HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202000009 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2020-10-16County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Craig Kotarski, Timmons Group
From: Tori Kanellopoulos — Senior Planner
Division: Planning Services
Date: October 16, 2020
Updated October 20, 2020 with full review comments
Subject: SDP202000009 — UVA Discovery Drive - Final Site Plan with latest revision date
09-23-20
The Planner for the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department Community
Development and the Site Review Committee will approve the plan referred to above when the
following items have been satisfactorily addressed. (The following comments are those that
have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated
based on further review.) [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference to the
Albemarle County Code.]
Planning (Tori Kanellopoulos)
All comments are based on the revised 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):
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.
a. REV 1: Addressed. Building has been shifted to be at least 10' setback.
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.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
b. Include the owners/zoning of all abutting parcels. It does not appear that TMP
32-9G was included.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
c. Consistently label the required 150' and 50' buffers (per ZMA2005-3) on each
sheet, including the existing conditions and demo plan sheets.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
d. More clearly label (arrows pointing to each side) the access easement for
Discovery Drive.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
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 buildings/parking with darker
lines.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
f. Add a note to sheet C0.0 that the site will be developed in two phases.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
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.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
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.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
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.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
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.
i. REV 1: Addressed.
4. 18-4.17Lighting. 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).
a. REV 1: Addressed.
5. 18-32.7.9.4 Contents of a landscape plan. Include a completed and signed conservation
rhar I, Iict
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.
7. Future Application Comments
a. WPO2019-60 will need to be approved prior to final site plan approval.
i. REV 1: Comment remains.
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.
i. REV 1: Comment remains. Planning defers to Engineering on whether
there is need for new/revised easements.
Engineering (David James)
1. VSMP plan approval (WPO201900060) required prior to FSP approval. Comment still
applies.
2. Retaining walls over 4' in height requires certified design. Please submit certified
structural design prior to approval.
a. Acknowledged; required with building permit application.
Inspections (Michael Dellinger)
1. Number 29 General notes, wrong code edition, change to 2015 edition and 09 edition of
ANSI.
Fire/Rescue (Shawn Maddox)
1. No objection.
ACSA (Richard Nelson)
1. Remove 4" Tee and GV and call out a 1" corp stop.
2. Replace proposed meter vault with a standard meter box.
3. Remove TD-12 and 16 from construction details.
4. Include TD-10 in construction details.
VDOT Comments:
1. No objection.
Please contact Tori Kanellopoulos in the Planning Division at
vkanellopoulos a)albemarle.org or 434-296-5832 ext. 3270 for further information.