HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202000125 Correspondence 2020-11-16 (2)® COLLINS ENGINEERING 200 GARRETT ST, SUITE K CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
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November 16, 2020
Margaret Maliszewski
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Scott's Ivy Exxon — Preliminary ARB application
The existing Scott's Ivy Exxon Auto Service station is an existing service station on Ivy Road that
has (2) gas pumps and (3) service bays. The proposed expansion is for an increase in the service
bays from the (3) existing bays to (7) bays. No changes or modifications are proposed to the
number of gas pumps for the service station, and no major changes are proposed to the front of the
building and existing canopy. The (4) additional bays, which will be added with an expansion of
the back of the building, will allow the technicians to perform the diagnostics on a car and then
move on to another car in an adjacent service bay while they wait for approval or authorization to
continue with the service repairs, without having to stop, put the car back together, and remove it
from its service bay. The increase in efficiency will allow the Ivy Exxon station to provide better
overall service for its customers.
The mechanical units are proposed on the roof of the building and shall be hidden from view
with the parapet walls. The dumpster and service area parking for the service station is located at
the rear of the site and screened from Route 220 with the building and landscaping.
All landscaping shall conform to the landscaping standards as specified in the Albemarle County
Zoning Ordinance Section 32.7.9. Street trees and landscaping are provided along Route 250 with
the proposed transportation improvements. Grass planting areas have been created in the location
where the existing pavement is removed within the VDOT right of way and along the frontage of
the property to restrict access points into the site. These planting areas are shown on the site plan.
The street trees are planted in the landscaping areas within the Right of way in accordance with
the approved VDOT street trees as outlined in the VDOT design manual and regulations. Spacing
of street are planted in accordance with Section 32.7.9 of the Albemarle County Code for
Landscaping and Screening requirements.
Screening and interior landscaping are also be part of the landscaping plan to provide a visual
barrier and site landscaping as required the Albemarle County Ordinance along Route 250 within
the parking lot areas for the service station, and along the perimeter of the parking areas.
Landscaping islands have been incorporated into the parking lot envelopes as noted on the site
plan.
The existing canopy over the (2) gas pump stations has (8) LED lights that will remain. There is
also an existing street light along the western property line at Route 250 and an existing street light
in the rear of the property where cars are currently parked for service. (2) Additional building
lights are proposed at the rear of the building to provide more lighting at the rear of the property
for the auto service station. No additional lighting is proposed at the front of the site, at the canopy,
or along the front of the existing building to remain. All new lighting shall conform with the
Albemarle County ordinance and shall be full -cutoff lighting, screened to the extent possible, and
limited to 0.5 footcandles at the property lines. The final site plan will include a lighting plan for
any additional lighting at the rear of the property. The existing lighting on the site shall remain on
during the evenings for the operation of the gas pumps. Any new lighting proposed with the project
will have an overnight automatic cut-off or motion -censored cut-off added to the light to mitigate
the impact of the new light fixtures.
The site is accommodating the stormwater management with a combination of a rain gardens and
a grass retention area. In addition, nutrient credits and forest and open space easements will be
provided for the remaining water quality requirements for the site, prior to discharging into Little
Ivy Creek. Landscape plantings will also be incorporated into the stormwater management
facility.
Please contact me if you have any questions or require any further information.
Sincerely,
Scott Collins, PE