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Home My WebLink AboutSDP200900046 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2009-07-06c��pF AL &FA9'P �'IRGINIP County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Charles Luck From: Gerald Gatobu, Principal Planner Division: Zoning and Current Development Date: July 6, 2009 Subject: SDP2009 -00046 North Fork Regional Pump Station Final The County of Albemarle Division of Zoning and Current Development will grant or recommend approval of the final site plan referred to above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision /Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.] ❑ 32.5.6 The preliminary site plan shall contain the following information ❑ e. Existing landscape features as described in section 32.7.9.4.c. Please add an existing landscape features sheet to the final site plan per section 32.7.9.4.c. 32.6 FINAL SITE PLAN CONTENT LIGHTING PLAN REVIEW CHECKLIST Lumen level (3000 or more must be full cutoff) Please indicate if any of the fixtures will emit more than 3000 lumens. If so the fixtures need to be full cut off and cut sheets must be provided. Bulb /lamp location (must be totally within house to be full cutoff) The wall light [fixture BI must be totally within the house of the fixture to be full cutoff. Luminaire schedule Please provide a luminaire schedule Catalog # coordinated with cut sheets ❑ Catalog #'s must coordinate with provided cut sheets lif any of the fixtures are full cutoff.} Fixture quantity /types coordinated with quantity /types on lighting plan ❑ Fixture quantity /types on the luminaire schedule must coordinate with quantity/type on the li htin lan. Pole height/mounting height (ARB) ❑ N/A Colors /finishes (ARB) ❑ N/A Tilt (must be 0 for full cutoff) ❑ Please make sure the tilt on any of the fixtures is 0 Fixture locations Location conflicts with trees, utilities, etc. ❑ Make sure location of fixtures does not conflict with trees, utilities, etc. Coordination with other site plan sheets ❑ Fixtures locations must coordinate with other features shown on other site plan Landscape Plan Checklist Section 32.7.9.4: CONTENTS Section 32.7.9.6: STREET TREES ❑ (a) Street trees shall be required along existing or proposed public streets in any development which is subject to site development plan approval in all commercial and industrial districts and residential development of a density of four (4) dwelling units per acre or greater. The agent may waiver this requirement in certain cases where site conditions warrant an alternate solution. ❑ (b) Street trees shall be selected from a current list of recommended large shade trees approved by the agent. Medium shade trees may be substituted, subject to the approval of the agent when site conditions warrant smaller trees. The agent may approve substitutions of species of large or medium shade trees. ❑ (c) Street trees shall be planted with even spacing in a row adjacent to the public street right -of -way. ❑ (c) One (1) large street tree shall be required for every fifty (50) feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if twenty -five (25) feet or more. ❑ (c) Where permitted, one (1) medium shade tree shall be required for every forty (40) feet of road front -age, or portion thereof, if twenty (20) feet or more. ❑ (c) The agent may approve minor variations in spacing. ❑ (d) In the case of development with units for sale, the trees shall be protected through an open space or easement arrangement and shall be maintained by a property owner's association. Comment: Street trees are required along state route 29 with the proposed use. Required street trees need to be indicated on the site plan and are determined by the amount of road frontage on an exiting or proposed Public Street. 2 sheets. Shielding issues (freestanding signs, wall fixtures, etc.) ❑ Make sure all wall fixtures are Properly shielded. Photometric plan Adjacent zoning ❑ Adjacent zoning is similar to that of the proiect. This is shown. Thank you. Property lines ❑ Proposed fee simple transfer and property lines are shown. Thank you. Excessive spillover ❑ N/A Excessive lighting levels (ARB) ❑ N/A Maintenance factor = 1.0 ❑ Maintenance factor must to be t.This number is generally located in the Luminaire Schedule. Standard lighting notes ❑ Please add the standard lighting note to the site plan. "Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in the residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one -half footcandle. " Landscape Plan Checklist Section 32.7.9.4: CONTENTS Section 32.7.9.6: STREET TREES ❑ (a) Street trees shall be required along existing or proposed public streets in any development which is subject to site development plan approval in all commercial and industrial districts and residential development of a density of four (4) dwelling units per acre or greater. The agent may waiver this requirement in certain cases where site conditions warrant an alternate solution. ❑ (b) Street trees shall be selected from a current list of recommended large shade trees approved by the agent. Medium shade trees may be substituted, subject to the approval of the agent when site conditions warrant smaller trees. The agent may approve substitutions of species of large or medium shade trees. ❑ (c) Street trees shall be planted with even spacing in a row adjacent to the public street right -of -way. ❑ (c) One (1) large street tree shall be required for every fifty (50) feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if twenty -five (25) feet or more. ❑ (c) Where permitted, one (1) medium shade tree shall be required for every forty (40) feet of road front -age, or portion thereof, if twenty (20) feet or more. ❑ (c) The agent may approve minor variations in spacing. ❑ (d) In the case of development with units for sale, the trees shall be protected through an open space or easement arrangement and shall be maintained by a property owner's association. Comment: Street trees are required along state route 29 with the proposed use. Required street trees need to be indicated on the site plan and are determined by the amount of road frontage on an exiting or proposed Public Street. 