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September 30, 2021
Mr. Kevin McCollum
Planner
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SDP202100047 Major Amendment to SDP200300067 — Umansky Subaru
Dear Kevin,
This letter is to accompany the revised Major Site Plan Amendment plans and serve as response to your
August 31, 2021 review comment letter: The responses are numbered to match the numbering of the
comments provided.
Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) — Kevin McCollum
1. [32.5.2(a)] Please include this major amendment's site plan application number in the title,
SDP202100047.
This comment been addressed.
2. [32.5.2(a)] Please include the Entrance Corridor Overlay District, Airport Impact Area, and Steep
Slopes — Managed with the Zoning information on Sheet L100.
This comment been addressed.
3. [32.5.2(a) and 4.20] Setbacks. Please update the applicable setbacks in accordance with Section 4.20
of the Zoning Ordinance. There is no maximum front building setback since the property is abutting Route
29 and there is no need to include the residential setback since the abutting properties are zoned
commercial.
This comment been addressed.
4. [32.5.2(b) and 4.12] Please see Zoning comments (pending) for any additional analysis of the parking
requirements.
This comment been addressed.
a. There is a discrepancy between the number of Employees listed (60) and the number shown in
the parking schedule (58). SDP200300067 suggests there are 82 service Employees for which 82
parking spaces were provided.
b. The adjusted display parking calculation is correct. 2,928 sf of display area shown on
SDP200300067 is being removed for the building additions.
c. The parking schedule suggests that there are 88 parking spaces provided for the 44 service bays,
however, it appears additional service bays are being provided. It appears that there will be an
additional 5,685 square feet of additional service bay area.
d. Please update the parking schedule accordingly for comments a and c above.
These comments have been addressed, pending any further Zoning comment.
5. [32.5.2(e), 32.6.20), 32.7.9] Landscape Features. Please revise the Landscaping Plan on Sheet L106
to comply with Section 32.7.9 of the Zoning Ordinance.
a. Please include a revised plant list, revised canopy calculations, planting notes, screening, and any
other applicable planting information.
b. Please see ARB comments attached below for additional comments.
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c. [32.7.9.6] Landscaping plan must address all applicable requirements for landscaping within parking
areas.
i. [32.7.9.6 (b)] This includes one (1) tree per every 10 parking spaces provided on site.
ii. [32.7.9.6 (a)] An area of at least five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area
shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs.
d. Canopy requirements.
i. [32.7.9.8 (a)(1)] A minimum of 10% canopy of the site area must be landscaped.
e. [32.5.2(e), 32.7.9.4, 32.7.9] Please update the plant schedule to include the botanical name, common
name, size, and quantity of all existing and proposed landscaping features.
i. Please provide the canopy area per plant for each species type, and then state the total canopy
per species type based on the number of trees/shrubs provided.
f. Please identify all plantings shown on the landscaping plan. It appears there are several trees
on the plan not labeled. All other landscaping comments above are addressed.
Response: Missing tree labels have been added.
q. Additional landscaping comments may be provided by ARB following their meeting on
September 7, 2021.
Response: See ARB response below.
6. [32.5.20)(k)(1) and 32.6.2(g)] Please submit an Easement Plat Application for all new and revised
easements proposed on the site plan. This includes easements for drainage, stormwater, water, and
sewer utilities. The easement plat must be reviewed, approved, and recorded prior to approval of the
major site plan amendment.
a. Once the easement plat is approved and recorded, please update all applicable sheets on the
site plan so that easements are labeled by their type, width, whether they are public/private, and
the recorded instrument number for the plat that created the easement.
These comments stand.
Response: The Easement Plat and Application was submitted on 09/30/2021.
7. [32.5.2(i)(m)] Please see Fire -Rescue's comments below regarding the travelways, ingress and egress.
This comment has been addressed, pending any further Fire -Rescue comment.
8. [32.6.2(k) and 4.17] Outdoor Lighting. If there is any additional proposed lighting or any proposed
changes to any existing lighting please revise and submit an Outdoor Lighting Plan. Please include all
applicable lighting information, cutsheets, notes, etc.
a. Please add a note to the lighting plan which states "Each outdoor Iuminaire equipped with a
lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff Iuminaire and shall be arranged
or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and adjacent roads. The
spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas
zoning districts shall not exceed one-half footcandle."
Response: Note added.
b. Please use a Light Loss Factor (LLF) of 1.0 for all calculations.
Response: LLF of 1.0 used for the revised calculations.
c. f4.17.4 (a)(2)1 Please state the wattages or lumens emitted by each lamp in the table on the
lighting plan.
Response: Wattages added to the table.
9. [Advisory Comment] Please see ARB's comments following the ARB meeting on 6/7/2021. The
suggested changes may influence the overall design of this Site Plan.
This comment been addressed.
10. [Advisory Comment] Pending any Site Plan revisions based on comments from ARB, Fire -Rescue,
and Zoning, additional comments will be provided.
Response: Noted.
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Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) — Matthew Wentland
1. A VSMP plan will need to be submitted and approved prior to site plan amendment approval
Response: A WPO application is in process.
Albemarle County Service Authority — Richard Nelson
1. Show gas main crossings on water main profile.
Response: Gas main crossings added.
2. Please send me a PDF copy of the updated amendment. There are not too many comments, so the
hope is I can get admin approval with the next submission.
Response: OK
Architectural Review Board — Khris Taggart
ARB comments provided under separate cover on 09/07/2021. The site plan related comment responses
are highlighted below.
Response:
• Lighting Plan revised to show illumination levels only for new fixtures.
• Landscape Plan revised to provide landscape consistent with the character of the previously
approved row of shrubs along the parking area adjacent to Rt. 29, and along the parking area.
• Landscape Plan revised to provide two large shade trees east and west of the existing tree
labeled "61-101-30".
• Planting height of the arborvitae in the plant schedule corrected.
• Landscape plan revised to show shrubs along the eastern side of the building consistent with the
character of the previously approved plan.
Albemarle County Building Inspections — Betty Slough
No objection.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) — Adam Moore
No Objection, see attached recommendations (5/19/2021).
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino,
No objection.
Albemarle County Information Services (E911) — Elise Kiewra
No Objection
Virginia Department of Health (VDH) — Alan Mazurowski
No Objection
Albemarle County Zoning Services — Francis MacCall and Keith Bradshaw
No Objection
Please find the attached digital copies of revised plans. Please do not hesitate to call (434) 531-5544 if
you have any questions or need anything additional.
Sincerely,
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Alan Franklin, PE
Waterstreet Studio, LLC
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