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Home My WebLink AboutSUB201500144 Review Comments Easement Plat 2010-04-10April 2, 2010 Access Management Exception Request Faith Christian Center International Route 250 East of Charlottesville, Albemarle County Jim, Request your approval for an exception to the entrance spacing requirements as described in the attached exception request package. The existing entrance to the property is providing access to a small trailer park. The entrance will be upgraded to current commercial standards and the trailer park will be closed. There are m other reasonable access locations to the property and the proposed entrance location is exempt from the spacing requirements as a concept plan for the new usage was submitted prior to October 14, 2009. A shared entrance agreement could not be reached with the adjoining property owner but an easement for a future shared entrance is being provided should the adjacent property be redeveloped. Let me know if you have additional questions. Thanks Brent 1 Attachment — Exception Request [Note: The exception request was submitted on March 2, 2009 but the developer requested us to hold the request so as to further review the improvements proposed for the right turn lane. No changes were made and on March 21', we were requested to process the package as submitted on March 2`d.j *' ,DOT February 2010 ACCESS MANAGEMENT EXCEPTION REQUEST: AM-2 MINOR ARTERIAL., COLLECTOR, & LOCAL STREET REGULATIONS 24 VAC 30 -73 SECTION 120 C Submitted by: Brian P. Smith, FE Date: March 2, 2010 Email Address: bpspe@embarqmail.com Phone: (434) 296 -3644 Address: 105 West High Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Project Name: Faith Christian Center International Rte 0 250 Locality: Albemarle County Description of Project: This will be a new church and daycare that will replace the existing Sleepy Hollow Trailer Court. To the east, on the other side of a stream, is an existing business - C. R. Moore Wall Drilling VDOT District: CulDeaer, VDOT Residency: Charlottesville. NOTES: (1). Check the appropriate boxes for: 1. which exception(s) are requested, ii. the reason for the exception, and Iii. the required document or study is attached to this form. (2). See Section 120 D of the Regulations for details on the exception proem rules and procedures. (3). Attach additional information as necessary to justify the exception request. (4). If a traille engineering study is required, the decision on the request will be based on VDOT engineering judgment: (S). Use the LD440 Design Exception or the LD448 Design Waiver forms for engineering related standards, e.g. sight distance not the spacing standards). See JIM- LD-227 for additional instructions. Z Exception to the shared entrance requirement. Reason for exception: A. An agreement to share the entrance could not be reached with adjoining property owner. N Attached: Written evidence that adjoining pmperty owner will not share the entrance. ® B. Physical constraints: topography, adjacent hazardous land use, stream, wetland, other. ® Specify constraint: 100 -ft stream buffer on Shadwell Creek Attached: Documentation of constraint such as aerial photo or topographic map. ❑ Exception to the vehicular /pedestrian connection to adjoining properties requirement. Reason for exception: ❑ A. Physical constraints: topography, adjacent hazardous land use, stream, wetland, other. ❑ Specify constraint below and attach documentation such as aerial photo or topographic map. B. Will not provide or extend connection. Entrance to be restricted to right-la/right-out movements. ❑ Exception to the requirement that an entrance shall not be located within the functional area of an intersection or interchange. See Appendix F, Rd Design Manual "Functional Area of Intersection" and "Comer Clearance" chapters. ❑ Attached: A traffic engineering study documenting impact on highway operation and safety. AM-2) `�VDOT February 2010 Exception to the spacing standards for entrances, intersections, and crossovers; for entrances/intersections near interchange ramps. Tables 2-2,2-3,2-4, Appendix F, Rd Design Manual. Reason for excee on• ® A. The specific loocatioa is identified on: ❑ A plan of development or In a written condition proffered as part of a rezoning that was approved by the locality prior to October 14, 2009. ■ Date of rezoning approval: ® A site plan, preliminary/final subdivision plat, SSAR conceptual sketch submitted by the locality to VDOT and received by VDOT prior to October. 