HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201400026 Review Comments Initial Site Plan 2014-05-05COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
Revised May 5, 2014
Scott Collins, PE
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SDP - 2014 -26 Acme Stove and Fireplace Center Site Plan- Initial
Dear Sir:
The Agent for the Board of Supervisors hereby grants administrative approval to the above referenced site
plan.
This approval shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of this letter, provided that the
developer submits a final site plan for all or a portion of the site within one (1) year after the date of this
letter as provided in section 32.4.3.1 of Chapter 18 of the Code of the County of,Albemarle, and thereafter
diligently pursues approval of the final site plan.
An Erosion and Sediment Control Permit may be issued after the following approvals are received:
1. Approval an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the
Code of the County of Albemarle.
2. Approval of a Stormwater Management Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the
Code.
3. Approval of all easements for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control.
4. Approval of a mitigation plan for the disturbance of Water Protection Ordinance buffers.
5. Submittal of a tree conservation checklist.
The final site plan will not be considered to have been officially submitted until the following items are
received:
1. A final site plan that satisfies all of the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code.
2. A fee of $1,500.
Please submit (12) copies of the final plans to the Community Development Department. The
assigned Lead Reviewer will then distribute the plans to all reviewing agencies. Once you receive the first
set of comments on the final site plan, please work with each reviewer individually to satisfy their
requirements. Provide proof of each reviewer's tentative approval once received. The Lead Review will
notify you when it is time to submit copies for signature.
The final site plan will not be approved until the following conditions are met:
The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature
until tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained:
Planning Division Approval of Q Copies are required to be submitted for review)
1. [32.6] A site plan meeting all the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code.
2. [32.5.2.1(c)] Boundary Lines. Property boundary lines do not appear to match the County GIS.
Specifically with regard to the front property line. Please address this inconsistency. Revise if
appropriate.
Notably, a boundary line adjustment plat, SUB2007 -215, was approved by the County on 7 -23 -2007.
This Boundary Line Adjustment plat appears to modify the frontage of the lot and vacates the 18'
easement at the front of the property and dedicated a portion of right of way to public use. Was this
plat recorded? If so, assure the existing conditions sheet and the rest of the plan is modified
appropriately. Notably depending on where the true front boundary line is located, this may affect the
building setbacks as depicted on the plan. Revise if appropriate.
3. [32.5.2.1(c), 32.5.2(i), 32.5.2(o)] Per County Records Seminole Lane is proposed to be a Public
Road; however, at this time it is not accepted into the State's Secondary System. The road portion of
Seminole Lane which is on this lot will need to be dedicated for public right of way prior to final site
plan approval. This shall be accomplished via a subdivision plat.
Also, throughout the plan the road is listed as a Private Road; however, this is not the case as it was
never approved by the County as a private road. Revise appropriately.
4. [32.5.2 (m) & (n), 4.12.17(b)] Entrances. "Entrances to parking areas from public streets or private
roads shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Virginia Department of Transportation
standards... " With Seminole Lane being a Public Road, VDOT's approval of the entrance is required.
If VDOT requires modifications to the proposed entrance to the site, this may be a solution to address
ARB concerns with regard to landscaping along the frontage of the lot.
5. [32.5.2.1(c), 32.5.2.2(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... " On the plan assure the 20' buffer is depicted and
labeled.
6. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.17(c)1] Two way access. The entrance to the site is 20' wide, based on this; staff
assumes the site proposes to utilize two way accesses. Regardless, on the plan provide traffic
directional arrows for traffic movement.
7. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.18(a)] Loading Space Size. Loading spaces shall be a minimum of twelve (I2) feet in
width, fourteen and one -half (141/2) feet in clearance height and a length sufficient to accommodate
the largest delivery trucks serving the establishment, but in no case will such length be less than
twenty -five (25) feet. On the site plan assure the loading space is correctly dimensioned to meet the
above requirements, as currently it appears the length of the loading space is 20' and 10' wide. Revise
appropriately.
[32.5.2(n), 4.12.18(d)] Delineation of loading spaces. Loading spaces shall be delineated in a
manner that identifies and preserves the required dimensions with paint striping, signage, or by other
means approved by the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator may authorize that bumper
blocks or posts be used to delineate loading spaces on surfaces that are not conducive to paint
striping. On the site plan assure the loading space is appropriately delineated as
ordinance. Revise appropriately.
9. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.16(c)(1)] Perpendicular Parking Size. Spaces along a 20' aisle shall be 10' wide by
18' long. Currently there are between 4 and 6 spaces on the plan which are along a 20' aisle, which
are depicted as 9' wide. Revise these spaces to meet the required 10' width.
10. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.19(c)] Screening. Dumpsters shall be screened as required by section 32.7.9 and,
where applicable, section 30.6 Assure the dumpster is appropriately screened. On the final site plan
provide the material used in the enclosure and the height of the enclosure.
11. [32.5.2(a)] Being this site is located in the Entrance Corridor (EC), approval from the Architectural
Review Board (ARB) is required prior to final site plan approval.
12. [32.5.2(n) & (p)] The following will be required for final site plan approval:
- Outdoor lighting information including a photometric plan and location, description, and
photograph.or diagram of each type of outdoor luminaire [Sec. 32.7.8 & Sec. 4.17]
- A landscape plan meeting the requirements of section 32.7.9 of Chapter 18 of the Code, including
a tree conservation checklist.
