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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZMA201400008 Correspondence 2015-01-05 - COLLINS New" 200 tesett St..Suite K.Charlottesville_'VA 22902 434.2913719 PH 434.293.2313 FX www coil ins unonoor mg corn January 5,2015 Rachel Falkenstein Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 RE:ZMA2014-00008 CMA Properties,Inc. Dear Rachel: Thank you for your comments dated December 5,2014 on the above-referenced project. The following are responses to the items raised in your letter and the engineering meeting: Planning Pedestrian Orientation—The concept plan now shows the proposed r/w dedication,which shall total 20+ feet along the front property line. The concept plan also shows the location of the proposed sidewalk and street trees along Berkmar Drive. These improvements will be constructed in conjunction with the proposed site improvements shown in Phase II of the concept plan. Interconnected Streets and Transportation Networks: The area between Myers Drive and Berkmar Drive entrance shall be kept clear from impediments for a certain period of time (as outlined in the proffers). Buildings and Space of Human Scale: As discussed at the meeting on December 19th,the proposed building envelope will help relegate most of the proposed parking on the property. The(2)rows of parking along Berkmar Drive in front of the proposed building shall be mitigated with some additional landscaping and shrubbery along Berkmar Drive within the landscaping easement as shown on the concept plan. Relegated Parking: See response above. Additional landscaping shall be installed within the landscaping easement to provide additional mitigation of the parking. Additional Planning Comments: 1. The proffers will include a note about the proffered concept plan. The concept plan shows the location of the building envelop, parking envelopes, access and circulation, future right of way dedication along Berkmar Drive, street trees and sidewalks, and screening areas. 2. The portion of the note on the concept plan referring to the planned district has been removed. 3. At this time,the applicant is not proposing to restrict the use of the property to only those uses that are keeping with the Office/R&D/Flex/Light Industrial land use designation. Proffers: Proffers are being included with this submission. Zoning 1. A special use permit is being submitted along with this rezoning plan to allow a stand alone parking area on the parcel for Phase I of the project. 2. The proposed Berkmar Drive right-of-way expansion as well as the proposed landscaping area are now shown on the concept plan. 3. A special exception is being included with this rezoning request to allow the excess of 120% parking requirement. Entrance Corridor: 1. Acknowledged. The 500' viewshed limits has also been added to the plan for clarity. 2. Acknowledged. The proposed building envelop is just outside of the 500' EC Overlay District, but it is acknowledged that a portion of the future building will be within the viewshed of the EC corridor. 3. Acknowledged. When Phase II is permitted for a site plan and the proposed building design is complete,the applicant will go through the ARB review for compliance with the entrance corridor requirements for the areas that fall within the 500' viewshed of the Entrance Corridor. 4. A 10' screening buffer area has been preserved along the southern property line and outside of the limits of the stormwater management facility and other utility easements for screening purposes. In addition,there will also be a 10' screening area between the stormwater management facilities and the proposed parking lots for additional screening of the parking lot from the entrance corridor. 5. This parking area is part of Phase II development on the site. There will be extensive landscaping along the southern property line that will screen the parking lot from the entrance corridor. The final site plan for Phase II will go through the ARB review process as required. At this time,the proposed screening will be reviewed to see if the inventory portion of the parking lot is screened from the entrance corridor. If it is not,then the applicant will process a SP at that time during the ARB review process for the Phase II site plan. No inventory parking for phase I is located within the limits of the EC overlay district. 6. This comment is acknowledged. 7. With Phase I,much of the existing landscaping on the site shall remain. This existing landscaping will provide additional mitigation from Berkmar Drive and the Entrance corridor. With the development of the phase II portion of the property,the landscaping shall be installed per Albemarle County and ARB requirements. 8. The applicant will provide the county a lighting plan during the site plan review process. At this time,the applicant can not agree to any lighting requirements outside of what is required by the county ordinance without completing a final site plan and performing an overall lighting analysis for the whole property with the final design of the proposed building. 9. The concept plan now shows the limits of the Entrance corridor overlay district boundary. VDOT: 1. Acknowledged. 2. The entrance has been moved north to the northern property line of the project, as noted. 