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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202100081 Action Letter 2021-12-10401 McIntire Road, North Wing County of Albemarle Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Telephone: 4 34-296-5832 W W W.ALBEMARLE.ORGRLE.ORG Memorandum December 10, 2021 Andrew Lewis 2801 Highway 208 South Suite 345 Birmingham, AL 35223 alewis@merchantsretail.com RE: SDP202100081 Crozet Self Storage — Initial Site Plan - Site Review Committee Action Letter To Whom It May Concern: The Agent for the Board of Supervisors hereby grants conditional administrative approval to the above referenced site plan. All comments contained in the attached comment letter dated December 9, 2021 last revised December 10, 2021 must be addressed prior to final site plan approval. This approval shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of this letter, provided that the developer submits a final site plan for all or a portion of the site within one (1) year after the date of this letter as provided in section 32.4.3.1 of Chapter 18 of the Code of the County of Albemarle, and thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final site plan. In accordance with Chapter 18 Section 32.4.2.8 Early or Mass Grading may be permitted after the following approvals are received: 1. Engineering approval of a VSMP plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Code of the County of Albemarle. 2. Approval of all easements for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control. The final site plan will not be considered to have been officially submitted until the following items are received: 1. A final site plan that satisfies all of the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code. 2. Applicable fee. Please submit a digital final site plan application on our website here. The assigned Lead Reviewer will then distribute the plans to all reviewing agencies. Once you receive the first set of comments on the final site plan, please work with each reviewer individually to satisfy their requirements. The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature until tentative approvals for the attached conditions from the following agencies/reviewers have been obtained: SRC Members: Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) Albemarle County Information Services (E911) Albemarle County Building Inspections Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Albemarle County Service Authority Virginia Department of Transportation Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Please contact Kevin McCollum at the Department of Community Development at kmccollum nalbemarle.org or 296-5832 ext. 3141 for further information. Sincerely, Kevin McCollum Planner $�4 of AL 401 McIntire Road, North Wing County Of Albemarle Charlottesville, VA22902-4579 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Telephone: 4 W W W.ALBEMA34-296-5832 RLE.ORGRLE.ORG I'IRGINIP/ Memorandum December 9, 2021 Revised December 10, 2021 Andrew Lewis 2801 Highway 208 South Suite 345 Birmingham, AL 35223 alewis@merchantsretail.com RE: SDP202100081 Crozet Self Storage Initial Site Plan Dear Mr. Lewis: The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Initial comments from the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as applicable, are attached: Albemarle County Planning Services Albemarle County Engineering Services Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) Albemarle County Information Services (E911) Albemarle County Building Inspections Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that will be required to be resolved prior to approval of the initial site plan. Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Kevin McCollum Senior Planner Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) —Kevin McCollum, kmccollum@albemarle.org —Required changes: Comments to be addressed prior to final site plan approval: 1. [32.7.2.3] Pedestrian infrastructure, designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation, should be provided adjacent to Route 250 and Crozet Avenue for the length of the parcel. See comments from Transportation Planning staff below. Please address the following: a. The Crozet Master Plan recommends a minimum 10' wide shared -use path along Route 250. b. A sidewalk meeting minimum VDOT standards should be provided along the frontage of Crozet Avenue. 2. [32.5.2(a)] Please include a reference to the Initial Site Plan Number: SDP202100081 and include a place holder for the Final Site Plan Number. 3. [32.6.2(i), 4.12.71 The Zoning Administrator must approve the proposed number of parking spaces prior to Final Site Plan approval. Please submit a justification or parking study for the proposed number of parking spaces. a. Revise the parking calculations on the Cover Sheet accordingly. 4. [32.6.20), 32.7.9.41 Delete the Plant Schedule on Sheet L1.0 or revise it to match the Plant Schedule on Sheet L2.0. 