HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202100020 Request of Modification, Variance, Waiver 2021-04-22Cameron Langille
From:
Francis MacCall
Sent:
Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:56 PM
To:
Cameron Langille; Bart Svoboda
Subject:
RE: SDP202100020 Starbucks 2231 Seminole Lane - Final Site Plan - Parking Reduction Request
Cameron,
Zoning accepts the justification to provide 12 parking spaces instead of 15 as required per the calculation for a
restaurant for the proposed Starbucks on TMP 045B1-05-OA-01100. Please save to the file this email along with the
applicant's justification and have them make a note, on the plan, of the allowed reduction per this email.
Francis H. MacCall, CZA
Chief of Zoning, Deputy Zoning Administrator
Albemarle County —Community Development
fmaccall@albemarle.org
434.296.5832 x3418
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, Charlottesville VA 22902-4596
From: Cameron Langille <blangille@albemarle.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 20215:59 PM
To: Bart Svoboda <bsvoboda@albemarle.org>; Francis MacCall <FMACCALL@albemarle.org>
Subject: SDP202100020 Starbucks 2231 Seminole Lane - Final Site Plan - Parking Reduction Request
Hi Francis & Bart,
I am reviewing a final site plan for a proposed Starbucks to be located on TMP 045B1-05-OA-01100, located at 2231
Seminole Lane. The applicant submitted a request to modify the minimum number of parking spaces required by
Section 4.12.6.
Required parking standard for restaurants: Restaurant: 13 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
including areas for accessory dancing.
Based on the size of the restaurant (1,150 sq. ft.), they are required to have 14.9 (15) parking spaces. They are
requesting to reduce this to 12 spaces, or a 20% reduction. The applicant provided the attached written request letter
which contains the information required by Section 4.12.4 (c)(1) that is needed to evaluate such a request. I have also
attached a copy of the final site plan for reference purposes.
Please let me know if you can review this request, or if I should send it to someone else in Zoning.
Thanks for your help,
Cameron Langille
(pronounced "LAN-JILL")
Senior Planner 11
Albemarle County
blangille@albemarle.org
434-296-5832 x3432
401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902
TIMMONS GROUP
YOUR VISION ACHIEVED THROUGH OURS.
March 22, 2021
County of Albemarle
Cameron Langille, Planner
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
608 Preston Avenue
Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22903
RE: Starbucks — 2231 Seminole Lane — Waiver Request from Section 4.12.6
Dear Mr. Fritz:
P 434.295.5624
F 434.295.8317
www.timmons.com
With this letter we would like to formally request a waiver to the County code requirement,
described in Section 4.12.6, that a Restaurant shall provide thirteen (13) parking spaces per one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. The proposed redevelopment on this property is 1,203
SF of a drive through coffee shop. Per Albemarle County Code Section 4.12.6, a total of 15 parking
spaces are required.
The proposed drive through coffee shop has no interior dining. Rather, it has an 11-car drive
through queue, a walk up ordering window, and limited outdoor seats available. The longer drive through
queue and lack of indoor seating will result in less parking necessary. As such the parking that is
provided will mostly support employees, while extra parking to support those picking up to -go orders will
also be provided. With this in mind, we are requesting the required parking to be reduced from 15 to 12
parking spaces, or by 20%.
We appreciate your considerations for the proposed exception request. If you have any questions or
comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.327.1683.
Sincerely,
Anna Fontaine, P.E.
Project Engineer
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