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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900029 Review Comments Architectural Review Board Approval 2019-04-17COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126 April 17, 2019 Sue Albrecht Greenbrier East, LLC 80 Roslyn Forest Lane Charlottesville, VA 22901 RE: ARB-2019-29: Daly's Rent All Dear Sue, We have received the above -noted application for a county -wide Certificate of Appropriateness. The following revisions are requested to make the proposal consistent with the design criteria that apply to the County -wide Certificate. I . Material and color samples have been provided, but the architectural elevations do not indicate the locations for each color. Please provide for review revised elevations that clarify color distribution. Provide a material/color legend on the architectural drawing. Indicate material type, manufacturer, color name, color number. 2. At 1 I" x 17", parts of the architectural drawings are difficult to read. Provide a larger size drawing at a standard architectural scale. 3. Provide the west elevation on the architectural drawing. 4. Light levels exceed the guidelines recommendations. Revise the lighting plan to limit footcandles to a maximum of 20. 5. Guidelines require that Iights have the appearance of white light with a warm soft glow. Please revise the lighting spec from 5000k to either 3000K or 4000K. 6. Taxus Cuspidata is not a native plant. It is recommended that it be replaced with a locally native plant. If Taxus Cuspidata is retained, revise the plant schedule to include the proposed cultivar. 7. For improved plant health, it is recommended that the number of proposed trees and shrubs be limited to 25% of the total proposed for that plant type. For example, 24 trees are proposed and it is recommended that 3 of the 9 American Beech be replaced with an alternate tree (25% of 24 = 6 trees). Similarly, a single shrub species (Ilex Crenata) is proposed; introducing additional shrub species would be appropriate. Within 15 days of the date of this letter, please send me a letter (by email is acceptable) indicating whether you will or will not proceed with these revisions. If you choose not to proceed with these revisions, staff will be unable to approve your application. If you choose to proceed with the revisions, please forward me one set of revised drawings together with a memo summarizing the revisions you've made. Your decision to make the revisions will suspend the 60-day review period associated with your original submittal. However, I expect to complete the review of your revised proposal within 2 weeks of your re -submittal. If you have any questions about this action, please contact me as soon as possible. I look forward to receiving your revisions and completing this review with an approval letter. 1. Sincerely, Margaret Maliszewski Chief of Planning/Resource Management cc: ARB-2019-29