HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900017 Action Letter 2019-04-12COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
April 8, 2019
Justin Shimp
CIO Shimp Engineering
912 E. High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2019-17: Pantops Corner Self Storage
Dear Mr. Shimp,
At its meeting on Monday, April 1, 2019 the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, by a vote of
3:0 voted to forward the following recommendations on the above -noted Initial Site Development PIan to
the agent for the Site Review Committee:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
a Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the
ARB: None.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Maintain grading and retaining walls outside the driplines of trees to remain. Show tree
protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion
and sediment control plans.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
o A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The
following items and all items on the ARB Final Site Plan Checklist must be addressed:
1. Revise the architectural design to more successfully use architectural forms and features,
colors and materials, to reflect the historic architecture of the area. Simplify the design
while relieving blankness and expressing human scale.
2. Revise the distribution of building materials to help establish a cohesive whole.
3. Provide specifications for proposed window glass. Show that VLT will not drop below
40% and VLR will not exceed 30%. Glass should be clear, without tint. If tinted glass is
proposed, provide a sample for review. Add the standard window glass note to the
architectural plans: "Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible
light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. "
4. Show the locations of all ground- and building -mounted equipment on the plans. Show
how visibility from the ECs will be eliminated.
5. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the plan: "Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated. "
6. Provide a complete lighting plan with the final site plan.
7. Provide planting area and trees along the west side of the parcel and the south side of the
building.
8. Revise the plan to maintain grading and retaining walls outside the driplines of trees to
remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading,
landscaping and erosion and sediment control plans.
9. Provide a large shade tree, 2'/z" caliper at planting, at the middle of the north side of the 4-
space parking row.
10. Provide large shade trees, 2%z" caliper at planting, 40' on center, along the west side of the
parking area. Revise the plan to provide sufficient planting area.
11. Provide trees along the south and west sides of the building to help soften the building's
appearance. Revise the plan to provide sufficient planting area.
12. Provide a complete landscape schedule with the final site plan.
13. Add the standard 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. "
14. Terrace the 10' retaining wall so that no wall exceeds 6' in height, and plant the terraces.
Alternatively, revise the plan to provide trees at the base of the 10' retaining wall, and
sufficient planting area for the trees. Provide views in context from Rt. 20 and 250
traveling west.
15. Ensure that planting at the retaining wall terraces is sufficient to mitigate the height and
length of the walls.
16. Indicate the retaining wall material on the plan. Provide a sample for review if other than
Eagle Bay Anchor Diamond Pro James River.
17. Revise the plan to maintain grading and retaining walls outside the driplines of trees to
remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading,
landscaping and erosion and sediment control plans.
18. Corrugated metal is not an appropriate material for this location in the EC. Alternate metal
panel systems can be considered.
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application forms,
checklists and schedules are available on-line at www.albemarle.org/ARB. Please be certain that your ARB
submittal addresses the above -noted issues.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
cc: Pantops LC
12704 Crimson Court, Suite 101
Henrico, VA 23233
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