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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Whig
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832
March 5. 2007
Eric Woolley
The Cox Company
220 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Fax (434) 972 -4012
RE: SDP 2006 - 00113, UVA Research Park, Towncenter Office Buildings (3 & 4) — Final Site
Plan (Tax Map 32 Parcel 6A)
Dear Mr. Woolley:
The Albemarle County Planning Commission, at its meeting on February 20, 2007, unanimously approved
the modification of Section 4.17.4 lighting waiver request for SDP-2006-113, UVA Research Park,
Towncenter Office Buildings (3 & 4).
The Planning Commission also unanimously approved the critical slopes waiver request for SDP - 2006 -1 13
UVA Research Park, Towncenter Office Buildings (3 & 4).
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above noted action, please do not hesitate to
contact me at (434) 296 -5832.
Sincerelv,
Patrick Lawrence
Senior Planner
Zoning and Current Development Division
Cc: Todd Marshall
University Of Virginia Foundation
PO Box 400218, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Ella Carey Jack Kelsey
Amelia McCulley Steve Allshouse
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County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
Memorandum
To: The Cox Company
220 High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Plan preparer: Eric Wooley Fax: (434) 295 -7540
Phone: (434) 295 -5624
Owner / Developer:
University of Virginia Foundation
P.O. Box 400218 Fax: (434) 982 -4852
Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (434) 982 -4848
From: Patrick Lawrence, Senior Planner
Division: Zoning & Current Development `
Date: December 4, 2006
Subject: SDP - 2006 -113
The Planner for the Zoning & Current Development Division of the Albemarle County
Department Community Development will recommend approve the plan referred to
above when the following items 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.
This plan has been submitted as a final site plan prior to preliminary approval several of
the comments may require substantial revisions to the plan and additional review. This
may affect the review timeline. You may choose to pursue this plan as a preliminary.
Should you decide on this course some of the comments may not be relevant to a
preliminary site plan. Please contact me to discuss the comments, if you choose to have
this plan reviewed as a preliminary. [Each comment is preceded by the applicable
reference to the Code of,- llbetnarle County.]
1. [3 2.6.6 (c)] Provide detailed water and sewer plans for review by the Albemarle
County Service Authority.
2. [4.2, 32.5.6 (d) & 366.6 (b) — Critical Slopes] Show the location of critical slopes.
There are several areas that appear to have slope greater than 25 %. A critical slope
waiver may be requested with sufficient reasoning for that waiver as provided by
4.2.5 of the County Code.
3. [4.3, 32.5.6 (d),32.6.6 (e) & 32.6.6 (b) Tree Cutting] Proposed clearing needs to
match on all sheets of the site plan document: on the Site Plan (C -3.0), Erosion and
Sediment Control Plan (ES -1.0 & ES -2.0), Storm Water Management Plan (C -5.0)
and Landscape Plan.
4. [32.6.6(a)] The number of parking spaces is determined by the square footage of the
buildings. The cover sheet shows three square footages for the spaces shown on the
plan: the Lease Area of the Building, 153,140 s. f.; Gross Combined Floor Space,
155,229 s. f.; and, a square footage of 154,229 s. f. used to determine the number of
Loading Spaces In this zoning district the number of spaces is determined by one
space per 200 s. f. of "net square footage" (80% of the gross [4.12.6] Loading spaces
are determined by requiring 1 space for the first 8,000 s. f. plus 1 space for every
20,000 remaining square feet. [4.12.13]
5. [36.6.6 (g)] Provide size of parking spaces, aisle widths, and methodology for the
number of spaces.
6. [32.5.6(b) and3 2.6.6 ] Provide floor area ratio, maximum height of buildings,
maximum amount of impervious cover, square footage of buildings.
7. [3 2.5.6 (1) & 32.6.6 (h)] Provide the dimensions of all improvements not limited to
structures, walkways, and proposed and existing utilities.
8. [4.12.19] One dumpster pad is assumed to be shown for each building, but needs to
be labeled and dimensioned. If dumpsters are to be used there must be screening
around the dumpster and a detail added to the plans. [32.7.9.8 (c) 3 — Screening]
9. [4.17 & 32.6.6 0) — Outdoor Lighting] On sheet SL -1.0 shows the lighting plan with
the locations of the two proposed lighting types: 14 flat lens box type fixtures
proposed for the interior of the parking lot (Visionaire AME -3) and 23 lantern type
lighting fixture (Ela Dk — 4554 — HORS). A waiver request was made to the Planning
Commission for the lantern type fixture proposed for Buildings One and Two of this
development. The request was heard and denied by the Planning Commission at its
meeting November 28` Either another design must be chosen for the fixture not
requiring waiver or an appeal made to the previous request for this type and wattage.
Reduction of the wattage may allow the use of this fixture.
10. [32.6.6 (i) &32.5.6 (p)] Provide a landscape plan meeting the requirements of
[32. 7.9 et. Seq. — site plan requirement including "canopy " requirement and
calculation] Show all utilities on the landscape plan to ensure there are no planting
conflicts.
11. [32. 7.4] Include all drainage and storm water management calculations and plans
with the submittal of final site plan. The submittal must also contain erosion and
sediment control plan and narrative.
12. [3 2.5.6 (n) — Preliminary Plat Dimensions] "Location and dimensions of all existing
and proposed improvements including: buildings (inaximum,footprint and height) and
other structures; walkways; fences; walls; trash containers; outdoor lighting;
landscaped areas and open space; recreational areas and facilities; parking lots and
other paved areas; loading and service areas together with the proposed paving
material t' pes fbr all tivalks, parking lots and drivcways; and signs. " [ Emphasis
added]
Please contact Patrick Lawrence, Senior Planner at the Department of Community Development
296 -5832 ext. 3297 for further information.
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