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Memorandum
401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville,
VA 22902-4579
Telephone:434-296-5832
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To: Andrew Lewis (alewiskmerchantsretail.com)
From: Kevin McCollum — Senior Planner I
Division: Planning Services
Date: July 21, 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.
c. [New Comment] Based on VDOT comments dated 7/20/2022, in lieu of providing the shared use path at this
time, please dedicate and grade the area from Brownsville Rd to Crozet Ave for a shared use path to be built as
a public project at a later date.
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. [32.6.2U), 32.7.9.41 Delete the Plant Schedule on Sheet LLO or revise it to match the Plant Schedule on Sheet L2.0.
Comment addressed.
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. 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. A plat (SUB2022-121) is currently under review.
6. [32.7.8 and 4.171 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. Comment stands.
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. 14.12.131 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. Comment addressed.
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. (Rev.2) Comment remains TBA.
2. (Rev. 1) Easement plat or final plat and associated deeds will need to be reviewed/signed/recorded prior to FSP
approval. (Rev.2) Comment remains TBA.
Albemarle County Fire -Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlaeomarsino@albemarle.org — No objection (7/8/2022).
Virginia Department of Transportation— Doug McAvoy Jr., douglas.mcava vdot.vir ig nia.gov —Requested changes,
see attached.
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) — Richard Nelson, melson&serviceauthority.org — Requested changes,
see below.
1. Include a 10'x20` easement around proposed hydrant.
2. Show water meter box to scale.
3. Submit fixture counts to confirm meter size.
4. Include a note that ACSA should be contacted 3 days prior to establishing a connection to the ACSA water main.
5. Included typical service abandonment detail.
Albemarle County E911—Elise Kiewra, ekiewra@albemarle.org — No objection (3/2/2022).
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority—Dyon Vega, dvega&rinavvan.org—No objection (4/28/2022).
Virginia Department of Health — Alan Mazurowski, alan.mazurowski@vdh.virginia.gov —No objection (3/10/2022).
Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) — Margaret Maliszewski, mmaliszewski@albemarle.org —
Requested changes, see below.
Entrance Corridor approval of the site plan cannot be granted separate from architectural approval. 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.
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street (804) 7862701
Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219 Fax: (804) 7862940
July 20, 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 #3
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 8 June
2022, and offers the following comments:
1. Approval of the site plan is dependent upon Department approval of the Design -Waiver
request.
2. Due to ADA concerns, the Shared Use Path cannot be built at this time. The right-of-way
shall be dedicated and the area graded in accordance with Section 2 (third paragraph,
page A(1)-51) of Appendix A(1) of the Road Design Manual. Show the Shared Use Path
on at least one view of the Plans as a "Future County Addition' extending from
Brownsville Rd (Rte 751) to Crozet Ave (Rte 240).
3. Show the proposed location of the Wayfinding sign that will be have to be moved to
accommodate the Shared Use Path, shown on Sheet C4.0.
4. Provide cross sections and profiles for the drainage ditches, and the calculations that
support these.
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
July 20, 2022
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,
Doug McAvoy Jr., P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency