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Home My WebLink AboutSDP201700045 Correspondence 2020-08-12 (2)GALE & Serving Virginia Since 1956 August 11, 2020 Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE: SDP2017-45 Cascadia Blocks 1- 3 — Minor Amendment Dear Ms. Kanellopoulos, We have reviewed your comments provided on September 30th, 2019 and have provided the following responses: Planning Rev 3 Comments: 1. The updated landscaping plan says that there is the same number of plants, however the new plan shows 86, and the previous shows 77. Please clarify. a. REV 4: Addressed. New plan shows 93 plants, which is greater than the requirement. Therefore, the requirement has been met. 2. For the updated landscape plan, include a table to show that the canopy calculations and parking lot calculations are being met. a. REV 4: Addressed. New plan shows a greater canopy calculation than the original site plan. Therefore, the requirement has been met. Rev 2 Comments: 1. Easements and deeds. a. Show the Deed Book and Page Number for all existing easements. There are two DB/PG for the 20' private drainage easement (4886/660 and 4732/678) which do not appear to both be shown but were shown on previous submissions. i. Addressed. b. Sign easement: Is an easement needed for the proposed sign on Cascadia's open space? Or is this already covered under Cascadia's covenants/maintenance? If an easement is needed, it must be shown on an easement plat. I. Addressed. c. Clarify what 'adjusting' the 20' private drainage easement means. If the easement is being moved, then the existing easement plat must be amended. Any non-ACSA easement that is new or being revised must be shown on an easement plat. 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com 434.977.0205 Proiecr 3/11/2020 Addressed. Applicant clarified easement is not being adjusted. d. A letter is needed from the owner (Towne District LLC) of TMP 781-1-01-A agreeing to the construction easements. Please include with the resubmittal. L REV 3: Not addressed. The letter says that the agreement is theoretical, and not yet finalized. The letter needs to have the property owner fully agreeing to the proposed off -site easements. Each easement (as shown on the site plan) also needs to be specifically named in the letter. ii. REV 4: Not addressed. Applicant states letter is forthcoming. RESPONSE: A place holder has been made for future existing temporary construction and permanent maintenance easements on sheet SP3. DB and PG will be written in when easement plat is recorded. 2. Include the maximum height on SP3 for all retaining walls (the maximum height is only listed for Borne, not all). a. REV 3: Not addressed. Include on the site plan the maximum height for all retaining walls that are labeled. Only some show a maximum height. b. REV 4: Addressed. 3. Add note to SP5 that: "any lurninaire fixture over 3,000 lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire." a Addressed. 4. SP1 lists SP5 as lighting plan adjustment to landscaping plan- please clarify (should this just say `lighting plan')? Also, SP6 is mislabeled as a second SP5 on the bottom right corner. a. Addressed. 5. All owners are not listed on SP2. The owner of record for TMP 78GH-01-267 is Virendra and Nita Patel, according to the County's GIS. The owner for TMP 78H-01-A is Towne District LLC. a. Addressed. 6. Include in the Zoning note on SP2 that these parcels are in the Entrance Corridor. a. Addressed. Rev 1 Comments: [Comment] Sheet 1 lists the office building as having one story, while Sheet 3 lists of the office building has having three stories. Please clarify the total square footage of the building and the number of stories of the building. a. Not fully addressed. Now listed as two-story building on basement and 8,465 square feet, however some areas list as 8,500 square feet. Please consistently label as 8,465 square feet. b. Addressed. [Comment] On Sheet 2, provide a table showing the open space calculations for all Blocks, so that Planning Staff may determine if open space requirements are being met. 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 2 of 6 8/11/20. a. Addressed. 3 I,'.' ::9 �!3 Cod= of Developrre'n C] __`"1 :i' _ '. n'-'C._ .Ir:cCrd!n, to Ca s,3dii -,'_`. 0 Addressed. Ci dilm psieri !s also "Oas2d 3- Cil:, total non-, as.:Ient!ai 2asable S�Li e:2 'CCta e `rllr: .,i. Block land not upon a per lot basis. Dumpsters shall be provided on the basis of one (1) dumpster pad, which does not impede any required parkin; or loading spaces, nor any pedestrian or vehicular circulation aisles, for every four thousand (4,000) gross square feet of non-residential building within Block 1". Since this is the only commercial use in Block 1, please provide two (2) dumpsters to meet the COD requirement, as the gross non-residential square footage would be 8,500. a. Addressed. 5. [4.12.13 (e)] Loading areas and dumpsters. The dumpster pad shown on the site plan is impeding access to one of the parking spaces. Relocate dumpster to meet 4.12.13(e) requirement that "dumpster pad that does not impede any required parking or loading spaces, nor any pedestrian or vehicular circulation aisles". Show that the dumpster pad material will be concrete. a. Addressed. 