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Home My WebLink AboutCCP200900002 Staff Report (3)COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE STAFF REPORT SUMMARY Project Name: North Fork Regional Pump Station Staff: David Benish, Chief of Planning Project Planning Commission Meeting: August 18, 2009 1 Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: NIA Owners: Albemarle County Applicant: Albemarle County Service Authority Acreage: NIA Rezone from: NIA Special Use Permit for: NIA Other: Compliance with Comprehensive Plan Review for two sewer pump stations and force main TMP: Pump stations: 32- 513 and 32 -6A; sewer line, ProfferslConditions: NIA multiple parcels Location: Piney Mountain and Hollymead Development Areas By -right use: Properties are zoned for industrial, commercial or residential uses Magisterial District: Rio and Rivanna Requested # of Dwelling Units: NIA I DA X RA Proposal: To construct two pump stations and Comprehensive Plan Designation: sewer line (force main) to replace the Camelot Development Area ( Hollymead and Piney Sewer Treatment Plant. ' Mountain Development Areas). Character of Sites: The pump station site on US 29 is a wooded site with rolling topography. The proposed sewer line (force main) is primarily located internally on the site of the North Point development, which is currently undeveloped. Factors Consistent with the Comprehensive Plan: • Improvements are needed to replace the Camelot Treatment Plant which is at capacity and cannot be practically upgraded • Replacement of the this sewer treatment plant has been recommended in the Comprehensive Plan • The properties impacted are within the designated Development Area, along US 29 where urban scale improvements and redevelopment of the frontage of US 29 is anticipated. • The ARB has reviewed the proposal and recommended approval, with conditions. Use of Surrounding Properties: Most of the surrounding properties are developed as (or planned for) industrial, commercial and/or residential uses, or are designated open space within planned developments. Factors inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan: • Some of the improvements are located along the frontage of the US 29, a designated Entrance Corridor. Impacts will not be significant or will be mitigated through design and landscaping efforts. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission find the North Fork Regional Pump Station Project as proposed, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Staff Person: David Benish Planning Commission: August 18, 2009 Review for Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan (Va. Code ?5.2- 2232) — North Fork Renional Pump Station and Sewer Line Applicant's Proposal: The Albemarle County Service Authority is proposing to construct two pump stations and install of a new sewer line (force main) to replace the Camelot Sewer Treatment Plant (WW-FP), which is currently operating at, or near, capacity. The WWTP serves the Piney Mountain Development Area and a portion of the Hollymead Development Area north of Airport and Proffit Roads (the area that drains to the North Fork Rivanna River). The pump stations and new sewer line will connect to existing sewer lines south of Proffit Road and transport wastewater to the Moore's Creek Treatment Plant (Attachment A). The general location for the proposed sewer is shown on Attachment A as the "Proposed General Location." One pump station (Camelot pump station) will be located adjacent to the existing treatment plant site and will transport wastewater from development north of the North Fork Rivanna River to the second new regional pump station located along the west side of US 29. The regional pump station will be located north of Lewis and Clark Drive and south of the North Fork Rivanna River (Attachment B). The regional pump station (North Fork Regional Pump Station) will transport wastewater to the existing sewer lines south of Proffit Road via the new sewer line. The new line will run along the west side of US 29 to just south of Lewis and Clark Drive (in the vicinity of the Fabrics Unlimited site), then will cross to the east side of US 29 and run near a stream in the interior of the North Pointe development project southward to Proffit Road. Purpose of Review: A Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan Review (or "2232 Review's considers whether the general location, character and extent of the proposed public facility are in substantial accord with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. It is reviewed by the Planning Commission and the Commission's findings are forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for the information. No additional action is required of the Board. Locations and Character of the Site /Area: The regional pump station site on US 29 is a wooded site with rolling topography, sloping upward from US 29. There is no development immediately adjacent to the site. There is an existing sewer pump station located just south of this site which transports wastewater from the University Research Park area to the Camelot WWTP. This pump station will be eliminated with this new proposal. The sewer line from the regional pump station on US 29 extends south along the west side of US 29 to about the Fabrics Unlimited site. This area is wooded and includes the landscaped frontage of the research park, and existing commercially developed properties. There is also a power line easement along most of this frontage/area. The sewer line will then cross US 29 and continue running