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T I M M O N S GROUP
Charlottesville, VA 22903 www.timmons.com
January 3, 2023
VDOT-Charlottesville Residency
John Wilson, PE
Assistant Resident Engineer
1401 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
RE: Crozet Elementary School Additions — Minor Site Plan Amendment — SDP2022-00054 —
Review 1 - Comment Response Letter
Dear Mr. Wilson:
We have reviewed your comments from December 22, 2022 and made the necessary revisions.
Please find our responses to the comments below in bold lettering.
Land Use:
1. With the removal of the gate at the bus loop entrance. Provide justification on how this
entrance still qualifies and will function as a low volume commercial entrance.
Per VDOT's Road and Bridge Standards, Appendix F, a low volume commercial
entrance is defined as "any access point ... that generate(s) 50 or fewer vehicular trips per day."
As the bus loop entrance will only be used for bus traffic, this entrance still qualifies as a low
volume commercial entrance as the bus traffic is well under 50 trips as previously confirmed
with the initial approval of this low volume entrance.
There are currently (2) "DO NOT ENTER — BUSES ONLY" signs proposed at the
entrance; the design intent for these signs is to provide adequate visibility for drivers to see
before making a turn into the bus only entrance. However, we have clarified our intent on the
plan by rotating one of the signs slightly to improve visibility for drivers on Crozet Avenue
traveling north bound. The signage remains perpendicular to the road for warning south
bound traffic from making a left as those vehicles would approach and then turn to look at the
entrance before the maneuver. As an added measure to further enhance visibility on
approach and communication, we have added yellow striping and "BUSES ONLY" marked on
the pavement to supplement the regulation of this entrance for bus traffic only.
Further, this new high contrast yellow striping extends into the site with "BUS EXIT
ONLY" marked on the pavement to prohibit cars from egressing through this entrance.
Additional signs have also been added stating "DO NOT ENTER - BUSES ONLY" and a no left
turns sign (113-2) has been added across from the parking lot connection to prevent left turns
for egress by cars.
ENGINEERING I DESIGN I TECHNOLOGY
With these added measures and the absence of specificity in Appendix F for such
regulation of a low volume entrance, it is our opinion that these added measures should be
sufficient to remove the gate.
We have included PDF copies of the plans and calculations for your review. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to give me a call at 434.327.5380 or email me at
bryan.cichocki@timmons.com.
Sincerely,
Bryan Cichocki
Project Manager