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Home My WebLink AboutARB201900004 Correspondence 2019-02-13Heather McMahon From: Heather McMahon Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 2:29 PM To: 'Laura Bittle' Cc: Euromotive Llc Subject: ARB2019-4: EuroMotive freestanding sign Attachments: ARB2019-4 CoA with approved drawings.pdf Hello Laura, Please find your Certificate of Appropriateness attached for the proposed Euromotive sign. I will also sign off on (approve) your building/sign permit now for ARB staff and route it to the next reviewer; when your sign permit is ready for pick-up, you will be notified by Zoning staff. Please note condition number 2 on your Certificate of Appropriateness: all shrubs planted in the Entrance Corridor should eb 24" in height at a minimum when they are planted (the logic behind this is that we prefer a more mature landscape installation when a sign is erected). Your proposal did not meet this one criterion because you stated the boxwoods would be 18" high when planted. Rather than making you revise your application again for this one detail, I made it a condition of approval. Please be sure that when you go to plant the boxwoods that they are at least 2 feet high. Thanks, Heather McMahon, Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3278 hmcmahon@albemarle.org From: Heather McMahon Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 3:06 PM To: Laura Bittle <lebittle@gmail.com> Subject: RE: Sign proposal revisions Hi Laura, No problem, I understand. When I receive word that payment has been remitted, I will review your sign application and get back to you if any further revisions are necessary. Thanks, Heather McMahon, Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3278 hmcmahon@albemarle.org From: Laura Bittle <lebittle@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 2:03 PM To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org> Subject: Re: Sign proposal revisions Thank you, I will let the guys know. My apologies for any discrepancies with this process -- I have been doing what I can to help the guys but we just had a baby and I'm working on limited sleep! Thanks for your patience and assistance. Best, Laura On Feb 7, 2019, at 1:57 PM, Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org> wrote: Hi Laura, At this stage no hardcopies are needed. I will take care of it on my end. And the fee is $129, not $139. That does need to be brought into the office and submitted directly to in -take staff. Thanks, Heather McMahon, Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3278 hmcmahon@albemarle.org From: Laura Bittle <lebittle@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 1:52 PM To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org> Subject: Re: Sign proposal revisions Hi again Heather, Attached are the revised copies of the sign proposal and the image with dimensions displayed. Everything should match now. Addtionally, I have added the boxwoods (with scientific name and proposed use) back into the proposal. A hard copy of these items as well as the application will be submitted to the Department of Community Development along with the $139 fee. Please let me know if there is anything else. Many thanks, Laura Heather McMahon From: Laura Bittle <lebittle@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 9:06 PM To: Heather McMahon; Euromotive Llc Subject: Sign proposal revisions Attachments: GIS plat copyjpg; shop sign dimensions3 copyjpg; Sign Application updated2.pdf, sign application2.docx Good afternoon, I am writing on behalf of the owners of EuroMotive, LLC, a business opening along the 250 corridor, as I am assisting with the permit process for their proposed sign. I have read your letter dated January 25th and wanted to address the requests in this correspondence. Regarding the review fee, Euromotive has already provided part of the fee which covered the free-standing sign ($91.64). 1 understand the remainder of the fee, to total $139, is due as it has been declared the sign plan does not meet the conditions of a Comprehensive Sign Plan. Could you please advise what qualifications it does not meet? I have gone through the conditions as stated in your provided link and feel the proposal does satisfy the conditions listed. Regarding the missing pages (6 and 7) the sign diagram (page 6 of the application) was previously submitted via e-mail but I will include a copy attached to this e-mail. There is no place available on the document to input distance from the property line (when you create an electronic copy) but that distance is 172" from the outside of the sign post. The location is physically marked on the property with stakes as well. Page 7 was already submitted with the hard copy of the application that was turned in directly to the office. That copy includes a signature and date from one of the owners, Erich Moeller. A copy was sent to the property owner via USPS. The owner himself also provided feedback including the suggestion to downsize the sign (originally 8'x4', now 6'x3'). I am attaching a full copy (pages 1-7) of the application to this e-mail, however page 7 is not signed as you should already have this on file. I am also attaching the revised sign proposal document. I have included the information about the wood frame being pressure treated wood as well as updated the measurements of the sign. We