HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900028 Action Letter 2019-05-07COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5532 Fax 434 972-4126
May 7, 2019
Riki Van-Niekerk
Roudabush, Gale & Assoc., Inc.
172 South Pantops Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: ARB-2019-00028: Georgetown Hydraulic Professional Office, initial Site Plan
(TM/Parcel 060 F0000000300)
Dear Mr. Van-Niekerk,
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:
1. Provide sufficient tree protection fencing around those trees to be preserved and clearly
differentiate between trees to be removed and those to be retained on Sheet 2 of the site
plan set.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal. A Certificate of
Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the
apartment buildings for review.
3. Provide the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings: Window glass in
the Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance
(VL7) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
4. If a refuse area is proposed, show it on the site plan and include details of the dumpster
enclosure in the site plan.
5. Substitute evergreen trees with a height over 102 at maturity for the 5 viburnums
presently proposed on the southeast corner and the 3 viburnums presently proposed on
the northeast corner of the building.
6. Provide the top- and bottom -of -wall heights for the retaining walls surrounding the
proposed ground -mounted HVAC units in the southeast and northeast corners of the
building. Provide material samples for the retaining wails and provide a detail of the walls
on the site plan set.
7. Relocate the landscape island at the western edge of the parking area away from the
stormwater outlet.
B. Include the mechanical equipment note on the site plan set and architectural drawings:
Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
9. Provide a lighting plan for review that includes a photometric plan, a luminalre schedule,
and manufacturer's cut sheets for all proposed wall -mounted and freestanding fixtures.
10. Revise the plan to provide the standard lighting note: 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 lighting from luminaires onto public roads and
property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half footcandle.
11. Ensure that no proposed tree conflicts with an existing or proposed utility or its easement
and that large shade trees are placed a minimum of 7 feet from the center of a utility line.
If trees are placed in easements, provide documentation from the easement holders that
the vegetation is permissible.
12. Revise the site plan set to show all utilities and easements consistently throughout the
site plan set.
13. Provide a note that the ginkgoes planted will not be female.
14. Provide four trees in the parking area at a minimum of 2.5" caliper. Update the plant
schedule on Sheet 5 to reflect this change.
15. Consider substituting locally native species for the non-native plants proposed.
16. Provide at least two more evergreen shrub species so that no one species of shrub
proposed exceeds, in number; one -quarter of the total number of shrubs proposed.
17. Rectify errors in the plant schedule on Sheet 5.
18. Provide all site elements required by the Proffers and Code of Development approved
with ZMA-2016-14, including a widened sidewalk; an entry plaza with picnic tables; a
bicycle rack: and a bus shelter. Show these site elements on the site plan.
19. Provide additional vegetation on the retaining walls in the southwest and northwest
corners of the parking area.
20. Provide details of the proposed retaining walls in the site plan set and submit material
and color samples for review. Retaining walls over six feet must be terraced and
landscaped.
21. Provide sufficient tree protection fencing around those trees to be preserved and clearly
differentiate between trees to be removed and those to be retained on Sheet 2 of the site
plan set.
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.oEg/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
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: CKK 2 LLC
1747 Earlysville Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
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