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PLANNING STAFF REPORT SUMMARY
Project Name: ZMA 2009-00004, National
Staff: Judith Wiegand, AICP
College Relocation
Planning Commission Public Hearing:
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing:
May 4, 2010
To be scheduled.
Owner(s): Corolla Management Corporation
Applicant: Larry Hatfield, K4Places,
representing National College
Acreage: 6.34 acres
Rezone from: R-1, Residential to LI, Light
Industrial, with proffers
TMP: TM 32, Parcel 221-1
By -right use: Residential, one unit per acre.
Location: 3926 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville,
VA, approximately 1100 feet south of the
intersection with Lewis & Clark Drive (See
Attachment A. Location Map)
Magisterial District: Rio
Proffers: Yes
Proposal: Construct a new facility and
Requested # of Dwelling Units: NA
relocate the school from present location in
Charlottesville in order to allow for school
growth.
DA (Development Area): Community of
Comp. Plan Designation: Industrial Service,
Hollymead
industrial, office, and limited commercial uses (no
residential use)
Character of Property: Undeveloped except
Use of Surrounding Properties: The property
for a vacant, abandoned house and driveway at
to the east is a retail use, Fabrics Unlimited. The
the eastern end of the property. Property has
property to the south is the Cedar Hill Mobile
rolling terrain, a spring, a creek, and a wetland
Home Park. The property to the north is
area. Approximately one-third of the property at
Townsend Landscaping, and the property to the
the western end is wooded. There are several
west is part of the University of Virginia Research
informal paths running through the property.
Park.
Factors Favorable:
Factors Unfavorable:
1. Rezoning this parcel will enable
Staff has identified no factors unfavorable to this
construction of a scientific and technical
application.
educational facility that will serve the entire
region.
2. The proposed changes to the entrance to
this site will improve the flow of traffic into
and out of both the proposed college facility
and the retail store.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this rezoning, with proffers.
Staff also recommends approval of the buffer disturbance and critical slopes waivers.
STAFF PERSON: JUDITH C. WIEGAND, AICP
PLANNING COMMISSION: May 4, 2010
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS To Be Scheduled
ZMA 2009-00004, National College Relocation
Buffer Disturbance Waiver
Critical Slopes Waiver
PETITION
PROJECT: ZMA 2009-00004, National College Relocation
PROPOSAL: Rezone 6.34 acres from R-1, Residential zoning district which allows residential (1
unit/acre) to LI – Light Industrial – industrial, office, and limited commercial uses (no residential
use) to allow relocation of business college facilities.
PROFFERS: Yes
EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE/DENSITY: Industrial Service—warehousing,
light industry, heavy industry, research, office uses, regional scale research, limited production and
marketing activities, supporting commercial, lodging and conference facilities, and residential (6.01-
34 units/acre) and Neighborhood Density Residential—residential (3-6 units/acre) and supporting
uses such as religious institutions and schools and other small-scale non-residential uses, in the
Community of Hollymead.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR: Yes
LOCATION: 3926 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, VA, approximately 1100 feet south of the
intersection with Lewis & Clark Drive.
TAX MAP/PARCEL: TMP 32-22L1
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Rio
CHARACTER OF THE AREA
A vacant, abandoned house and driveway are located at the eastern end of the property. The rest of
the parcel is undeveloped rolling terrain, with a spring, creek, and wetland area. Approximately one-
third of the property at the western end is wooded. There are several informal paths running through
the property.
The property is surrounded by a landscaping company to the north (Townsend), the University of
Virginia Research Park to the west, the Cedar Hill Mobile Home Park to the south, and Fabrics
Unlimited to the east. Access to the proposed National College site is via a narrow strip of property
that connects the site to US 29.
SPECIFICS OF THE PROPOSAL
National College proposes to construct a 20,000 square foot, two-story building and associated
parking. The number of parking spaces exceeds the maximum allowed by the Zoning Ordinance, but
has been approved by the Zoning Administrator. The number is based on the number needed at
several other National College facilities. Approximately one-third of the property at the western end
of the parcel, which is now wooded, is not proposed for development at this time. A pedestrian
connection to the parcel to the south is included, as is a vehicular interconnection to the north.
A future expansion of both the building (8,000 square feet) and of the parking area is shown on the
rezoning plan and would be approved as part of this rezoning.