2 Section 32.7.9.7: PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING ❑All development subject to site development plan review shall include the following required landscaping for parking lots consisting of five (5) spaces or more: ❑ (a) Street trees: Street trees shall be planted in accordance with section 32.7.9.6 along the public street frontage which abuts a parking lot. ❑ (a) The trees shall be planted between the street right -of -way and the parking area, within the parking setback. ❑ (a) If required street trees cannot be planted within the parking setback or within ten (10) feet of the street right -of -way due to sight distance, utility easement or other conflicting requirements, then the planting strip shall be enlarged to accommodate the trees. ❑ (a) If this requirement creates a hardship by causing the relocation of required parking spaces, then the additional planting area may be counted toward the interior landscaping requirement; ❑ (b) Interior landscaping: Exclusive of the requirements of section 32.7.9.7 (a) and (c), an area equal to rive (5) percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. ❑ (b) This shall include one (1) large or medium shade tree per ten (10) parking spaces or portion thereof, if five (5) spaces or more. ❑ (b) Interior landscaping shall be located in reasonably dispersed planting islands or perimeter areas. Shrub plantings adjacent to a building shall not be counted as interior landscaping; ❑ (c) Additional plantings along public streets: When a parking lot is located such that the parked cars will be visible from a public street, then additional landscaping of low street shrubs shall be required between the street and the parking lot. ❑ (c) Shrubs shall be in a single row planted five (5) feet on center. ❑ (c) Alternate methods of landscaping designed to minimize the visual impact of the parking lot may be approved by the agent. Comment: Parking lot landscaping will not be required because there is no parking proposed with this use. [Only required for parking lots consisting of five (5) spaces or more Section: 32.7.9.8: SCREENING ❑ (a) When required, screening shall consist of a planting strip, ❑ (a) existing vegetation, ❑ (a) a slightly opaque wall or fence, or combination thereof, to the reasonable satisfaction of the agent. ❑ (a) Where only vegetative screening is provided, such screening strip shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in depth. ❑ (a) Vegetative screening shall consist of a double staggered row of evergreen trees planted fifteen (15) feet on center, or a double staggered row of evergreen shrubs planted ten (10) feet on center. Alternate methods of vegetative screening may be approved by the agent. ❑ (a) Where a fence or wall is provided, it shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height and plantings may be required at intervals along such fence or wall. ❑ (b) Screening of parking lots shall not be counted toward the interior landscaping requirement. ❑ (b) When screening is required along the frontage of public streets, the agent shall determine if the street tree requirement has been met. ❑ (c) Screening shall be required in the following instances: ❑1. Commercial and industrial uses shall be screened from adjacent residential and rural areas districts. ❑2. Parking lots consisting of four (4) spaces or more shall be screened from adjacent residential and rural areas districts. ❑3. Objectionable features including, but not limited to, the following uses shall be screened from adjacent residential and rural areas districts and public streets: ❑- loading areas ❑- refuse areas ❑- storage yards ❑- detention ponds ❑- recreational facilities determined to be of objectionable character by the agent other than children's play areas where visibility is necessary or passive recreation areas where visibility is desirable. ❑4. Double frontage residential lots shall be screened between the rear of the residences and the public right -of -way when deemed appropriate by the agent. 05. The agent may require screening of any use, or portion thereof, upon determination that the use would otherwise have a negative visual impact on a property listed on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register. Comment: ARB required screening will meet this requirement. Section 32.7.9.9: TREE CANOPY ❑a. The foregoing notwithstanding, a minimum tree canopy shall be provided in accordance with this section. "Tree canopy" or "tree cover" shall include all areas of coverage by plant material exceeding five (5) feet in height at a maturity of ten (10) years after planting. Selection of species for planting shall be in accord with section 32.7.9.4 ❑ (a) Specifications for plantings shall be in accord with section 32.7.9.5 ❑ (b) Existing trees to be preserved in accordance with section 32.7.9.4(b) together with trees required under sections 32.7.9.6, 32.7.9.7 and 32.7.9.8 shall count toward satisfaction of the minimum tree canopy. ❑b. The following minimum requirements shall apply: 01. Ten (10) percent tree canopy for a site to be developed with commercial, office or industrial uses; Comment: 10 percent tree canopy is required for this site. Please provide a planting schedule and 10 year canopy area calculations for the proposed 0.61 acre fee simple area for this proiect. Additionally please delineate /show trees to be preserved [if anyl. 0.61 x 0.1= 0.061 0.061 x 43,560 = 2657.16 square feet of canopy is required. If you have questions about the tree canopy calculations please contact me and I will be glad to give you examples.