HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202000077 Correspondence 2021-03-29M COLLINS ENGINEERING
March 22, 2021
Paty Saternye
Planning Division
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: White Gables Major Site Plan Amendment SDP202000077)
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Thank you for your comments dated January 28, 2021 on the above referenced project. Below are our responses to
the remaining comments on the road plans.
Planning (Paty Saternye)
1. Remaining Fee has been paid.
2. Signed Major Site Plan Amendment application has been provided.
3. See below for specific responses pertaining to approved SP2002-23
a. Condition #1
i. Building Heights have been revised to state the maximum stories per the approved
Concept Plan
ii. This comment is acknowledged.
iii. The dimension between Pavilion VI and the existing building has been revised to
state "34' Min" See sheet 4.
iv. The Red Cedar tree type has been clarified to meet this minimum height
requirement. See Sheet 6.
v. The number of evergreens has been increased behind Pavilion VI and shifted so to
provide more screening along the back of Pavilion VI. Please note there are two
types of evergreens proposed in this area.
b. Condition #3 —A 5' wide sidewalk has been proposed from Kenridge Road to the loop road.
See Sheet 3.
c. Condition #3 — Please see sheet 3 for the proposed 5' wide sidewalk along White Gable Lane
from the Route 250 shared use path to the existing sidewalk along Kenridge Road. See sheet
3.
d. Condition #4—A 5' wide sidewalk is proposed along the eastern portion of Kenridge Road
See sheet 3.
e. Condition #5 — Easements have been checked and edited to reflect the latest information.
See Sheet 2.
f. Condition #6 —The deed book and page reference have been corrected. See Sheet 2.
g. Condition #7 —A table has been provided on sheet 3 stating the floor areas of the largest
unit and the smallest unit and how this meets Condition V.
h. Condition #9 —A 10' shared use path has been added within the ROW along the portion of
Ivy Road this property fronts.
4. Parking and loading areas:
a. Parking within the garages has been revised to make sure bays are 18' deep and stacked
spaces are 36' deep. See sheet 4.
b. Dimensions have been added to the parallel parking spaces to show how the additional
paving will meet minimum requirements for parallel parking along the one-way loop road.
c. Revise
i. The site plan reflects conditions as they exist on the property currently.
Improvements shown reflect what was approved and built with previous site plans.
ii. Guest parking space count has been revised.
iii. Guest parking requirements are met. See cover sheet.
d. Note has been added on sheet 4 that specifies stacked parking spaces will be assigned to the
same unit.
e. Typical parking space dimensions have been added See sheet 4.
f. Parking counts have been provided in circles. See sheet 4.
g. Dimensions along the drive aisle in front of the proposed buildings have been added.
5. Dimensions, General Information, Phase Lines
a. The portion for the existing manor house has been removed.
b. Setbacks have revised to match the approved site plans. See sheet 4.
c. Density section has been revised to include the entire White Gables Development and
second Density section has been removed.
d. The number of units proposed will remain the same.
e. Boundaries for the subject property are included.
f. A phasing plan summary that states the history of the previous phases already developed
and the future phases has been included on sheet 3. As requested, the phasing numbers
shown in the most current version of the phasing plan (SDP2007-85) have been used. The
phasing numbers have been revised to include a new phase (IVC) to allow each proposed
Pavilion to be built in separate phases.
g. Timing of how each phase relates to one another is provided in the Phasing Plan Summary
on sheet 3. Dashed lines have been utilized to show phase boundaries.
h. The title has been revised to include the phase numbering as set up with previous site plans.
i. Site Plan Amendment number has been added.
j. Related site plan numbers have been added below the zoning section of General Notes on
the cover sheet.
k. The existing path south of Pavilion V has been added. See sheet 2.
I. The "Paved Parking and Circulation Area" and "Parking and Travelways" do match. The area
in acreage has been added to avoid confusion.
m. Labels of adjacent properties have been revised to include zoning classification. See sheet 2.
n. The parcel information along the west has been revised to match updated parcels.
6. Information regarding the proposed uses, Existing and proposed improvements, recreational
facilities:
a. Information regarding the existing recreational area is included on the cover sheet.
b. Per sheet 5 of the approved SDP2003-34, the reflecting pool and adjacent patio were
optional and part of Phase I.
c. The recreational area inside the loop road does not change with this plan. The access for the
fire road will be met with grassy pavers which will still allow for grass in those areas as in the
existing condition.
d. "Land Area" has been revised to "Common Open Space Area"
7. Floodplain:
a. There is no Floodplain on this site. The FEMA floodmap number that includes this parcel has
been provided on the cover sheet, but again, there is no floodplain on this site.