5. [32.5.2 0)(k)(1), 32.6.2(g)] Show all existing and any proposed easements. Any new easements required for water, sewer, drainage facilities, or any proposed utilities will need to be reviewed, approved, and recorded prior to final site plan approval. Please submit an easement plat application the County for review. The final site plan will need to be updated so that all easements are shown and labeled identifying easement type, whether it's public or private, a width dimension, and the recorded instrument with deed book and page number. a. [32.6.2] Please submit a plat application that meets all requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance for a Special Lot subdivision application and an Easement Plat application. This combined plat can show the proposed ROW dedication and all new/proposed easements. The application fee associated with this combined Plat will be the "Easement Plat — with a deed" fee. The current fee for this type of application is $934.96. 6. [32.7.8 and 4.17] If any outdoor lighting is proposed, please provide a lighting plan will need to be included with the final site plan submission that complies with all applicable regulations specified in Section 4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance. This includes: a. Provide footcandle measurements within the property and along all property lines. Use a light loss factor of 1.0 to determine footcandles on site. b. [4.17.4 (a)] Provide manufacturer cut -sheets for all proposed outdoor luminaires. c. [4.17.4 (a)] All proposed outdoor luminaries exceeding 3,000lumens must be full -cutoff fixtures. Please provide documentation from the manufacturers that all fixtures will be full -cutoff. d. Please state the pole height of all outdoor luminaires. e. [4.17.4 (b)] Please add a note to which states "Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire 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." 7. [32.7.9.7 (a)(3)] Please provide a construction detail in plan and profile view of the proposed dumpster enclosure. The detail should identify materials to be used, color, dimensions, etc. Please be aware that walls used for screening must be a minimum of 6' in height. 8. [General Comment] According to Albemarle County GIS the property is in the jurisdictional area for water and sewer. Please confirm this information in the Site Data table on the Cover Sheet. Please contact Kevin McCollum at the Department of Community Development at kmccollum@albemarle.org or 296- 5832 ext. 3141 for further information. Comments From Other Reviewers: Albemarle County Planning Services (Transportation Planning) - Kevin McDermott, kmcdermott@albemarle.org - Requested changes. 1. Pedestrian infrastructure, designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation, should be provided adjacent to Route 250 and Crozet Avenue for the length of the parcel. The Crozet Master Plan recommends a 10' minimum shared -use path along Route 250. Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) — David James, diames2@albemarle.org — Requested changes. 1. Provide safety railing for walls over 30" high. 2. Sheet 2 — a. Show existing easements with deed book refs. b. Show managed slopes (overlay). 3. Sheet 4 — a. Provide 3' min curb radius. b. Extend curbing to full length of parking length. c. Provide std. VDOT entrance & detail. 4. Sheet 5 — Entrance intersection needs to be less than 4% grade for 40' 5. Show entrance sight distance and design speed of Brownsville Road. a. Ensure no obstructive views. 6. Note: Building permit needed for walls 3' and higher. Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) — Margaret Maliszewski, mmaliszewski@albemarle.org— See recommendations below. 1. The ARB reviewed a conceptual plan for this project under ARB-2021-94. See that application for the ARB's comments on the conceptual design. 2. The ARB will review the initial plan and updated architectural design under ARB-2021-127 on December 20, 2021. Comments will be available after that meeting. Albemarle County Building Inspections —Betty Slough, bslou hg &albemarle.org —Requested changes. 1. Add the following note to the general notes page: Retaining walls greater than 3 feet in height require a separate building permit. Walls exceeding 4 feet in height require a stamped engineered design also. Walls require inspections as outlined in the USBC. 2. Add the following note to the general notes page: Accessible parking spaces, access isles, and accessible route shall be installed in accordance with ICC ANSI A117.1-09 and the 2015 Virginia Construction Code. 3. Add the following to the general notes page: All roof drains shall discharge in a manner not to cause a public nuisance and not over sidewalks. 4. Add the following note to the general notes page: Buildings or structures built before January 1, 1985 must have an asbestos survey performed in order to apply for a demolition permit. Asbestos removal permits are required if positive for such from Albemarle County and VDOLI. Contact VDOLI for their additional requirements and permits for demolition projects at 540-562-3580 x131. 