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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
September 26, 2014
Neale Craft
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
ncraft @albemarle.org
RE: SDP201400056 Regional Firearms Training Facility — Initial Site Development Plan
Dear Mr. Craft:
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.
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.
Please submit 7 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 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 (3 copies
1. A site plan meeting all the requirements of section 32.6 of Chapter 18 of the Code.
2. [32.5.2 f] Watercourses and other bodies of water. Show limits of Water Protection Ordinance
Buffer on property. WPO buffer information can be found on County's GIS website.
3. [32.5.2(n)] Outdoor lighting. Any proposed outdoor lighting must be shown on the site plan. A
photometric plan and lighting cut sheets must be provided with the final site plan. Proposed lighting
must comply with requirements of Sec. 4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance.
4. [32.5.2 1] Existing and proposed utilities. Indicate deed book and page reference as well as
ownership and width of existing utility easements.
S. [32.5.2 q] Traffic generation figures. Provide traffic generation figures on plan.
6. [32.7.5.1] Water Supply and Sewage System. All private water and sewer facilities shall be designed
and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Health and be approved by the
Health Director. Health Director approval is required prior to final site plan approval. The water
supply also shall satisfy the requirements of section 32.7.6(b) to provide fire protection.
7. [32.6.2 j] Landscape plan. A landscape plan that complies with section 32.7.9 is required with the
final site plan.
8. [32.7.9.4(b)] Existing trees may be preserved in lieu of planting new plant materials in order to
satisfy the landscaping and screening requirements of section 32.7.9, subject to the agent's
approval. If you intend to use existing trees to satisfy any of the landscape plan requirements,
please include the following:
1. Areas and other features shown on landscape plan. The landscape plan shall show the trees
to be preserved, the limits of clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade
changes requiring tree wells or walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits
of clearing.
2. Conservation checklist. The applicant shall sign a conservation checklist approved by the
agent to ensure that the specified trees will be protected during construction. Except as
otherwise expressly approved by the agent in a particular case, the checklist shall conform
to the specifications in the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, pages III -393
through III -413, and as hereafter amended.
9. [32.7.9.4(c)] Existing landscape features. In landscape plan identify weather existing wooded areas
are composed of evergreen, deciduous, or a mix of type.
10. [32.7.9.6] Landscaping within a parking area. An area of at least five percent of the paved parking
and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs with at least one large or
medium shade tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof. This requirement does not appear to
have been met with the landscaping shown on the initial site plan. Provide calculations to show this
requirement has been met with the final site plan.
11. [32.7.9.8] Tree canopy. The minimum required tree canopy for the site is ten percent. It appears the
majority of the tree canopy requirement will be met with existing trees. Provide calculations on the
final site plan to show this requirement has been met.
12. [17 -403] A Tier III Groundwater Assessment is required prior to approval of final site plan.
Albemarle County Engineering Division (1 copy)
1. DEQ's VSMP approval will be required prior to final site plan approval.
Albemarle County Historic Preservation (1 copy)
Recommended Changes:
1. Archaeological resources may exist in the proposed area of work. A Phase 1 Archaeological Survey is
recommended to determine if such resources exist. Depending on the results of the Phase 1 Survey,
additional evaluation and treatment may be necessary. Virginia Department of Historic Resources
input is recommended and the need for an Environmental Impact Statement should be confirmed.
Virginia Department of Transportation (1 copy)
The existing entrance does not meet the existing requirements for commercial entrances on a
highway with shoulders. The throat width should be a minimum of 30' and the entrance radii should
be a minimum of 25'.
2. The sight lines for the entrances should be added to verify the availability of adequate sight distance
at the entrance.
Fire Rescue (1 copy)
1. Fire access road shall be installed to within 150 ft of all of the first floor VSFPC 503.1.1
2. Fire access road shall have an unobstructed travel width of 20 ft VSFPC 503.2.1. The area leaving the
parking lot is only 9.78 ft wide. A fire truck can't make the turn onto such a narrow road.
If you have any questions about these conditions or the submittal requirements please feel free to
contact me at Extension 3272, rfalkenstein @albemarle.org.
Sincerely,
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Rachel Falkenstein, AICP
Senior Planner