14, 2009. c Date VDOT received the site plan, plat, or sketch: Concept (03-00-12008) ® Attached: The above land development document. ❑ B. To be located within a new urbanism mixed use type development. ❑ Attached_ The design of the development and compliance with intersection sight distance. rroviae the tallowtng Intormatron for the exceptions ttstea below Type of entrance /intersection /crossover: Signalized ❑ Unsignalizeffull Access [@ Partial Access [ Posled speed limit: mph. Minor Arterial: Urban (3 Rural J@ Collector: Urban ❑ Rural ❑ Required spacing distance 105OR Proposed spacing distance 225 ft Reduction in ❑ C. To be located on an older, established business section of an urban higbway corridor where existing spacing did not meet the spacing standards prior to October 14, 2009. ❑ Attached: Dated aerial photo of corridor identifying proposed entranceAntersection location. ❑ D. The parcel does not have enough highway frontage due to parcel dimensions or a physical constraint and owner does not want the entrance limited to right- hdright-out movements. ❑ Attached: A traffic engineering study that documents impact on highway operation and safety. ❑ E. Proposed signalized entrance does not meet the spacing standard, applicant does not want B right- in/right out entrance. ❑ Attached: Traffic engineering study that (i) evaluates suitability of entrance location for design as a roundabout and (il) documents impacts on highway operation and safety. ❑ F. The development's Z"s or additional entrance does not meet the spacing standards but are necessary for the streets to be accepted into the secondary system. ❑ Attached: Information on the development that identifies the location of entrances And whether the entrance will be on a minor arterial, or on a collector or local street. ❑ G. Meets VDOT/locality approved access management corridor plan spacing ❑ Attached: Copy of the access management corridor plan with location of entrance identified. 2 AM -2 '1"1 �� Virginia Department �D of Transportation : FOR VDOT USE ONLY February 2010 Recommendation on Exception Request: Approvej& Deny ❑ I Date: -.p - r�ol0 Residency Administrator or District Adm. Designee: mar''The approval of this entrance location should be conditional based upon the applicant being able to provide safe access from the west. The site plan will need to show an analysis that indicates no queuing will occur during peak hours of operation that spill into the Route 250 through lanes or creates unsafe conditions within the merge area of route 250 Exception Request Action: Approved ® Denied ❑ Date: ¢ . ' -W/o District Administrator or Designee: Remarks: DistriatlResidency Staff: Please small copy to P ul.G ewicz VD T.Vir inis.Gov 3 AM -2 FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER INTERNATIONAL Excerpts from the Timmons Group Turn Lane Analysis mie ibilmving three (3) shects only) $11212009 Falih OWfsb►an C'enterinlemabbml rum cane Analysts — Albemarle Carmty, Kr9wa 7P Pkwy LEGS : Q proposed Site -- -- Proposed Roadway TIMMONS GROW 14°m ra 124 SITE Sleepy Hollow Ln r, 1 M!xftM Rd f /' _-.. Site Location and Site Layout Figure 2 4I1212M9 F&M OWsdan Centar!nbmadonerf Trnn tare AnaWs - Ab ma* manly, Whp* Ja Based on the results of the turn lane warrant analysis, the existing 55 -foot left turn storage lane on eastbound US Route 250 at the proposed site entrance is not sufficient to accommodate the future traffic volumes with development. The MOT nomograph indicates that 200 feet of storage Is required and only 55 feet of storage is currently provided. The existing left turn storage lane should be extended by 145 feet to achieve the required 200 feet of storage. Frain Figure C -1 -1 In VDOrs Road Design Manual, for a roadway with a design speed of 35 mph or higher, the minimum taper length Is 200 feet. Since the existing turn lane has only a 75 foot taper, the existing taper should be extended by 125 feet to achieve the required 200 feet of taper. The existing median can be re- striped to accommodate the Increased length of the left turn storage and taper. Based on the results of the right turn lane analysis, a 200 foot right -turn taper is required on westbound U5 Route 250 at the proposed site entrance. From Figure 2, there is an existing driveway located approximately 190 feet east of the proposed slue entrance for Falth Christian Center Intemattanal. Additionally, there Is a culvert allowing Shadwell Creek to pass under US Route 250 located approximately 10D feet east of the proposed site entrance. Assuming a 124bot lane and a taper rate of 15 :1 (from the 2004 AASKrO Green Book), the required taper length would be 180 feet. It Is recommended that a 190 foot right turn taper be constructed to serve the proposed sine entrance. To accommodate the right turn taper the existing culvert for Shadwell Creek will have to be extended and the existing guardrail will have to be relocated. The proposed turn lane improvements are shown on Figure 8. 15 ,Ii l?. 2M AM aesdan euterintemaGrO w rum Lane Anal xb — Abeina* county, WMInla Extend the existing left turn lane on eastbound US 250 by re-striping the existing median to allow a 700 -foot storage lane and a 700 -11oot taper. Construct a right turn taper on westbound US 250 between the site entrance and the existing driveway. To accornrnodate the taper, the exisfing culvert for Shadwell Creek will need to be extended and the existing guardrail will need to be relocated. 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