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From: Alexander Morrison <amorrison@serviceauthority.org>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 8:44 AM
To: David Benish
Subject: RE: F&R JA Request
David,
I have reviewed your request for information and would like to provide the following responses:
• The information portrayed in this e-mail is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a
recommendation of approval or denial.The ACSA holds no position on the ACSA Jurisdictional Area
Amendment Request presented by F&R and is presenting this information in response to a County request.
• At this time the water main is flushed periodically through manual means(flushing through a fire hydrant) and a
portable automatic flushing assembly.The flushing usually occurs during non-freezing months. A in-house
design is underway to replace a section of main at the end of Hillsboro Lane to accommodate a permanent
automatic flushing assembly.At that time the minimum daily flushing volumes will be determined.
• In general the water main along Hillsboro Lane lacks sufficient usage.There is a cluster of services around Free
Town Lane, but service taps from that section to the end of Hillsboro Lane are at a lower density for the length
of water main.
• Additional services beyond the services near Free Town Lane would slightly improve this situation.
• The proposed connection at F&R may have a small benefit to this situation. Additional demand placed on this
main would slightly reduce the volume of flushing required.
• It is noted that F&R would use on average 10,000 Gal/Month.The existing F&R building is on public water and
uses an average of 9,600 Gal/Month. It is unclear whether this would be an additional usage, or if it represents
the existing usage.
The ACSA will not have a representative at the May Board Meeting.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Alexander J. Morrison, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Albemarle County Service Authority
168 Spotnap Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22911
(0)434-977-4511 Ext. 116
(C)434-981-5577
(F) 434-979-0698
From: David Benish [mailto:DBENISH@albemarle.org]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 5:24 PM
To: Alex Morrison
Subject: FW: F&R JA Request
Forgot this other bullet in Red below
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From: David Benish
Sent:Thursday,April 07, 2016 5:17 PM
To: 'Alex Morrison' <amorrison@serviceauthority.org>
Subject: RE: F&R JA Request
Alex,
Would it be possible to at least get a written description of the of the current situation regarding this line. The
applicant's original request and subsequent justification letter(both attached makes reference to the limited demand on
this dead-end line and the Authority's "periodic release regimen." I typically attach the applicant's request to my staff
report to the Board of Supervisors. Since the Board will see these letters, I believe they will want to at least have some
facts about this section of line, and these comments also put me in a positon of having to at respond the validity of
these comments.
Would it be possible to provide facts about the line so that we can provide the Board good information about this issue
that this applicant has raised. It will also help me in my consideration of this application. I do not necessarily need a
recommendation from the ACSA on the request, but facts about the condition of the line would be helpful. I suspect the
Board would want to know:
• How often is the line "flushed" and what is the approximate volume of water flushed (if known)?
• What extent, or section,of the line lacks sufficient usage (provide that location)?
• Would additional users"upstream" of the problematic dead-end section benefit this condition, or would the
additional users have to be tapping into the problematic section to improve this condition (I assume it's the
latter)?
• Would the proposed connection to the Froehling& Robertson new building solve/eliminate/significantly address
the need to flush the lines (or be an insignificant change)?
• Any other information you might feel is useful regarding this line.
It might also be useful to have a representative of ACSA attend the meeting when this will be reviewed, which is May
4t''. Thanks for your help with this.
David
From:Alex Morrison [mailto:amorrison@serviceauthority.org]
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:42 AM
To: David Benish<DBENISH@albemarle.org>
Subject: F&R JA Request
David,
I spoke with the engineering team this morning about your request for the JA Amendment Request. Our understanding
is that the only official comment we can make on one of these request is the location of the infrastructure. I have been
asked only to advise on the location of the main (across Rt. 250 from the frontage). Give me a call to discuss when you
get a chance.
Alexander J. Morrison, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Albemarle County Service Authority
168 Spotnap Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22911
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David Benish
From: David Benish
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 10:01 AM
To: Kent O'Donohue
Cc: Ella W. Jordan
Subject: RE: Crozet Letter
Hello Kent,
The project has been received and is under review. There are some unique circumstances with this proposal that and
are researching other past actions to see how we have treated similar circumstances.