3. Acknowledged. ACSA 1. Acknowledged. RWSA 1. Acknowledged 2. Acknowledged 3. All easements will be worked out during the final site plan of the development of the property. Engineering 1. The proposed parking areas shall be paved parking with curbing and curb and gutter. A note has been added to the plan sheet. There are some areas that will be pervious pavement areas with curbing. 2. The parking lot configurations have been revised and have addressed the issues of intersections that have been noted as confusing. 3. The proffers now address the interconnectivity of the site in conjunction with the comprehensive plan. 4. No walls are necessary along the NW portion of the site. See the grading on the conceptual plan. 5. The parking lot area and the grading along the southern property line have been updated. The grading within this area has been revised to meet the requirements of the managed slope ordinance. No walls are greater than 6' in height and the slopes of the grading are 3:1 or greater. No offsite grading easements are necessary on the adjacent parcels. 6. Left turn lanes exist on Berkmar drive and a right turn can be added along Berkmar Drive for the site. These are site plan issues and the final design of the left and right turn lanes shall be designed with the final site plan for the project. The concept plan shows the location of the existing left turn lanes and the proposed location of the right turn lane within the proposed right- of-way dedication area. 7. The calculations provided are conservative in nature and do not characterize the northwest portion of the site as preserved open space,rather it considers this area as managed turf where applicable.The attached calculations are therefore compliant.The applicant agrees with the reviewer though and final resolution of the stormwater management calculations can be obtained during the final site plan review process. 8. The conceptual design of the stormwater management facilities has been revised. The revised plan now incorporates upland permeable pavement,which provides both phosphorous removal and a runoff reduction for the downstream bioretention basin. The addition of permeable pavement therefore allows for a smaller bioretention basin footprint. Please also see below for responses to the interior comments outlined in Engineering's December 3,2014 letter for comment#8: 1. The conceptual design and calculations provided have been revised at the request of Engineering and the calculations no longer include the forebay surface area as part of the minimum bioretention surface area. 2. At the request of Engineering,the facility's geometry has been revised and no longer has a tapered end section. 3. In efforts to satisfy Engineering,the conceptual design and calculations provided have been revised and now shows a maximum 4' depth of filter media. However the applicant would like to politely notify Engineering of an error in their previous comment letter. While generally speaking under section 5.1 of DEQ's design specification number 9, entitled Physical Feasibility, it does state"the bioretention surface area will be approximately 3% to 6%of the contributing area,"the minimum surface area requirement is actually dictated by Tables 9.2 and 9.3 of this section. This is noted on the following page, sheet 14 of 54, under the section entitled Contributing Drainage Area. In this section it states, "Each of these [bioretention basins] has different design requirements(refer to Tables 9.2 and 9.3 above)."In Table 9.2 it then states the filter surface area should be 3%of the CDA,and in Table 9.3,which is applicable to this development, it states the sizing of the surface area should actually be based off the treatment volume associated with the CDA,not a general percentage of the CDA. Furthermore,under Table 9.3 it states the"recommended maximum""Filter Media Depth"be 6 feet. The minimum and maximum depths pertain to the filter media itself, and do not include the stone depths. This design requirement is further illustrated in design specification number 9's Figures 9.4a and 9.4b. lb 4 4. Please see the response above to interior comment#3.Per DEQ's design specification number 9 the conceptual biorention basin's surface area exceeds minimum standards. 9. The applicant agrees with the reviewer and this can be resolved during the final site plan review process. In efforts to satisfy Engineering however,the calculations have been revised to conservatively assume a porosity of 2%for the pea gravel. 10. The comment is acknowledged,and a channel protection analysis will be provided with the final site plan. Please let me know if you have any questions or require any additional information. Sin rely, S ott Co ins,PE Print Form FOR OFFICE USE ONLY SP#or ZMA Fee Amount$ Date Paid By who? Receipt# Ck# By Resubmittal information for Special Use Permit or .1 Zoning Map Amendment xr�R.741 CtN�P PROJECT NUMBER: ZMA201400008 PROJECT NAME: CMA Properties,Inc. fl Resubmittal Fee is Required r Per Request r; Resubmittal Fee is Not Required Rachel Falkenstein Scott Col ns/Valie Long _ _ 293-3719 Community Develop ent Project Coordinator Name of pplicant Phone Number 6l 2 1 1q Stgnature Date Sign ure Date FEES Resubmittal fees for original Special Use Permit fee of$1,000 r First resubmission FREE f` Each additional resubmission _ $500 1: ; i �O a. '' 4 ',-1 :1) t r t `also w c",l' " �r�` . .��`�` :.. 