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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Memorandum
To: Ashley Cooper (ashleycooper78 @gmail.com)
From: Rachel Falkenstein, Senior Planner
Division: Planning
Date: May 19, 2015
Subject: SDP 201500020 CVS Rio & 29N — Initial Site Development Plan
Fax 434 - 972 -4126
The County of Albemarle Planning Division will recommend approval of the plan referenced above once the
following comments have been satisfactorily addressed (The following comments are those that have been
identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated based on further
review.): [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision /Zoning
Ordinances unless otherwise specified.]
1. [Comment] This application was reviewed against Site Development Plan requirements only. There is a
Special Use Permit for the proposed drive through currently under review. Staff recommends the
applicant defer the initial site plan approval until the special use permit is approved as SP review may
lead to circulation and site layout changes.
2. [Comment] Separate subdivision plat required to vacate interior property line. Approved plat required
prior to final site plan approval.
3. [32.5.2(a)] Show or list minimum setbacks.
4. [32.5.2(d)] Show areas of the site where existing slopes are steep slopes. Disturbance of the managed
steep slopes must meet design standards of section 30.7.5.
5. [32.5.2(f)] Add note to state this site is not within a water supply watershed.
6. [32.5.2(i)] Show Rio Road median and show traffic pattern on Rio Road more clearly.
7. [32.5.2(i)] Provide width of Rio Road entrance and width of travelway on plans. Will there be any
pavement markings on this entrance /travelway other than stop bar? Could a crosswalk be added
here?
8. [32.5.2(j)] Clarify easements on plan. What is 'existing permanent utility easement' shown on site plan
sheet? What is '10' landscape buffer'? Provide ownership of easements and if easements are existing
provide deed book and page number. Show easements consistently on site plan, utility plan, and
landscape plan sheets.
9. [32.5.2(n)] Label loading zone on plan and provide all dimensions.
10. [32.5.2(p)] Amend scale of the landscape plan to 1 inch = 20 feet. It is difficult to read and measure at
current scale.
11. [Street tree exception request] More information is needed to determine if this exception can be
granted.
a. Provide details on the VDOT easement including landscaping restrictions within this easement.
If easement has been recorded, provide deed book and page number. If easement is still
pending, provide correspondence from VDOT listing easement size, location and specific
restrictions.
b. There appears to be a small 3 -4' strip of land between the utility /VDOT easements and the
parking area. Could small or medium street trees be provided here?
c. Is there an alternative location for the waterline easement to allow for more landscaping along
Route 29 to allow for additional plantings?
d. On a site restricted by utility easements and other restrictions, street trees are permitted
within the parking area. Consider locating street trees within parking area along Route 29.
These trees can also be counted toward the interior parking area requirements.
12. [Minimum parking exception request] More information is needed to determine if this exception can
be granted.
a. Provide traffic generation figures from similar sized CVS stores.
Plans reference a shared entrance and parking easement. Is there a shared parking agreement
with adjacent TMP 45 -106?
c. Parking exception is under review by zoning staff. Zoning comments will be provided upon
receipt.
Please contact Rachel Falkenstein in the Planning Division by using rfalkenstein @albemarle.org or 434 -296-
5832 ext. 3272 for further information.