The property is designated RA in the Comp Plan, but is zoned HC-Highway Commercial (old zoning predating our
existing, and most—if not all—prior versions of the Comprehensive Plan).
The Comprehensive Plan strategy for providing public service to the Comp Plan designated RA is as follows:
Delineation and adoption of utility project jurisdictional areas by a local governing body is provided for
in Virginia Code §15.2-5111. The boundaries of the Development Areas are to be followed in
delineating jurisdictional areas. Change to these boundaries outside of the Development Areas should
only be allowed when: (1)the area to be included is adjacent to existing lines; and (2)public health
and/or safety is in danger.
There does not appear to be a health or safety issue which requires this change in designation. We have relied on this
policy as one of the primary guides in considering not only expansions of the ACSA JA, but also changes to the type of
service provided within the ACSA JA(such as this request to change the level of service provided to the property). I am
looking to how this policy has been applied to requests to expand existing commercial buildings, which is similar to, but
not exactly the same, as this proposal (in this case a business "expansion" by moving to another parcel and building a
larger facility to replace the existing building. I don't reviewing a request exactly like the Froehling request.
When we receive a ACSA JA request,we typically pull prior applications that have been reviewed and acted on that are
in the same general geographic area, as well as other requests (countywide)that are similar in nature and characteristics
to the request under review. I've only begun looking at the general area. So far I have found two requests: 1) ACSA
200800001,Jeff Sprouse Property (now Restoren Station), and 2)Yancey Lumber in 1987. The 1987 Yancey request is
somewhat different in nature than the Froehling request. The Jeff Sprouse Property request is very similar to the
Froehling request in that the Sprouse property is designated RA in the Comp Plan, zoned HC-Highway Commercial, and
was designated Water Only to Existing Structures. The request was for a Water Only designation. There had been one
house on the property for a number of years that had been used for various uses in the past, including a small
engine/lawn mower repair shop. The house was removed from the property some time before the ACSA JA request in
2008 was submitted. There was no documented health or safety issue on-site at the time. The Board denied setting a
public hearing on the request(4:2 vote),which essentially is a denial of the request.
This proposal will likely be scheduled for a May BoS agenda. There is a very outside chance we could make April, but our
analysis and report would need to be ready by this coming Monday and that does not appear to be likely. I will keep you
posted on the progress of this request. Call or e-mail me if you have any questions.
David
From: Ella W.Jordan
Sent:Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:11 AM
To: Kent O'Donohue<dodonohue@balzer.cc>
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Cc: David Benish <DBENISH@albemarie.org>
Subject: RE: Crozet Letter
Good morning,
Yes, David Benish in our Community Development received your request. By copy of this email, I'm asking David to
provide you with an update on the status. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions.
Ella,
Ella W. Jordan
ejordan@albemarle.orq
Clerk, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
401 Mclntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4596
(434) 296-5843; Fax (434) 296-5800
www.albemarle.org
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget
how you made them feel." Maya Angelou
From: Kent O'Donohue [mailto:dodonohue@balzer.cc]
Sent:Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:04 AM
To: Ella W.Jordan<ejordan@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Crozet Letter
Were you ever able to determine the status of this?
Thanks,
D. Kent O'Donohue Jr., LA
Landscape Architect
Civil Engineering Project Manager
Balzer and Associates, Inc.
Planners• Aichitects • Engineers• Surveyors
Roanoke•Richmond• New River Valley•Staunton•Harrisonburg
Phone 540.248.3220 • Fax 540.248.3221
From: Kent O'Donohue
Sent:Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:37 PM
To: 'ejordan@albemarle.org'<ejordan@albemarle.org>
Subject: FW: Crozet Letter
Please see attached form of Amendment that was sent to the Community Development.
Thanks,
D. Kent O'Donohue Jr., LA
Landscape Architect
Civil Engineering Project Manager
Balzer and Associates, Inc.
