HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800160 Action Letter 2019-05-07COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 7, 2019
Clint Shifflett
Timmons Group, Inc.
608 Preston Avenue, Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2018-00160: Auto Zone #6464, Initial Site Plan, preliminary architectural review
(TM/Parcel 061 W0010A00300)
Dear Mr. Shifflett,
At its meeting on Monday, May, 6, 2019 the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board
unanimously voted to forward the following recommendations on the above -noted Initial Site
Development Plan 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: None. Note that a Certificate of
Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None.
• 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 establish a cohesive whole.
This would include eliminating the false windows, revised cornice detail, revised pilasters.
2. Revise the building design to limit EIFS to a secondary material or eliminate it completely, as
submitted in the revised design on 516/19.
3. Revise the design to relieve the blankness of the left side elevation. Landscaping may be an
appropriate treatment.
4. Revise the color of the service door on the right elevation to blend with the building colors.
5. Revise the design of the front elevation to achieve a more balanced distribution of forms and
features, and a better proportioned upper wall area.
6. Revise the decorative band to provide a consistent alignment function for the building
features.
7. Revise the design to resolve blankness without relying on fake or awkwardly placed
architectural features.
8. Revise the trademark design to meet the EC guidelines.
9. 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.
10. Revise the building design to replace the false windows with architectural design andlor
elements that reflect local architectural traditions and contribute to a cohesive whole.
11. Show the locations of rooftop equipment on a roof plan. Show the locations and heights of
rooftop equipment on the architectural elevations..
12. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings. "Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
13. Provide a complete lighting plan for review. Include a pole light detail that shows 20' as the
maximum height, including the base.
14. Increase the shrub planting size to 24" minimum.
15. Shift the Elm out of the sanitary easement.
16. Provide medium trees, 21/" caliper at planting, and shrubs in the grass area south of the
building to soften the building's appearance.
17. Revise the plant health note on L2.0 to read, "All site....".
18. Clarify how parking and landscaping requirements will be met in Phase 2.
19. Note that 3M 3630-143 Poppy Red and equivalents, and 3M 3630-44 Orange are not
approvable sign colors. Revise the sign drawings accordingly.
20. Indicate on the landscape plan the proposed monument sign location and show coordinated
landscaping at the base. Include a note stating that the sign location is shown for information
only: a separate sign application is required for review and approval.
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.oLg/ARB. Please be certain
that your ARB submittal addresses the above -noted issues.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please fee[ free to contact me.
Sincerely,
19APtQ
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: University of Virginia Foundation
PO Box 400218
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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