13. [Recommendation] Screening. The current proposal preserves the required 20' undisturbed buffer
between the commercial lot and the residential district, as is required by the ordinance. The proposal
goes even further to preserve existing vegetative screening by preserving upwards of 50' of existing
vegetation on the managed slope. Thus the screening requirement at the rear of the property appears
to be met.
Regardless, the abutting property owner (TNT 045B 1- 05 -OA- 00800) has contacted. staff about the
proposal and has requested the applicant install a 6 -8 foot tall wooden fence along the property line at
the top of the ridge along the property line for screening purposes due to the anticipated loss of
screening proposed with the development. It should also be noted that the Wilco Hess development
and the Floors Are Us development, each provided a 6 — 8 foot tall wooden fence atop the ridge on
the property line to mitigate the loss of existing vegetative screening at the bottom of the slope as part
of their Critical Slopes waivers. While the current proposal does not propose to disturb the slopes
onsite, nor are these slopes defined as critical slopes any longer, rather they are now defined as
managed slopes, thus no waiver is required to disturb these slopes. The current proposal cuts trees
from the existing tree line at the rear of the property at the bottom of the managed slopes. Upon a
recent site visit it appears that the trees which are proposed to be cut currently provide the majority of
the vegetative screening at level with the homes on the bluff. With the loss of these trees the existing
screening for these homes may be significantly reduced due to the steep upwards slope from the site
to the residential lots at the rear of the property.
Per discussions with the abutting owner they would grant this development an easement on their
property, which would allow for the relocation of the screening measures. If such an easement or
letter of intent for such an easement was granted by the abutting owner the fencing provision of the
ordinance for screening could be relocated to a distance at the top of the slope that would not disturb
the 20' undisturbed buffer, the existing slope and would enable the preservation of trees that provide
screening and /or provide stabilization. In order to achieve the desired effect, the area of the fence
would have to be determined in the field at the time of the development or installation of fencing on
the parcel from the residential lot. If the applicant chooses to provide a fence the easement and the
fence should be depicted and labeled on the final site plan.
Engineering Division Approval of: (1 Cop is to be submitted for review)
1. An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Code of the
County of Albemarle
2. A Stormwater Management Plan meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of the Code.
3. All easements for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control
4. A mitigation plan for the disturbance of Water Protection Ordinance buffers.
5. The road portion will need to be dedicated to the County for Right -of -way.
6. Seminole Lane should be 'a public road.
7. Dumpster pad may need to be adjusted to allow adequate access by the trash truck, or provide a
display proving dumpster pad is easily accessed by a full sized trash truck. .
8. Permanent easements will be required for off -site Storm Water Management structures.
9. Property boundary does not appear to match County GIS.
10. All items in 18- 32.6.2 and Chapter 17 will be adequately addressed prior to final site plan
approval.
Albemarle County Architectural Review Board Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness. (2. Copies
are required to be submitted for review)
1) Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5): As per §
32.4.2.2(b)(3) and 30.6.4(c)(3) and EC Guidelines 6, 20, 44, it is not clear that sufficient planting area is
available along the Seminole Lane frontage to accommodate landscaping sufficient to mitigate the
impacts of the proposed development generally, and the impacts of the stormwater management facilities
in particular.
2) Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
3) Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval: A Certificate of Appropriateness is
required prior to final site plan approval. Provide sufficient utility free planting area along the Seminole
Lane frontage to accommodate landscaping sufficient to mitigate the impacts of the proposed
development generally, and the impacts of the stormwater management facilities in particular.
4) Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
- As per § 32.4.2.2(b)(3) and 30.6.4(c)(5), provide a conservation checklist and show tree protection
fencing on the plan.
Albemarle County Service Authority Approval. (1 Copies are required to be submitted for review)
1) Call out a backflow preventer.
2) Call out water meter "to be sized by the ACSA."
3) Show easement on water service lateral and water meter, where required (where it is outside of a
VDOT right -of -way).
4) Shift water meter location so it is at 408 elevation near the curb.
Virginia Department of Transportation Approval (1 Copy is required to be submitted for review)
1. It is understood that there is some desire to have Seminole lane brought into the State highway
system. The site plan has been reviewed accordingly.
2. Right of way will need to be revised along the Seminole lane to adequately accommodate the
roadway. To accommodate street trees and a sidewalk, a minimum of 12' behind the curb and
gutter would be required.
3. The entrances along Seminole lane need to be designed and constructed in accordance with the
standard for commercial entrances along the local roads. More specifically, the entrances need to
be minimum of 24' wide, the entrance radii need to be minimum of 25', and there needs to be a
minimum of 50' between the end of radius for each entrance. It is likely that these requirements
will make it necessary to eliminate one of the entrances.
4. The required sight distance for a speed limit of 25 mph is 280 feet. The site plan indicated that
the sight distance is 225 feet.
5. If the sight lines leave the proposed right of way, sight easements will be necessary.
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) Approval. (1 Copies are required to be submitted for
review
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E911 Approval. (1 Copy is required to be submitted for review)
Building Inspections Approval. (1 Cop is to be submitted for review)
If you have any questions about these conditions or the submittal requirements please feel free to contact
me at ext 3443, cperez @albemarle.org.
:incer&ly,
Christopher P. Perez, Senior Planner