HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800160 Action Letter 2019-01-28COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
January 25, 2019
Clint Shifflett
c/o Timmons Group
608 Preston Ave., Ste 200
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2018-160: Auto Zone #6464 Initial Site Plan, preliminary architectural review
(TM/Parcel 061 WOOL OA00300)
Dear Mr. Shifflett,
At its meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board accepted the
applicant's request to defer the above -noted item. Your application will be rescheduled once a new submittal is
received.
For reference, please note that staff made the following recommendations on the Initial Site Plan:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
1. Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB:
a. Increase planting area to accommodate all required trees and shrubs. Alternatively,
provide documentation from easement holders that there is no objection to the proposed
planting and add trees elsewhere throughout the site to compensate for the potential future
loss of landscaping in easements and other site impacts.
b. Eliminate the 20 parking spaces that are not required and use the space for additional
planting to offset the appearance of the building and the utility/planting conflicts.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines.
1. Consider shining the location of the dumpster to reduce visibility from Rt. 29.
Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Show tree protection on the plans. Include a conservation checklist in the plan.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The following items must
be addressed:
1. Revise the building design — materials, forms and features — to reflect the traditional architecture
of the area and to establish a cohesive whole.
2. Provide material and color samples for review.
3. Revise the architectural design to relieve the blankness of the side elevations.
4. Revise the color of service doors to blend with the building colors.
5. Provide additional information on the proposed window glass. Provide specs indicating that VLT
is not below 40% and VLR is not above 30%. Provide samples.
6. Revise the building design to replace the false windows with architectural design and/or elements
that reflect local architectural traditions and contribute to a cohesive whole.
7. Consider shifting the location of the dumpster to reduce visibility from Rt. 29.
8. With the revised building design, show how the visibility of all equipment will be eliminated from
the Entrance Corridor.
9. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site and architectural drawings: Visibility of
all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
10. Provide a complete lighting plan for review. Include a pole light detail that shows 20' as the
maximum height, including the base.
11. Increase planting area to accommodate all required trees and shrubs. Alternatively, provide
documentation from easement holders that there is no objection to the proposed planting and add
trees elsewhere throughout the site to compensate for the potential future loss of landscaping in
easements and other site impacts.
12. Provide medium trees, 2'/2" caliper at planting, along the sidewalk located south of the building.
13. Provide large shade trees, 2%" caliper at planting, along the perimeter of the southern parking row.
14. Eliminate the 20 parking spaces that are not required and use the space for additional planting to
offset the appearance of the building and the planting/utility conflicts.
15. Provide shrubs along Westfield Road, the southern parking row, and the west side of the site.
16. Provide trees and shrubs on the south side of the proposed building to soften the building's
appearance.
17. Identify the proposed shrub species in the plant schedule.
18. Add the plant health note to the plan: "All site plantings of trees and shrubs shall be allowed to
reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees is prohibited. Shrubs and trees
shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health of the plant."
19. Show tree protection on the plans. Include a conservation checklist in the plan.
20. Note that 3M 3630-143 Poppy Red and equivalents are not approvable as primary sign colors.
Also note that the shade of orange illustrated for the Auto Zone logo may fall outside the
approvable range of colors for the Entrance Corridors. Provide Pantone equivalents for review.
You may submit your new ARB application at your earliest convenience. Application forms, checklists and
schedules are available on-line at www.albemarle.org. ARB.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mural iszewsk i t),al bemarle. org
cc: University of Virginia Foundation
PO Box 400218
Charlottesville, VA 22904
File ARB-2018-160