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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENCY OFFICE
701 VDOT WAY
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
DAVID S. EKERN, P.E.
COMMISSIONER
July 23, 2008
Mr. Bill Fritz
Dept. of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: Special Use Permits and Rezoning Submittals
Dear Mr. Fritz:
Below are VDOT's comments for the July 2008 Rezoning and Special Use Permit applications:
SP -2008-025 Upgrading Earlysville Service Center (Joan McDowell)
• The proposed entrance must be designed in accordance with The Minimum Standards of
Entrances to State Highways and include the proposed profile in accordance with the CG -
11 Standard.
• The plan needs to show the amount of traffic that will enter and exit the site on a daily
basis and address any need for auxiliary lanes based on the traffic.
SP -2008-027 Field School Amendment (Rebecca Ragsdale)
• The continuation of the existing use does not appear to generate any additional traffic or
cause safety concerns.
SP-BB&T Crozet Branch Bank w/ Drive Thru)(Mman Yaniglos)
• Application deferred
SP -2008-029 South Plains Presbyterian Church (Scott Clark)
• The existing ADT from the church is expected to be 25 VPD and the Sunday traffic is
expected to be 100 VPD. The new buildings will generate 93 VPD on a weekday and
374 VPD on a Sunday. The ADT on Route 616 is 880 VPD. The plan should include
traffic data and warrant analysis for auxiliary lanes.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENCY OFFICE
701 VDOT WAY
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
DAVID S. EKERN, P.E.
COMMISSIONER
• The existing gravel area needs to be designed to have a well defined commercial entrance
that meets the current standards. Sight distances also need to be shown at the entrance
location.
• The setback for parking needs to be outside of the clear zone area for route 616 and it
should also be outside of any sight lines needed for the entrance.
SP -2008-030 Hall's Auto Body Tier III PWSF Amendment (Gerald Gatobu)
• No Comments.
Old Dominion Equine Barn and Riding Ring Amendment (Scott Clark)
• The final site plan needs to show adequate sight lines and details for the proposed
entrance.
SP -2008-032 Central Virginia Recycling Center (Joan McDowell)
• The applicant has previously contacted VDOT with estimated traffic numbers and it was
determined that a right turn lane off Route 250 is necessary but there is not a need for a
left turn lane.
• The proposed entrance to the facility is too close to the existing intersection at Route 749.
There was a proposal from the applicant to VDOT to relocate Route 749 to reduce the
amount of skew at the intersection of Route 749 and Route 250, connect the recycling
entrance to Route 749 and add a right turn lane on Route 250. This proposal is the design
that should be pursued to reduce conflict points on Route 250.
ZMA-2008-003 Albemarle Place (Judith Wiegand)
• The change in the phasing of the internal roads does not appear to have any impact on the
surrounding roads.
If you have any questions, please let me know
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