8. Streets, easements, and travelways - Site plan has been revised to include new widths. Route
numbers, Rights -of -way widths and existing street names are provided.
9. Existing sewer and drainage facilities, private & public easements, existing and proposed utilities:
a. This comment is acknowledged.
b. This comment is acknowledged.
10. Existing and proposed improvements:
a. Maximum height allowed has been revised to 65' feet. See cover sheet.
b. This has been revised as well. See cover sheet.
11. Outdoor lighting:
a. The ARB comments will be addressed.
b. Luminaire schedule has been revised to include LLF of 1.0. See sheet 7.
c. Numbers have been added to the quantity column.
d. Lumens have been revised to match spec sheet. See sheet 7.
e. Table has been revised to match the letters shown on the spec sheet. The note underneath
the table specifies that luminaire H will have Type III louver optics to make it a full cut off
fixture.
f. Lamps have been revised to provide a color temperature of a maximum of 3,000K.
12. Landscape Plan, Landscaping and Screening
a. Tree protection fencing has been added to protect the two existing evergreen screening
trees behind Pavilion VI
b. This comment is acknowledged.
c. Tree protection fencing has been added to the existing conditions (sheet 2), grading (sheet
5), and landscape plan (sheet 6).
d. This comment is acknowledged.
13. Maintaining trees if site not under single ownership:
a. Trees planted with this amendment will be maintained by the HOA for Pavilions II, IV, & VI.
14. This comment is acknowledged.
15. This comment is acknowledged.
Engineering (Emily Cox)
1. This comment is acknowledged.
2. The wall has been revised to only meet a maximum height of 6 feet when on managed steep slopes.
Additional spot shots along the wall have been provided to illustrate. See sheet 5.
3. This comment is acknowledged.
4. SWM Facility easements are provided on sheet 5.
5. Tree locations have been revised to be 5 ft off of storm drains. See sheet 6.
6. Edge of pavement label has been added on sheet 4.
7. Slope labels have been added to proposed parallel parking spaces. No parking space shall exceed 5%
grade. See sheet 5.
8. Travelway between Pavilions have been widened to 26' (per Fire Marshal comments).
9. Lines and labels have been added to the existing parking spots NW of Pay. II and additional labels
have been added to proposed parallel spots.
10. There will be a trash service so no dumpsters are proposed.
Fire Rescue (Shawn Maddox)
1. Structures are proposed to be over 30' and a maximum of 65'. 26' wide travelways has been provided
between each of the proposed structures to provide aerial access. See sheet 4.
2. FDC has been provided on each building. See sheet 4.
3. A second hydrant has been added to meet FDC requirement for Pavilion II. See sheet 4.
4. A note has been added on the bottom right of sheet 4 in reference to Knox Boxes.
5. Grassy Pavers will be used to widen firetruck access to the proposed buildings to 20'. Details are
shown on sheet 4.
6. ISO letter is attached to submission.
7. Fire Flow Test is attached to submission.
ARB (Margaret Maliszewski)
1. This detail will be considered for the next ARB submission.
2. This mechanical note has been added to sheet 4.
3. The lighting plan has been revised to add the maintenance factor of 1.0. See sheet 7.
4. A note has been added to match the height of the existing post fixtures. See sheet 7.
5. Standard lighting note has been added to sheet 7.
6. Light and lamp fixtures have been revised and coordinated accordingly. See sheets 7 & 8.
7. Tree protection fencing is shown on the E&S plan. Tree protection fencing has been added to the
grading plan and the existing conditions plan see sheets 2 & 5. See VSMP Plan for E&S sheets.
8. This will be considered for the next ARB submission.
VDOT (Adam Moore)
1. These roads will remain private.
2. Right turn lane from Ivy Road to White Gables Lane exists today and was approved and built with
SDP2003-34. The existing right turn lane was built as a 150' turn lane with a 150' taper. The original
intent of the 200' turn lane and 200' taper would conflict with the existing entrance into the adjacent
property TM# 60-25. This turn lane was built to be used for the full build out of the White Gables
development.
ACSA (Richard Nelson)
1. ISO for fire flow has been provided with this submission.
2. The proposed buildings will require a separate meter as the existing 3" meter is located offsite and
easements cannot be obtained to connect or downsize existing meter.
3. Fixture counts provided separately.
CDD Inspections (Betty Slough)
1. This note has been added to sheet 4.
2. This note has been added to sheet 5.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Scott Collins at Scott@collins-eneineerine.com.
Sincerely,
Scott Collins, PE