HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201600019 Review Comments Major Amendment, Final Site Plan 2016-05-02�'jRGINZP
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 2, 2016
Craig Kotarski
Timmons Group
111 W High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SDP201600019 Parham Construction — Major Amendment
Dear Sir:
Your Major Amendment application has been reviewed. In order for the amended site plan to be
approved the following revisions are required:
1. [Comment] The application stated that this plan amends SDP198700002, but that site plan is for a
difference Tax Map and Parcel. The correct application that this proposal amends is SDP00000411;
please add a reference to this site plan number on the Cover Sheet.
2. [Comment] Please remove all WPO related sheets from the Site Plan; WPO plans have a different
period of validity and should not be included. If desired, you may include them in your sheet index
but cross them out for this submittal.
3. [32.5.2(a)] Add Managed Steep Slopes to the Zoning note.
4. [32.5.2(a)] The setback information provided on the Cover Sheet is not entirely correct. Please
provide parking setback information in addition to the required building setbacks. Additionally, there
is not a 10' side/rear setback for districts other than residential, rural areas and Monticello historic
district; building separation requirements are enforced.
5. [32.5.2(a) & 26.5(c)] A 30' undisturbed buffer is required to be maintained adjacent to any district
other than commercial or industrial; add a note reflecting this requirement and show the buffer line on
layout, grading and landscape plans.
6. [32.5.2(a)] Provide the zoning district and present use of abutting parcels.
7. [32.5.2(b)] Provide the maximum amount of paved parking and vehicular circulation.
8. [32.5.2(b) & 5.1.51 & 5.1.52] Be aware of the requirements of 5.1.51 (Outdoor Activities in Industrial
Districts) and 5.1.52 (Outdoor Storage in Industrial Districts) as they relate to industrial activities and
the storage of materials and equipment. If any outdoor storage area is proposed, show it on the site
plan.
9. [32.5.2(d)] Show all areas of Managed Steep Slopes on the layout and grading plans.
10. [32.5.2(e)] Show all existing landscape features on the existing conditions sheet; GIS shows some
that aren't included in the plans. Make sure all landscaping to be removed is noted as such.
11. [32.5.2(],k,I)] Verify that the location(s) and dimensions of all existing or proposed utilities and utility
easements including water, sewer, drainage, telephone, cable, electric and gas are shown on the
plan. Label any existing easements with the Deed Book and Page Number.
12. [32.5.2(k), 32.7.5.1, 4.1] Water and Sewer Facilities. The Zoning Ordinance (Section 4.1 Water &
Sewer supplies) requires that properties within the Albemarle County Service Authority Jurisdictional
Area be served by both public water and sewer. The site is located in this area and is required to
connect to both. The Site Plan states that utilities will be ACSA, but no connections to either public
water or sewer are shown. If connections are proposed, they must be shown. If the applicant does
not wish to connect, one of the circumstances described in 4.1 (a) must exist and an exemption must
be requested and approved (see this form:
http://www.albemarle.ora/upload/images/forms center/departments/Community Development/forms/
applications/Public Water & Sewer Connection Evaluation.pdf ). Prior to site plan approval the
exemption shall be reviewed and a finding shall be made to either approve or deny the request. If the
request is denied then connections to both public water and sewer shall be provided. If the exemption
request is approved, the Health Department will be required to review/approve the site plan to assure
adequate septic systems are proposed/provided onsite. All private sewer facilities shall be designed
and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Health and be approved by the Health
Director. Health Director approval is required prior to final site plan approval. Additionally, the location
of both an original and a replacement drainfield shall be shown on the plan.
13. [32.5.2(k) & 26.2(a)] If an exemption to not connect to public water is requested and approved,
provide water usage information to determine if a Special Use Permit is required. In LI, the following
use requires a SP: Uses permitted by right, not served by public water, involving water consumption
exceeding four hundred (400) gallons per site acre per day.
14. [32.5.2(k) & 26.2(a)] If an exemption to not connect to public sewer is requested and approved,
provide confirmation of the type of sewer discharge created by this use to determine if a Special Use
Permit is required. In LI, the following use requires a SP: Uses permitted by right, not served by
public sewer, involving anticipated discharge of sewage other than domestic wastes.
15. [32.5.2(k) & 16-100] If an exemption to not connect to public water and/or sewer is requested and
approved, provide additional information on the existing/proposed water and septic systems, including
the proposed number of connections to each. Each physical connection to a system (water or septic)
is counted, including multiple connections serving one structure; any more than two connections
requires approval by the Board of Supervisors of a central water supply and/or central sewerage
system. A Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan review may also be required if central system(s)
are necessary.
16. [32.5.2(n)] Dimension the proposed building.
17. [32.5.2(n)] Label all existing and proposed fences and walls.
18. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.13(c) & 4.12.18] Loading spaces shall be provided in addition to and exclusive of
any parking requirement on the basis of (1) space for the first ten thousand (10,000) square feet of
industrial floor area plus one (1) space for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of
industrial floor area; provide and/or label a loading space that meets the ordinance design
requirements.
19. [32.5.2(n), 4.12.13(e & 4.12.19)] Each site plan that depicts a commercial or industrial building of
four thousand (4,000) gross square feet or more shall provide a dumpster pad that does not impede
any required parking or loading spaces, nor any pedestrian or vehicular circulation aisles; provide
and/or label a dumpster pad that meets the ordinance design requirements.
