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Memorandum
To: Claudette Grant, Senior Planner
From: Amanda Burbage, Senior Planner
Date: April 30, 2014
Subject: ZMA 2013 -017 Spring Hill Village — 3rd Zoning Comments
I have reviewed their resubmittal and have the following comments:
Parkinq (a previous comment): Staff is concerned that the amount of parking the applicant
is proposing is insufficient for the proposed non - residential use. For an office use, the zoning
ordinance requires 1 space/ 200 sf based on 80% of the building area, which would result in
the need for 120 spaces. The 1 space /1,000 sf reduction proposed by the applicant amounts to
30 spaces, or 1/4 of the current parking requirements for an office use. In addition, staff is
concerned that the provision of only 18 parking spaces dedicated to non - residential use will
result in parking constraints that would severely limit the number of potential non - residential
users. Staff supports the applicant's desire to limit the amount of space devoted to parking
and encourages the use of transportation demand management strategies to reduce the
amount of parking necessary to serve the proposed non - residential uses. Staff also notes that
residential & non - residential uses do not automatically qualify for shared parking unless they
are serving off -peak hours uses.
2. Proposed Uses (a previous comment): To allow for maximum flexibility of potential industrial
users in the non - residential space, we would like to see the following broad industrial use
category included in the uses table of the Code of Development:
Manufacturing/ Processing /Assembly /Fabrication /Recycling
If compatibility with surrounding residential uses is a concern, certain uses may be prohibited
(e.g. recycling, uses involving outdoor storage, etc.). The following language may also be
added to limit the scale of industrial use. This is consistent with the by right allowance for
industrial uses in commercially zoned districts:
Gross floor area of the establishment does not exceed 4, 000 square feet per site;
provided that the gross floor area of the establishment may exceed 4, 000 square feet
per site by special exception approved by the board of supervisors.
3. Proffers: In reference to Proffer 4, Improvements to Scottsville Rd. and Avon Extended, staff
is concerned about the applicant's intent to complete all road improvements and dedicate the
roads to public use before the first certificate of occupancy is issued. Please add language that
all road plans will be approved and bonded prior to the issuance of the first building permit or
first approved plat, whichever comes first, to ensure that these improvements can be
completed in a timely manner.