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Home My WebLink AboutSDP202000024 Correspondence Final Site Plan and Comps. 2020-07-08ENciWEERS SURVEYORS PLANNERS ASSOCIATES July 8, 2020 Ms. Tori Kanellopoulos County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596 Re: Stonefield Block D1 FSP WWA Project No. 219040.04 Dear Ms. Kanellopoulos: We have received the County comments dated June 25, 2020 for the Stonefield Block D1 Final Site plan. Our response is as follows: Planning 2. 18-4.11.4 Easement conflicts. It appears there may be easement conflicts with the existing gas easement and existing power easement. Contact Charlottesville Gas and Dominion Power directly to ensure building is not conflicting with easements. Attached is additional guidance for Dominion Power easements. b. Comment: REV 1: Note that Dominion Power may require an easement around the relocated transformer. Ensure coordination with Dominion. DB4160, PG199 indicates that the transformer is property of Dominion. Response: Noted. The design team is working directly with Dominion Power on the transformer locations and associated easements. c. Comment: REV 1: Provide a letter from the gas line easement holder (signed) indicating their approval of the improvements shown within the easement. Response: The gas line and associated easement will be relocated as shown on the revised site plans. The design team is working directly with Charlottesville Gas on the location and associated easement. 7. 18-4.17 Lighting: Submit alighting plan with the final site plan that meets the requirements of 18-4.17 and ARB requirements. Indicate if there are any new lights added. Cutsheets for new lights are required. b. Comment: REV 1: Show additional foot candle measurements along Inglewood Drive, closer to the existing townhouses. Ensure that spillover adjacent to the townhouses is 0.5 foot candles or less. Response: Additional foot candle measurements for Inglewood Drive are shown on sheet L5.0 Photometric Plan. c. Comment: REV 1: Clarify which lights are existing and which are new. Response: Existing lights are labeled with an `X'. All other lights are proposed. 968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444 Charlottesville 0 Lynchburg 8. 18-32.5.2 Contents of an initial site plan and 18-32.6.2 Contents of a final site plan: b. Note that the ownership information, boundary lines, DB/PG, and Tax Map Parcel may need to be updated, based on the status of SUB201900150 and if this parcel is subdivided. a. Comment: REV 1: SUB201900150 is under review, revised as both a subdivision plat and easement plat. Ensure ownership information on the final site plan matches after SUB201900150 is approved and recorded. Response: The ownership of the of the new parcel will remain the same as the parent parcel with the proposed subdivision plat. e. Include the signed/approved resolution for the Special Exception approved by the Board of Supervisors on February 5, 2020. Ensure the conditions are being met. The resolution is attached for reference. a. Comment: REV 1: Partially addressed. Show how Condition 3(b) is being met. This should show elevations/stories of each side of the building, to ensure this requirement is being met. Response: Building elevations have been included with this submittal as requested. 9. 18-32.6.2/18-32.7.4.2/18-32.7.5.3 Easements: b. All new and revised easements must be shown on an easement plat, which must be approved prior to final site plan approval. Updated covenants/maintenance documentation must also be provided. a. Comment: REV 1: Show and label all existing easements, including ACSA easements. Response: The existing easements are shown and labeled on the final site plan. b. REV 1: Previous application SUB201900150 has been resubmitted as an easement plat and subdivision plat. Review comments on the plat will be sent separately. Once recorded, include DB/PG for all new and revised easements on the final site plan. i. Comment: Ensure all new and revised easements are shown. For example, the new SWM easement around the filterra is not shown or labeled. Response: All new and revised easements are shown on the final site plan. ii. Comment: There appear to be other discrepancies between the site plan and plat as well. For example, the plan shows the access easement of District Avenue being adjusted, while the plat shows the access easements of Inglewood and Bond being adjusted. Ensure both submittals match. Response: The plans have been revised accordingly. 10. 18-32.5.5118-32. 6.3118-32. 7.3 Parking structures: 968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 2of5 b. Include a note that the 18-32.7.3 requirements are met: mechanical equipment is screened/not visible; air handler emissions are away from adjacent residential uses; and the structured parking is designed so that light is not shining outside the structure. a. Comment: REV 1: Partially addressed. Requirement 32.7.3(a) requires that mechanical equipment be screened from public view, not just the Entrance Corridor. Revise Note 3 on Sheet 1 to meet this requirement: Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof, ground, or building shall be screened from public view to the reasonable satisfaction of the agent with materials harmonious with the building or they shall be located so as not to be visible from public view. Response: The note has been revised accordingly. 