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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
March 18, 2013
Donald Booth
DJG Inc.
449 McLaws Circle
Williamsburg, VA 23185
RE: SDP2013 -00009 Seminole Trail Fire Station — Major Amendment
Dear Sir:
Your Major Amendment application has been reviewed. In order for the amended site plan to be
approved the following revisions are required:
1. [32.5.2(a)] The boundary information provided does not include a boundary dimension along
Berkmar Drive; please provide all boundary line information.
2. [32.5.2(a)] Add AIA (Airport Impact Area) to the Zoning note. Please also document any necessary
waiver requests.
3. [32.5.2(a)] Provide the County and State; change the `Charlottesville' references to `Albemarle
County'.
4. [32.5.2(a)] Provide one datum reference for elevation.
5. [32.5.2(a)] Show departing lot lines.
6. [32.5.2(a)] Show all parking setback, building setback, and buffer lines on all sheets.
7. [32.5.2(a) & 21.7(c)] Buffer zone adjacent to residential and rural areas districts. No construction
activity including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than twenty (20) feet to any
residential or rural areas district. Screening shall be provided as required in section 32.7.9. It appears
that some grading is proposed in this 20' buffer; please verify and either remove the proposed
grading or apply for a waiver of this requirement.
8. [32.5.2(a)] Provide the source of the boundary line survey.
9. [32.5.2(b)] Provide the maximum total square footage of the building with proposed additions.
10. [32.5.2(b)] While the maximum building height on C1 zoned land is 65', any building height in excess
of 35' requires an additional 2' of setback for each 1' in height above 35'. The cover sheets states the
maximum height is 41.5'. The County's building height definition reads as follows, `The vertical
distance measured from the level of the curb or the established curb grade opposite the middle of the
front of the structure to the highest point of the roof if a flat roof,- to the deck line of a mansard roof,- or
the mean height level between the eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. For buildings set
back from the street line, the height shall be measured from the average elevation of the ground
surface along the front of the building'. Please verify the maximum building height to determine if
additional setback is required.
11. [32.5.2(b) & 4.12.4(a)] Zoning will determine the number of required parking spaces for this use.
The original site plan was approved with 71 required parking spaces. This number was largely due to
the hosting of bingo games and dances for fundraising. Do these types of events still take place on
this parcel? How many staff are generally on -site at the same time? Zoning may need additional
information to make their determination.
12. [32.5.2(b)] Provide the maximum amount of impervious cover on the Cover Sheet.
13. [32.5.2(b)] Provide the maximum amount of paved parking and vehicular circulation area on the
Cover Sheet.
14. [32.5.2(d)] A critical slope waiver is required to disturb any slope in excess of 25 %. Engineering and
Planning have reviewed the proposed disturbance and will recommend approval of this waiver. This
waiver must be approved by the Board of Supervisors (on Consent Agenda) prior to site plan
approval.
15. [32.5.2(1)] Please provide the right -of -way width for Berkmar Drive.
16. [32.5.2(n)] Clarify where the fence ends; does it extend along all adjacent residential parcels?
17. [32.5.2(n)] The retaining wall note refers to a sheet not included in this plat set; please dimension the
walls, provide maximum height(s), and provide a railing detail.
18. [32.5.2(n)] Dimension the travelway closest to the building.
19. [32.6.2(g)] Indicate all utility and drainage easements outside the right -of -way of public streets. Any
new easements may be generally shown and dedicated by separate plat. All water and sewer
facilities to be dedicated to public use and the easements for those facilities and shall be identified by
a statement that the facilities are to be dedicated to the Albemarle County Service Authority.
20. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.4(b)] Existing trees may be preserved in lieu of planting new plant materials in
order to satisfy the landscaping and screening requirements of section 32.7.9 or to meet conditions of
approval, subject to the agent's approval. It appears that several of the Landscape Plan
requirements are proposed to be met with existing vegetation. The landscape plan should show the
trees to be preserved, the limits of clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade
changes requiring tree wells or walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits of
clearing. In addition, the applicant shall sign a conservation checklist approved by the agent to insure
that the specified trees will be protected during construction. Except as otherwise expressly approved
by the agent in a particular case, such checklist shall conform to specifications contained in the
Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, pp III -284 through III -297, and as hereafter
amended. This checklist must be signed, dated, and added to the landscape plan sheet.
21. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.5] Street trees are required along all existing public street frontage; these trees
must be within the parking setback. It appears that two additional street trees are required in the area
east of the proposed secondary entrance.
22. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.5(e)] When a parking area is located so that the parked cars will be visible from
an off -site street, the agent may require additional planting of low street shrubs between the street
and the parking area. It appears that this requirement is proposed to be met with existing vegetation;
please provide the information requested above regarding preserving existing trees in lieu of planting
new plant material.
23. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.6(a)] An area of at least five (5) percent of the paved parking and vehicular
circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. Neither the areas of street trees and shrubs
required by sections 32.7.9.5(d) and (e) nor shrubs planted between a parking area and the building
shall be counted toward the minimum landscaped area for a parking lot. As noted above, the square
footage of `paved parking and vehicular circulation area' has not been provided.
24. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.6(b)] The 5% landscaped area required shall be planted with a mixture of shade
trees and shrubs and shall include one (1) large or medium shade tree per ten (10) parking spaces or
portion thereof, if five (5) spaces or more. Four (4) trees are required for 37 parking spaces.
Additionally, Corpus florida is not on the current list of recommended large or medium shade trees
approved by the agent. Please select trees from the approved list or note specific existing trees that
meet this requirement.
25. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.7] As mentioned above, please clarify if the existing fence extends along all
residential parcels or if additional screening is necessary. Please also demonstrate how the
dumpster will be screened from Berkmar Drive.
26. [32.6.20) & 32.7.9.8] It appears that the tree canopy requirement is proposed to be met with existing
trees; please provide the information requested above regarding preserving existing trees in lieu of
planting new plant material.
27. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Please show the proposed light fixtures on the site plan to verify that no site
conflicts exist.
28. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Provide cut sheets for each proposed fixture (that reference the catalog numbers
provided) that demonstrate that the fixture is full cutoff.
29. [32.6.2(k) & 4.171 The photometric plan must show footcandle information to the property line of all
adjacent residential parcels and the public right -of -way to demonstrate that the spillover will not
exceed 0.5 footcandle.
30. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] The lighting plan indicates that a LLF of 0.65 was used to create the photometric
plan. Albemarle County requires that the LLF be 1.0; revise the photometric plan using the proper
LLF.
31. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Provide the following standard lighting note on the lighting plan: Each outdoor
luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire
and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away
from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in
residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one -half footcandle.
32. [Comment] Provide the deed book and page references for all existing utility easements located on
the property.
33. [Comment] This amendment cannot be approved until ACSA and VDOT completed their reviews
and grant their approval; comments will be forwarded upon receipt. Engineering, Fire /Rescue,
inspections, and E911 comments have been provided.
Staff has provided references to provisions of Chapter 18 of the Code of the County of Albemarle. The
Code is kept up to date by the County Attorney's office. The Code may found on the County Attorney's
website which may be found under "Departments and Services" at Albemarle.org.
In accord with the provisions of Section 32.4.3.5 of Chapter 18 of the Code if the developer fails to submit
a revised final site plan to address all of the requirements within six (6) months after the date of this letter
the application shall be deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn by the developer.
If you have any questions about the comments please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Ellie Carter Ray, CLA
Senior Planner
Planning Division