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The proposed educational facility will provide support in the form of trained employees for the
surrounding and nearby uses, including the University of Virginia Research Park and the Rivanna
Station military base. Graduates of the school would also be eligible for employment at many other
businesses in the region.
National College has designed the concept plan (See Attachment B) to minimize any impacts on the
adjacent mobile home park. A resident standing on the mobile home park property looking toward
the school would see the top floor of the building, so the scale is similar to what residents would see
if the property developed into residences. The only interconnection proposed between the two
parcels is a pedestrian path, which could be used by residents to walk to the school; no vehicular
connection that might result in additional school traffic through the mobile home park is proposed.
While the applicant is requesting a waiver to enable them to remove some of the trees in the
screening buffer between the college and the residential property, the buffer area will be revegetated
(see waiver section below) so that it screens the view of the site from the mobile home park.
National College has worked with Fabrics Unlimited to redesign and share an entrance off of US 29
and to revegetate the portion of the hillside to the west of the fabric store that is shared by both
properties. The redesigned entrance consolidates several access points, allowing access for both the
store and the proposed college from the current "driveway" and includes a right -in, right -out
entrance for the fabric store at the southern end of their property. The Virginia Department of
Transportation has approved the new entrance and the right -in, right -out entrance contingent on the
County's approval of the site plan.
Revegetating the hillside will improve the appearance of the hillside from the Entrance Corridor.
The existing vegetation is a stand of Virginia pines. Some of these will be removed for grading and
construction and, when stands of these pines are disturbed, the remaining trees are known to fall
within a few years. So, to be safe and more attractive, the applicant has agreed to remove the trees
and revegetate the hillside.
APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION FOR THE REOUEST
National College currently operates a scientific and technical college on US 29 in the City of
Charlottesville. The college would like to expand and has selected the proposed location because it
offers space for a larger building and sufficient parking, as well as additional space for a possible
expansion.
The applicant has chosen to request that the property be rezoned from R-1, Residential to Light
Industrial rather than request a special use permit to operate a private school in a residential zone.
Under the terms of a special use permit, future use of the building would be limited to another
private school. However, rezoning the parcel to Light Industrial would mean that, should the school
decide to sell the facility in the future, the building would be more marketable. The proposed
building will be similar to an office building. Scientific or technical education facilities are a by -right
use in Light Industrial districts (Section 27.2.1.7).
PLANNING AND ZONING HISTORY
The property has been zoned R-1, Residential since the current Zoning Ordinance and Map were
adopted in 1980.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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Land Use Plan — County's Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Industrial
Service, which allows warehousing, light industry, heavy industry, research, office uses, regional
scale research, limited production and marketing activities, supporting commercial, lodging and
conference facilities, and residential (6.01-34 units/acre), in the Hollymead Community. The
requested zoning map amendment is consistent with these designations.
The draft Places29 Master Plan, which has not yet been adopted, designates this parcel as Office/
Research & Development (R&D)/Flex/Light Industrial, which would allow a range of
employment -generating uses, including office, research, research and development, testing,
manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. The proposed use as a scientific and technical
school would also be in compliance with this designation.
Open Space Plan/Green Infrastructure Map:
The Open Space Plan does not show any environmental features on this parcel that would require
preservation. The Places29 Parks and Green Systems Map does not show any trails, greenways, or
natural features on this parcel.
The Neighborhood Model: The zoning map amendment is for construction of a college building,
which will be similar to an office building, and associated parking. The following comments indicate
how the proposed project complies with the twelve principles of the Neighborhood Model:
Pedestrian
Sidewalks are shown on the rezoning plan connecting the building to US 29 and
Orientation
connecting the building to the side of the parking lot where the handicapped
spaces are located. The connection with US 29 will enable future transit users
to walk from a transit stop on US 29 to the college building. There is also a
pedestrian connection to the parcel to the south, which would allow residents of
the mobile home park to have easier access to the college. This principle is met.
Neighborhood
This is a single use development with no internal streets, however, the applicant
Friendly Streets
will provide pedestrian connections to the adjacent parcels and pedestrian paths
and Paths
around the facility. This principle is met.
