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September 24, 2020
Tori Kanellopoulos
Planner
County of Albemarle
Dept. of Community Development
401 McIntire Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: UVA Discovery Drive — Final Site Plan Review — SDP202000009 - Comment Response
Letter
Dear Ms. Kanellopoulos:
We have reviewed all of your comments from September 10, 2020 and made the applicable
revisions.
Please find our responses to your comments below in bold lettering.
Planning (Tori Kanellopoulos):
All comments are based on the revise submittal showing a revised 55,220 SF building on TMP
32-6R (the 10,745 SF building addition on TMP 32-19E remained the same):
1. [18-4.20/18-4.6.3] Front setback. The upper right corner of the proposed 55,200 SF
building does not appear to meet the 10' minimum front setback requirement. It
appears to be approx. 9.5' from the sidewalk. Either the building or sidewalk must be
adjusted so that the building is at least 10' from the sidewalk (as the sidewalk is outside
the ROW). A determination request has been made to Zoning, to ensure the front
setback requirement shown on Sheet C0.0 of this site plan is consistent with previous
approvals under ZMA2005-3. A determination will be forwarded once received.
The building placement has been adjusted to provide the 10' front setback from the back of
the existing sidewalk.
2. [18-32.5.2 and 18-32.6.2] Contents of a final site plan.
a. Include the following requirement on Sheet C0.0 (Planning acknowledges that
this note is on Sheets C4.0 and C4.1, however it does not appear to be on C0.0):
All water and sewer facilities to be dedicated to public use and the easements
for those facilities and shall be identified by a statement that the facilities are to
be dedicated to the Albemarle County Service Authority.
This note has been added to Sheet C0.0.
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b. Include the owners/zoning of all abutting parcels. It does not appear that TMP
32-9G was included.
The label was moved over to show up in the plan.
c. Consistently label the required 150' and 50' buffers (per ZMA2005-3) on each
sheet, including the existing conditions and demo plan sheets.
These lines were adjusted to show up in the demo plan and existing conditions again.
d. More clearly label (arrows pointing to each side) the access easement for
Discovery Drive.
These labels have been adjusted to include arrows.
e. Revise the phasing plan to show the proposed phasing with the completed site
(that is, show the building addition, new building, and new parking). Keep the
existing conditions in grey and show the proposed building/parking with darker
lines.
Proposed linework has been added to the Overall Plan Sheet C2.0.
f. Add a note to sheet C0.0 that the site will be developed in two phases.
This note has been added to Sheet C0.0.
g. The 'Research Park Total Buildout' table on Sheet C0.0 Should only show
approved SF, plus the SF that will be approved with this site plan. It does not
appear that Encompass is approved (no final site plan approved). Additionally, it
appears 65,965 SF is added with this site plan (not 87,455). Please clarify.
The Buildout Table has been updated appropriately.
(3 x 10,745 SF) +45,220 SF+ 10,000 SF = 87,455 SF
3. [18-4.12.5 and 18-4.12.6] Parking location and required spaces.
a. All parking must be on the same lot unless a request per 18-4.12.8 is made.
Therefore, the parking calculations should reflect the number of spaces shown
on each lot (32-19E, 6R, and 19H). For example, 39 spaces are shown on TMP 32-
6R, so the new 55,220 SF building should show a parking calculation of 39
spaces.
The Parking Calculations have been updated without the total of the spaces required
and proposed across the 3 properties.
b. Clarify the number of spaces for TMP 32-19H. The site plan indicates 134 spaces
are existing. It appears 3-4 are being lost with emergency access/site changes.
However, the total proposed parking for this site is listed as 100 spaces.
There are 31 spaces at the front of 32-19H which are proposed to be removed. In
addition to the 3 removed at the back of the property, 100 proposed spaces for 32-
19H is correct.
c. Clarify the required spaces for TMP 32-6R and the office/laboratory new
building. For Industrial uses, one space per employee should be provided. The
rezoning for this site allows for other parking calculations to be considered and
used. Additional information should be provided to indicate why no parking
should be allocated for the laboratory use. Alternatively, some of the 39 spaces
not being used for the office (18) could count toward this use.
The parking calculations have been updated.
4. [18-4.17] Lighting. The Light Loss Factor must be 1.00. Also, include the required 3,000
lumens/full cutoff note on the lighting plan (not just on Sheet C4.0).
LLF has been adjusted and the note has been added to the photometric plan sheets.
5. [18-32.7.9.4] Contents of a landscape plan. Include a completed and signed
conservation checklist.
The owner signed conservation checklist has been added to sheet L2.0.
6. [Advisory Comment: ZMA2005-3 Proffers] Per Proffer 5.4(A) approved with ZMA2005-3,
the required Phase I road improvements must be completed prior to build -out of phase I
(with some exceptions). Based on this submittal, 488, 151 sq. ft. have been constructed,
and 718,130 will be approved after this site plan and the UVA Encompass Site Plan
(SDP201900047) are approved. The build -out square footage of Phase 1, per Proffer 5.3,
is 635,000 sq. ft. for uses with access to Lewis and Clark Drive and 980,000 sq. ft. total.
Many of the proffers per 5.4(A) have been completed. This is an advisory comment only.
Acknowledged.
7. [Future Application Comments]
a. WPO2019-60 will need to be approved prior to final site plan approval.
