HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900040 Action Letter 2019-05-22COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
May 21, 2019
Kevin Schafer
Design Develop LLC
418 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2019-40: Cascadia, Final Site Plan, (TM/Parcel 078000000005E0)
Dear Mr. Schafer,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on May 20, 2019, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a 3-story office building with associated
site improvements.The Board offered the following comments for the benefit of the applicant's next
submittal. Please note that the following comments are those that have been identified at this time.
Additional comments may be added or eliminated based on further review and changes to the plan.
1. Revise the architectural design to achieve greater unity of parts and greater connection
to historic architecture of the area. Consider modifications to curtain wall framing material
and window opening sizes, alternate roof form, reduced expanse of curtain wall. Provide
material and color samples for review.
2. Consider methods for establishing continuity between the Cascadia entrance signs and
localized context of the proposed office building development.
3. Add the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings: Visible light
transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not
exceed 30%.
4. Revise the plans to clarify the use of spandrel glass. Provide a glass sample for review.
5. To screen the mechanical equipment, consider an alternate species of evergreen shrub
whose height is more consistent with that of the equipment.
6. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural plans: Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
7. Revise the lighting plan in the site plan to make the proposed light fixtures clearly legible.
8. Coordinate lighting (lamp type, finish color, color temperature) with that in the residential
development. Include a luminaire schedule on the lighting plan with all standard
information. indicate the color temperature of the proposed lamps. Indicate fixture finish.
9. Include a note on the lighting plan indicating the overall height of the parking lot pole
fixture, including the base (if used). Maximum height shall not exceed 20'.
10. Include the complete language of the standard lighting note on the site plan: 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. Consider replacing the cryptomeria on the west side of the building with an alternate tree
that provides softening without complete screening.
12. Include a complete landscape schedule on the plan.
13. Add the standard landscape 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. Revise the landscape plan to add shrubs on the terrace above the lower retaining wall
and to revise the Emerald Green Arborvitae to a lower growing evergreen.
15. Note that separate sign applications are required for new wall and freestanding signs.
Sign location and design cannot be approved with the site plan; they are provided at this
time for information only.
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.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB
revision dates on each drawing. Please provide a memo including detailed responses indicating how
each comment has been addressed. If changes other than those requested have been made,
identify those changes in the memo also. Highlighting the changes in the drawing with "clouding" or
by other means will facilitate review and approval.
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: Virendra & Nita Patel
12005 Holly Leaf Ct
Great Falls, VA 22066
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