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Home My WebLink About16-11 Comments & Correspondenceh k Department of Planning and Development 540/665 -5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 August 29, 2011 Mr. Jeremy Tweedie Greenway Engineering, Inc. 151 Windy Hill Lane Winchester, VA 22602 RE: Approval of Site Plan 416 -11; Melnor, Inc. Property Identification Number (PIN): 43 -A -63F Dear Jeremy: The above- referenced site plan was approved on August 25, 2011. The site plan is approved for the construction of a new 128,000 square foot industrial /warehouse facility located on Tyson Drive in the Stonewall Industrial Park in the Stonewall Magisterial District. Required site improvements include the following: Construction of a parking lot with 73 spaces (including four handicap accessible), including curb, wheelstops, striping and handicap access. Twenty two loading spaces. Buffers and landscaping as shown on the site plan. Lighting as shown on the "New Warehouse Facility for Melnor" prepared by Design Concepts. All requirements of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance have been met in the approved site plan, including review agency comments from all relevant review agencies. I am providing you with four (4) copies of the approved site plan. Please forward these copies to the appropriate representative(s). Furthermore, advise the owner(s) that a copy should be kept for future reference, and an approved copy must be kept on the construction site throughout the development process. Once site development is complete, the owner(s) should contact this office to schedule an on -site inspection. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, ( � e�W4 Candice E. Perkins, AICP Senior Planner CEP /bad cc: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Stonewall District Supervisor Gary Oates & Stan Crockett, Stonewall District Planning Commissioners Commissioner of the Revenue Jane Anderson, Real Estate Melnor Inc., 260 West Brook Road, Winchester, VA 22603 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601 -5000 • 0 GREENWAY ENGINEERING ` 151 Windy Hill Lane Founded in 1971 Winchester, Virginia 22602 Project Name: Melnor -Site Plan File No: 0231D Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2011 To: FC Planning Attn: Candice Perkins Copied Delivery: "Q Fed Ex 0 U.S. Mail 0 Other — From: Jeremy Tweedie /dlm GREENWAY ENGINEERING Phone: 540 -662 -4185 Fax: 540 - 722 -9528 R] Courier E] Pick Up R Urgent F For Your Review 0 As You Requested w Please Comment Candice, Attached is the following for final approval signature: -10 copies of the site plan Thank you for your assistance. Contact us with any questions. pier 2 3 ., t Hand Delivery and Pick Ups Only: Received by: Date: Please Print Name: 0 0 .: GREENWAY ENGINEERING 151 Windy Hill Lane Founded in 1971 Winchester, Virginia 22602 Project Name: Stonewall Industrial Park- Melnor File No: 0231D Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 To: Frederick County Planning Dept Winchester, VA 22601 Attn: Candice Perkins Copied Delivery: R Fed Ex Other- F-1 U.S. Mail From: Jeremy Tweedie GREENWAY ENGINEERING Phone: 540- 662 -4185 Fax: 540 -722 -9528 0 Courier E] Pick Up Q Urgent 7 For Your Review 0 As You Requested 0 Please Comment t GREENWAY ENGINEERING, mc. 151 windy Hill lane Winchester, Virginia 22602 Founded in 1971 June 15, 2011 County of Frederick Department of Planning and Development 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 Winchester, VA 22601 Attn: Candice Perkins, AICP, Senior Planner Re: Stonewall Industrial Park— Melnor Inc. Comment Response Letter Dear Ms. Perkins: We are in receipt of the comments dated June 14th, 2011 and offer the following responses: Comments from Frederick County Planning Comment 1: Special Limited Power of Attorney Form. Please have the property owner sign the attached Special Limited Power of Attorney Form prior to further review or approval. This form should be notarized and completed to grant the applicant (you) with authorization to represent them for this site plan. Response: SLPOA is forthcoming, will forward once received. Comment 2: Project Information. On the coversheet under project information, the front parking setback is ten feet, the landscaping plan is on sheet 11, the required parking is 50 and show the total number of loading spaces. Response: Revised as noted. Comment 3: Site Plan Scale. Increase the site plan scale to 1 " =40' as the current site plan is difficult to read. Response: Scaled remained the same, we just increased the font for libibility. Comment 4: Office Space. On sheet 5, revise the office to show 12,554sf. Response: Revised as noted. Comment 5: Parking Areas. Label all curbed areas and show the type. Response: Revised as noted. Engineers Surveyors Planners Environmental Scientists Telephone 540- 662 -4185 FAX 540- 722 -9528 File #0231 D/J NT /cls www.greenwayeng.com 0 0 Comment 6: Gravel Fire Lane. Provide barriers (gate%hain, etc.) at Both ends of the gravel fire lane to ensure that it will not be used by vehicles. Response: Revised as noted. Comment 7: Additional Improvements. Indicate if this site will have any dumpsters or will require a guard house. Response: Trash compactor location delineated within the loading dock area.. Comment 8: Interior Parking Lot Trees. Revise the parking space total to show 73 spaces and semen interior trees. Response: Revised as noted. Comment 9: Hedge Row. The planting called for the evergreen hedge row is not permitted; revise to a plant type permitted on the landscape list. Also, the hedge row must be 36 inches at time of planting, not 18 inches. Response: Revised as noted. Comment I0: Photometric Plan. The following needs to be addressed on the photometric plan: • Details show drop lens for some of the pole lights; drop lens are not permitted. • The wallpack lighting is shown as a cutoff fixture; full cutoff fixtures are required. • Provide clarification that the 25 foot pole lights include the height of the base. • Lighting levels need to be shown to all property lines. • The five fixtures at the rear of