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Home My WebLink AboutSDP202100084 Correspondence 2022-08-15 (2)BOHLERI County of Albemarle 401 McIntire Road North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Attn: Kevin McCollum Dear Mr. McCollum, 28 Blackwell Park Lane, Suite 201 Warrenton, VA 20186 o. 540.349.4500 August 12, 2022 Digital Upload Re: SDP 2021-00084 Discount Tire — Final Site Plan 3rd Review Response 1636 Seminole Trail Charlottesville, VA 22901 Albemarle County BE # V211201 Bohler Engineering is pleased to submit on behalf of Halle Properties, LLC the revised Final Site Plan 41h Submission for the Discount Tire in Albemarle County, Virginia. The following is our comment response letter addressing comments received from various departments. Each comment is addressed and responded to as follows: Applicable Comments from Initial Site Plan Action Letter (July 28, 2021) Comment 6: [32.5.2 (k)(1), 32.6.2(g)] 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. Comment Stands. Response 6: Easement plat has been previously submitted under separate cover; pending approval. Albemarle County Engineering Services — David James Comment 3: (Rev.1) Easement plat will need to be recorded prior to FSP approval. Response 3: Acknowledged; easement plat has been previously submitted under separate cover; pending approval. w . BohlerEngineering.com BOHLERI Kevin McCollum Final Site Plan 31d Review Response August 12, 2022 Page 2 of 4 Comment 9: Provide VDOT MASH guardrail (GR-MGS1) before wall drop-off (where height is a foot or above). (Rev.1) Specify VDOT type of guardrail. (Rev.2) For new construction, MASH approved GR systems shall be used. The VDOT standard GR-MGS1 and 1A MASH systems should be used, not NCHRP 350 such as GR- 2. Response 9: Guardrail has been updated to GR-MGS1, see Sheet C-301. Revised detail shown on Sheet C-902. Comment 11: (Rev.1) VSMP plan will need to be approved prior to FSP approval (WPO202100069). Response 11: Acknowledged; VSMP Plan has been resubmitted for approval. Note: Separate building permit will be needed for walls over 3-ft high Albemarle County Fire -Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino Thank you for adding the knox box note, it is correctly written and needs to remain on the plans. Comment 1: In placing notes 2 through 9 on the plans, you failed to provide context. Please correct by ensuring the qualifying statement (During construction, the following fire prevention steps are required...), followed by the verbiage in note 2 through 9. To properly identify the intent of these notes, please correct this issue by placing the following note, in its entirety on the plan: During construction, the following fire prevention steps are required, so please note them on the plan: 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, provide access to within 100 ft. of temporary or permanent fire 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 w . BohlerEngineering.com BOHLERI Kevin McCollum Final Site Plan 31d Review Response August 12, 2022 Page 3 of 4 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 Response 1: Note 10 has been added on Sheet C-303. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) — Doug McAvov Comment 1: Original comment: Review the placement of the detectable warning surface and ensure it complies with the most recent version of Standard Drawing CG-12. a. Response: CG-12 detectable warning surfaces revised on Sheet C-301 per VDOT CG-12 detail revised 04/19. b. New comment: CG-12 version dated 4/19 does not allow ADA ramp on the corner. Please see sheet 204.03 of the Standard Drawings for the detail that applies in this situation. Response 1: Proposed CG-12 ramp layouts/locations have been revised to match detail shown on Sheet C-902; see Sheets C-301 and C-401. Albemarle County Service Authority — Richard Nelson Comment 1: Include ACSA General Water and Sewer Conditions. httpS://servi ceauth ority. org/wp- content/uploads/2021/09/GENERALWATERSEWERCONDITIONS09142021.pdf Response 1: ACSA General Water and Sewer Conditions have been added to right column of Sheet C-102. Comment 2: Replace 45-degree bends with a 90-degree bend. Response 2: The 45-degree bends have been replaced with a 90-degree bend, see Sheet C-501. Comment 3: Based on proposed fixture counts; the proposed meter should be 1.5-inch. The meter vault should be shown to scale. Response 3: Proposed meter has been updated to 1.5 inch and limits of meter vault have been shown to scale on Sheet C-501. Detail for meter vault shown on Sheet C-901. Comment 4: Ensure 5-feet minimum separation between hydrant and meter vault and FDC. Response 4: A minimum 5' separation is shown, with dimensions, on Sheet C-501 Comment 5: Callout water main diameter. Response 5: Water main diameter shown on Sheet C-501. Comment 6: Show/callout irrigation meter. An irrigation application should be submitted with the next revision. https://serviceauthority.org/wp- content/uploads/2019/12/Irrigation Application.pdf Response 6: Irrigation meter shown plans south of proposed fire hydrant along site entrance, see Sheet C-501. w . BohlerEngineering.com BOHLERI Kevin McCollum Final Site Plan 31d Review Response August 12, 2022 Page 4 of 4 Comment 7: Include relevant construction details from the General Water and Sewer Specs. httos://serviceauthority. org/wpcontent/u ploads/2021 /06/Genera lConstructionSpec ifications 06242021.pdf Response 7: Relevant construction details from ACSA General Water and Sewer specifications have been added to Sheet C-901. Should you have any questions regarding this project or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (540) 349-4500. Sincerely, Bohler Engineering 9K Nr Ryan Yauger, P.E. KR/tk \\bohlereng.net\shares\VA-PROJECTS\21\V211201\Administrative\Letters\220812 Final Site Plan 3rd Review CRL (County).doc www. BohlerEngineering.com