Interconnected
A vehicular and pedestrian interconnection is shown on the north side of the
Streets and
subject property to TMP 32-2213, which would be useful at the time the
Transportation
northern property redevelops. For topographical reasons, no vehicular
Networks
interconnection is proposed to the south, however, the applicant has provided a
pedestrian connection that would enable residents of the mobile home park to
walk to the campus. No interconnection is shown to the west because there is
no development proposed there that would be served by an interconnection and
constructing an interconnection would preclude preservation of the existing
wooded area. This principle is met.
Parks and Open
The rezoning plan shows a significant amount of open space at the western end
Space
of the parcel where the natural vegetation is expected to remain. The nearest
parks/open spaces are on the University of Virginia Research Park campus to
the west of this parcel. This principle is met.
Neighborhood
There is no neighborhood center in the vicinity of the proposed school. There is
Centers
a fabric store to the east, a landscaping business to the north, a mobile home
park to the south, and the Research Park to the west. The closest Center
proposed in the draft Places29 Master Plan is the Uptown on Airport Road.
However, no direct road connections are proposed to this center because the
area will not have a grid of streets. So, students and faculty of the school will
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STAFF COMMENT
Relationship between the application and the purpose and intent of the requested zoning
district: The following sections, shown in italic type, are excerpts from Section 27, Light Industrial,
of the Zoning Ordinance. Staff comments below each quotation are given in regular type:
LI districts are hereby created and may hereafter be established by amendment to the zoning
map to permit industries, offices and limited commercial uses which are compatible with and
do not detract from surrounding districts.
The proposed light industrial use, a scientific and technical college, is a by -right use in Light
Industrial districts. Because the proposed building will be similar to an office building, the
proposed facility will also work well with adjacent uses, the mobile home park, fabric store,
landscaping business, and research park.
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need to drive to the Uptown.
The campus is designed as a two-story building (approximately 20,000 square
Buildings and
Spaces of
feet) with a large surface parking lot. The applicant has worked to minimize the
Human Scale
distance from the parking lot to the building. The Architectural Review Board
will be reviewing this proposal and their comments on the elevations and
landscaping will contribute to the development's human scale. This principle is
met.
Relegated
Most of the parking is behind the proposed building. This principle is met.
Parking
Mixture of Uses
This is a single institutional use. No residential uses are planned, however, with
the pedestrian interconnection to the south, the college is within walking
distance of the adjacent mobile home park. Since the college will add a
complementary use to a mixed-use area, this principle is met.
Mixture of
There will be no homes on this site, so this principle does not apply.
Housing Types
and
Affordability
Redevelopment
The existing house on the property is vacant and has been vandalized. It will be
demolished to make room for the college building. This principle is met.
Site Planning
The site is a difficult one to develop due to its topography. The site contains
that Respects
several areas of critical slopes, a spring/creek/wetland area in the center of the
Terrain
site, and a wooded area at the western edge of the site. Most types of
development would require a critical slopes waiver because of the distribution
of critical slopes around the site. The rezoning plan reflects the applicant's
efforts to locate the building and parking to minimize the impact on these
slopes (see the waiver section below), as well as to preserve both the
spring/creek/wetland area and the wooded area. During the review of this
application, the applicant worked with different site designs to minimize
impacts on the property while keeping the cost of the project within budget.
This principle is met.
Clear
This project is not near a boundary with the Rural Areas, so this principle does
Boundaries with
not apply.
the Rural Areas
STAFF COMMENT
Relationship between the application and the purpose and intent of the requested zoning
district: The following sections, shown in italic type, are excerpts from Section 27, Light Industrial,
of the Zoning Ordinance. Staff comments below each quotation are given in regular type:
LI districts are hereby created and may hereafter be established by amendment to the zoning
map to permit industries, offices and limited commercial uses which are compatible with and
do not detract from surrounding districts.
The proposed light industrial use, a scientific and technical college, is a by -right use in Light
Industrial districts. Because the proposed building will be similar to an office building, the
proposed facility will also work well with adjacent uses, the mobile home park, fabric store,
landscaping business, and research park.
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The Zoning Ordinance requires that a screening buffer be provided where an industrial
district abuts a residential district. The concept plan shows a vegetated buffer between the
National College property and the Cedar Hill Mobile Home Park. The applicant has applied
for a waiver to disturb this buffer in order to remove five trees that might be damaged during
construction of the school facility (see section on Waivers below). The applicant has
indicated that areas where trees are removed will be revegetated.