the property must be affixed with supplemental shielding because the site adjoins residential property. • The photometric plan must he certified by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), or a Virginia licensed professional engineer, architect, landscape architect or land surveyor. Response: Revised lighting plan is forthcoming, will forward once received Thank you for your assistance with this project. Contact us with any questions or need for additional information. Sincerely, Greenway Engineering, Inc. Jeremy Tweedie, Project Manager Enclosures File #0231 Dt1NT /els 0 • June 24, 2011 Mr. Jeremy Tweedie Greenway Engineering 151 Windy Hill Lane Winchester, Virginia 22602 RE: Melnor, Inc. — Revised Site Plan Frederick County, Virginia Dear Jeremy: COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Public Works 5401665.5643 FAX: 540/678 -0682 We have completed our review of the revised site plan dated May 27, 2011 and received on June 23, 2011. All of our previous comments have been addressed; therefore, we recommend approval of the subject site plan. Sincerely, Aif tL Joe C. Wilder Deputy Director of Public Works JCW /rls cc: Planning and Development file T:\Rhu ndavrr,Nn`C0M M E N'1'S \M ELNOR,1 NCRE\'S l'CODt.due COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development 540/665 -5651 FAX: 540 /665 -6395 June 9, 2011 Mr. Jeremy Tweedie Greenway Engineering, Inc. 151 Windy Hill Lane Winchester- VA 22602 Re: Review Comments for Site Plan #16 -11; Melnor, Inc. Property Identification Number (PIN): 43 -A -63F Dear Jeremy: Planning Staff has reviewed the above - referenced site plan to determine if administrative approval can be granted. At this time, administrative approval cannot be granted. This site plan is denied until the issues in this letter, as well as all issues of the other review agencies, have been adequately addressed. Please review Staff's comments listed below and then prepare a revised site plan which adequately addresses each concern. Review Comments 1. Special Limited Power of Attornev Form. Please have the property owner sign the attached Special Limited Power of Attorney Form prior to further review or approval. This form should be notarized and completed to grant the applicant (you) with authorization to represent them for this site plan. 2. Proieet Information. On the coversheet under project information, the front parking setback is ten feet, the landscaping plan is on sheet 11, the required parking is 50 and show the total number of loading spaces. 3. Site Plan Scale. Increase the site plan scale to 1'�40' as the current site plan is difficult to read. 4. Office Space. On sheet 5, revise the office to show 12,554sf. 5. Parking Areas. Label all curbed areas and show the type. 6. Gravel Fire Lane. Provide barriers (gate /chain, etc.) at both ends of the gravel fire lane to ensure that it will not be used by vehicles. 7. Additional Improvements. Indicate if this site will have any dumpsters or will require a guard house. 8. Interior Parking Lot Trees. Revise the parking space total to show 73 spaces and seven interior trees. 9. Hedge Row. The planting called for the evergreen hedge row is not permitted; revise to a plant type permitted on the landscape list. Also, the hedge row must be 36 inches at time of planting, not 18 inches. 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601 -5000 Mr. Jeremy Tweedie RE: Site Plan 415-11 June 9, 2011 Page 2 10. Photometric Plan. The following needs to be addressed on the photometric plan: • Details show drop lens for some of the pole lights; drop lens are not permitted. • The wallpack lighting is shown as a cutoff fixture; full cutoff fixtures are required. • Provide clarification that the 25 foot pole lights include the height of the base. • Lighting levels need to be shown to all property lines. • The five fixtures at the rear of the property must be affixed with supplemental shielding because the site adjoins residential property. • The photometric plan must be certified by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), or a Virginia licensed professional engineer, architect, landscape architect or land surveyor. After you have revised the site plan, please resubmit two copies so that I may verify the information contained on the plan. I will need all approved review agency comment sheets and at least five copies of the final plan for approval. Comment sheets are required from the following agencies: the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Frederick County Inspections Department, the Frederick County Engineer, the Frederick County Fire Marshal, and the Frederick County Sanitation Authority. Sincerely, Candice E. Perkins. AICP Senior Planner cc: Mehror Inc., 260 West Brook Road, Winchester, VA 22603 CEP/bad Attachment • 0 I ) GREENWAY ENGINEERING 151 Windy Hill Lane Founded in 1971 Winchester, Virginia 22602 Project Name: Stonewall Industrial Park - Melnor Site Plan File No: 0231D Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 To: FC Planning Attn: Copied Candice Perkins Delivery: Q Fed Ex 0 Other- From: Jeremy Tweedie /dlm GREENWAY ENGINEERING Phone: 540- 662 -4185 Fax: 540- 722 -9528 0 U.S. Mail R Courier F_� Pick Up 0 Urgent❑ For Your Review [:] As You Requested 0 Please Comment Message Candice, Attached is the following for your review: -2 copies of the site plan -Site Plan Application - Application fee check for $4,020.00 - Planning comment sheet NOTE: We are in the process of obtaining approvals from all appropriate agencies and will forward to your office once we receive. Thank you for your assistance. Contact us with any questions Hand Delivery and Pick Ups Only: Received by:, Please Print Name: Date. '} E C IF, V E 'r'j !' JUN 1 2011 PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. IF THIS DOCUMENT MEETS YOUR APPROVAL PLEASE INITIAL AND PROVIDE THE DATE AND TIME OF YOUR APPROVAL. L nUSDOCUMEIVT DOES NOT MEET YOZ7RAPPROVAL PLEASE PR0KDE CoAodENTSAS TO WHAT YOU WOULD LSE TO HAVE COBSPLETEA INTITALS DATE & TIME Candice � ( � Mark Eric Mike John COMMEN PS: Received by Clerical Staff (Date & Time): iin