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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
May 4 2009
Malachi Mills [RK &K]
801 East Main Street
Suite 1000
Richmond, VA, 23219
RE: SDP - 200900006 Comfort Suites Inn at Hollymead Town Center [Area C] Preliminary Site Plan
Dear Sir:
The Department of Community Development hereby grants administrative approval to the above
referenced site plan.
Preliminary site plan approval is valid for (1) one year in accordance with Section 32.4.3.1 of Chapter 18
of the Albemarle County Code. Therefore, preliminary site plan approval shall expire on 05/04/2010. If
preliminary site plan approval expires, a new application must be filed and processed.
Please address all of the requirements and conditions Listed below and submit eight (8) tentative plan
copies to the Department of Community Development. This letter must be submitted with the tentative
plans, as a checklist, to document that you have addressed all requirements or conditions, or the tentative
plan will be denied.
Erosion and Sediment Control, BMP Stormwater Management, and road plans with the associated
applications and fees must also be submitted with the eight (8) tentative Plans.
Once the tentative plan is submitted and reviewed you will receive comments from all
departments /divisions /agencies that have made comment on the tentative plan. Any further
responses must be made directly to each department /division /agency that has further comment.
After all aforementioned departments /divisions /agencies have granted a tentative approval, you
must verify with the Planner that you may submit the final mylars (2 sets), two paper copies, the
final site plan application, and final site plan fee to the Department of Community Development.
Signing of the plans will occur within one week once it is determined that the final site plan mylars
reflect all tentative approvals.
The final site plan will be subject to all final site plan requirements (Zoning Ordinance Section 32.6), in
addition to the following conditions.
The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final site plan for signature
until tentative approvals for the following conditions have been obtained:
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Zoning & Current Development approval to include:
Schedule of parking including maximum amount required and amount provided: The
amount of parkin provided for the hotel exceeds the 20% required for the Hotel.
IACC Section 4.12.4.al Maximum number of spaces. The number of parking spaces
in a parkin area may not exceed the number of spaces required by this section by
more than twenty (20) percent. Additionally, there are off site parking spaces shown
on tax maps 32 -41D4 and 32 -41D6. These are off site stand alone parking spaces
that do not serve a primary use (parkin is usually accessory to a primary use).
Offsite stand alone parking requires a special use permit per section 22.2.2.(9) and
Section 24.2.2.(11) of the Albemarle County Code. This needs to be addressed at the
final site plan stage.
At final site plan submittal, a landscape plan is required. Maximum amount of paved
parking and vehicular circulation areas is required. Please be sure to provide the
amount of paved parking and vehicular circulation areas.
A lighting plan will be required at final site plan submittal.
Please contact Planner at 296 -5832 ext 3385 if you have questions or require additional information.
Engineering approval to include:
Because of its close proximity (less than 300 ft) to the Timberwood Boulevard round -a-
bout, a left- turning movement into the existing curb cut on Conner Drive is not desirable.
Please adjust the Conner Drive median to prohibit vehicles from turning left into this
development. This curb cut may maintain right -in and right- and left -out movements.
REV 1: The connection to Conner Drive is an integral step, for this development, and is
shown in the approved rezoning plan. The County will support full turning movements to
and from Conner Drive and the hotel site, provided that the connection is made.
The development proposes to utilize an existing curb cut on Timberwood Boulevard
which appears to operate as a right- and left-in and a right -out. There is potential for
drivers exiting this site to attempt to use this curb cut for a left turn onto Timberwood
Boulevard, This poses a safety concern and it is recommended that the entrance be
designed to prohibit exiting vehicles from attempting turning movements other than a
right turn out onto Timberwood Boulevard. REV 1: The County supports VDOT's
recommendation that this median cut be closed. If full closure is unattainable at this time,
the Timberwood median must be extended to better align the left turning movement with
the entrance to this development, as shown on the approved rezoning plan.
Existing lane markings on Route 29 south may need to be addressed at the location of the
right -in, right -out entrance on Route 29. The lane markings indicate a right - turn-only lane
into this entrance; however, the lane actually exists as a through lane. increasing traffic
and turning movements at this entrance without addressing this contradiction creates a
potential traffic hazard. REV 1: This submittal has revised the right -turn arrows on Route
29 south to depict a through -lane. VDOT and the County would prefer a dual- movement
arrow depicting a through- and /or right - turn -lane option. This can be shown on the Final
Site Plan when it is submitted.
This site design proposes very little sidewalks and does not provide for walk - ability from
many of the parking spaces to the hotel or from the hotel to Target or Conner Drive. It is
recommended that sidewalk be added on one or both sides of the travelway from Conner
Drive, around the parking lots to the front entrance of the hotel. Also. connect sidewalks
to the proposed walking path. ( "Entrances and parking lots will be configured to be
functional and inviting with walkways conveniently tied to logical destinations." Page 14
of the Hollymead Town Center Code of Development for Area C) REV 1: Please provide
walkable access from the proposed hotel to the Hollymead Town Center shopping area.
