HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200700027 Review Comments 2007-07-13 of • -
U®Q.-A,
ow
`�IRGRal'
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Amy Arnold, Senior Planner
From: Amelia McCulley, Zoning Administrator
Division: Zoning
Date: July 13, 2007
Subject: SP 2007-027 Emmanuel Episcopal Church- initial zoning comments
I have reviewed the initial submittal and have the following comments and questions:
1. Please clarify what is existing and what is proposed as a result of this special use
permit in terms of building, parking and the like. For example, it appears that the
"religious education building" has been used as a house and will be converted to
church use.
2. A portion of the "future structure" and the "possible stormwater management location"
are on critical slopes. This will require a waiver from the Planning Commission. We
suggest that this waiver be considered as part of this special use permit rather than
later.
3. Please show floodplain.
4. Please clarify if either the sanctuary or Sunday School classroom area will be
expanded as a result of this application. Do both occur at the same time?
5. Parking may be approved with a parking study. The number required under the
ordinance without a study is based on EITHER fixed seats or area of assembly, not
both. That said, the church has experience with insufficient parking such that cars are
parking on the entrance road and not'ink parking areas. Please have the church clarify
how many parking spaces exist and how many new ones are proposed.
Church:In the development areas identified in the comprehensive plan,if the area of assembly
seats more than one hundred persons,one(1)space per three(3)fixed seats or per seventy-five
(75)square feet of area of assembly,whichever shall be greater;if the area of assembly seats one
hundred persons or fewer,one(1)space per four(4)fixed seats or per seventy-five(75)square
feet of area of assembly,whichever shall be greater.Iris the rural areas identified in the
comprehensive plan,the number of proposed spaces',shall be shown in a parking study submitted
by the church;the number of required spaces shall be determined by the zoning administrator,who
shall consider the recommendations in the parking study,traffic generation figures either known to
the industry or estimated by the Institute of Transportation Engineers,peak parking demands,and
other relevant information.Nothing herein requires the parking study to be prepared by a
transportation engineer. (Amended 2-5-03)
6. Will the religious education;building be used at the same time or in conjunction with
the church? If so, some type of pedestrian connection is advisable. Given the
potential size of this building - please clarify the intended use and maximum square
footage of this building on the sketch plan.
7. Please list the tax map and;parcel numbers for these properties on the sketch plan.
8. A site plan will be required for this proposed use. The applicant may chose to go
directly to a final site plan if many of the physical design details and any waivers have
•
Page 2
SP2007—27 Emmanuel Church initial zoning comments
July 13, 2007
been resolved.
9. How much of the cemetery is existing or was already approved under the 1999 special
use permit? Please clarify existing versus proposed. Is any expansion of the
mausoleum proposed? We will need topography and floodplain delineation (if any) for
this entire area on the site plan.
10.(An issue which can be addressed with the site plan)—we suggest that the parcels be
combined into one. If this is not done, we will need an easement plat for various
features such as parking, stormwater management, etc.
I ,