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Home My WebLink AboutSDP201300021 Review Comments 2013-04-29 . err .r Johnathan Newberry From: Danny Bare [d.bare @covenantchurch.net] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 3:51 PM To: Johnathan Newberry Subject: Covenant Church - Minor SPA Good Afternoon JT, Pm following up regarding our conversation last week about the Minor SPA now under review for Covenant Church, 1025 East Rio Rd. On August 29, 2011, a preliminary meeting was held at the Albemarle County Community Development office. In attendance were Jim Smith and Clif Coleman of Coleman-Adams,the general contractor we are working with, Tim Miller, our engineer with Meridian Planning Group, LLC, Pastor Harold L Bare, Sr., Covenant Church (my father), and me. I regret that I failed to catch the last names of the county's representatives, but one was Gerald, who I understood to be a permit reviewer, and the other was Phil, who I understood to be an engineer. During the course of the meeting we presented a concept drawing of our project, showing the location, and general use of the new building to be constructed between our existing buildings. In review of my notes from that day, the following items were raised by the county representatives: i 1) Architectural Review Board - Question was raised whether we would be affected ARB,particularly the 500' rule. Phil stepped out during our meeting and spoke to Marjorie Maliszewski, the principal planner for ARB. She advised that the 500' rule only applies if the property itself is located in the ARB district, and since the Church is not in the ARB district, ARB requirements do not apply to our project. 2) Erosion and Sediment- We were advised plan will be needed if over 10,000sf of soil is disturbed. We currently do not believe this will occur, but will have our contractor review and submit E&S plan if necessary. 3) Parking - We were advised parking requirements should be reviewed. After the meeting,I followed up with Ron Higgins, Chief of Zoning. He thoroughly reviewed parking requirements for our facility and advised that the "assembly" area of our existing buildings only requires 155 parking spaces. We currently have 251 parking spaces, well in excess of the required amount. While the submitted Minor SPA includes a reduction to 237 parking spaces, we will still have 82 spaces more than is required after completion of the proposed project. I am forwarding the email correspondence I had with Mr. Higgins to you separately. 4) Site Plan Amendment- We were advised that submission of a Minor Site Plan Amendment would be appropriate for our proposed project and use, i.e., assembly area is not increasing, no new driveway entrances to be constructed, no infringement on setback requirements, minimal changes to parking lot will not affect Fire and Rescue access, etc. I trust this information will be useful for your review and coordination regarding our amendment. Please feel free to contact me by email or on my cell,434-409-2114, if I can be helpful in any way. Sincerely, Danny Bare Facilities Coordinator, Covenant Church 1 ' d.bare _,covenantchurch.net `." 434-409-2114 2 Johnathan Newberry From: Danny Bare [dannybfour @gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 3:54 PM To: Johnathan Newberry Cc: Danny Bare Subject: Fwd: Re: Covenant Church -parking JT, Please see following info regarding parking at Covenant Church. Thanks, Danny Bare Facilities Coordinator, Covenant Church d.bare@covenantchurch.net 434-409-2114 Forwarded message From: "Danny Bare" <dannybfour @gmail.com> Date: Sep 13, 2011 1:06 PM Subject: Re: Covenant Church-parking To: "Ron Higgins" <rhiggins@,albemarle.org> Cc: "Gerald Gatobu" <ggatobu a,albemarle.org>, "Bill Fritz" <BFRITZ(a,albemarle.org>, "Stewart Wright" <swright2(a,albemarle.org> Good afternoon Ron, Thanks for reviewing and providing the clarification. I assume the previous plans show the sanctuary footage including stage etc as part of assembly square footage, whereas I had measured actual seating area. It is good to know the specific information you have provided and that parking will not present a problem with the proposed addition. Hope you have a good week. Danny On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Ron Higgins <rhiggins @albemarle.org>wrote: Good morning, Danny: 1 have checked the original and subsequent site plans for the Covenant Church complex and found that the existing parking is sufficient for the existing use and the addition. As a matter of correction,your sanctuary is actually shown on previous site plans as having 9,608 sq. ft.plus a additional "classroom"assembly area of 2,000 sq. ft. At I space per 75 sq. ft.this works out to 155 spaces. Your existing parking 1 is 251 spaces, so the additional 96 spaces should more than cover the new addition even if it were to become some type of"assembly area". I hope this helps you in planning for the addition/connection site plan amendment. Ron Higgins From: Danny Bare [mailto:dannybfour @gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 12,2011 1:54 PM To: Ron Higgins Subject: Re: Covenant Church-parking Thanks for the update Ron. Hope your day is going well. Danny On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Ron Higgins <rhigginsna,albemarle.org> wrote: Hello, Danny: I have not forgotten you. I have not had a chance to check out the approved site plan and talk to the planner reviewing your amendment. I am in meetings all afternoon, but hope to get this done this evening or tomorrow morning. Ron H. From: Danny Bare [mailto:dannybfour @umail.com] Sent: Friday, September 02,2011 11:47 AM To: Ron Higgins Subject: Covenant Church-parking Ron, Just wanted to follow-up on our discussion earlier this week regarding Section 4.12.6 of the Albemarle County Code that deals with parking for churches. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me. My question particularly regarded the interpretation of"assembly". As I understood your response, assembly relates to the main sanctuary of our facilities, and other areas such as classrooms, restrooms, lobbies, offices etc 2 are'considered accessory to the use of the sanctuary. The seating area of our sanctuary is approximately 6200sf. At the required rate of 1 parking space per 75sf, this would require us to have 83 spaces. As shown on our last submitted SPA#2010-089, we currently have 251 spaces. Thus, since our proposed building will be accessory, and the size of our sanctuary will not be increased, we will not need to address parking in the scope of this project. Please verify this information at your earliest convenience. Have a blessed long weekend. Danny Danny Bare 434-409-2114 Covenant Church of God 1025 East Rio Rd Charlottesville, VA 22901 3