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From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:49 PM
To: Kevin Thorstad
Cc: Ryan McGrath; Cloud.Conradi@cbre.com
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Attachments: ARB2019-15 CoA.pdf; LOR3_SDP1996-35 approval letter.pdf; SDP1996-35_LOR#3
_approved plan.pdf
Hello Kevin,
I received your resubmission yesterday and reviewed it. Please find your Letter of Revision, Certificate of
Appropriateness, and the approved plan attached. Hardcopies of these letters and of the signed and approved plan will
be sent to you via the post.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 10:18 AM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Subject: Re: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Great, I will look for your resubmission in the coming weeks.
Enjoy your weekend as well,
Cheers,
Heather
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From: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 10:13:13 AM
To: Heather McMahon
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Heather —
Excellent, thanks a lot for the quick response. 1 believe we will remove those existing shrubs which had taken the place
of the Arborvitae, so I will call this out on this plan. I do know we are proposing a new light in that area, so I will check
with Electrical just to make sure we do not have any issues once the Arborvitae matures.
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Yes, all of the revised Arch, Elec and Civil, with comment responses will be submitted and we will make sure we cover all
comments from the previous submissions.
Have a good weekend,
Kevin Thorstad, P'.U.
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:57 AM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Subject: Re: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Hi Kevin,
This looks very good. On a quick look, it appears to capture all of the site and landscape alterations since 1996. Your
resubmission should include this as an Existing Conditions sheet; a follow up question is does the applicant expect to
remove any additional landscaping as part of this project? If so that should be shown on this plan or a separate
Demolition sheet.
Also ensure that the resubmission includes revised (if it was necessary, which I recall it was) architectural elevations, the
lighting plan and details sheets, and the proposed landscape plan if you are adding or replacing landscaping in addition
to the lighting alterations.
I believe that covers it, but we sure to respond to all comments in the previous two comment letters I have sent. If all
comments are addressed, then your approval will follow.
Thanks,
Heather
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From: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:46:59 AM
To: Heather McMahon
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Heather,
I changed course slightly to make the plan more legible with various different bases in the background of the dwg
file. The information that exists onsite which is different from the approved 1996 Site Plan is now shown in Red. These
site features range from the differences in parking, missing trees and shrubs, the ADA parking work which was
completed in 2015 and other site features.
In the hopes of getting this correct with this submission, could you provide any quick feedback before we get this out
the door. I am not looking for a comprehensive review, I just wanted to get your input since the new base is noticeably
different from the plan we had been using.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you,
Kevin Thorstad, P.E.
Consulting Specialties I Land Development Services
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:06 PM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Yes, please.
From: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:02 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>; Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
This unamended sheet should just be sent as is, and not part of the actual set, correct?
Kevin Thorstad, P.E.
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:51 AM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>; Ryan McGrath <Rvan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Hello Kevin,
We do not have this July 10, 1996 site plan in our files, which is why I supplied you with the March 1996 version — the
only one we do have. I can see that this later version is more accurate in terms of the parking on the west property line,
but it still shows 4 spaces in the northeast corner where 3 are now extant. You may use this sheet so as not to "recreate
the wheel"; please provide this sheet unamended for our files as well as the amended version.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:50 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>; Ryan McGrath <Rvan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Heather,
Per my long-winded voicemail from a couple of minutes ago, this is the plan I was referring to.
If you simply look at the revision dates and the signature by the PE, you'll notice quite a few months (and revision cycles)
went by between the two. Ultimately I cannot tell if this plan dated July 10, 1996 is the approved plan on file, but it is
certainly more representative of what is on site at the current moment. If you look at the parking count and orientation
of the parking on the west side of the site, you'll notice the largest discrepancy.
Thanks and I look forward to speaking with you,
Kevin; Thar-ted, P.E.
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 10:09 AM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>; Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: Re: Message from GEORGIA CALL (96783131414)
Hello Kevin,
I received your voicemail message, but I am also working remotely today and have limited access to files. I understand
the reason for your request; traditionally, the LOR is a revision of the last approved site plan, which the 1996 plan is;
when I began this project last December, I looked at all of the plans available and determined this was the appropriate
version to amend. I know newer plans were created circa 2015 for ARB review but as far as I know, they were not
reviewed or approved by any other planners.
So, first I would like to know which base plan you would like to use; please send me a link. Note that you'll have to use a
landscape plan, so the set must include that. I will talk with other planners on Monday about whether the substitution
can suffice and will get back to you.
Thanks,
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From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 11:21 AM
To: Ryan McGrath; Kevin Thorstad
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Attachments: ARB2019-15 cw cofa requested changes.pdf
Hi again, Ryan,
I was rereading the letter I sent in February and I thought you may wish to refer to it again while you prepare another
submission; especially to the language in comment 2.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 11:02 AM
To: Ryan McGrath<Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>; Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for this information. I was away from my office from noon last Thursday until 9 a.m. yesterday, so my
apologies for a delayed response.
I have finally completed my review of your latest submission, which includes the digital drawings you emailed me on
6/5/19. Further revisions are requested. Please find my comment letter attached.
To be clear, comments 1, 2, 3, and 9 are reworded but previously -stated comments from my February 26, 2019 review
letter that have not been addressed to my satisfaction. Comments 4, 5, 6, and 7 are comments that I provided you in an
email last Thursday morning; they are just being re -stated in this formalized letter. Comments 8 and 10 are additional
comments that I found in my review since last Thursday.