15. Additional applications: The following applications and approvals are required prior to final site plan approval: 2. 18-32.7.4.2 and 18-32.7.5.3: Easement Plats: All new and adjusted easements must be shown on an easement plat, which must be approved prior to final site plan approval, and must match the final site plan. See Engineering comments on required SWM easements. One easement plat may be submitted for all non-ACSA easements, however Engineering has separate deed requirements for SWM easements. a. Comment: REV 1: Review of SUB201900150 (now an easement and subdivision plat) is in progress and review comments will be sent separately. Response: Noted. 3. Architectural Review Board: A Certificate of Appropriateness from the ARB is required prior to final site plan approval. Coordinate directly with Margaret Maliszewski (mmaliszewski(aalbemarle.org). a. Comment: REV 1: ARB review is in progress. See ARB comments below. Response: Noted. The ARB comments have been addressed. The applicable sheets are provided with the site plan. 4. 18-32.7.4.1: Approval of a VSMP Plan is required prior to final site plan approval. See Engineering comments. Coordinate directly with John Anderson Uanderson2(a),albemarle. orgy. a. Comment: REV]: VSMP/WPO review is in progress. Response: Noted. Please refer to the VSMP comment response letter. Inspections 1. Comment: REV 1: Total parking for accessibility must be in compliance with ICC ANSI A117.1-09. Verify conditions at https: //codes. iccsafe. org/contentlVCC2015P2/chapter-11- accessibility#VCC2015P2_Chll_Sec1106 and provide documentation of entire site due to numerous changes. Accessible parking is not aligning with requirements: 968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444 Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 3of5 Response: The parking for accessibility for Stonefield is in compliance ICC ANSI A117.1-09. Please note the parking calculations have been revised to encompass only the proposed improvements as requested by Zoning. 2. Comment: REV 1: Provide accessible parking detail along with accessible signage. Response: The details have been added to the plans as requested. Zoning/Parking Reduction Request 5. Comment: See attached letter dated June 23, 2020. Parking reduction has been approved by Zoning. The following is a summary of the remaining comments: On Sheet 1, Show the parking requirements for this site: • 9 spaces for retail • 370 spaces for residential • 379 total On Sheet 1, Include the following note: "Parking reduction approved by Zoning, per letters dated February 26, 2020 and June 23, 2020. Total parking provided: 347 spaces. " Remove other parking information on Sheet I of the site plan for other areas of Stonefield. This information was needed for Zoning to make a determination; however it is not necessary to include it on the final site plan. Response: The cover sheet has been revised accordingly. Engineering 1. Comment: (Rev. 1) Partially addressed. As follow-up: Edit Note 8 to read SDP2011-00047 rather than WPO 2011-00047. Also, New (Rev. 1) this page (list WPO2020-00016). Response: The note and cover sheet have been revised accordingly. 5. Notes: a. Comment: WPO2011-00055 Amendment approval is required prior to FSP Approval. (FSP /Rev. 1) Comment persists. (WPO2011-00055 Amendment is assigned WP0202000016). Response: Noted. b. Comment: SWM Facility /Facility Access) Easement Plat recordation is required prior to WPO2011-00055 Amendment approval. Applicant to provide Planning /Engineering circuit court deed bk.-pg. ref. to recorded easement. Engineering will format deed of dedication of easement once plat review comments are addressed (once plat date of last revision is known). (FSP) Addressed bk. pg. 4135-223. (Rev. 1) UPDATE: See WPO202000016 SWM Plan review items 4.h., and 6. Response: Noted. c. Comment: A Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement is required prior to final WPO2011-00055 Amendment approval. Albemarle records Agreement for 968 Olympia Drive, Suite 1 ■ Charlottesville, VA 22911 Telephone (434) 984-2700 ■ Fax (434) 978-1444 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Charlottesville ■ Lynchburg Page 4of5 any new SWM Facilities, once executed. (Albemarle formats Agreement.) If there are no new SWM Facilities; that is, if only SWM are facilities shown on WPO2011-00055, then Albemarle requests deed bk.-pg. ref. to recorded Agreement with WPO2011-00055 Amendment Application /submittal. (FSP) Addressed. See b., above. (Rev. 1) UPDATE: See WP0202000016 SWM Plan review item 2.b. Response: Noted. 24. Comment: C-12: Storm profile 46 thru 46.8 shows 18 " HDPE downstream of 24 " DIA pipe. Increase receiving pipe diameter. (Rev. 1) Partially addressed. Applicant: `The 18 " HDPE pipe in question discharges to the biofilter on District Ave. Storm manhole 46.1 upstream of the pipe is a flow control structure and is designed to allow low flows to the biofilter and pass larger storm events to the North UGD system.' As follow-up: Review profile, C-12. Revise graphic portion or labels for consistency: identical INV OUT but different elevations in graphic portion of profile. Response: The graphic has been revised accordingly. 25. Comment: New (Rev. 1) Revise C-1 sheet index to list parking garage layout, landscape and lighting plans. Response: The sheet index has been revised as requested. We trust that these revisions adequately address your concerns. Please do no 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 Page 5 of 5