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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Summer Frederick, Planner
From: Glenn Brooks, County Engineer
Date: 17 Feb 2010
Subject: BB &T Bank on Rt. 29 (SP200900009)
I have reviewed the application documents with regard to the special use permit and waivers for modifying
the drive - through at BB &T Bank on Route 29 next to Fashion Square Mall. I am recommending approval
of the special use permit, with some options on how the waivers can be addressed;
Special Use Permit
The additional drive - through lane for an ATM Kiosk is recommended for approval with the reduction in
requirements as addressed below;
Waiver for reduced stacking from 18- 4.12.6
The applicant has requested 4 stacking spaces instead of 5, and provided a 2 day count summary and a plan
detail. The detail includes the vehicles being serviced at the windows, which is not consistent with past
county practice. From the county perspective the applicant is asking for 3 stacking spaces, rather than the
required 5. In addition, it is not known whether this affected the queuing study measurements. In any
case, I do not put much stock in such brief studies. They do not have enough data to be in any way
conclusive statistically, as expected variations over the year are not known. So, lacking sufficient data to
base a decision on, I look at the physical layout of the site, and the possible impacts of excessive queuing.
Below is a comparison, on overlays of the plan, of what the county stacking (5 spaces beyond the window
for each window) might look like.
Albemarle County Community Development
Engineering Review comments
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It is evident that excessive stacking will not enter the public roadway, and will not block required parking.
These are factors very much in the applicant's favor. What is not in the applicant's favor, is the
accessibility of the escape route, or the by -pass lane(s). These are shaded in red in the drawing. Less than
half of the cars will be able to access the bypass lane. However, this is not unusual for a drive - through
with multiple windows, when cars are well into the queues. Therefore, approval is recommended for
reduced stacking in this location.
Reduction in travelway width per 18- 4.12.17.c.2
The reduction in travelway width on the outside lane, next to the ATM, shown on the right side of the
drawing, is within the tolerance limits for a two -way travelway. Two -way travelways are typically 20'
wide, and this width is 19.25'. Where the queuing lanes are narrow, it is expected that the 5 lanes will
reduce to 2 or 3. Given the layout, this is not unreasonable. It could be aided by striping of the lanes, with
dashed lines where lanes merge, as well as signage indicating the empty (bypass) service window, and the
bypass around the ATM, so these lanes are kept open. I will note that I have never seen a closed service
widow used as a bypass lane, at least in a permanent arrangement, but it is an occurrence that is used
informally. In the future, if this lane is modified to be a functioning service window, the applicant should
enlarge the queuing area by modifying the cliff /retaining -wall around the perimeter. For the current
proposal, with signage and striping, this plan is recommended for approval.
file: El_sp_GEB_BB &T.doc