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Design Focused Engineering
March 23, 2023
Cameron Langille
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
RE: Response Letter #2 for SDP2022-00048 Regents School Major Site Plan Amendment
Dear Cameron,
Thank you for your review of the site plan amendment for Regents School of Charlottesville. This letter
contains responses to County comments dated February 16, 2023.Our responses are as follows:
1. [32.5.2 (c)] Please provide a phasing plan. No Certificates of Occupancy can be issued for any of
the buildings until all other site improvements are installed, unless a phasing plan is provided for
this project. Jalen Boone, jboone@albemarle.org, is the site inspector for this project and is
willing to assist the applicant with developing a phasing plan that will allow CO's to be issued for
individual buildings. Be aware that all features shown within specific phases will be required to
be installed prior to issuance of CO's for buildings within each individual phase. Rev. 1: Per
applicant comment response letter, a phasing plan will be provided prior to final site plan
approval. The phasing plan should be included as a sheet on a future resubmittal for staff to
review.
RESPONSE: Thank you for your comment. We have provided a phasing plan on Sheet C5 for
review.
2. [32.5.2 (n)] Please identify what the rectangular structure between buildings A and B is. Rev. 1:
Per applicant comment response letter, please add a callout identifying the pavilion and
include the statement that it will not be enclosed, per applicant comment response letter.
Please show dimensions on all four sides of the pavilion.
RESPONSE: A call -out and dimensions have been added for the pavilion.
3. [32.5.2(n)] Provide the location and dimensions for all existing and proposed improvements
including: buildings (max height for each building), walkways, fences, walls (including height),
trash containers, outdoor lighting, recreational areas and facilities, loading and service areas, and
the proposed paving material types for all walks and parking lots. Rev. 1: Comment not fully
addressed. Please provide dimensions along the exterior boundaries of all walkways and
other hardscaped surface areas outside of the buildings. Currently, these dimensions are
not labeled.
RESPONSE: Walkway dimensions and building separation dimensions have been added to the
plan.
a. Exterior dimensions for all proposed buildings are not labeled, please provide this
information on all applicable sheets. Rev. 1: Comment addressed.
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4. [32.7.4.1] Approval of a VSMP Plan is required prior to final site plan approval. See attached
Engineering review comments for further information. Rev. 1: Comment stands, please see
Engineering Division comments.
RESPONSE: Comment received.
[32.7.8] Provide a lighting plan that addresses the following:
a. [4.17] Show the location of all outdoor lighting for any luminaries equipped with a lamp
which emits 3,000 or more maximum lumens. Rev. 1: Comment partially addressed.
The lighting plans do not show any outdoor lighting around the building and
walkway areas. Is any outdoor lighting proposed, including wall mounted liehts? If
so, please revise the liehtine plans to identify these liehts and their locations, and
update the photometric measurements as necessary throughout the site.
RESPONSE: Building light fixtures are not proposed.
b. [4.17] Provide a luminaire schedule identifying each type of outdoor luminaire proposed.
Include the manufacturer name, model number, lamp type (e.g. LED, incandescent, etc.),
wattage/lumens emitted, and pole/mounting height. Include a column in the schedule that
identifies the symbology used for each fixture on the lighting plan. State the number of
each outdoor luminaire provided by type. Rev. 1: Comment may be addressed pendine
applicant comment response to comment #14a above.
RESPONSE: Building light fixtures are not proposed.
c. [4.17] Revise the photometric data table so a Light Loss Factor (LLF) of 1.0 is used to
calculate footcandle measurements. Revise the footcandle measurements shown on the
plan as necessary. Rev. 1: Comment may be addressed pendine applicant comment
response to comment #14a above.
RESPONSE: Building light fixtures are not proposed.
d. [4.17] Show footcandle measurements for the entirety of the site. Please be aware that
spillover from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas
zoning districts shall not exceed onehalf foot candle. It appears that the lighting max
exceed this requirement in certain places. Rev. 1: Comment stands. Footcandle
measurements alone the public ROW north of the athletic field ereatly exceed 0.5
footcandles alone the property boundary on Sheet C18. The liehtine locations must
be revised so that footcandle measurements do not exceed 0.5 footcandles.
Additionally, is there a reason why the liehtine plan is broken into three separate
photometric drawings? Currently, parking lot lighting is shown on Sheet C17, and
Sheet C18 has two other photometric plans (one for the athletic field lighting and
one for
RESPONSE: Thank you for coordinating with us over email regarding this comment. Per
email correspondence, this comment is addressed as the athletic field lighting plans show
that athletic field lighting will not exceed 0.5 fc at the property line. Staff was also
informed that there are two lighting plans as separate lighting companies were used for
the parking lot lighting and the athletic field.
6. Prior to site plan approval, easement plat for all proposed easements must be approved and
recorded. Once the easement plat is recorded, update all new easement labels to state the
easement type, dimensions, and recorded instrument (deed book and page number). Rev. 1:
Comment acknowledeed by applicant. Easement plat application submission is
forthcomine. Once the easement plat is recorded, update all new easement labels to state the
easement type, dimensions, and recorded instrument (deed book and page number).
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RESPONSE: Comment received.
If you have any questions or concerns about these revisions, please feel free to contact me at
Rachel@shimp-en ing eering com or by phone at 434-227-5140.
Regards,
Rachel Moon
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