It is intended that LI districts may be established in areas having all of the following
characteristics:
- Areas served by water and sewer facilities or if such facilities are reasonably available;
The subject parcel is in an area that is not currently served by public water and sewer. It is,
however, in the jurisdictional area for water and sewer. On the rezoning plan, the applicant
shows two possible alternatives for sewer connections and staff has verified with the ACSA
staff that these two alternatives are valid (See Attachment E).
- Areas served by major highway, rail or air service, or secondary road improved to
standards approved by the county; and
The subject parcel has access from US 29. This entrance has been approved by VDOT
subject to County approval of the site plan (See Attachment D). The college will share this
entrance with the fabric store, an improvement that supports VDOT's access management
regulations. The access proposal approved by VDOT also includes a right -in, right -out
entrance at the southern end of the fabric store property.
In the future, if transit service is provided in the general area, the college's access from US
29 will make it a prime candidate for transit service.
- Areas having clearly demonstrated suitability for intended uses with regard to physical
characteristics and relationship to surrounding development.
This proposed Light Industrial district is suitable for the intended use because it is an
appropriate size, it is industrial in nature, and it is compatible with surrounding uses. This
portion of the Hollymead Development Area is intended for industrial uses because of its
proximity to other industrial uses, the airport, and the University of Virginia Research Park.
The property to the north is already zoned Light industrial.
As mentioned previously, the proposed use does not require Light Industrial zoning, but
rezoning the parcel would make the college facility more marketable should the school
decide to market the property in the future.
Staff believes that the proposal meets the intent of the Light Industrial district.
Public need and justification for the change:
The county has identified a need for additional Light Industrially zoned property. The property to the
north is currently zoned Light Industrial as is the front portion (along US 29) of the parcel to the
south. The western portion of the property to the south is now zoned R-4, Residential and is the
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location of the Cedar Hill Mobile Home Park. The applicant has provided a buffer between the
college building and the southern edge of the property, as required by the County's Zoning
Ordinance. The applicant is requesting a waiver of certain parts of the buffer requirement, as
described more fully below in the section on waivers.
Rezoning the subject parcel to Light Industrial will help address the County's need for more
industrially zoned property and will do so in a way that is compatible with surrounding uses.
Impact on Environmental, Cultural, and Historic Resources —
The site contains a spring and wetlands area that the applicant has preserved. There are no cultural or
historic resources on the site or in close proximity to the site that will be disturbed by this rezoning
or subsequent construction of the educational facilities. The applicant has requested a waiver in
order to disturb some of the critical slopes on the site, as described more fully below in the section
on waivers.
Anticipated impact on public facilities and services:
Streets: VDOT has determined that the proposed educational facility does not require a traffic study
and that the number of student/faculty trips can be accommodated within the existing and planned
road improvements (See Attachment D).
Schools — This rezoning does not involve any residential uses, so County schools will not be
affected.
Fire and Rescue — The closest station is Station #12, located at 3575 Innovation Drive.
Utilities — water is available to this site. Sewer is not yet available at the site. As discussed above, the
applicant has identified two alternative means of connecting to sewer and will select one at the time
the site plan is prepared (ACSA Comments are included in Attachment E).
Anticipated impact on nearby and surrounding properties:
The new entrance to the fabric store and revegetated hillside will be improvements over current
conditions. The impact on the mobile home park is expected to be minimal because the buffer
between the two properties will screen the mobile home park from the college facility. Since the
college facility will resemble an office building, future uses (should the college move elsewhere)
would be office -type uses that are likely to be compatible with residential uses.
PROFFERS
Attachment C contains the current proffer, which is intended to ensure that the project developed on
the site is essentially the same as the one reviewed as part of this rezoning. The wording has been
worked out by staff and the applicant, in consultation with the County Attorney. The two exceptions
referenced in the first paragraph are provided to ensure that the applicant may expand the building
and parking lot in the future as shown on the rezoning plan and that changes needed to meet
requirements of the Architectural Review Board can be made.
SUMMARY
Staff has identified the following factors, which are favorable to this rezoning request:
1. Rezoning this parcel will enable construction of a scientific and technical educational facility
that will serve the entire region.
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2. The proposed changes to the entrance to this site will improve the flow of traffic into and out
of both the proposed college facility and the retail store.
Staff has found no factors that are unfavorable to this rezoning:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Zoning Map Amendment 2009-00004, National College Relocation,
with the attached proffer.
WAIVERS
The applicant has requested waivers from two zoning ordinance requirements. [Section 26.10(c)
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS and Section 4.2 CRITICAL SLOPES]
1. Waiver from 26.10(c) MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
The minimum yard requirements in the industrial districts are as follows:
c. Buffer zone adjacent to residential and rural areas districts. No construction activity
including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than thirty (30) feet to any
residential or rural areas district. Screening shall be provided as required in section 32.7.9.
(Amended 9-9-92)
1. Waiver by the commission. The commission may waive the prohibition of construction
activity, grading or the clearing of vegetation in the buffer in a particular case where the
developer or subdivider demonstrates that grading or clearing is necessary or would result in
an improved site design, provided that: (i) minimum screening requirements are met; and (ii)
existing landscaping in excess of minimum requirements is substantially restored. (Added 7-
10-85)
Applicant's Justification
Even though no construction activity is proposed inside the buffer, construction activity on the
site (outside the buffer) may result in the death of some of the trees in the buffer. The applicant is
requesting permission to remove five trees within the buffer in order to provide an adequate
location to place the building and associated parking lot. The buffer will be landscaped where the
vegetation is removed.
Staff Analysis
The 30 -foot buffer is intended to be an undisturbed area between the industrial use and the
industrial district/residential district boundary. The purpose of the buffer is to screen the
industrial use from the adjacent residential property.
Any activity that occurs outside the buffer and disturbs trees within the buffer requires a waiver.
In order for the applicant to construct the building and parking lot around the existing
environmental features and to work with the topography of the site, it will be necessary for the
applicant to construct a retaining wall close to the buffer. Staff is concerned that construction of
the retaining wall and other activities near the buffer might result in the death of trees within the
buffer. At staff's request, the applicant surveyed the trees within the 30 -foot buffer to see which
ones might be disturbed by construction activity. There are 12 trees within the buffer and the
applicant has requested permission to remove five (5) of the trees. The applicant has indicated
that areas where trees are removed would be revegetated.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the waiver of the minimum buffer yard requirements.
2. CRITICAL SLOPES WAIVER
Staff Comment
The proposed development will require the disturbance of critical slopes. The applicant has
submitted a request and justification for the waiver (See Attachment F). Staff has analyzed this
request and believes that the applicant has satisfactorily addressed the technical criteria for the
disturbance of critical slopes.
The critical slopes areas proposed to be disturbed are not delineated as a significant resource on
the Open Space and Critical Resources Plan.
The commission may modify or waive any requirement of section 4.2 in a particular case upon
finding that:
A. Strict application of the requirements of section 4.2 would not forward the purposes of this
chapter or otherwise serve the public health, safety or welfare;
It does not appear possible to develop this property without this waiver, and the critical
slopes are not a significant resource.
B. Alternatives proposed by the developer or subdivider would satisfy the intent and purposes
of section 4.2 to at least an equivalent degree;
By disturbing the critical slopes to the extent necessary to construct the building and parking
lot on the eastern portion of the site, the applicant will be able to leave a significant portion
of the site—the western end—undeveloped, thereby preserving a resource with greater
potential than the critical slopes.
C. Due to the property's unusual size, topography, shape, location or other unusual conditions,
excluding the proprietary interest of the developer or subdivider, prohibiting the disturbance
of critical slopes would effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the use of the property or
would result in significant degradation of the property or adjacent properties; or
The property is a long, narrow parcel that has critical slopes in several areas, including slopes
around the spring/creek/wetland area near the center of the site. The applicant has worked to
preserve this environmentally sensitive area, which requires that critical slopes in other parts
of the site be disturbed in order to create a building pad and parking area of sufficient size.
D. Granting the modification or waiver would serve a public purpose of greater import than
would be served by strict application of the regulations sought to be modified or waived.
Granting this waiver will permit construction of an educational facility that will serve the
entire region. Further, allowing critical slopes to be disturbed in other areas of the site will
allow preservation of the spring/creek/wetland area as a amenity.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff review has identified the request for a Critical Slopes Waiver and has identified the
following favorable factors:
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Favorable factors:
1. This waiver will enable development of a site that does not appear to be developable without
this waiver, and the critical slopes are not a significant resource.