5. Add the following note to the general notes page: All water, sewer and fire lines require NEW inspection and testing procedures. The ACSA performs any testing and inspections of the public sewer and water main(s). The Albemarle County Building Inspections Department (ACBID) does a visual inspection and witnesses the testing of the building drain, water service pipe and the sprinkler lead-in connection. The developer/contractor is responsible to retain a Special Inspector as outlined in the updated Albemarle County Policy for Site Utilities to perform the visual inspection and testing of all utilities not covered by the ACSA or ACBID. This includes building sewers, water and fire line branches between the main and the meter(s)/building(s). The Special Inspector's report must be submitted and approved by the Albemarle County Engineering Department prior to a Certificate of Occupancy being issued. Albemarle County Information Services (E911) — Elise Kiewra, ekiewra@albemarle.org - No objection. Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlaQomarsinogalbemarle.org — Requested changes. 1. Please provide a note indicating the Needed Fire Flow calculation per ISO requirements for the building on the plans. 2. Provide the number of fire hydrants, in the appropriate spacing arrangement, as required by the calculated needed fire flow 3. Please provide a note on the plan indicating the available fire flow for the public water system as a note on the plan 4. The FDC requires a fire hydrant within 100 ft and arranged so that when in use in conjunction with the FDC, the travel way is not obstructed. 5. A note on the plan for signage indicates signs will comply with the 2000International Fire Code. This is currently an outdated Code. The current code codified and in use is the 2018 Code. Ensure notes reference the applicable code. 6. A Knox Box will be required. Please place a note indicating this on the plan. The location of this can be coordinated with the Fire Marshal's Office. Please place a note on the plan acknowledging this Albemarle County Service Authority — Richard Nelson, melson@serviceauthority.org — Requested changes. 1. RWSA sewer capacity certification will be required. 2. Provide fixture counts. Virginia Department of Transportation — Adam Moore, Adam.Moorekvdot.vir ig nia.gov and Doug McAvoy Jr., douglas.mcavoy@vdot.vir ig nia.gov —Requested changes, see attached. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority —Victoria Fort and Dyon Vega, vfort@rivanna.org and dvega@rinavvan.org — Requested changes, see below. RWSA will require a sewer flow acceptance prior to final site plan approval. The request will need to be sent to us by ACSA and will include the following: 1. Estimated average daily dry weather sewage flow (ADDWF) 2. Point of connection into RWSA system (which manhole) 3. Number of units/square footage 4. Estimated in-service date Virginia Department of Health — Alan Mazurowski, alan.mazurowski@vdh.vir iginia.gov — Requested changes. 1. The plan indicates that water will be supplied by a public system, but sewer will be private. However, our records show that the former deli/convenience store and residences were connected to the public sewer system sometime after the original onsite septic system failed in 1998. Therefore, I recommend that the plan be revised to reflect that change. COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street (804) 7862701 Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219 Fax: (804) 7862940 November 15, 2021 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Attn: Kevin McCollum Re: Crozet Self Storage — Initial Site Plan SDP-2021-00081 Review # 1 Dear Mr. McCollum: The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section, has reviewed the above referenced plan as prepared by Timmons Group, dated 25 October 2021, and offers the following comments: 1. Provide a vertical profile for the entrance. 2. Video inspection of the existing stormwater pipe will be required to confirm its condition before tying -in private lines. 3. Show all existing infrastructure (private mailboxes, highway signs, utilities, etc.) on the Plans in their current location, and proposed final location if they will need to be moved. 4. Provide drainage calculations. 5. Sight distance shown (150 ft) does not conform with Intersection -Sight -Distance (280 ft) in Table 2-5 or Stopping -Sight -Distance (155 ft) in Table 2-6, both in Appendix F of the Road Design Manual. Please correct the problem, explain the discrepancy, or apply for a Design Waiver or Design Exception. 6. Please provide profiles along the sight -distance lines and ensure they conform with Table 2-5, Appendix F of the Road Design Manual. Please provide a digital copy in PDF format of the revised plan along with a comment response letter. If further information is desired, please contact Doug McAvoy Jr. at (540) 718-6113. VirginiaDOT.org WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING November 15, 2021 Attn: Kevin McCollum A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process. Sincerely, Adam J. Moore, P.E. Asst. Resident Engineer — Land Use Charlottesville Residency