The proposed travelway from Conner Drive is steeper than the maximum allowable 10 %.
18- 4.12.17a] REV 1: This travelway can he constructed to meet the slope requirements
in the County Ordinance. It is appropriate to make the connection to Connor Drive with
this proposed development to provide safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian
access_ for hotel patrons to the Hollymead Town Center shopping area.
The Hollymead Town Center Code of Development for Area C (Page 21) states that
water quality swales, which will reduce the amount of untreated runoff entering the
ponds, are proposed within several development Blocks, including Block I. Although an
existing water quality swale is located adjacent to this site, it is not clear that any of
developed flow will enter it. REV 1: the southern forebav to the pond will serve to collect
larger particles of sediment and pollutants, as well as trash and debris from the
development. Even with bio- filter plantings, it will not appropriately, function as a water
quality_feature. A water quality swale (or a BMP of equal treatment capability) to pre-
treat stormwater before it enters the pond is required within Block I per the Code of
Development.
Please contact Engineer at 296 -5832 ext 3069 if you have questions or require additional information.
Albemarle County Service Authority approval to include:
There are outstanding issues concerning Hollymead Town Center that must be resolved
before preliminary site plan approval is granted for this project.
Final dedication of Hollymead Town Center Area C Phase 1 Infrastructure is
required.
Final dedication of Hollymead Town Center Area C Block 9 is required.
The developer must enter into an agreement to address sanitary sewer capacity.
As you can see, this is not going to be the usual preliminary approval path from the Service Authority
side. Please instruct the applicant to contact us for additional information regarding this project.
Please contact Gary Whelan at 977 -4511 if you have questions or require additional information.
Fire & Rescue approval to include:
Verify adequate fire flow is available. Must comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire
Prevention Code. Approval is subject to field inspection and verification.
Please contact James Barber at 296 -5833 if you have questions or require additional information.
VDOT approval to include:
Comment #4 (Median Conner Dr.) The connection to Conner Dr should be a requirement
for approval of this site plan. Without the connection, the site does not have adequate
access to and from Hollymead TC and will force vehicles to use Route 29 to get to
Hollymead TC. This connection is part of the rezoning plan and the TIA. Changes to this
access will change the impacts to Route 29 and require a reassessment of the connection
on route 29 which will most likely require a right turn / deceleration lane on Route 29
outside of the existing right turn / through lane that is there.
Comment #5 (Preventing Left Turn on Timberwood) The medians will not be permitted
as mountable curb on Timberwood Blvd. I agree that left turning traffic, or u-turns create
a problem at this site. Much of this is because the existing channelization on Timberwood
is poorly designed and the entrance to this site does not line up with the median opening.
In addition, there is an existing problem with vehicles approaching Route 29 on
Timberwood and using this median break as an entrance to CVS. For these safety reasons
the existing median opening on Timberwood Blvd needs to be closed entirely. The
connection at Conner Dr. into the site will provide adequate access.
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In addition to these responses 1 would like to add the following comments:
Sight distances need to be shown at the connection to Timberwood Blvd. Any sight lines
that fall outside of the right of way will require sight easements.
The street trees proposed on Timberwood Blvd. must be placed behind the sidewalk.
If the connection to Conner Dr. is added back to the plan and the right turn lane on Route
29 is not necessary, the pavement marking on Route 29 should be a shared right through.
Please contact Joel Denunzio at 293 -0011 ext 120 if you have questions or require additional information.
Architectural Review Board approval to Include:
This project was approved by the ARB (ARB -08 -160) pending conditions to be reviewed
by staff. We are waiting for a revised submittal that addresses those ARB conditions of
approval.
Please note that a cursory review of the site plan with revision date of 3 -2 -09 has shown
that the proposed retaining walls at the sediment basin are not shown consistently on all
plans. This needs to be coordinated. Also, the landscape plan has been printed in a way
that does not provide distinction between existing and proposed plants. This needs to be
clarified. Furthermore, the timing of the planting at the basin, as outlined in the ARB's
conditions of approval, should be clearly noted on the landscape plan.
Please contact Margaret Maliszewski at 296 -5832 ext 3276 if you have questions or require additional
information.
Albemarle County Department of Geographic and Data Services: Comments from Andy Slack
BEFORE FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL IS GRANTED, THE APPLICANT
SHOULD CONTACT THIS OFFICE WITH A LIST OF ROAD NAME
SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT.
Please contact Andy Slack at 296 -5832 ext 3384 if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Gerald Gatobu, Principal Planner
Zoning & Current Development
File: SDP - 200900006
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