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RE: SDP202000029 — Woolen Mills Light Industrial Park — Major Site Plan Amendment
Dear Cameron Langille;
Below are responses to your letter addressed November 13, 2020.
Albemarle County Planning Services — Cameron Langille
21. [32.5.2 (k)] Please label all existing and proposed sewer and drainage easements by type and
include a size/width measurement.
a. An easement plat application must be submitted, reviewed, approved, and recorded prior
to major amendment approval for all proposed easements. Rev. 1: Comment stands,
easement plat not vet submitted for review. Rev 2. Comment stands, SUB202000174 has
been submitted and is under review. Once SUB202000174 is approved and recorded,
update the site plan so that the recorded instrument number is stated.
b. Once the easement plat is recorded, the major amendment must be revised to show the
recorded instrument number for the easement plat (deed book and page number). The
newly created easements will need to be labeled with a dimensional width, easement type,
and state whether it is public or private. Rev. 1: Comment stands, easement plat not }_et
submitted for review. Rev. 2: Comment stands, SUB202000174 has been submitted and
is under review. Once Sub 202000174 is approved, update the site plan so that the
recorded instrument number is stated.
✓ COMMENT NOTED
26. [32.6.2 (d) and Chapter 14] Please submit an easement plat and application to the County that
shows all new easements proposed by the site pan. This includes all new drainage, stormwater,
public easements, etc. The easement plat must be reviewed, approved, and recorded prior to
approval of the final site plan. Detail 2 on sheet C-400 will need to be updated so that it states the
recorded instrument number once the plat and associated deeds are recorded. Rev. 1: Comment
stands. easement plat not vet submitted for review. Once the easement plat is approved and
recorded, update the site plan as necessary. This includes revising note #2 under "pumose of this
amendment" on sheet C-100 as it states that new easements were recorded in DB pages
Update easement labels on Sheets C-400 through C-402 so that all easements are "existing" and
include the recorded instrument in the easement labels. Rev. 2: Comment stands, Sub202000174
has been submitted and is under review. Once approved and recorded, update the major site
plan amendment as necessary.
✓ COMMENT NOTED
27. [General Comment] Prior to final site plan approval, a WPO plan must be submitted, reviewed,
and approved by the Engineering Division. Please see Engineering comments below for additional
information. Rev. 1: Comment stands. See Engineering comments. Rev. 2: Comment stands. see
Engineering Division comments.
✓ ENGINEERING COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
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30. [General Comment] The site layout has been revised so that no "front road" travel way access is
proposed between TMP 77-40B and 77-40M. No further comments are necessary regarding the
front road interconnection shown on the first version of this major site plan amendment. However,
there are still outstanding issues related to the "side road" interconnection, see below:
a. Albemarle County staff were forwarded a letter from the Sixteenth Judicial Court, dated
July 17, 2020, concerning a preliminary injunction that has been imposed regarding the
access easements recorded in DB 4797, pages 416-427. Please address the following:
i. The letter states that the Court "GRANTS plaintiffs motion for temporary injunction
enjoining the defendant from developing the side road until further order from the
Court." The plaintiffs are the owners of TMP 77-40M. The revised site plan dated
July 16, 2020 shows a side road being provided through TMP 77-40M that will
connect to the Ford's Road private travel way within 77-40B. Although the major
amendment shows a steel gate at the end of the side road, the County cannot
approve the major amendment with any side roads until further documentation and
confirmation is provided that this legal matter has been resolved. Has further Court
action taken place allowing the owners of TMP 77-40B to construct the side road
as proposed? Rev. 2: The site plan has been revised so that a 3' wide
landscaping strip is provided between the end of the pavement and the side
road. There are currently five (5) shrubs in the strip, which will partially
preclude the side road from being used to access the entirety of the site.
However, please show additional shrubs in the gaps. There appears to be
space to add three (3) additional shrubs within the strip without conflicting
with the HDPE pipe.
