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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP199700036 Minutes Special Use Permit 1997-09-16 SP 97-036 First Citizens Bank - Proposal to construct a 2,930 square foot building wiht associated drive-thru lanes and parking on 1.349 acres, zoned HC, Highway Commercial. The applicant requests a special use permit to allow for three drive-thru lanes and an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). This property, described as Tax Map 46B4, Parcel 1 (part of), is located on the southwest corner of the Route 29 North and Timberwood Boulevard intersection. This property is located within the Rivanna Magisterial District and is recommended for Community Service in the Hollymead Community. AND SDP 97-092 First Citizens Bank Preliminary Site Plan - Waiver Request - Proposal to construct a 2,930 square foot building with associated drive-thru lanes. Mr. Morrisette presented the staff report. Staff recommended approval of the special permit subject to one condition, and approval of the preliminary site plan, subject to conditions. Staff also recommended approval of a waiver of Section 4.12.6.2 to allow for one-way-internal circulation, due to the use of the drive-thru windows. Mr. Dotson asked if sidewalks were proposed, other than those internal to the site. Staff deferred to the applicant's representative. The applicant was represented by Mr. Peter Bishop, and Mr. Don Franco. Mr. Bishop said the applicant has no concerns about any of the proposed conditions. Answers to Commission questions were as follows: --There will be no access to the site directly from Rt. 29. --There are no plans for sidewalks along Timberwood Pky. There was considerable discussion about pedestrian traffic patterns and potential sidewalks. Mr. Franco said there are presently no plans for sidewalks but he said the developer is willing to explore the idea further. He questioned the wisdom of requiring sidewalks for this project, because they would not connect to anything else. The construction of sidewalks would cause the removal of existing landscaping. Mr. Cilimberg said sidewalks would need to be studied in the context of an overall system for the entire shopping center. Mr. Dotson felt it was time to begin thinking about, and planning for, the development which is going to occur in this area. Mr.Cilimberg said staff will work with the developer to see if a sidewalk plan should be, or can be, developed. Staff will report back to the Commission on the results of staffs findings. It was ultimately decided the following condition would be added to the site plan approval: Provisions for pedestrian sidewalk/pathway, pursuant to Section 32.7.2.8, from the subject property to adjacent property, consistent with an overall sidewalk plan for the area, if determined by the Director of Planning to be feasible. 9-16-97 7 In response to Mr. Franco's request that a time limit be attached to the condition, Mr. Kamptner said the determination of feasibility will have to be made within the time the County has to act on the site plan. There being no public comment, the matter was placed before the Commission. MOTION: Mr. Tice moved, Ms. Washington seconded, that SP 97-036 for First Citizens Bank be recommended to the Board of Supervisors for approval, subject to the following condition: 1 . Drive-through windows will be limited to four (4). The motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Mr. Tice moved, Mr. Dotson seconded, that a waiver of Section 4.12.6.2 (One- Way Circulation) be approved for SDP 97-092 - First Citizens Bank Preliminary Site Plan. The motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Mr. Dotson moved, Ms. Washington seconded, that SDP 97-092, First Citizens Bank Preliminary Site Plan be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The Planning Deparment shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature until tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained. The final site plan shall not be signed until the following conditions are met: a. Planning Department approval of landscape plan. b. Engineering Department approval to include: 1 . The plan shall be sealed, signed, and dated by an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor with 3(b) license, or landscape architect licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (This can occur when the plan nears final revisions.) 2. Approval of grading and drainage plans and computations. 3. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) approval of grading plans and computations. Per VDOT, the road plans are currently being reviewed for Fortune Park Road. 4. Approval of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. 5. Engineering and VDOT approval of the Fortune Park Road Plan. c. Albemarle County Authority approval to include submission and approval of final plans to address fire flow. Required fireflow is 1,225 gpm @ 20 psi. Records indicate that the fire flow serving this site is 964 gpm @ 20 psi. / �'/ 9-16-97 8 d. Albemarle County Architectural Review Board issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness. e. Approval of SP 97-36 to allow for the use of drive-through windows. 2. Provisions for sidewalks or pathways from the subject property to adjacent property as provided in Section 32.7.2.8 of the Zoning Ordinance, if determined by the Planning Director to be feasible, and consistent with an overall sidewalk or pathway plan for the area. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Dotson reminded staff to update the Commission, under some future item of Old Business, on the progress of the sidewalk discussions.