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Memorandum
March 10, 2022
Eric Woolley
210 5u' Street NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
ewoollgy@woolla-eng.com
RE: SDP202200003 — Halifax House — Initial Site Plan SRC Review Comments
Dear Mr. Woolley:
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 (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 (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, /f�
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Kevin McCollum
Senior Planner I
Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) —Kevin McCollum, kmccollum@albemarle.org —Required changes:
Comments to be addressed prior to initial site plan approval:
1. [4.12.16] Revise the access aisle width to meet all applicable standards. Fire Rescue has suggested a minimum
access aisle width of 20' is required.
2. [General Comment] Staff recommends that all applicable special exceptions are approved prior to initial site
plan approval.
3. [General Comment] Staff recommends adding additional information to the special exception narrative to
further explain the proposed use of the property and justify the request for additional parking.
Comments to be addressed prior to final site plan approval:
1. [32.5.2(a)] Please revise the title on the Cover Sheet to include a reference to the Initial Site Plan Number:
SDP202200003 and include a place holder for the Final Site Plan Number.
2. [32.5.2(a)] Please provide the total number of sheets at the bottom of the Sheet Index Table on the Cover Sheet.
3. [General Comment] Add a date of revision.
4. [32.5.2(a)] For any adjacent parcels visible on the drawings, please show the property lines and include a label
stating the owner's name, TMP number, zoning districts, and present uses.
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.
6. [Section 321 Final site plan must comply with all applicable requirements of Section 32.6, 32.7 and 32.8 of the
Zoning Ordinance prior to final approval.
7. [32.5.2(a)] There are currently four special exceptions associated with this Site Plan that will need to be approved
prior to Final Site Plan approval. Please include them in the Zoning information on the cover sheet. Please
include any applicable approvals and conditions in the Site Plan.
a. [4.12.4] SE202200002 A special exception request to increase the maximum number of permitted
parking spaces.
b. [4.12.15] SE202200003 A special exception request for an alternative surface material for the access
aisles and parking areas.
c. [4.12.16] SE202200004 A special exception request for a narrower travelway width for vehicle access
aisles.
d. [21.7] SE202200005 A special exception request to disturb the use buffer provided in Section 21.7 in
order to install a new septic drain field.
8. [32.5.2 (n)] Please provide ADA compliant striping or appropriate signage on the access aisle adjacent to
the handicap parking space.
a. See Inspections Division comments below for additional comment.
9. [32.5.2(e), 32.7.9.4, 32.7.9] Please update the plant schedule/key to include the botanical name, common name,
size, and quantity of all existing and proposed landscaping features.
a. Please provide the canopy area per plant for each species type, and then state the total canopy per species
type based on the amount of trees/shrubs provided. Canopy calculations can be found here:
https://www.albemarle.ora/flome/ShowDocument?id=1020
b. Please provide more details about the existing landscape features as described in Section 18-32.7.9.4(c).
i. The Albemarle County Conservation Plan Checklist and Chapter 3.38 of the Virginia Erosion
and Sediment Control handbook is not completed or signed on Sheet C-305. The Conservation
Plan Checklist will need to be completed and signed by the owners to approval.
10. [32.7.8 and 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 frill 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."
11. [4.12.6] Please revise the parking calculation on the cover sheet and include a reference to the special
exception request mentioned in Comment 7 above. Currently there is a discrepancy between the number
of parking spaces shown on the Cover Sheet (17) and the number provided on the Site Plan sheets (19).
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 Engineering Services (Engineer) — John Anderson, janderson2 analbemarle.org — Requested
changes, see attached.
Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) — Khristopher Taggart, ktaeQart@albemarle.org — Requested
changes, see attached.
Albemarle County Building Inspections — Betty Slough, bslou hg galbemarle.org — Requested changes, see below.
1. The accessible parking spaces requires a floor surface that is "stable, firm, and slip resistant' per ANSUICC Al 17.1
Section 302.