✓ C-206: ADDITIONAL SHRUBS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.
ii. The county is not a party to the dispute since this is a private easement between
the owners of TMP 77-4OM and 77-40B. However, it appears that there is a factual
error or misunderstanding between the plaintiffs and defendants in this matter that
is reflected in the Court's letter. Under "likelihood of Success on the Merits"
section of the letter, the Court States "The current plan which has been approved
by Albemarle County shows that it is possible to access the entirety of the industrial
park according to the testimony of Kevin O'Brien, He was the signatory for
Elemental EcoTech Inc. on the Deed of Easement. He agrees the approved plan
allows for the side road to access the entirety of the property because the roads
physically interconnect. " Please be aware that none of the previously approved by
Albemarle County that even showed the side access road was the original final
plan (SDP201600076). The side road only provided vehicular access to a single
building (identified as Building 12 on that plan), and no further access was
extended to other portions of the development. Please be aware of this fact in future
legal proceedings regarding the easement. Rev. 2: This portion of the comment
was for information purposes only.
32. See attached VDOT comments. The labels for Broadway Street currently list it as a private street
ROW. However, it appears that a portion of Broadway Street is in the public system as Route 1115,
according to VDOT comments. Planning staff conducted further research into this matter, and
found a plat recorded in DB 4893, pages 401-405 that identifies a portion of Broadway Street as a
56' wide public easement, per instrument recorded in DB 675, page 326. Please address the
following:
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a. Revise Broadway Street labels so that it states that it is a public easement and state recorded
instrument number.
✓ LABEL HAS BEEN REVISED ON ALL SHEETS.
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Engineering Comments — David James
1. Submit a new WPO plan amendment (Approval required prior to this site plan amendment
approval). Disturbed area, impervious cover, drainage patters, etc. have changed.
(Rev.1) Not currently addressed.
(Rev.2) WPO has not been approved yet.
✓ COMMENT NOTED
4. Areas of off -site disturbance need to be shown in an easement. A letter of permission from an off -
site property owner is sufficient as an easement in this case, but only for the purposes of plan
review. Bonds will need to be signed by the owners of all properties on which construction takes
place, or legal easements will be needed.
(Rev.1/2) Acknowledged. Easement plats to be reviewed, recorded prior to plan approval.
✓ COMMENT NOTED
10. Sheet 12
f. (Rev.2) It's not clear which DI will pickup the drainage from buildings 2,3,4,11,13.
✓ SPA C-301: A TABLE HAS BEEN INCLUDED TO DESCIBE ROOF DRAIN
DISCHARGES.
11. Sheet 13:
a. Label pipe runs for the profiles. (Rev.1) Acknowledged, Example:
(Rev.2) Not addressed. Not able to find Stm str. 28 thru 30; Str. 15, drainpipe to 15,
drainpipe to 18 information missing
✓ SPA C-301: STORM 28-30 SHOWN. ROOF DRAIN PROFILES ARE NOT
REQUIRED.
i. (Rev.2) Str15A appears to be mislabeled, Pipe 118, 124 not labeled, Inv. Missing to
str.15,18.
✓ STR 15 IS LABELED CORRECTLY, ALL STORM PIPES ARE LABELED.
LABELS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ROOF DRAINS.
16. (Rev.2) Ensure 100% capture at entrance so runoff does not flow goes out into travel lane.
✓ ENTRANCE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO 100% CAPTURE
17. (Rev.2) Ensure there's adequate space behind SWM retaining wall. Show tie -backs
installation won't cross property line; otherwise, a temporary construction easement will
need to be recorded.
✓ SWM-1 HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. WALL HAS BEEN REMOVED.
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Department of Transportation — Adam Moore
1. Please note Broadway Street is Route 1115 and not a private street.
✓ C-100: THE PORTION OF BROADWAY STREET CROSSING THIS PARCEL
HAS NOT BEEN DEDICATEDTO PUBLIC USE. A 56' ACCESS EASEMENT
WAS RECORDED IN DB 675-326
2. Proposed SWM is shown within the existing Right of Way. SWM will need to be removed from
State R/W.
✓ C-204: SWM-2 HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO BE OUTSIDE OF 56' ACCESS
EASEMENT.
3. Please include a note stating that VDOT will only maintain within drainage easements to the extent
necessary to protect the roadway from flooding or damage.
✓ C-204: UTILITY NOTE 8 HAS BEEN ADDED.
4. The entrance onto Rte. 1115 does not appear to meet commercial entrance designs along highways
with shoulders. See page F-108 in the VDOT road design manual, Appendix F. Please note, the
curb radii should be offset from the EP.
✓ C-200: ENTRANCE HAS BEEN REVISED.
Please let me know if you need additional information.
Sincerely,
Timothy Miller, P.E., L.S.
Principal
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