Acknowledged.
b. 18-32.5.2 and 18-32.6.2 and 18-32.7.4.2 Easements. Any new or adjusted
easements will require an approved easement plat prior to final site plan
approval. Based on this submittal, there appear to only be ACSA easements
proposed. However, if any other easements are required (such as per the WPO),
they will need to be recorded and approved with an easement plat prior to site
plan approval.
Acknowledged.
Engineering (David James)-SDP201900059:
1. VSMP Plan approval (WPO201900060) required prior to FSP approval.
Acknowledged.
Comment still applies.
Acknowledged.
2. Sheet 1.1— Please remove duplicate detail of standard drop inlet.
Duplicate detail has been removed.
Addressed.
3. Sheet 1.2 — Signs within clear zone or ROW to be break -away. Address & Stop sign
height is 7' to bottom of sign.
The slip base breakaway foundation for the square tube sign post has been added to the plan.
See Sheet C3.1.
Addressed.
4. Sheet 2.2 — Provide the design speed on Discovery Drive.
The design speed for Discovery Drive is 25mph.
Addressed.
5. Provide sight distance lines at parking lot / street intersection.
Sight distance lines have been added to C4.1 & C7.2.
Addressed.
6. Sheet 4.0/4.1 - -
a. Locate stop sign so that the edge is at least 2' from edge of curb.
Stop sign has been moved to outside of the sidewalk.
Addressed.
b. Add a stop bar at intersection.
A stop bar has been added.
Addressed.
c. Callout & provide detail of trench drain.
A trench drain callout has been added to the layout sheets and a detail has been
added to the plan.
Addressed.
d. Add crosswalk stripping to CG ramp for handicap access.
Striping has been added at the crosswalk.
Addressed.
7. Sheet 5.1— Add gutter to direct stormwater from lower entrance parking lot to str. 400.
CG-6 curb type has been extended along the southern edge of the parking lot.
Addressed.
8. Sheet 4.1/1-1.1— Remove tree or parking space at the end of isle at near entrance. This is
for safety and to insure internal 100' sight distance is met.
Plan updated and not has been added to landscape plan to ensure sight distance is
maintained.
Addressed.
9. Provide inlet drainage area map.
Sheet C6.2 & C6.3 have been added to site plan set.
Addressed.
10. Show storm inlet & pipe computation design tables.
The storm inlet and pipe computations have been added to the plans for this submittal. See
Sheet C6.4.
Addressed.
11. Sheet 2.2, 5.1, etc. —There appears to be two existing DI's in this parking lot and one
that is shown on the plans that doesn't exist. Please confirm locations & make
correction.
Additional survey of this area has been obtained and plan have been updated to show this
new, more accurate information.
12. Sheet 7.0 —
a. Show san. Sewer crossings at storm pipe 301 & 307, and clearances.
These crossings and clearances have been added to the profiles.
b. Include note: Steps are to be provided when the MH height exceed 4.0-ft. Refer
to VDOT ST-1 standard or equivalent.
Note has been added to Sheet C7.0.
13. Provide details(s) of Nyloplast drainage structures.
Nyloplast details have been added.
14. Provide MH access every 50' (min) length of 12" diameter pipe. [VDOT DM 9.3.5]
Accommodated this requirement as much as possible. One 62 LF length of 12" pipe is
proposed and verified to be acceptable due to it being a privately maintained pipe.
15. Provide a minimum scour velocity of 3fps in pipes. [VDOT DM 9.5.6][9.3.5]
The proposed network is meeting this guideline for the larger pipes conveying larger areas of
stormwater.
16. Please show safety railing for walls over 30" high.
The linework has been updated to show safety railing.
17. Retaining walls over 4' in height requires certified design. Please submit certified
structural design prior to approval.
Structural design for wall over 4' in height will be submitted once obtained.
Inspection (Michael Dellinger):
1. C0.0 references wrong code, needs to be 2015 not 2012 VCC. Number 29 General notes,
wrong code edition, change to 2015 edition and 09 edition of ANSI.
This code reference has been updated to 2015 on Sheet C0.0.
Fire/Rescue (Shawn Maddox):
1. No objection.
ACSA (Richard Nelson Dated: 09-10-2020):
1. Note: Comments were also emailed directly to applicant.
Acknowledged.
2. General —Provide fixture counts to confirm water meter size.
a. Provide water and sewer data sheets.
Water and sewer data sheets have been sent to ACSA directly.
3. Sheet C1.3 — Include the following details: TD-9, TD-11, TD-12, TD-14, TD-16.
These details have been added to Sheet C3.3.
4. Sheet C2.4—The existing hydrant along Discovery Drive is called out to be abandoned. I
do not see a proposed location for this hydrant on the utility plan.
a. Callout the existing 8" stubout to be abandoned (located next to existing FHA) at
the main.
The proposed hydrant is on an island within the parking area. A label to abandon the
8" stub has been added.
5. Sheet C4.1— "6x3 tee" should be 6x4 tee. A 4" gate valve will need to be included after
tee.
a. "3x2" reducer should be called out as 2" threaded plug.
This call out has been updated.
b. Add a 6" gate valve before the two 45 degree bends for the fire line. This valve
indicate the end of ACSA ownership.
A 6" gate valve has been added in this location.
VDOT Comments:
1. No objection to initial site plan, therefore no need to review final site plan. See attached
letter dated March 31, 2020.
Acknowledged.
We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.295.5624.
Sincerely,
Craig Kotarski, PE
Principal