have removed the greenery/softscape from the design plan. Lastly, I am attaching a copy of the property as shown on the GIS website with the sign location marked. I hope this is everything needed to move this along! Please let me know as soon as possible if everything is OK or if there is anything else you need. Thank you so much! Laura Bittle c/o EuroMotive Heather McMahon From: Heather McMahon Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 9:28 AM To: Euromotive LLC Subject: RE: ARB -2019-4: EuroMotive Sign application -- not complete Hi Erich, Thank you for your response. I am sorry you did not receive my email on 1/25/19 (a screenshot of which I have included below, with the date sent highlighted). it had an attachment included which was the same letter you received in the post. Perhaps it was redirected automatically to your spam folder? Anyway, I look forward to receiving your resubmission this week. 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Pleas( |prov7dedanumber ofhyped-inkstovarious resources that should behe(ofu�, tuyou inthe body mfthe letter; I'm gohn case you have any difficulty opening the hyperlinks within the.pdf: Sign 'Permit apt7fication ARB b ,3age t1hatilists parcells with Comprehensive Sign Plans Alber-F.rle Count., GIS We;b (this;link should go directly toyour parcel) Please let me know if you have ary ques-lions. Heather McMahon. Sen -or Plarner From: EuromotiveLLC <euromotivecviUe@gmoaiiconn> Sent: Tuesday, February US 20197:11PK4 To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@o|bemar|e.org> Subject: Re: AR8'2019'4:EuroK4otiveSign application — not complete Sorry for the delay |ngetting back toyou. VVehave been busy atthe shop trying to get things installed, painted, systems operational, etc. VVeare currently getting everything togetherfor application process asvvednintend tocontinue with it. VVeexpect to have those item addressed either tonight ortonnorroxvandwiUa|sosubnnitacheckforthefee hopefully either tomorrow orThursday. OJ As for the email, we never received an email. We received letters in the mail, however, so I'm not sure what happened with that. Hopefully everything we submit this time will address the items in the letter, but please let us know if we do miss something. Thank you, Erich Moeller On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 6:04 PM Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org> wrote: Hello Erich, I have not heard from you since my last email on 1/25/19. In that email, I attached a letter that requested the missing ARB fee and omitted materials from your application package. The letter also stated that if we did not hear from you within 15 days, we would consider the application denied. That deadline is Saturday, February 9th. Please respond directly to this email before Saturday to let me know whether you intend to move forward with this application. I am re -attaching to this email the letter dated January 25, 2019, that requests missing information and changed. In addition, your sign permit was routed to me for review today, and I see that you have revised some parts of it (it appears you added the last two pages of the sign application that were missing as well as provided an amended photograph with dimensions). Please note that the ARB application is a separate application from the sign permit — so whatever revised materials you submit to Zoning staff should also be submitted to me. I want to underscore the duality of this review process — Zoning staff reviews this application for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance while ARB staff reviews the application materials for compliance with the EC Design Guidelines; we look at the same materials that you submit but to check it for compliance with different regulations. So if I send you a letter requesting changes, please address those changes and send revisions directly to me — preferably by email. I look forward to hearing from you soon. If you have questions about the review process or the application or the letter I sent you, please call or email me. Thanks, Heather McMahon, Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3278 hmcmahon@albemarle.org From: Heather McMahon Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:57 PM To: euromotivecville@gmail.com Subject: ARB -2019-4: EuroMotive Sign application -- not complete Hi Erich, I've just reviewed your sign application for completeness, and it is incomplete. Review of the sign for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and with the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines cannot be undertaken until all missing and requested information is supplied. Please see the attached letter for more details. I provided a number of hyperlinks to various resources that should be helpful to you in the body of the letter; I'm going to repeat them in the body of this email in case you have any difficulty opening the hyperlinks within the .pdf: Sign Permit application ARB webpage that lists parcels with Comprehensive Sign Plans Albemarle County GIS Web (this link should go directly to your parcel) Albemarle County Recommended Plant List Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Heather McMahon, Senior Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3278 hmcmahon@albemarle.org Euromotive, LLC (434) 328 8466 EuroMotiveCville.com 2238 Richmond Rd Charlottesville VA 22911