HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900039 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
Jessie Chapman
Goodhouse Designs, LLC
2079 Hawkshill Ln.
Charlottesville, VA 22911
ARB-2019-39: 1205 Crozet Avenue. Initial Site Plan, preliminary architectural review.
(TM/Parcel 056A2010002000, 056A20100020A0)
Dear Ms. Chapman,
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:
1. Consider using block or stone for the planter wall along the porch. Consider differentiating
the planter wall from the other wall materials.
• 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
and all items on the ARB Final Site Plan Checklist must be addressed:
1. Consider using block or stone for the planter wall along the porch. Consider
differentiating the planter wall from the other wall materials.
2. Provide specs on the proposed window glass. Include the standard window glass note
on the drawings.
3. Coordinate the fence detail in the site plan with the fence illustration in the architectural
drawings.
4. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the plan. "Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
5. Provide complete information on lighting proposed for the exterior of the building.
6. Increase the planting size of the trees proposed at the southeast corner of the building to
2.5" caliper.
7. Substitute the Ilex Crenata Sky Pencil with a native evergreen shrub with a softer
appearance.
8. Add the standard plant health note to the site plan: "Ali 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."
9. The central location is preferred for the stair, but moving the stair to the side is
acceptable as illustrated in the images submitted 5/612019.
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,
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Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: Michale Alexander
2109 Morris Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911
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