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Megan Yaniglos
From: Amy Pflaum
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:44 PM
To: Megan Yaniglos
Subject: FW: Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
Attachments: Lewis and Clark 3rd.pdf
From: Glenn Brooks
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:38 AM
To: Mark Graham; Wayne Cilimberg; Bill Fritz
Cc: 'Janet Miller'; 'Justin Shimp'; Amy Pflaum
Subject: RE: Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
Mark, Wayne and Bill,
The Lewis & Clark Center site plan is at a stand still over a waiver issue. The applicant is asking for a waiver of
the curb and gutter requirement for roads /travelways in the development area (18- 4.12.15.g, 14- 410H,I). As I
understand it, the Planning Commission expressed a desire to have the entry road /travelway provide water quality
swales, and asked that engineering look into this with the implied intent to waive the curb and gutter in this
manner administratively.
If this is treated as a travelway, engineering can waive curb and gutter "...to accommodate stormwater
management/BMP facility design..." (18- 4.12.15.g). Engineering is careful to do this only to accommodate
design. We have lots of requests, as curbing is expensive, and this is a great way to cut costs on a project. For
example, a parking area with 4 sides has a BMP facility on 1 side. Curb and gutter is not waived on all 4 sides,
but only on the side necessary to drain to the facility, and then maybe only partially for a sufficient break in the
curbing. Thus, we accommodate BMP design, and also preserve the neighborhood model requirements.
In this case, engineering cannot waive all the curb and gutter. The applicant could only provide the desired water
quality swales on one side, as shown in the attached graphic from the applicant. However, the applicant would
still like all the curb and gutter waived, and feels that was the intent of the Planning Commission. The applicant
has made an effort to provide the desired water quality features.
My suggestion is to e -mail this message to the Planning Commissioners. If this was indeed the intent, and
engineering should waive the curb and gutter requirements for the entry travelway and /or parking areas, the
commissioners could let us know by e -mail. This would avoid the Lewis & Clark Center having to schedule
another public hearing for this waiver.
Please let me know if this is an acceptable step to get this project moving, or forward this on as appropriate.
Thanks.
Glenn Brooks, P.E.
County Engineer
Albemarle County
From: Justin Shimp [mailto:jshimp @ddrva.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:50 PM
9/10/2008
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To: Glenn Brooks
Cc: 'Janet Miller'
Subject: Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
Glenn,
As we discussed Thursday I have attached a drawing showing the proposed water quality swales and drainage
areas. let me know if this information is sufficient for review by the PC members.
Thanks!
Justin Shimp
Project Manager
Dominion Development Resources, LLC
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
P. (434) 979 -8121
F. (434) 979 -1681
9/10/2008