6. [4.12.6 and Cascadia Code of Development] Minimum number of parking spaces. The parking tabulations on the site plan and Section 4,12.6 indicate that the site should have 34 parking spaces, however only 33 are shown on the site plan. Revise the site plan to show the additional parking space. a. Not fully addressed. Please label the 34" space (parallel space) as 'parking space' to be clear. Must be striped as a parking space. Sufficient parking is now provided. b. Addressed. 7. [4.12.16] Minimum design requirements and improvements for parking spaces within parking areas and parking bays. For the parking spaces that have a reduced length of 16 feet (versus the standard 18 feet), revise plan to show that there will be sufficient overhang in the areas where the parking spaces abut the planting median and the planting areas with small shrubs. A 2-foot overhang is required. Some of the shrubs may need to be removed or the type changed in order to accommodate the 2-foot overhang. a. Not addressed. Remove plants (small shrubs) or move them further back along the upper portion of the row of 7 parking spaces (in front of the trees labeled RL-11 and RL-10) that conflict with the two -foot overhang. These plants are not required and should not be shown on the site plan or need to be moved out of the 2' overhang line. 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 3 of 6 Project 8/11/2020 I ! II' 51-1"un3 in i:i1_' i3i49r ri:',ji of 10 pa rkiiig -;7a:£5 m rroi-,t of thi ! 6' _i ild iC3 Je ei5](:^. _i^:i Bi? 7b1? aR �i 3f'r0i !i: *li3 J'i z�rr1 _l"y. Addressed. a. Addressed. Leilliid the pariii�?1a I--i IndlC-9 to If bOtil the 25 sn rLl bS %in^ 12 evergreen trees will between the parking lot and residential units. If the evergreen trees are still being provided, the shrubs are not needed in addition, allowing for more overhand for the vehicles in the 16-foot long parking spaces. a. Addressed. Inspections (Michael Dellinger) 1. 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. a. REV 2: Not fully addressed: Please add following language (not just noting): "building permits required for retaining walls" Otherwise no objection. (3/15/2019) b. REV 3: No Objection. 2. 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. a. Addressed. ARB (Margaret Maliszewski) REV 3: Approved by ARB on 08/15/2019. 1. EC guidelines require tnat retaining walls 6' high and taller be terraced and planted. Please revise the plan accordingly. 2. A note on the plan indicates that plant counts haven't changed. For each plant that has been moved, please identify approved location and proposed relocation. 3. The building shown on the plan has not been approved by the ARB. Either: 1) remove the footprint from the plan; OR 2) provide architectural drawings for ARB review; OR 3) include the note on the drawing that was previously provided: "NOT INCLUDED IN ARB- 2015-05" (see below). Note that ARB review of the building is required. It is recommended that an ARB submittal be made as soon as possible. 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 4 of 6 7 un c> ' #i+ aHh•+ �� 1P1 POLYm P IY- Fire Rescue (Shawn Maddox) 1. Thank you for addressing the previous comments. Fire Rescue has no objections to the plans as submitted. SNM (3/19/2019) til?:J i:11, a. Addressed 3. The travel'',vay exceeds 150' so a turnaround or additional exit is required. a. Addressed 4. Is the buildin3 to be so, in,der2d? If so then a FDC must be shop\m and it must be located vl/ithin 100' of a fire h,;drant. a. Addressed 5. A knox box will be required for the buildin;. Please add a note to the plan sho'rrin; tale requirement and that the location can be coordinated with the fire marshal's office. a. Addressed ACSA (Richard Nelson) REV 4: Comments pending as of 09/30/2019. 1. ? dd dote that.ACSA IS to be no*I:led 3 days prior to fire hydrant relocation 10 get an inspector on Site. a. Addressed. 2. Adrl -ta!ls TD-3 a�ld TD-3 fro li?'il? General �J1'l titer aP?Cf 5?s'ier LOnStr!!.=tlOa Spe UticaLlons a. Addressed. 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 5 of 6 Project 8/11/2020 3. REV 3: There is an existing water meter setter to serve the property. It appears the storm along Cascadia Drive is on top of it. This meter should be used for domestic use or irrigation. If not used it will need to be abandoned. RESPONSE: See note on sheet SP3. 4. REV 3: If the existing meter setter is not used for domestic use, move the domestic meter in the grass area by the proposed fire hydrant. RESPONSE: See note on sheet SP3. 5. REV 3: Move the fire line gate valve after the fire hydrant tee. This will indicate the end of ACSA ownership. RESPONSE: The fire line gate valve has been moved after the fire hydrant tee. 6. REV 3: Provide fixture counts if domestic use of the existing meter setter is explored, to confirm if the size is adequate. RESPONSE: Fixture counts will be determined once a vendor has been selected. Engineering (Matt Wentland) 1. No Objection (03/15/2019) We thank you for taking the time to review these plans and trust the above adequately addresses your comments. However, please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information. Best Regards, Dustin Greene, PE 999 Second Street SE. Charlottesville. VA 22902. www.Roudabush.com Page 6 of 6