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Planners•Architects• Engineers•Survey..i.
Roanoke•Richmond•New River Valley•Staunton•Harrisonburg
Phone 540.248.3220• Fax 540.248.3221
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SINCE AOEHLING Sc ROBERTION, INC.
Engineering Stability Since 1881
r&R
6181 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet,Virginia 22932-3330 .
T 434.823.5154 I F 434.823.4764
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April 5, 2016
David Benish .
Chief of Planning
County of Albemarle Community Development Department
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902-4596
Dear Mr. Benish:
Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (F&R) respectfully requests that you consider our application for "Water Only"
service for our new facility that will be located at 6183 Rockfish Gap Turnpike. F&R's current office at 6181
Rockfish Gap Turnpike (less than 100 feet from where we plan to construct our new facility) has been
connected to County water since 1994, and our consumption has consistently been around 10,000 gallons per
month. While our new office will be a bit larger than our current facility, we expect that our water usage will
remain within historic norms.
We recognize that some may argue that our request is outside the current guidelines regarding growth in this
portion of the Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Jurisdictional Area, we feel that there are several
extenuating circumstances that would make granting access appropriate.
Public Health and Safety—In an effort to keep water from stagnating in the underutilized section of the line
that would service our new building, the ACSA periodically opens a fire hydrant and allows thousands of
gallons of water to escape. We would argue that by allowing F&R to connect to this line and draw out 10,000
gallons per month, it would eliminate—or at a minimum significantly reduce—the water quality problems that
the agency has heretofore been addressing by simply letting water run into the drainage system along
Rockfish Gap Turnpike. �.-
Economic Benefit to the County—Allowing F&R to connect to the County water system will have both long-
term and short-term economic benefits for the County. In the short-term, F&R will pay roughly $20,000 in
connection and related fees. In the long-term, F&R will be paying for the 10,000 or so gallons of water that it
uses each month. Furthermore, by being connected to the system, it will eliminate the losses associated with
the periodic water releases regimen in terms of both the water wasted and the man-hours utilized to perform
these actions.
Environmental Benefits—As noted above, thousands of gallons of water are regularly being released from a
fire hydrant near the location of our new building. This action inevitably results in unnatural erosion of ditches
and creeks. If this water were instead provided to F&R, it would be recirculated through a modern septic
system, providing no disturbance to the surface.
Corporate HQ: 3015 Dumbarton Road Richmond,Virginia 23228 T 804.264.2701 F 804.264.1202 www.fandr.com
VIRGINIA • NORTH CAROLINA• SOUTH CAROUNA• MARYLAND • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Thank you for considering our request in this matter. We feel strongly that providing our company with
County water access would produce a net benefit not only for F&R but also for the County, its residents, and
the local environment.
Additionally, we believe that historic precedent has already been set for allowing Water Only connections to
the County water line based on the fact that our current office has access to County water and water lines
already exist in the area in which we are going to build. As a result,we would argue that providing this service
to our new facility would not run contrary to the general principles of the County's Comprehensive Plan which
seeks to discourage the extension of public water and sewer systems into Rural Areas.
I look forward to discussing this matter with you further. Please feel free to reach out to me at the phone
number above or via e-mail at csimmons@fandr.com.
Sincerely, ^/�
Clyde Simmons, P.E.
Branch Manager
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County of Albemarle Community Development Department County Water Access Request
2 April 5,2016
SINCE IOEHLING & ROBEIT'iON, INC.
Engineering Stability Sin. _ _2'81
j* 6181 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
V` Crozet,Virginia 22932-3330
T 434.823.5154 I F 434.823.4764
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1881
February 9, 2016
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902
Subject: Application to Amend the Service Authority Jurisdictional Area
Proposed F&R Office, 6183 Rockfish Gap Turnpike,Crozet,Virginia
Dear Board of Supervisors,
Froehling & Robertson, Inc. has operated in Albemarle County at 6181 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (T.M. 55-109A)
since 1972. Fortunately, the size of our operations have increased steadily over the past 40+ years, and as a
result we have outgrown our aged facility and are planning to construct a new office and lab on an adjacent
parcel (T.M. 55-110).