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Therefore,at least two fees for public notice are required before a Special Use Permit or Zoning Map Amendment may be heard by the Board of Supervisors. The total fee for public notice will be provided to the applicant after the final cost is determined and must be paid before the application is heard by a public body. MAKE CHECKS TO COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE/PAYMENT AT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNTER Preparing and mailing or delivering up to fifty(50)notices $200+actual cost of first-class postage Preparing and mailing or delivering each notice after fifty(50) $1.00 for each additional notice+actual cost of first-class postage Legal advertisement(published twice in the newspaper for each public hearing) Actual cost(minimum of$280 for total of 4 publications) County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 Voice: (434)296-5832 Fax: (434)972-4126 6/7/2011 Page 1 of 1 COLLINS DD Garrett St..Suite K.Charlottesville.VA 2.29u2 43.4.293.3':9 E"_=. 43-:.293.2S:3 FX rY.'s s'.,0M140. 0.'xtl i'+e+i'4•,i p a ctfl. April 6, 2015 Rachel Falkenstein Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE:ZMA2014-00008 CMA Properties,Inc. Dear Rachel: Thank you for your comments dated March 23,2014 on the above-referenced project. The following are responses to the items raised in your letter and the engineering meeting: Outstanding comments: 1. Clarify on the plan all site elements to be included in Phase I and Phase 2-The application plan has been updated to include the full construction of the SWM facility and retaining walls within Phase 1 of the project, along with the landscaping trees along the southern property line. 2. Planting and screening along Berkmar Drive for Phase 1 and Phase 2-The Phase 1 grading exhibit has been included with the submission to show the proposed berm to screen the parking lot in phase 1 and to show the existing undisturbed buffer areas as part of phase 1. 3. Traffic impacts on Berkmar Drive for left and right turn-Left and right turn lanes have been shown on the application plan. VDOT is currently wrapping up their review and approval the left and right turn analysis and approval from VDOT on this will be sent to the county this week. 4. Stormwater Management Plan for the development-The stormwater management design was updated since these last comments and engineering has reviewed and accepted the design. The stormwater management notes on the application plan have been updated accordingly. The full SWM facility will be constructed for Phase 1, which will provide the necessary water quality and detention for this site. The bio-filter will also provide the necessary detention for phase 2 of the project, along with water quality. Depending on the amount of impervious in the full build-out of Phase 2, additional upland swm practices may need to be implemented, as outlined on the notes on the application plan. 5. Location of Building Envelop—A note has been added to the application plan indicating that if the proposed building for Phase 2 is not used for automotive relative services,then the location of the building shall conform to current Albemarle County regulations. Proffers: Proffers were submitted last week directly to staff and the County attorney. Please let me know if you have any questions or require any additional information. Sincerely, Scott Collins, PE A V PROFFER STATEMENT CMA PROPERTIES, INC. Date: March 30, 2015 ZMA#: 2014-00008 Tax Map Parcel #: 04500-00-00-17300 (the "Property") Owner: CMA Properties, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and its successors in interest (the "Owner") Rezone one parcel containing approximately 3.6 acres from R-6 Residential (R6)to Highway Commercial (HC). Pursuant to Sections 33.4 and 33.7 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, the Owner hereby voluntarily proffers the conditions listed herein below which shall be applied to the Property if the Zoning Map Amendment(hereinafter the "ZMA") is approved by the County of Albemarle (the "County"). These conditions are proffered as a part of the requested ZMA and it is agreed that: (1) the ZMA itself gives rise to the need for the conditions, and (2) such conditions have a reasonable relation to the rezoning requested. 1. Development and use shall be in general accord with the following revised plan prepared by Collins Engineering (CMA Properties Highway Commercial Concept Plan and Grading Exhibit, dated October 20, 2014, last revised April 3, 2015) (hereinafter, the "Layout Plan"), as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning Administrator. To be in general accord with the Layout Plan, development and use shall reflect the following major elements as shown on the Layout Plan: a. The building envelope. b. Parking envelopes. c. Access and circulation throughout the Property. d. Landscaping and screening envelopes. e. Area shown as "20' Reserved Area for Future R/W Dedication, Pedestrian Improvements, and Proposed Street Trees Along Berkmar Drive." 2. During Phase 1 of the Project, screening shall be maintained and enhanced to adequately screen the stand alone parking from Berkmar Drive. 3. Upon demand of the County when sidewalks are installed on properties adjacent to the north or south of the Property, or as part of Phase 2 of the Project, whichever occurs first, the Owner shall construct a sidewalk within the area shown on the Layout Plan as "20' Reserved Area for Future R/W Dedication, Pedestrian Improvements, and Proposed Street Trees Along Berkmar Drive."