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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
January 4, 2010
Mr. Justin Shimp
Dominion Development Resources
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: SP 2008 -00056 Unity Church
Dear Mr. Shimp:
County staff has reviewed the resubmitted concept plan for the development proposal referenced
above. Our comments are given below.
Division of Zoning and Current Development
1. A site plan amendment will be required.
2. 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.
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.
3. The total number of parking spaces indicated in the notes is not consistent with the number of
spaces shown on the drawings. The total given in 147 spaces, but 134 are shown on the revised
concept plan. Further, the total for grass -paved spaces is given as 48, but 35 are shown on the
plan. Also, 11 grass -paved spaces are mislabeled as 12. Please clarify /correct the numbers.
4. County staff has not received a Parking Study that meets the requirements of Section 4.12.6 of
the Zoning Ordinance. The applicants will need to submit a parking study in writing in order to
provide a basis or justification for the 147 (134 ?) proposed spaces.
5. Are other buildings being used for the congregation or other activities while the sanctuary is
being used? If the answer to this question is "yes," then it will change the parking needs and will
affect your parking study described in #4 above.
6. The County Engineer has indicated that "grass pave" surfaces have been very unsuccessful in
Albemarle County. Therefore, he cannot support the use of this product. However, a plan could
be approved with "pervious pavers" or a "pervious block or paving type" in general.
SP 2008 -056 Unity Church Comment Letter, January 4, 2010
7. Staff would like to see screening between the parking spaces and US 29. We will coordinate this
request with comments made by the Architectural Review Board (see below).
Architectural Review Board
Comments will be provided after the Architectural Review Board (ARB) reviews your proposal on
January 19, 2010. These comments will be in addition to those given in this letter.
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.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss these comments. My email address is
jwiegand @albemarle.org and my phone number is 434/296 -5832, ext. 3438.
Sincerely,
Judith C. Wiegand
Senior Planner
Cc: Unity Church of Charlottesville
2825 Hydraulic Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901