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Home My WebLink AboutSDP202200007 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2022-05-13�,1 OF AC County of Albemarle �l COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GIRGIN�P Memorandum 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone:434-296-5832 W W W.ALBEMARLE.ORG To: Andrew Lewis (alewiskmerchantsretail.com) From: Kevin McCollum — Senior Planner I Division: Planning Services Date: May 13, 2022 Subject: SDP202200007 — Crozet Self Storage — Final Site Plan Review Comments The Planner for the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department Community Development will recommend approval of the plan referred to above when the following items have been satisfactorily addressed. (The following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated based on further review.) [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County Code.] Applicable Comments from Initial Site Plan Action Letter (dated December 10, 2021) Comments that have been addressed have been blurred out. Additional comments are added in bold font, like this. 132.7.2.31 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. [32.7.2.3 (b)] The Crozet Master Plan recommends a minimum 10' wide shared -use path along Route 250. Based on further discussions with the Applicant, the most recent email being 2/7/2022, a shared use path (SUP) along Rockfish Gap Tpk (Route 250) must be provided. The SUP should be designed to VDOT standards and extend the length of the property frontage. Providing a SUP along Route 250 is consistent with the 2021 Crozet Master Plan recommendations for necessary pedestrian facilities at this parcel. The SUP can be installed up to the intersection electrical box and then terminate so that the applicant does not need to relocate the electrical box. b. [32.7.2.3 (a); 32.7.2.3 (b)] A sidewalk meeting minimum VDOT standards should be provided along the frontage of Crozet Avenue. By providing a SUP along 250, the applicant will have satisfied the requirements of Section 32.7.2.3 and a sidewalk along the east side of Crozet Avenue will not be required. Comments have been addressed. 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. Revise the placeholder to reflect the Final Site Plan number, SDP202200007. Comment addressed. 3. 132.6.2(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. Parking requirements have been verified with ITE parking standards for Mini -Warehousing (Use code 151). Parking requirement of 11 spaces with 12 being provided is sufficient. 4. [32.6.26), 32.7.9.41 Delete the Plant Schedule on Sheet L1.0 or revise it to match the Plant Schedule on Sheet L2.0. Comment addressed. 5. [32.5.2 (j)(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. Comment stands. Applicant Comment Letter indicates a Plat is being prepared. Once submitted and approved, update the Site Plan accordingly and include the recorded instrument numbers. 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. Revise "LLF" factor on the Luminaire Schedule (Sheet L3.0) to use a light loss factor of 1.0. Revise the Photometric Plan accordingly. Comment addressed. b. [4.17.4 (a)] Provide manufacturer cut -sheets for all proposed outdoor luminaires. Comment addressed. c. [4.17.4 (a)] All proposed outdoor luminaries exceeding 3,000 lumens must be full -cutoff fixtures. Please provide documentation from the manufacturers that all fixtures will be full -cutoff. Comment addressed. d. Please state the pole height of all outdoor luminaires. Comment addressed. 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." Comment addressed. 132.7.9.7 (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. a. [4.12.13(e)] Per Applicant Comment Response Letter the dumpster has been removed. Section 4.12.13 of the Zoning Ordinance states: Each site plan that depicts a commercial or industrial building of 4,000 gross square feet or more shall provide a dumpster pad that does not impede any required parking or loading spaces, nor any pedestrian or vehicular circulation aisles. Provide a dumpster pad and include the details on the Plans as described above. b. [4.12.19 (a)] Dumpster pads shall have a concrete surface. c. [4.12.19 (b)] The pad shall extend beyond the front of each dumpster so that the front wheels of a truck servicing the dumpster will rest on the concrete, but in no case shall the length of a concrete pad be less than eight feet beyond the front of the dumpster. Dumpster comments a-c above have been addressed. A movable dumpster will be located within the internal loading bay area. This addresses dumpster pad requirements and screening requirements. d. Please provide screening and/or additional information to identify the materials, color, dimensions, etc. of the HVAC areas shown on the Site Plan. This comment is pending any ARB comment. Comment has been addressed by the proposed landscaping around the HVAC area. 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. Comment addressed. Final Site Plan Review Comments: 1. [General Comment] Add a date of revision. 2. [32.5.2(a)] Include Entrance Corridor and Steep Slopes — Managed as applicable Overlay Districts in the Site Data information on the Cover Sheet. Comment addressed. 3. [32.5.2 (a)] Provide a list of all recorded plats and deeds that apply to the property. Please include this is the Site Data information on the Cover Sheet. Comment addressed. Revise this information as applicable pending the approval and recordation of the Easement Plat/Special Lot plat mentioned above. 4. [General Comment] Prior to final site plan approval, a WPO plan must be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Engineering Division. Please see Engineering comments below for additional information. 