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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA202100016 Review Comments Zoning Map Amendment 2022-02-23County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 MEMORANDUM Phone: 434.296.5832 www.albemarle.org To: Applicant From: Kevin McDermott; Planning Manager Date: February 24, 2022 Re: ZMA202100016 - North Fork Transportation Comments The Albemarle County Community Development Department, Planning Division, Transportation Planning has reviewed the above referenced plan and associated traffic impact analysis as submitted by Timmons Group (December 2021) and offers the following comments: Traffic Impact Analysis • Development Trip Generation Numbers contained in the Executive Summary do not match the Trip Generation Numbers shown in the table on 8-1 • You list North Fork Research Park as a background development, but since this project is amending that rezoning it would be more appropriate to include those numbers as part of this development and then separate out gross and net numbers. This application doesn't propose to change the approved uses and square footage, but it could if the applicant determined that the overall development would be more appropriate at a smaller scale. Further, it would provide a more appropriate evaluation of impacts to consider the entire development and be more consistent with other development proposals the County has reviewed. • Are the proposed Carriage Units and/or Accessory Apartments allowed by the Code of Development included in the total units? Does the ITE Manual have a recommendation as to how those should be accounted for? • How does WB Airport Rd see such significant improvements to delay from Future No Build to the Future Build in all analyzed years? • In the Principle Findings the statement is made that "Under the 2037 Total conditions no major capacity or queueing issues are noted outside of those background issues along the signalized US Route 29 Corridor." The background and Total analyses show that every intersection has failing LOS, often so bad that the queueing will back up through adjacent intersections. It may be the case that these are not noted simply because it can't get any worse during the peak hour but the likely outcome is that the poor operations extend well outside of peak hour. I think the TIA needs to identify the significantly failing operations and attempt to identify any potential improvements that could be made to address these issues. • Overall, the addition of what is likely well over 13,000 daily trips to a network that already has significant operational issues is a concern. Narrative • On page 9 applicant discusses the Multi -modal Transportation Opportunities and references the provision of bus stops. They are referenced in the Code of Development also but it remains vague on the commitment to provide those. Can there be any further references in the application plan regarding potential locations, number and amenity types? • On page 11 in the first paragraph the applicant discusses how the residential component will be added to already approved PDIP uses but in the second paragraph only discusses the additional trips added by the new residential rezoning. Shouldn't the total trip impact include both the new and existing uses, especially if the updated proffers are proposed to replace the existing proffers. A not insignificant amount of the background trips come from the approved uses. County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Phone: 434.296.5832 www.albemarle.org Proffers • Proffer 5.9 (C) references an Exhibit M that doesn't appear to be in the Application Plan. o This proffer specifically references a grade separated interchange. What if VDOT identifies an alternative recommendation for this intersection? • It appears the proposed proffers address the proposed turning movements in and out of the Lewis and Clark entrance from US 29 but there are no proffers to address the impact of the development on mainline US 29 or at the other impaired intersections identified as "1.", "2.", and "W' in the TIA, correct? • The proffers are similar to those already in place associated with the existing development but appear to remove the previous proffer to add a third lane on US 29 between Lewis and Clark and Airport Road (Proffer 5.4(C). Is that correct? Application Plan • Exhibit C NMD-PDIP Application Plan: Should proposed roads be shown for Area B? Exhibit H Street Sections: o The SUP proposed along Lewis and Clark should have a minimum 8' buffer between the curb and the SUP. o Are all Primary and Secondary Streets proposed to be public streets? o Please provide information on the streets proposed in the reconfigured PDIP section of the development including cross -sections, which are intended to be public roads, private roads, or travelways, etc. Since this is replacing the previously approved rezoning and the proposal significantly reconfigures that section of the development that information will need to be included in this rezoning. The Code of Development allows Carriage Units and Accessory Apartments in all residential blocks. Have these been included in the maximum units that the TIA proposes? The TIA is required to assess for the absolute maximum of development If you have any questions regarding these comments, please feel free to contact me. Kevin M. McDermott Planning Manager Albemarle County 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-5841 Ext. 3414 kmcdermott@albemarle.org