20. [32.5.2(n)] Label blank areas around the proposed building with the intended ground cover/surface
treatment.
21. [32.5.2(r)] Provide a legend showing all symbols and abbreviations used on the plan.
22. [32.5.2(s) & 4.14] Performance standards. Each use of an industrial character as determined by the
zoning administrator and each use to which section 4.14 is expressly applicable to that use (referred
to collectively in sections 4.14.1 through 4.14.5 as a "use of an industrial character") shall be subject
to the performance standards in this section through section 4.14.5. Prior to the issuance of a zoning
clearance or approval of a final site plan, each prospective occupant of a use of an industrial
character shall submit a certified engineer's report as outlined section 4.14.5, except as provided in
subsection (c). While this Certified Engineer's Report (CER) is not required until the Zoning
Clearance, please note the CER requirement on the Site Plan. The applicant may also want to
submit the CER during site plan review to ensure the use will be permitted.
23. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.4(b)] Existing trees may be preserved in lieu of planting new plant materials in
order to satisfy the landscaping and screening requirements of section 32.7.9 or to meet conditions of
approval, subject to the agent's approval. It seems that some of the Landscape Plan requirements
may be proposed to be met with existing vegetation. If this is the case, the plan should show the
trees to be preserved, the limits of clearing, the location and type of protective fencing, grade
changes requiring tree wells or walls, and trenching or tunneling proposed beyond the limits of
clearing. In addition, the applicant shall sign a conservation checklist approved by the agent to insure
that the specified trees will be protected during construction. Except as otherwise expressly approved
by the agent in a particular case, such checklist shall conform to specifications contained in the
Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, pp III-284 through III-297, and as hereafter
amended. This checklist must be signed, dated and included on the plans.
24. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.5] The subject parcel has more than 350' of street frontage, not 93' as noted.
Provide street trees to meet this requirement. If a portion of the street tree requirement is proposed
to be met through the preservation of existing trees; provide information on the existing trees proving
they meet the requirement, provide tree protection fencing where the proposed disturbance is close to
existing trees and add a conservation plan checklist as indicated in the comment above.
25. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.5 & 5.1.31] Provide parking screening shrubs along the parking on the entrance
road to mitigate the visibility of the parking area from Route 20.
26. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.6] Provide information to demonstrate that an area equal to at least 5% of the
paved parking and vehicular circulation area is landscaped with trees and shrubs. Additionally,
provide a note indicating that the required number of parking lot trees have been provided in this
area. The plan states 0 parking spaces, but parking is proposed.
27. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.7] If a dumpster enclosure is proposed, provide the height of the dumpster
enclosure.
28. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.7] Industrial uses and parking lots consisting of four spaces or more shall be
screened from adjacent residential uses/districts; provide screening that meets the ordinance
between the building/parking and the adjacent NMD parcel. Be aware that any disturbance in the
required 30' buffer (even to plant required screening) requires a special exception.
29. [32.6.2(j) & 32.7.9.7] The required tree canopy applies to the entire site, not just the limits of
construction. It appears that existing trees may be adequate to meet this requirement, but they
should be shown/noted on the plan and protected (as indicated above), if necessary.
30. [32.6.2(j)] There are several inconsistencies/inaccuracies in the plant schedule/landscape plan,
revise accordingly:
• The plan shows 10 Fothergilla, not 13.
• Platanus x acerfolia provides 479 sf of canopy, not 471.
• Acer rubrum `Armstrong' at the proposed caliper provides 53 sf of canopy, not 44.
• Fothergilla gardenii and Prunus `Otto Luyken' do not reach 5' in height within 10 years and,
therefore, should not be included in the tree canopy calculation.
• There are several tree/plant symbols shown along the street frontage that are not specified.
31. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Please clarify if Light Fixture B is existing or proposed. If proposed, provide a cut -
sheet. If existing, verify that the photometric information provided includes these fixtures.
32. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Provide photometric information to the right-of-way line of Route 20 to verify the
spillover requirement is met (or show less than 0.5 fc before the property line).
33. [32.6.2(k) & 4.17] Provide the following standard lighting note on the lighting plan: Each outdoor
luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire
and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away
from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in
residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one-half foot-candle.
34. [32.6.2(j & k)] ARB approval of the site plan is required.
35. [17-1000] If an exemption to not connect to public water is requested and approved, provide either a
Tier 3 or Tier 4 groundwater assessment, and the associated fee. The type of assessment required
is determined by water use and potential central water supply.
36. [Comment] VDH approval is required if private water/sewer is proposed.
37. [Comment] The WPO application must be approved prior to Site Plan approval.
38. [Comment] This amendment cannot be approved until all comments from the Site Review
Committee (SRC) have been addressed. Any comments not available at the time of the SRC
meeting will be forwarded once received.
Staff has provided references to provisions of Chapter 18 of the Code of the County of Albemarle. The
Code is kept up to date by the County Attorney's office. The Code may found on the County Attorney's
website which may be found under "Departments and Services" at Albemarle.org.
In accord with the provisions of Section 32.4.3.5 of Chapter 18 of the Code if the developer fails to submit
a revised final site plan to address all of the requirements within six (6) months after the date of this letter
the application shall be deemed to have been voluntarily withdrawn by the developer.
If you have any questions about the comments please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Ellie Carter Ray, PLA
Senior Planner
Planning Division