the northern portion of the street must be a species that is listed on the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. The twenty-nine (29) Quercus nuttalli trees are not an approved large or medium shade tree species on Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. Please select a large or medium shade tree species from the recommended plants list, and replace on the landscape plans. 10. [32.7.2.3] In the final site plan comments for SDP201700039, staff incorrectly identified Section 14- 222 (A) as the applicable code section for the sidewalk requirements along the new private street. Since this is a private street in the development areas serving non-residential uses, the applicable standards for sidewalks is Section 18-32.7.2.3 (a). Staff has reviewed the special exception request from Timmons Group dated August 18, 2017, and is granting an approval to not require sidewalks along the eastern side of the private street. Please see the attached memorandum granting approval of the proposed sidewalk locations. a. Please add the attached sidewalk modification approval letter, dated 10/24/2017, to Sheet R1.0. 11. [32.5.2a] As a reminder, the proffers (#2 and #3) of ZMA201300002 must be addressed on the site plan for any future development proposed on TMP 07800-00-00-058G1. Please amend Notes 2 and 3 on Sheet R1.0 to state that Proffers 2 and 3 will need to be satisfied with any future development on TMP 07800-00-00-058G1. Please contact Cameron Langille in the Planning Division by using blangille@albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3432 for further information. 1 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Rd. North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: 434-296-5832 Fax: 434-972-4126 October 20, 2017 Cody Pennetti , PE Timmons Group cody.pennetti@timmons.com RE: SUB201700138 and SDP201700039 – LIDL 1248 Richmond Road – Approval of Modification to 32.7.2.3 Sidewalks and Other Pedestrian Ways Dear Mr. Pennetti, Your request to modify the sidewalk requirements of Chapter 18, Section 32.7.2.3 (a) of the Zoning Ordinance has been approved by the Agent for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. The applicant submitted a request for a special exception to the sidewalk standards contained in Section 14-422 (A) of the Subdivision Ordinance. Since the project proposes a private street serving commercial uses in the development areas, the applicable Code section for sidewalk requirements is Chapter 18, Section 32.7.2.3 (a) of the Zoning Ordinance. The applicant’s request contained justifications that satisfied the finding requirements listed in Chapter 18, Section 32.3.5 (b) which allow the agent to grant administrative approval to the request. The site is located on Tax Map Parcels 07800-00-00-058G1 and 07800-00-00-005A0. Both parcels are subject to unusual topography due to the presence of Managed Steep Slopes, Preserved Steep Slopes, and floodplain. As authorized by Chapter 18, Section 32.3.5 (b)(3) of the Zoning Ordinance, the agent has determined that requiring sidewalks along both sides of the private street would result in significant degradation to sensitive environmental features. Additionally, the grading required to install sidewalks along the western side of the street would not result in the application of sound engineering principles. As depicted on the final site plan (SDP201700039) and the road plans (SUB201700138) for the LIDL project at 1248 Richmond Road, the sidewalk proposed along the eastern side of the private street satisfies the minimum requirements of Section 32.7.2.3 (a) of the Zoning Ordinance. Sincerely, Cameron Langille Senior Planner Enclosed: Waiver Request