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Home My WebLink AboutSDP202200033 Correspondence 2022-08-02LINES -GRADE C I V I L E N G I N E E R I N G V COMMENT RESPONSE LETTER August 2, 2022 TO: County of Albemarle Community Development Department 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902 ATTN: Kevin McCollum Senior Planner RE: SDP202200033 Rio Hill Center "The Spot"— Minor Site Plan Amendment Dear Mr. McCollum, On behalf of SCT Rio Hill LLC, we offer the following responses and plan revisions to comments dated June 10, 2022. Our Responses are in bold italic text below each comment. Planning Services — Kevin McCollum 1. [32.5.2 (s)] Please add the application number, SDP202200033, to the project title on Sheet C0.0. The application number has been added to Sheet CO.0. 2. Please add the Site Review Committee (SRC) signature panel (attached) to the cover sheet. The SRC signature panel has been added to the cover sheet. 3. Add a date of revision. The revision date has been added. 4. [32.5.2 (j)(k)(1), 32.6.2(g)] Show all existing and any proposed easements. These can be shown on any or all of the sheets including Sheet C2.0 through Sheet C4.0 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 make sure that all easements are shown and labeled identifying easement type, whether its public or private, a width dimension, and the recorded instrument with deed book and page number. There are no known existing or proposed easements to indicate on this plan. 5. Final site plan must comply with all applicable requirements of Section 32.6, 32.7 and 32.8 L I N E of the Zoning Ordinance prior to final approval. GRADE /rr D E Commentnoted. V H CIVIL ENGINEERING 113 0 STREET NE, STE. 100 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 LINE-GRADE.COM SDP202200033 Rio Hill Center'The Spot' — Minor Site Plan Amendment 1" Comment Response Letter August 2, 2022 1 Page 2 6. [32.5.2(e), 32.7.9.4, 32.7.9] 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.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=1020 Sheet C4.0 (Landscaping Plan) has been updated to reflect the canopy area for each species and the total canopy based on the quantity of trees/shrubs. 7. [32.7.8 and 4.17] If any outdoor lighting is proposed, 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. Footcandle measurements are provided, no light reaches the property lines. b. [4.17.4 (a)] Provide manufacturer cut -sheets for all proposed outdoor luminaires. Cut -sheets are now provided on C6.1. 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. No lights exceeding 3,000 lumens are proposed, but a note has been added that all luminaires exceeding 3,000 lumens shall be full -cutoff. d. Please state the pole height of all outdoor luminaires. No pole -mounted lights are proposed. 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" The above text was added as a note to sheet CO.1 and to C6.0. Additional Reviewer Comments L I N E + Albemarle County Engineering Services — MatthewWentland GRADE 1. No VSMP plan is required, however Engineering recommends the use of erosion CIVIL ENGINEERING control measures to prevent sediment from leaving the construction area. u 1134 STREET NE, STE. 100 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 LINE-GRADE.COM SDP202200033 Rio Hill Center "The Spot" — Minor Site Plan Amendment V Comment Response Letter August 2, 2022 1 Page 3 Comment noted. Sheet C1.0 shows ESCmeasures (a storm filter sock was added), and a legend was added to clarify. Albemarle County Fire -Rescue — Howard Laaomarsino 1. Please replace your fire prevention note verbiage with: During demolition and/or construction the following fire prevention steps are required: a. Smoking shall be prohibited in areas where smoking makes conditions such as to make smoking a hazard and these areas shall be designated with no smoking signs per Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. b. Areas where smoking can occur, shall have appropriate receptacles for discarded smoking materials per Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. c. Per the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, vehicular access for firefighting shall be provided at all construction and demolition sites, including access to within 100 ft. of temporary or permanentfire department connections, and have no overhead wiring or other overhead obstructions lower than 13 ft. 6 inches; this access may be via permanent or temporary road, but shall be capable of supporting fire apparatus in all weather conditions. d. Contractor shall ensure the street numbers are always plainly visible from the frontage street during construction per the Virginia Statewide Fire Code e. An approved water supply for firefighting operations shall be in place and available as soon as combustible materials arrive on site f. Waste and combustible debris shall be removed from the building at the end of each day and disposed of in accordance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Code g. Fire extinguishers shall be provided, with not less than one approved fire extinguisher at each stairwell, on all floor levels where combustible materials have accumulated, in every storage and construction shed and in areas of special; hazards, such as where flammable and combustible liquids are stored or used, in accordance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Code h. Operations involving the use of cutting and welding shall comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and shall require a permit from the Albemarle County Fire Marshal's Office The original fire prevention verbiage on Sheet CO.1 was replaced with the above text provided by ACFR, though the wording in Bullet A is confusing. L I N E + GRADE CIVIL ENGINEERING 1130 STREET NE, STE. 100 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 LINE-GRADE.COM