Albemarle County Information Services (E911) — Elise Kiewra, ekiewra@albemarle.org - No objection.
Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlaQomarsinogalbemarle.org — Requested
changes, see below.
1. Fire Rescue objects to reducing the width of the access travelway.
2. Fire rescue does not object to the alternative surface as long as it is designed to support the weight of 80,000 lb. fire
apparatus and it is maintained, along with the existing travelway, as accessible to fire apparatus in all weather
conditions.
Albemarle County Service Authority— Richard Nelson, melsonkserviceauthority.org—No objection.
Virginia Department of Transportation— Doug McAvoy Jr., douglas.mcavoy&vdotvir ig nia.gov —No objection.
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority—Dyon Vega, dvega@rinavvan.org—No objection.
Virginia Department of Health — Alan Mazurowski, alan.mazurowski@vdh.vir ig nia.gov — Requested changes, see
attached.
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m COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Memorandum
To: Kevin McCollum
From: John Anderson
Date: 3/2/2022
Subject: HALIFAX HOUSE - INITIAL - DIGITAL (SDP202200003)
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
Telephone: 434-296-5832
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
The Halifax House Initial Site Plan has been reviewed by Engineering. The following comments will
need to be addressed with the final site plan (or with plans submitted prior to FSP):
1. [17-604.A.] Mitigation plan plantings are required for development within the landward 50' of the
stream buffer. Proposed parking within the landward 50' of buffer was discussed and Engineering
signaled acceptance during pre -application meeting (PREAPP202100060), 8/9/2021, county engineer
in attendance. Please note mitigation (plan) planting requirements at 17-604.C.5. apply.
2. Recommend sheet L 1.0 repeat with sheet title revised to `Mitigation Plan' (with WPO plan submittal),
and that planting density meet requirements listed at 17-604.C.5.
Engineering Review Comments
Page 2 of 2
3. Please ensure that seven (7) grass paver parking spaces proposed within landward 50' of stream buffer
persist as a design feature in the final site plan since grass pavers mitigate stream buffer impact by
aiding infiltration.
4. FSP approval requires WPO plan approval; please submit WPO Application at earliest convenience.
5. C3.0: Coordinate tree removal with Planning. Tree removal is limited within 15-ft of perennial
streams in any zoning district [18-4.3.b.1]. Engineering defers to Planning.
6. C4.0
a. Recommend bumper blocks for parking spaces proposed to front knee wall at bottom of slope
to prevent vehicle /wall damage.
b. Recommend label clarify asphalt paved (or brick -paved) HC parking /loading space are
proposed since gravel is inappropriate for HC parking (access /loading).
7. C4.1: Riprap stone outfall and light grading proposed for outfall of Str. 3 will be evaluated with WPO
plan. Grading required to establish non -erosive gradual outfall to tributary to Little Ivy Creek is
permissible (17-603.13; also `water dependent facility' at 18-3), but must be held to a minimum, with
special precaution taken with equipment operating near the stream edge to ensure no equipment -borne
petroleum contaminants enter the stream. Equipment below stream OHW or within the stream are
impermissible unless coordinated with /through jurisdictional agencies, including DEQ, USACE, etc.
8. C5.0 - Site Utility Layout appears to concentrate stone runoff without detention prior to release to
trib. to Little Ivy Creek. Storm discharge to this stream must meet state stormwater management
water quality requirements at 9VAC25-870-65 (clearinghouse BMPs), or alternatively, 9VAC25-870-
69, Mite compliance options; and water quantity requirements at 9VAC25-870-66.B.3 (energy
balance). SWM design will be evaluated with WPO plan and requires revision to layout on C5.0.
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March 8, 2022
Eric Woolley, P.E.
Woolley -Engineering
210 5'h Street NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2022-06: Halifax House - Initial (TMP: 05900-00-00-015A1)
Dear Mr. Woolley,
Khristopher Taggart, Planner
ktaeeart@a I bema rle.o re
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3278
At its meeting on Monday, March 7, 2022, the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board unanimously
voted to forward the following recommendations on the above -noted Initial Site Development Plan to the agent
for the Site Review Committee:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
o Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB:
None. The ARB recommends approval of the Initial Plan without conditions.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Maintain grading outside the driplines of trees to remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and
coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and sediment control plans.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The following items and all
items on the ARB Final Site Plan Checklist must be addressed:
1. Consider providing photos and sketch plans and elevations of the shed prior to it being
relocated.
2. Indicate on the site plan the locations of any new equipment (building or ground -mounted). If no
new equipment is proposed revise the site plan to include a note that states this.
3. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plan: 'Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
4. Revise the plan to include photometric diagrams for the light fixtures.
5. Revise the pole -mounted fixtures to use the open side option and emit less than 3000 lumens.
6. Revise the plan to provide manufacturer's cut sheets with options clearly indicated or cut sheets
and a luminaire schedule with all options identified.
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7. Add the standard lighting note to the site plan: "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 away from 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 foot-candle."
8. Provide a complete plant schedule in the site plan.
9. Revise the landscape plan to clearly identify existing and proposed landscaping.
10. Revise the site plan set to show tree protection fencing on the grading and landscape plans.
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application forms,
checklists and schedules are available on-line at https://www.albemarle.org/government/community-
development/apply-for/planning-and-site-development-applications. Please be certain that your ARB submittal
addresses all checklist items and the above -noted comments. If you have any questions concerning any of the
above, please feel free to contact me.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Khris Taggart, Planner
cc: Ivy Road RE LLC
800 E Canal Street, Suite 1900
Richmond, VA 23219
Michael Boggs
Alexander Nicholson, Inc.
100 Keystone Place
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Kevin McCollum, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Halifax House
Initial Site Plan, SDP202200003
3447 Ivy Road
Tax Map: 59-15A1
Mr. McCollum:
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Health Department
1138 Rose Hill Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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March 3, 2022
As requested, I've reviewed the above -referenced site plan, dated 1/14/22, and have the
following comments/recommendations:
I believe the notes under General Water and Sewer Conditions on Sheet C1.0 is
misleading in that the parcel appears to be served by onsite water & septic systems, not
public.
2. VDH has not yet received plans for the new septic system as shown on Sheet C5.0. Until
such plans have been reviewed and approved, I cannot verify that the new system will not
be compromised by the proposed construction and will be unable to recommend approval
of the final site plan.
There are no water sources shown on the plan, however, I've located documentation on
file that suggests there are as many as two private wells located on the property. I
recommend all existing wells be shown on the site plan so I can determine whether they
will be impacted by the proposed construction.
If there are any questions or concerns, please give me a call, 434-972-4306.
Sincerely,
Alan Mazurowski
Environmental Health Supervisor
Blue Ridge Health District
alan.mazurowski(a()vdh.vir ig nia.gov
TIER II GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT
AdftkCounty of Albemarle
Department of Community Development £
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
434-296-5832 1 www.albemarle.org/cdd
DATE: 02/24/2022
APPLICATION: SDP 2022-00003
PROJECT NAME: HALIFAX HOUSE - INITIAL - DIGITAL
TMP: 05900-00-00-015A1
The pending development on the property affected by the above referenced application number
meets criteria outlined in Albemarle County Code Article IV - Groundwater Assessments to
warrant a Tier 2 Groundwater Assessment. The following assessment uses the best available
sources to outline the various groundwater conditions that could have an impact on this property.
Water Quantity
# of Wells within .5 Miles of Parcel: 16
Range of Depth of those wells: None to 500.0 feet
Range of Yield of those wells: None to 45.0 gallons per minute (gpm)
Median Yield for Wells in County: 6.0 gpm
Water Quality
# of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs) within 2000 Feet of Parcel: 2
# of Superfund sites within .5 miles: 0
# of Landfills within .5 miles: 0
Hydroaraohy
% of Parcel that Contains Required Stream Buffers: 42.3%
Watershed of Parcel (Y/N'):
Ivy Creek -Little Ivy Creek (Y) 100.0%
Geology
Bedrock:
Blue Ridge basement complex(Ybg) - porphyroblastic biotite plagioclase augen gneiss 100.0%
Hydrogeologic Units*:
Piedmont Foothills -III 100.0%
If you should have any questions, please contact the Community Development Department at
434-296-5832.
' A "Y" indicates that the watershed is a water supply watershed. An "N" means that it is not.
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*Hydrogeologic Units Defined
Taken from the 1213012003 Albemarle County Hydrogeologic Assessment Phase ii —
Groundwater Availability and Sensitivity Assessment with Proposed Groundwater Assessment
Standards. Prepared by ENSAT Corporation, Culpeper, VA.
The process of investigating groundwater availability at the County -wide scale involved identifying distinct
hydrogeologic units and comparing the units based on groundwater availability characteristics for which data
could be obtained. Each hydrogeologic unit shares some common characteristics with regard to geology,
soils, and topography, although there is quite a bit of variability within each unit.
Nine hydrogeologic units were identified across the County, as follows, and as shown on the Albemarle
County Hydrogeologic Unit Map (Figure 2).
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2.
3.
Figure 2 - Albemarle County Hydrogeologic Unit Map
Blue Ridge West-IW: This unit lies primarily
on the steep eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge
Mountains and is dominated by the Myersville
and Parker Soils, and to a lesser extent the
Chester. Slopes range from 2-60%. These soils
are residual in nature. The Myersville soils are
derived from weathered volcanic metamorphic
rocks (greenstone) and Parker and Chester soil
series are derived from weathered granite and
granite gneiss. These soils are considered to be
relatively deep and well drained.
Blue Ridge East-IE: The Blue Ridge East unit
overlies volcanic greenstone rock and represents
the eastern limb of the Blue Ridge Anticlinorium.
The area is characterized by the presence of a
prominent ridge and trends generally northeast
within the otherwise rolling piedmont landscape.
Portions of this ridge are known locally as Green
Mountain, Carters Mountain, and the Southwest
Mountains. This area is dominated by the Rabun
and Myersville soils and to a lesser extent, the
Catoctin. The Rabun soil series is deep and well
drained and like the Myersville soil series is
formed from weathered greenstone. The
Catoctin soil series is considered to be
moderately deep and well drained and is also
formed from weathered greenstone.
Colluvial Fans -II: The Colluvial Fan unit lies at
the base of the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge
Mountain and is characterized by relatively steep
drainage swales that extend to more gradual sloping conditions. The area includes a series of
intermittent drainages that include ephemeral drainage ways. Many of the intermittent drainages
become perennial streams as this area includes stream bottom valleys. A significant portion of the unit
area consists of transported soils including the Braddock and Thurmont. These soils are formed in
colluvial and alluvial materials found on colluvial fans and terraces and are the product of weathered
granite, granodiorite, granite gneiss, and greenstone. Both of these soil series are deep and well
drained with slopes ranging from 2-25%. Residual soils including the Hayesville and the Chester are
also abundant. These soils are also deep and well drained and are formed on upland slopes from
weathered products of granite and granite gneiss. Slopes of these soils typically range from 2-45%.
Bedrock geology consists largely of metagranitic rock of the Blue Ridge Basement Complex and
metasedimentary, metaconglomerate and phyllite of the Swift Run Formation. The accumulation of
transported soils (colluvial and alluvial) can form "cappings" over residual soils and parent material,
which can add to the overall thickness of the overburden.
4. Piedmont Foothills -III: The Piedmont Foothills unit is characterized by rolling upland to relatively
steep topography. Soils within this area dominated by the Hayesville, Ashe and Chester soil series
which are moderately deep to deep, and generally well drained. These soils are found on the piedmont
upland and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain on slopes ranging from 2-45%. These soils are formed
from weathered granites and meta -granites of the Blue Ridge Basement complex. The Piedmont
Foothills area is bifurcated by Hydrogeologic Unit IV (Lynchburg).