south along a stream and /or areas to be developed as part of the North Point development. The applicant has been working with representative of North Pointe to coordinate the location of the sewer line. The sewer line will be located internal to the North Point development and will not be located along the frontage of US 29. Staff Comment: The following Comprehensive Plan general principles/objectives and strategies and recommendations are applicable to this project: • Land Use Plan, Utilities Section of the Comprehensive Plan - General Principle: Serve Urban Areas, Communities and Villages with public water and sewer. Prohibit private central water and /or sewer facilities within County Development Areas. (Land Use Plan- Public Water and Sewer, P. 114). - Recommendation: ... Provide the necessary infrastructure improvement to ensure adequate sewer service to this area [Piney Mountain/Hollymead north of Airport and Proffit Roads]. (Land Use Plan - Utilities, P. 127). Staff comment: This proposal ensures that adequate sewer service is provided to the Hollymead and Piney Mountain Development Areas to serve existing and future development. The upgrade /replacement of the Camelot WW-FP has also been a long standing project identified in the ACSA Capital Improvement Program. Natural Resources and Cultural Assets Section of the Comprehensive Plan: Goal: Preserve the County's scenic resources as being essential to the County's character, economic vitality and quality of life. (Scenic Resources, P. 141) Objective: Maintain the visual integrity of the of all of Albemarle's Roads (Scenic Designations: Roads, P.143) Strategy: Use design standards to maintain the integrity of all roads in the Albemarle County. (Scenic Designations: Roads, P.143) Staff comment: US 29 is designated as an Entrance Corridor and the regional pump station was subject to review by the Architectural Review Board (ARB). The ARB has reviewed the regional pump station location along US 29 and has approved the site plan /landscape plan with conditions (related primarily to landscaping of the site). The pump station located adjacent to the Camelot Treatment Plant is not visible from the Entrance Corridor and is located in area consisting of an industrial site /building (Badger - Powhatan) and mobile homes sales and display operation. The sewer line connection to the regional pump station will be in areas that are developed (mobile homes sales site, Badger - Powhatan site or that have been cleared (other utility easements and the like). The section of the sewer line from the regional pump station running along the west side of US 29 will not have a significant impact on the frontage of US 29. The area from the North Fork Rivanna River to just past the University Research Park entrance is part of the University Research Park Planned Development, is designated as open space and is wooded. The wooded area provides a backdrop that mitigates the impact of the clearing for the sewer line. The sewer line location will also not have a significant to the landscape entrance to the University Research Park. The sewer line/easement will also not have a long term impact on the area south of the University's landscaped entrance because it will be located in areas that are developed and/or that will be subject to future urban development or redevelopment. After crossing to the east side of US 29, the sewer line/easement will be located primarily within the North Point development and will be incorporated into the planning and design of that development. Summary: Staff has identified the following positive aspects of this proposal consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: • Improvements are needed to replace the Camelot WWTP which is at capacity and cannot be practically upgraded. • Replacement of the Camelot WWTP is recommended in the Comprehensive Plan. • The properties impacted are within the designated Development Area, along US 29 where urban scale improvements and redevelopment of the frontage of US 29 is anticipated. • The ARB has reviewed the proposal regional pump station and approved the proposal, with conditions addressing the landscaping of the site and building. Staff has identified the following unfavorable aspects of this proposal as it relates to its consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: • Some of the improvements are located along the frontage of the US 29, a designated Entrance Corridor. However, the impacts will not be significant or will be mitigated through site design and landscaping efforts. Staff opinion is that general location, character and extent of the proposed public facility (two pump station and sewer line) is in substantial in accord with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission find the North Fork Regional Pump Station Project, including the location of two new pump station and the general location of the sewer line as shown on the attached project location map and plan (Attachments A and B), is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, provided the conditions of the ARB are met. Attachments: A — Project Location Map B — North Fork Regional Pump Station Plan, Preliminary Gravity Sanitary Sewer Extension Alt. Q v r I Cl cn cli 0 C 0 CL 0 0 q O �I W CD C7 J w / / fl i °o 0 I to Lo 1 , UVA _ – RESEARCH ,.... ,� PARK r r" AG E`$ l� ♦�," PROPOSED.._. . GRAVITY SEWER EXTENSION LD� PROPOSED 'y E XISlNG. \ ` 16" FORCE MA N ESE tCH PAR ( OPTION 1A )� P O" O E 1PUM1�S{TATION NOI*TH FOR a i 1 ORPEi'MAIN __ m i:. 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