2. This waiver will allow construction of an educational facility to serve the entire region.
3. By disturbing the critical slopes to the extent necessary to construct the building and parking
lot on the eastern portion of the site, the applicant will be able to leave a significant portion
of the site—the western endundeveloped, thereby preserving a resource with greater
potential than the critical slopes.
Staff review has identified no unfavorable factors that would result from granting this waiver.
After considering these factors, staff recommends approval of this waiver.
ATTACHMENT A:
Location Map
ATTACHMENT B:
Rezoning Plan
ATTACHMENT C:
Current Proffer
ATTACHMENT D:
VDOT Comments, November 16, 2009
ATTACHMENT E:
ACSA Comments, November 6, 2009
ATTACHMENT F:
Applicant's request for Critical Slopes Waiver, dated March 14, 2010
ATTACHMENT G:
Letter from owner of Fabrics Unlimited, dated March 9, 2010
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ATTACHMENT A
ZMA 2009-04�
National College Relocation
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Original Proffers —
Amendment
PROFFER STATEMENT
ATTACHMENT C
ZMA No. 2009 - 00004
Tax Map and Parcel Number: 03200-00-00-022L1
Owner(s) of Record: Corolla Management Corporation
Date of Proffer Signature:
6.34 acres to be rezoned from R-1, Residential to Light Industrial
Corolla Management Corporation is the owner (the "Owner") of Tax Map and Parcel Number
03200-00-00-022L1 (the "Property"), which is the subject of rezoning application ZMA No. 2009-
00004, a project known as "National College Relocation" (the "Project").
This Proffer Statement shall relate to the Rezoning Plan entitled "National College," dated February
2, 2010, and prepared by Timmons Group.
Pursuant to Section 33.3 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, the Owner hereby voluntarily
proffers the conditions listed below which shall be applied to the Property if it is rezoned to the
zoning district identified above. These conditions are proffered as a part of the requested rezoning
and the Owner acknowledges that the conditions are reasonable.
Development of the use shall be in general accord with the Rezoning Plan entitled "National
College," prepared by Timmons Group, and dated "February 2, 2010," (hereinafter, the
"Rezoning Plan"), as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator,
except that the landscaping and fencing may be modified to meet the requirements of the
Architectural Review Board (ARB), and except that the owner may expand the building up to
4,000 square feet on each of two floors in the area shown on the Rezoning Plan and the
parking area may be expanded as shown on the Rezoning Plan.
To be in general accord with the Plan, development shall reflect the following central features
within the development essential to the design of the development:
• building orientation;
• building mass, shape, and height;
• location of buildings and structures;
• location of parking areas;
• relation of buildings and parking to the street; and
• environmental features, including the spring, unnamed creek, and existing vegetated
area on the west side of the site
shown on the rezoning plan. Minor modifications of the Plan that do not conflict with the
features above may be made to ensure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
OWNER
[INSERT NAME BY WHICH LAND IS OWNED]
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CONEN101INTWEALTH of VIR-C-INIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENCY OFFICE
701 VDOT WAY
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
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ATTACHMENT D
NDvvmber 16 20M
MT. Bill Fritz
Dept- of Plarming, & Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlotle.wilk, VA 22902
RE- Special Use Permits and Rezoning Submittals
Dear MT. Fritz:
Below are VDOT's comments for the Naventher, 2009 Rezoning and Special Use Permit applications:
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ZNIA-2009-00004 National Collerr Relocation (Judith Wic%!snd)
• The location of the driveway was previously reviewed and approved by VDOT under a request for
. design exception to the Access Manapemuni Regulations, 24 VAC _W71
• Trip generation data was provided ith 1he exception request. The site proposed 490 students and
generated 540 vehicle trips per day according to the ITE trip generation methods This site dies
not meet the traffic _w neraLion for a Chapter 527 traffic study according to the proposed number of
students.
• Final plans for the location of the eammoo and irconfiguraticin of the adjacent southern prcTerty
entrance and easements along with th, turn law extension will need to be rev ie%%vd and approved
by VDOT to ensure compliance with the spacing exception request. A permit will be required
prior to any construction of the existing Route 29 right of way.
If you have any questions, please -c-tact me.
