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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: Judy Wiegand, Senior Planner
From: Glenn Brooks, County Engineer
Date: 13 Aug 2010
Subject: Pantops PDSC new entrance for restaurant (ZMA20100005)
The proposed new entrance on Rt. 250, Richmond Road, has been reviewed. This right - in/right -out
entrance on the state road will be up to VDOT to approve. However, it is noted that it is proposed within
the operational area of the intersection. As such, it is likely that exiting cars seeking to enter through lanes
during queuing have the potential to block the right -turn lane. A possible mitigation would be to allow a
right -in only, which is possible through channelization, but difficult to enforce.
The internal site circulation appears to be compromised, both by the placement of the entrance next to the
building and pedestrians, and by the re- arrangement of the parking spaces, which removes the circulation
loops in the parking lot. It is recommended that the circulation loop(s) in the parking lot be retained, and
the entrance be moved east and channelized for right -in, if it is to be permitted by VDOT.
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