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Home My WebLink AboutSP200800056 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2008-12-01ALB�� vIRGIT`�� COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Room 227 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 December 3, 2008 Mr. Justin Shimp Dominion Development Resources 172 South Pantops Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911 RE: SP 2008 -0 -56 Unity Church Dear Mr. Shimp: The members of the County's Site Review Committee have reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Preliminary comments from the Community Development's Planning Division, the Division of Zoning and Current Development and the Architectural Review Board are included below. Additional comments from the following agencies are attached: • Albemarle County Service Authority • Virginia Department of Transportation • Thomas Jefferson Health District Planning Division The Planning Division is concerned about adding additional parking to this site because the added spaces will mean more pavement in the County's watershed/water supply preserve area. Has the applicant considered adding a second service or any other changes in operation instead of expanding the parking? Division of Zoning and Current Development 1. A site plan amendment will be required. 2. The new parking area is shown over reserve and existing drainfields. It is recommended that Health Department approval be required prior to Planning Commission review of the Special Use Permit. [See attached comments from the William Craun, Health Department.] 3. The proposed playground is on a drainfield. This is likely not a problem, but should be considered in light of the previous comment. 4. This site will need to meet all the requirements for final site plans, and the Water Protection Ordinance. The computations submitted with the special use permit can be reviewed with the final plans. It is unlikely that this much parking can be added without requiring the biofilter to be enlarged, but enlargement appears feasible, so review of this detail can be deferred to final plans. SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, December 3, 2008 Likewise, it appears curbing will be required, although it does not appear to be on this drawing. Unless waivers are specifically requested and granted with the SP, the ordinance requirements will need to be met. 5. The proposed site plan indicates under the note "Total Parking Required" that County staff should "refer to Parking Study." County staff has not received a parking study that meets the requirements of Section 4.12.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. The second part of this section, which applies to churches in the Rural Areas reads: In the rural areas identified in the comprehensive plan, the number of proposed spaces shall be shown in a parking study submitted by the church; the number of required spaces shall be determined by the zoning administrator, who shall consider the recommendations in the parking study, traffic generation figures either known to the industry or estimated by the Institute of Transportation engineers, peak parking demands, and other relevant information. The applicants will need to submit a parking study in writing in order to provide a basis or justification for the 147 proposed spaces. Without such a basis /justification, County staff's review of either the number of square feet in the sanctuary or the number of seats, as outlined in the same section for development areas, demonstrates that the request for 147 spaces exceeds the 120% maximum number of parking spaces allowed on the site. 6. Please indicate whether the church is asking for any increase in the seating capacity beyond 250 seats. Also, are other buildings being used for the congregation or other activities while the sanctuary is being used? If the answer to either of these questions is "yes," then it will change the parking needs and will affect your parking study described in #5 above. 7. The proposed "grass pave" surface for parking areas will need to be approved by the County Engineer as an alternate parking surface. Architectural Review Board Comments will be provided after the Architectural Review Board (ARB) reviews your proposal on December 15, 2008. The comments listed above and attached to this letter reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues which could affect approval of the proposed project. Please make the revisions that have been identified as necessary for preliminary approval by the Site Review Committee. If you choose not to make the requested revisions, please submit in writing justification for not incorporating such revisions. Submit seven full size copies of the proposed site plan and one 11" x 17" or legible reduced copy to the Community Development Department. A description of the development review process, including resubmittals, and the resubmittal schedule are attached. SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, December 3, 2008 Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss these preliminary comments. My email address is jwiegand @albemarle.org and my phone number is 434/296 -5832, ext. 3438. Sincerely, Judith C. Wiegand Senior Planner Attachments: Albemarle County Service Authority Comments, dated November 14, 2008 Virginia Dept. of Transportation Comments, dated November 19,. 2008 Thomas Jefferson Health District Comments, dated November 26, 2008 2008 Submittal and Development Review Process for Zoning Map Amendments and Special Use Permits 2008 Submittal and Review Schedule Cc: Unity Church of Charlottesville 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 Justin Shimp Dominion Development Resources 172 South Pantops Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911 SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, December 3, 2008 TO: Eryn Brennan FROM: Gary Whelan, Civil Engineer DATE: November 14, 2008 RE: Site Plan Technical Review for: Unity Church Amendment SP200800056 TM 61 -4 The below checked items apply to this site. X 1. This site plan is within the Authority's jurisdictional area for: A. Water and sewer X B. Water only C. Water only to existing structure D. Limited service X 2. A 12 inch water line is located approximately 200' distant. 3. Fire flow from, nearest public hydrant, located distant from this site plan, is 20 psi residual. 4. An inch sewer line is located approximately distant. 5. An Industrial Waste Ordinance survey form must be completed. X 6. No improvements or obstructions shall be placed within existing or future easements. 7. and plans are currently under review. 8. and plans have been received and approved. X 9. No plans are required. 10. Final and plans are required for our review and approval prior to granting approval. 11. Final site plan may /may not be signed. X 12. RWSA approval for water and /or sewer connections. 13. City of Charlottesville approval for sewer. Comments: There are private water services crossing this property and serving others. The site plan does not show or incorrectly shows: meter locations water line size waterline locations sewer line size sewer line locations expected wastewater flows easements expected water demands 4 Gpm + at tentative SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, December 3, 2008 B,, n OEPARTMEhrr OF TRAM VOHTATION CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENCY0FFI_P 701 VDOTWAY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA22911 D,AV ID v. EKEFIK PrE cwrriasIarER November WL, 2008 ML Bill Fritz Dept. of Manning 8r Community D+evelopme n 401 McIntire Road Cberiotl2wilie, VA 22902 RE: Specie] Use Permits and Rezooing &bmittels Bear Mr_ Fritr: Be low are VDOT's mrnments for the November 2008 Rezon.iog and Specie] Use Permit applications SPL20WIW6 Roily Church Ameodme ot iFrm Breonanl + The expected trsfFw increaw from this expansion of facilities meedz to be Ebzwa. + The eotranae and "r to the site needs to be amlyned for the propomed traffic to the site and the existing traffic on Hydraulic Road. + The si& lines at The entrance need to be shown. WL2ffl&@NW Charlotlesrille Kingdam Hal (Claude He Grant) • No cortnments cm the exmmionof the special use permit • There me still ouIstandingcommeots that need to be addoesmd an the site plan. ER2DW16 58 Harris's Garage — Amendment (Joan McDmmell) + Trip generation dsta oeeda to be ehomn. + The existingentrance needs to be addressed for [is adequacy. gDm specific comments to the entrance have been providedw1di the site plea SP- 2W&11154 Rkmne to Preddy C mek Transmlsdan Use (Fran BmFknan) + The plats should not slow eacements on the VDOT Route 29 Rightof Way Iostead, the overhang of the eawment into the ROMP wi]i be permLmd by VDOT. If you bate erry questions, Please let me Sincerely, Soei DeNuraio, RE Staff Eutigineer VDOTC'harlotteeville Residency WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, December 3, 2008 From: Craun, William (VDH) [William.Craun @vdh.virginia.gov] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:17 AM To: Judith Wiegand Subject: Unity Church Regarding the proposal for paving over the reserve area of the church, I see no problem as there is no major excavation However, they should keep in mind that this pavement would need to be torn up if the reserve area would be needed. One other option is to go ahead and install the reserve area before paving so it could be more easily utilized when needed. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Sincerely, William Craun EH Onsite Supervisor Thomas Jefferson Health District 1131 Rose Hill Drive Charlottesville, VA. 22901