Sincerely,
Joel DeNunzia RE
Staff Engineer
VIDOTElarlottesvilie Residency
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ALBEMARLE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Information from Service
Providers
ZMA200900004 National College Relocation
To be filled out by ACSA for ZMAs and SPs ATTACHMENT E
1. Site is in jurisdictional area for water and sewer service.
2. Distance to the closest water line if in the development area is approximately 240' distant.
Water pressure is adequate.
3. Distance to the closest sewer line if in the development area is approximately 1,120' distant.
4. Capacity issues for sewer that may affect this proposal: none
5. Requires Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority capacity certification _XYes No
6. Water flow or pressure issues that may affect this proposal
none
7. Red flags" regarding service provision (Use attachments if necessary)
No service connections to the proposed force main pipe will be allowed. No gravity sewer line at the
entrance is planned. Force main to existing ACSA MH in the UVA Research Park will require an
offsite easement.
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ATTACHMENT F
TIMMONS GROUP
•t:Uh VISION A�Nle Ytu aMhOUCtl'lull'
Ma c -i 14. 2Q 10
County of Anlemarle
Depa,tment of Planning and Community DeveIQpn ent
401 Mtlntire Roac
Charlotresvlllr. VA 22902
RE: National Crllege - Request for Critical S rspes Waiver
TMP 32-22L I
To Whoa It May Concern:
Please consldfr this Critical slopes walver rentiftic to allow minimal IrripactS to Critical slopes loer ed
within r. -le development of Natior.a College, located off of Route 29 at TMP 22-32LI .
Tne following arc the crltica slope cake .lat ons for the site:
Tocol sirs ,vea 6.34 acres
Tou-ti area of crtical sopes on site 4.88 acres ,13.99b of total site areal
Total area of crtf-,A slopes impacted 0.45 acres (51.1036 of total crit cal slopes on-site;
8-756 cf notal site area)
These minima impacts proaosed are recessa-y to ar.:A-ss rhe sire ar>.d to provide an aclequare
locaton to place the bjliding and associated narking lor.
The following explanation addresses the five issues descriLcd in Section 4.2 of tie Abemarlrs
County Code regarding potentia effects of Impacting critical slopes,
Rapld and or large-scale movement of soil and rack
Critical sloope impvcLs at Nationaf Ca!fege writ r:,7:A c minor groding to ochfm the County's
goals for this orec. ksed or the lrxiustrlai zanil-Z of the property. Of the total 6.34 acres within
this Pori orca. unlr 0.55 acres alf critical slope impacts arc proposed, corresPondMg to under
10%o f the totof'projcct arca. By g-rc o industry standards- this Ievci o f impact is not
considered k+rge-scale.
2. Excessive Stormwater runoff
StorrTmater d!ai.xge rocifities shelf be rmpk.nerted throughout the site to control runoff in
occordarce with COUrt� and state stan010rd3-
3_ Siltation of natural and nian.rnade bodies of water
R:OCTXI P+--ltto-cl Co1vpe.D1;; a0V[tnrul::,Arge Grmc31 : op^Jironer reques.do:
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b°age 2 ar 2
n spaces kiU ha pJdnt551 to ml!�rmiae erasi'arr ar7d sr)tmq`cr>. A phasing pial? *R he
i,^nplem, crud so that gradings coed Ltd 1n increments thraughwt the site. inspection and
bond;)+g by the Courtly wilt also e.awrr. sihotrart Coorrol 6dng construction,
C Loss of acsttlotic resource
The access to T,4IP 32-221 w, -'!'be unproved with the devr.b;xr.% 7t of this site, thereby r,mproving
rngress;egtess CeSrlydtit$ as vredi as saf[ty ,�i�rrh djtiro prc}�C�tp beytmrld z}ie }�oposcd c4stur�rr!
arca wifd roma) wooded so as not to take awey f am» the aesthetics of this arca.
J. In the event of septic systern failure, a greater travel distance of septic effluent
National traficgt wiii be served by a public sewer systc", thcrcirorc septic systcn iai!ures arc
rot a concern.
Based on the calculations and explaratior, prov ded ahave, the minimal critical slope impacts
rccucsted -ill `n no way cors Luce potential cangers co, tic public health. safety andic- welfrre.
Please da not hes =e to roncact me at (434) 295.5624 if you .naw any questions or rertui re any
addidonal in=onrtation. Tnan� ycKj for yo,..r consiceraricr.
Sincerely,
Jnr Hash. PE
Senior Proaect Mangger
T rnmons Group
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