5. Lynchburg -IV: The Lynchburg unit is characterized by a relatively narrow band that trends in a
northeast direction and includes a relatively long segment of the Mechums River valley. Soils within this
unit are dominated by the Hazel and to a lesser extent by the Elioak and Glenelg soils. The Hazel soil
series are moderately deep and well drained and are formed in the weathered products of
metagraywacke sandstone and mica schist. Hazel soils lie on uplands and their slopes range from 7-
45%. The Elioak soil series are deep and well drained and are formed in the products of weathered
micaeous metamorphic rock. Slopes of the Elioak range from 2-25%. The Glenelg soils are also deep
and well drained and are formed in the weathered products of quartz mica schist. Slopes of the Glenelg
range from 2-45%. The area is underlain primarily by the Lynchburg Formation and/or the Mechums
River Formation which consists largely of metagraywacke, meta sandstone, and graphitic schist.
6. Ragged Mountain-V: The Ragged Mountain unit is characterized by mountainous terrain located in the
southwestern portion of the County and is underlain by the metagranitic rocks of the Blue Ridge
Basement Complex. The soils in the area are dominated by the Chester, Hayesville, Ashe, and Parker
soil series. These soils are derived from weathered granite and granite gneiss and are deep and
excessively well drained. These soils range in slope from 2-45% with some slopes up to 60 percent in
the Parker soils.
7. Candler -VI: The Candler unit is underlain primarily by the Candler formation. Bedrock geology includes
phyllites and to a lesser degree laminated metasiltstone. Soils underlying the unit area are dominated
by the Manteo and Nason series. Manteo soils are shallow and somewhat excessively drained. The
Manteo soils are formed in the weathered products of sericitic schist/phyllite on uplands and range in
slope from 2-45%. The Nason soil series are deep and well drained and are also formed in the
weathered products of sericitic schist/phyllite. The Nason soils are formed on uplands and range in
slope from 2-25%.
8. Newark Basin-VII: The Newark Basin unit is characterized by low relief topography, which exists over
Mesozoic basin geology. The unit is underlain by the Newark Supergroup which consists of sandstones,
siltstones, and shales. Soils within this area are dominated by the Totier, Rapidan, and Penn series.
The Totier soil series are deep and well drained and are formed from weathered Triassic red shale.
These soils are found on uplands and range in slope from 2-15% deep to moderately deep and well
drained. Slopes range from 2-25%.
The Rapidan soil series are also deep and well drained and are formed in weathered products of Triassic
conglomerate. The Rapidan, like the Totier, are found on uplands and range in slope from 2-25%. The
Penn series are moderately deep and well drained and are formed from the weathered products of
Triassic red shale. The Newark Basin hydrogeologic unit includes the Scottsville Basin located in the
southern portion of the County and much smaller area of the Barboursville Basin located in the northern
portion of the County.
9. Piedmont Proper-VIII: The Piedmont Proper unit is characterized by gently rolling piedmont
topography. The bedrock geology underlying the unit is mapped as Metagraywacke, quartoze schist,
and melange. Soils in the unit area are dominated by the Nason and the Manteo in nearly equal
percentages. Although these same soils also dominated the Candler unit, it should be noted that the
Manteo soils were nearly twice as prevalent as compared to the Nason. Manteo soils are shallow and
somewhat excessively drained. The Manteo soils are formed in the weathered products of sericitic
schists/phyllites on uplands and range in slope from 2-45%. The Nason soil series are deep and well
drained and are also formed in the weathered products of sericitic schist. The Nason soils are formed
on uplands and range in slope from 2-25%.
10. Barboursville -IX: This unit exists in only a small portion of the County at the area where Route 20
enters Orange County. Evidently this hydrogeologic unit was small enough that it did not factor into the
ENSAT report and therefore does not have a description like the other units. You can see an unlabeled
delineation of this unit in the map (Figure 2) along the northern County boundary near the right-hand
side.
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