5. [4.12.13] Please provide loading spaces accordingly. a. Loading spaces shall be provided in addition to and exclusive of any parking requirement on the basis of - (])one space for the first 8, 000 square feet of retail gross leasable area, plus one space for each additional 20, 000 square feet of retail gross leasable area; (2) one space for the first 8, 000 square feet of office space plus one space for each additional 20,000 square feet of office space; or (3) one space for the first 10,000 square feet of industrial floor area plus one space for each additional 20,000 square feet of industrial floor area. Comment addressed. 6. [General Comment] Revise the "Landscaping of Parking Areas" chart to correctly reflect the number of parking spaces, 12 instead of 14, and the required calculation, from 1.4 to 1.2. Please contact Kevin McCollum at the Department of Community Development at kmccollum@albemarle.org or 296-5832 ext. 3141 for further information. Additional Reviewer Comments Albemarle County Engineering Services — David James, diames2@albemarle.org — Requested changes, see below. 1. (Rev.1) WPO will need to be approved and bonded prior to FSP approval. 2. (Rev.1) Easement plat or final plat and associated deeds will need to be reviewed/signed/recorded prior to FSP approval. 3. Cover: a. Add SDP number. b. Provide date of field verification of topography & existing site conditions. - Designer to verify (Rev.1) Addressed. 4. I measure the grade at entrance to be closer to 7.5% and will need to be flattened to under 4.0% for 40-ft (any direction). (Rev.1) Acknowledged; VDOT has a similar design standard. Ensure entrance meets that design standard. 5. Show the speed limit or design speed for Brownsville Road. Ensure sight distance length matches the design. (Rev.1) Acknowledged; Since this affect the sight distance easement VDOT to approve of prior. 6. Remove trees from drainage/SWM facility easements. -Refer to WPO plan comments. (Rev.1) Not addressed. 7. (Rev.1) Sheet 4.0: Show stop sign at entrance. 8. (Rev.1) Sheet 7.2: You show 120.88ft sight distance and 155ft sight distance in the plan versus profile. Ensure sight distance is the same and meets VDOT requirements. 9. Note: Proposed landscaping or free-standing structures may need to be removed from the sight easement. Albemarle County Fire -Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlagomarsinogalbemarle.org— Requested changes, see below. 1. Your note indicates a required fire flow of 2,000 gallons per minute for a 97,000 square foot building. The fire code, needed fire flow table for a non-residential structure that size, with sprinkler, shows the needed fire fire flow is the greater of either the needed flow for the sprinkler system or the needed fire flow as listed in table B 105.1 in the fire code, which shows a needed fire flow of between 3,250 gallons per minute to 8,000 gallons a minute depending on the type of construction utilized. Please clarify the construction type and ensure the needed fire flow matches the building size, the construction type and building size. 2. The plans indicate only 1 hydrant, yet even with the needed fire flow currently listed on the plans, the hydrant table in the fire code requires 2 hydrants, with a spacing of every 450 feet and arranged so no hydrant is more than 225 feet from a portion of the structure. keep in mind, the review of the needed fire flow has potential to require more the two hydrants mentioned in this comment if the needed fire flow is indeed more than presented on the current plan. Virginia Department of Transportation— Doug McAvoy Jr., douglas.mcavoy@vdot.vir ig nia.gov —Requested changes, see attached. Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) — Richard Nelson, melson&serviceauthority.org — Review pending. Comments will be forwarded upon receipt. Albemarle County E911—Elise Kiewra, ekiewra@albemarle.org—No objection. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority—Dyon Vega, dvegaa&rinavvan.org—No objection. Virginia Department of Health — Alan Mazurowski, alan.mazurowski@vdh.vir ig nia.gov—No objection. Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) — Margaret Maliszewski, mmaliszewski@albemarle.org — Requested changes, see below. Submit revised architectural drawings to address these outstanding issues: 1. Revise the roof form of the southwest tower for greater coordination throughout the building. 2. Replace some of the EIFS with masonry (brick or stone) or an alternate material (possibly clapboard) to establish a stronger tie to the historic architecture of the area. The southeastern tower and/or the first stories of the gabled bays are appropriate locations for additional masonry. 3. Provide specs on the window glass for review. 4. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings. 5. Provide in the plan details, including material and color, on the design of the seat wall. A muted earth tone color is recommended. 6. Consider revising the wall colors to emphasize the recesses. 7. Revise the windows of the 2nd and 3rd stories of the southeast tower to match the windows at the 2nd and 3rd stories of the rest of the building. Submit a revised site plan to address this outstanding issue: 8. Show tree protection fencing for the wooded area to remain at the west end of the site. [The applicant's comment response memo states that tree protection fencing has been added to the E&S plans. The E&S plans were not included in the site plan submittal. Show the fencing on the grading and landscaping plans, in addition to the E&S plans.] COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street (804) 7862701 Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219 Fax: (804) 7862940 April 27, 2022 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Attn: Kevin McCollum Re: Crozet Self Storage — Final Site Plan SDP-2022-00007 Review #2 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 15 April 2022, and offers the following comments: 1. Approval of the site plan is dependent upon Department approval of the Design -Waiver request. 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. 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, Doug McAvoy Jr., P.E. Area Land Use Engineer Charlottesville Residency VirginiaDOT.org WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING