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Home My WebLink AboutSDP201700045 Review Comments Minor Amendment 2019-04-02rl) County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Dustin Greene From: Tori Kanellopoulos- Planner Division: Planning Services Date: April 2, 2019 Subject: SDP201700045—Minor Amendment —CascadiaBlocks 1-3 The County of Albemarle Planning Division will grant or recommend approval of the Minor Amendment referenced above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Zoning Ordinance otherwise specified.] Planning New 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. 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. 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. d. A letter is needed from the owner (Towne District LLC) of TMP 78H-01-A agreeing to the construction easements. Please include with the resubmittal. 2. Include the maximum height on SP3 for all retaining walls (the maximum height is only listed for some, not all). 3. Add note to SP5 that: "any luminaire fixture over 3,000 lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire." 4. SPl lists SP5 as lighting plan adjustment to landscaping plan- please clarify (should this just say 'lighting plan')? Also, SP6 is mislabeled as a second SIPS on the bottom right corner. 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. 6. Include in the Zoning note on SP2 that these parcels are in the Entrance Corridor. Previous Comments: 1. [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. 2. [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. a. Addressed. 3. [Cascadia Code of Development] Loading spaces. According to Cascadia's COD, the number of loading spaces is "based on the total non-residential gross leasable within Block 1 and not upon a gross leasable square footage per lot basis." The proposed 8,500 square foot office is the only commercial (non-residential) use in Block 1. Therefore, one (1) loading space is required, based on the COD's requirement of "one (1) space for the first 8,000 square feet of non-residential gross leasable area". Please modify the site plan to show this loading space. a. Addressed. 4. [Cascadia Code of Development] Dumpsters. According to Cascadia's COD, the number of dumpsters is also "based on the total non-residential leasable square footage within 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 parking 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 shr " a. Not fully addressed. Please label the 3411 space (parallel space) as 'parking space' to be clear. Must be striped as a parking space. Sufficient parking is now provided. [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. i. The shrubs in the lower row of 10 parking spaces in front of the 6' landscape easement are acceptable and are not in the overhang. 8. [4.12.15(g)1 sidewalk (at least 5-feet, per COD standards) to connect the sidewalk along Cascadia Drive with the proposed 6-foot concrete sidewalk along the front of the proposed office building. a. Addressed. 9. [32.7.9.7] Landscaping and screening. On the original site plan (SDP201400075), 12 evergreen type trees are shown in the landscape easement between the parking lot and the residential units behind the parking lot. Indicate if both the 25 shrubs and 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 overha• hicles 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. Not fully addressed: Please add following language (not just noting): "building permits required for retaining walls" Otherwise no objection. (3/15/2019) 2. Parking spaces and access isles shall not have a surface slope greater than 1:48. Access isles shp." "- —+" same level as the parking space they serve. a. Addressed. ARB (PENDING as of 04/02/2019) 1. EC guidelines require that 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. 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) 2. What will the height of the building be? If over 30' then the travel way must increase to 26' a. Addressed 3. TI As 150' so a turnaround or additional exit is required. a. Addressed 4. Is the building to be sprinklered? If so then a FDC must be shown and it must be located within 100' of a fire hydrant. a. Addressed 5. A knox box will be required for the building. Please add a note to the plan showing the re( ;. --A that the location can be coordinated with the fire marshal's office. a. Addressed ACSA (Richard Nelson) 1. Add note that ACSA is to be notified 3 days prior to fire hydrant relocation to get an inspector on site. 2. Add details TD-3 and TD-8 from the General Water and Sewer Construction Specifications. Engineering (Matt Wentland) 1. No Objection (03/15/2019)