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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
February 19, 2019
Valerie Long
c/o Williams Mullen
321 E. Main Street, Ste. 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2018-161: Dogtopia
Dear Ms. Long,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on February 19, 2019, reconsidered issues
related to ARB-2018-161: Dogtopia. By a vote of 4:0 the ARB took the following actions:
The ARB has no objection to the proposed use with the following conditions:
1. The fence shall not conceal any part of the triple window on the southeast confer of the building or
either of the 2 easterly brick piers.
2. The fence material and detailing are subject to ARB review. An 8-foot-tall fence shall have only
bottom and top rails (no intermediate rails). The fence color shall be coordinated with the existing
building colors and is subject to ARB approval.
3. Landscaping shall be provided on the east and south sides of the fence to the satisfaction of the ARB.
4. No tinted or reflective films or similar materials shall be applied to windows visible from the Entrance
Corridor. Window glass visible from the Entrance Corridor shall remain transparent.
The ARB offers the following comments to be addressed with the future site plan submittals:
1. Note that a Letter of Revision application will be required to update and amend the current site
plan.
2. A County -wide Certificate of Appropriateness application for Equipment, Fencing or Lighting is
required prior to approval of the LOR.
3. Provide a grading plan for review.
4. Provide a landscape plan that includes denser, layered landscaping on the east and south sides of
the fence, and particularly at the southeast corner. Include evergreen shrubs that will mature to a
height between 4 and 6 feet.
5. The fence shall not conceal any part of the triple window on the southeast corner of the building.
6. No tinted or reflective films or similar materials shall be applied to windows visible from the
Entrance Corridor. Window glass visible from the Entrance Corridor shall remain transparent.
7. Consider breaking the 72-foot length with material variation, surface relief, detailing, breaks, or
proj ections/recesses.
8. Revise the elevations to show the fence in its true configuration, with vertical posts and caps and
horizontal members.
9. If the SimTek material is used, choose an alternate color that is better coordinated with the
building materials. Provide a fence detail.
10. Provide information confirming that the SimTek material is durable and colorfast over time.
11. Provide a utility plan for review.
12. Provide standard mechanical equipment note to future site plans: Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
13. Provide a lighting plan that includes photometric values, manufacturer's specifications, and
luminaire schedule for review. Include the 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 lightingfrom om luminaires onto public
roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half
footcandle.
14. Provide the standard plant health note on the landscape 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.
15. Provide a grading plan that shows all grading outside the drip line of all trees to remain.
16. Provide adequate tree protection fencing on future site plans submitted for review.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Heather McMahon
Senior Planner
cc: Mark Green
c/o Rivanna Plaza, LLC
1208 Preston Ave.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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