HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201400011 Review Comments No Submittal Type Selected 2014-10-17Christopher Perez
From:
Christopher Perez
Sent:
Friday, October 17, 2014 1:04 PM
To:
'Mike Myers'
Cc:
Margaret Maliszewski
Subject:
SDP201400011 Jim Price Chevrolet — Minor
Mike Myers,
SDP201400011 Jim Price Chevrolet — Minor
Staff has completed their review of the revised site plan. I have received approval from ARB on 10- 17 -14. I
also have completed my review of the plan and noticed that additional changes had taken place on the plan
which were not previously discussed, nor required by reviewers. In the future if voluntary changes are being
made to the plan these changes need to be called out in a letter or through clouding out the changes so the lead
reviewer can decide who needs to review the revised plans and assure that previous approvals are still valid. In
this case, it does not appear that the changes affect anyone's review but Planning /Zoning.
As such, I have completed my review and have provided four additional comments which appear to have been
generated by the voluntary changes; however, these changes caused other items to change which did not
reverberate through the entire plan, thus revisions are required to assure everything matches. I offer the
following comments: Please make these changes, shoot me a PDF of the plan with the changes and I'll assure
they are complete, once finalized provide 4 signed/stamped copies of the plan and we can move forward with
approval. Thanks
1. Parking calculation. On sheet SP3 there are 105 service spaces for Existing Auto Dealership depicted
upfront; however, sheet SP2 lists 102 spaces. I believe the reason why these numbers do not match is
previously on sheet SP3 the 11 spaces next to the existing dumpster were 8 spaces because of the new
proposed entrance. Now that the entrance is no longer being proposed the spaces are now depicted as 11
spaces. The 3 additional spaces would account for this difference. Thus please revise sheet SP2's
calculation for Service Parking for Existing Auto Dealership to match the revised sheet SP3 (105
service spaces for the existing auto dealership) vs the 102 currently listed.
2. Parking calculation. On sheet SP3 there are 32 Service Spaces depicted for the new maintenance
building (at the rear of the property); however, sheet SP2 lists 33 service spaces for the new maintenance
building. I believe the reason why these numbers do not match is previously on sheet SP3 the three rows
of spaces near the proposed gate were 9 and 20. Now that the entrance is no longer being proposed and
the spaces seemed to have been re- measured and numbered the spaces switched to 10 and 18. Thus
please revise sheet SP2's calculation for Service Parking for New Maintenance building to match
the revised sheet SP3 (32 service spaces for the New Maintenance building) vs the 33 currently
listed.
3. Landscape Calculations. On sheet SP8, three (3) plantings are depicted /proposed on the plan in what
was previously the landscape islands at the rear of the site for the new entrance; however, those
landscape islands are no longer proposed but the trees remain on the plan. As such, the plantings (1) PO,
(1) AR and (1) AR should be relocated to an appropriate location where they can truly be planted.
Revise. If the three (3) plantings mentioned above are lost, the site will lose 2,675 SF of proposed tree
canopy. These three (3) plantings should be planted elsewhere on the site, potentially at the rear of the
site near the new facility to maintain the required tree canopy. Revise to assure the tree canopy
requirements are met.
4. Landscape Calculations. Based on the modifications to the site plan, the landscape requirements on
sheet SP8, under Landscape Requirements, Project Area, does not appear to match the rest of the sheets.
Currently sheet SP8 lists it as 53,275 SF; however sheet SP3 lists 52,200 SF. Please assure these match
and are accurate.
Christopher P. Perez I Senior Planner
Department of Community Development I County of Albemarle, Virginia
401 McIntire Road I Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.296.5832 ext. 3443