In order to use this new site and continue to grow our business, we would ask that the County approve our
request that public water service be supplied to our new property, T.M. 55-110 (application is attached). Please
note,this parcel contains an existing structure, but it does not currently have access to County water.
Our current property (T.M. 55-109A) has public water service. This service is provided by an 8" AC water line,
slated for replacement in the near future by the ACSA, that runs along the northern edge of Rt. 250 across from
both our old and new properties. Furthermore, our engineer has confirmed with the ACSA that the line has
sufficient capacity to suit our needs. The static pressure at the adjacent fire hydrant is 92 psi, so adequate
pressure is available and would only require a pressure reducing valve for any water service connection. As a
Eresult, it would be a simple matter to extend water to the T.M. 55-110 parcel. It shall also be noted in
conversations with the ACSA,that currently there is limited demand on this water main (which ends at the end of
Hillsboro Lane),so increased demand on this dead end water main would be a benefit to the public water system.
Currently the subject parcel is'Water Only to Existing Structures', so a 'Water Only' designation would be needed
to serve the proposed facility.
Personally, I am a Crozet resident, and over 60 percent of my staff also resides in Albemarle County. The
expansion that we are proposing will allow for the addition of up to 5 more professional staff. For all of the
reasons spelled out above, we respectfully request the Board of Supervisors to change the classification of T.M.
55-110 parcel from 'Water Only to Existing Structures' to 'Water Only' so that our new facility can be served by
public water.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
Respectfully Submitted,
Clyde A.Simmons, Ill,P.E.
Crozet Branch Manager
Corporate HQ: 3015 Dumbarton Road Richmond,Virginia 23228 T 804.264.2701 F 804.264.1202 www.fandr.com
VIRGINIA• NORTH CAROLINA• SOUTH CAROLINA• MARYLAND • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A Minority-Owned Business
8( ' 6181 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet,Virginia 22932-3330
T 434.823.5154 I F 434.823.4764
0
1881
February 9, 2016
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902
Subject: Application to Amend the Service Authority Jurisdictional Area
Proposed F&R Office,6183 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet,Virginia
Dear Board of Supervisors,
Froehling & Robertson, Inc. has operated in Albemarle County at 6181 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (T.M. 55-109A)
since 1972. Fortunately, the size of our operations have increased steadily over the past 40+ years, and as a
result we have outgrown our aged facility and are planning to construct a new office and lab on an adjacent
parcel (T.M. 55-110).
In order to use this new site and continue to grow our business, we would ask that the County approve our
request that public water service be supplied to our new property, T.M. 55-110 (application is attached). Please
note,this parcel contains an existing structure, but it does not currently have access to County water.
Our current property (T.M. 55-109A) has public water service. This service is provided by an 8" AC water line,
slated for replacement in the near future by the ACSA, that runs along the northern edge of Rt. 250 across from
both our old and new properties. Furthermore, our engineer has confirmed with the ACSA that the line has
sufficient capacity to suit our needs. The static pressure at the adjacent fire hydrant is 92 psi, so adequate
pressure is available and would only require a pressure reducing valve for any water service connection. As a
result, it would be a simple matter to extend water to the T.M. 55-110 parcel. It shall also be noted in
conversations with the ACSA,that currently there is limited demand on this water main (which ends at the end of
Hillsboro Lane), so increased demand on this dead end water main would be a benefit to the public water system.
kCurrently the subject parcel is'Water Only to Existing Structures', so a 'Water Only' designation would be needed
to serve the proposed facility.
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expansion that we are proposing will allow for the addition of up to 5 more professional staff. For all of the
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p�� 55-110 parcel from 'Water Only to Existing Structures' to 'Water Only' so that our new facility can be served by
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Clyde A.Simmons, Ill,P.E.
Crozet Branch Manager
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