I'm also attaching a resubmittal form; it states that 6 paper copies are required but please just send me 3 copies (I
would also appreciate a smaller paper size; either ARCH D (24" x 36") or 11" x 17", as long as the representations are to
scale). Please let me know if you have further questions; I am happy to discuss these comments over the telephone prior
to a resubmittal.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath @littleonline.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 2:37 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>; Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Heather,
I spoke to the Bank vendor who ran these light calculations. The individual who ran the light study on site shows that
light is coming from what you were referring to as a vent. He is apparently no longer working for them, but one person
looked through his night time photos and confirmed that it is actually a vent and that there is no light coming from that
point on the building.
As I mentioned on the conference call yesterday, I showed that light because they were informing me that at night they
saw light coming from that location. Our survey was during the day and even though it appeared as a vent there were
photometrics saying otherwise.
I will update our elevation sheet to show that there is no existing light, but a new light will be placed there.
Thank you.
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon(c@albemarle.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 10:56 AM
To: Kevin Thorstad <kevin.thorstad(a?littleonline.com>
Cc: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath @littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for these updated sheets.
1. In regard to the shrubbery that now surrounds the building: no, I do not believe the three absent crapemyrtles
(two on the south fagade and one on the east elevation, at the southeast corner) greatly detract from the
appearance of the site/building and should be replaced. The shrubbery that exists today suffices. Please revise
C1.20 to remove the proposed crapemyrtle and show the shrubbery that is in their places; differentiate on the
same plan what is existing as of today and what is proposed.
2. There is a discrepancy between the parking on the site as it exists today and what was approved. I have
amended C1.10 (see attached) and also provided two of my photographs of the site (see IMG-4560 and _4572).
The first is of the three parking spaces in the northeast corner of the site, for which the approved plan shows
four. Please delete this space and show this area as having three parking spaces and additional landscaping area.
Secondly, the parking on the west property line has been enlarged from 5 spaces to 7 spaces. Show these on the
plan. Again, this plan needs to show all of the site changes since it was approved in 1996 + proposed changes
now.
3. There are two shrubs (see annotated C1.10 and IMG_4561) on the east property line, south of the three parking
spaces in the NE corner; I do not believe they are hemlocks, and so this needs to be revised on C1.10.
4. On C1.10, you pint to a tree on the east property line, just south of the two hemlocks I mentioned above that
are now small shrubs of some variety; while this tree is gone, yes, a small shrub is in its place that you have no
identified and placed (see IMG_4562). You call out on C1.20 that a Green Giant arborvitae is supposed to go
there; is that arborvitae already there? Is the small shrub in IMG_4562 the "proposed" arborvitae?
5. The site has lost three canopy trees with the removal of the three crapemyrtles around the building. While I
believe the building is better served by shrubbery, the site requires a certain amount of canopy. None of the
parking on the eastern half of the site provides any shade. Please provide three shade trees in addition to the
hemlocks that you propose to replace; I don't know what the small shrubs are between the three parking spaces
in the northeast corner and the 8 spaces to the south, but depending on their species and their mature heights
and spans, there may be room here to provide a shade tree or two.
6. To further save paper, please take detail 1 (Pole Base Detail) and the luminaire schedule from E0.01 and add
them to E2.01; these are the only data on that page that is relevant to my review.
7. Sheet E2.01 is still showing, on the illustration, models R1 through R3, yet these are not named in the luminaire
schedule. If we have previously decided that no alterations are happening to these fixtures and they are outside
of the scope of work — and if they have been therefore been removed from the luminaire schedule — remove
them from the plan as well.
8. Your lighting/photometric plan on E3.01 still shows footcandles in excess of 20 although previous comments
informed the applicant that values less than 20 are the standard in the EC and asked you to reduce them. If you
are proposing new and replacement fixtures in the canopy, I believe you can reduce the footcandles down to 20
and below. Please revise.
I am afraid this is only a partial review and I have to pick this up next week; I'll be out of town as of noon today until 9
a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 and I have to go to a meeting now. Please begin to respond to these requested changes
and do not submit a resubmission until I am able to fully review this application.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Kevin Thorstad<kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2019 4:22 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Cc: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Heather,
Attached are the two revised Sheets you requested earlier today during our meeting — C1.10 and C1.20.
On Sheet C1.10, I made reference to the five (5) trees in the Southeast corner of the site which are no longer
there. Additionally, I removed the notation about any proposed ground cover per your recommendation.
On Sheet C1.20, I added the five (5) 'green giant' arborvitae to match the existing onsite. I removed the aforementioned
ground cover from the plan and table.
One question I do have is about the trees in closer proximity to the building. They have been replaced over the years by
shrubs/ bushes. Is it your recommendation to add both of these crape myrtles back? Refer to the circled areas on the
attached pictures.
Thanks and I will be in tomorrow to coordinate official resubmission.
(This may need to be sent in 2 separate emails due to the size of the 1996 scan)
Kevin Thkorstad, P.F..
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From: Heather McMahon <hrncinahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:44:01 AM
To: Ryan McGrath
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Hello Ryan,
I have made a site visit to the Bank of America on Rio Rd this morning, and can speak with you at 3. I'm attaching one
photo from my visit for our reference.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 9:40 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
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Heather,
We are available tomorrow at 3:00 if that works for you?
:Ryan McGrath, AIA
Retail
Associate
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 9:37 AM
To: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
I will be available tomorrow afternoon. What time are you free? I'd like to schedule a conference call with others as well.
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Ryan McGrath <RVan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 9:29 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Heather,
I received your voicemail regarding the Bank of America Rio Road project, and I wanted to see when you would be
available to go over the concerns you have with our latest submission? I would like to bring Kevin in on the call as well.
Thank you.
Ryan McGrath, AIA
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon(c@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 2:52 PM
To: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Ryan,
Thanks for your telephone call.
Here is the last letter (dated February 26, 2019) requesting changes to the submitted site plans that I sent the applicant
or his/her representatives. I've reread the language within, and it actually just requests a memo summarizing the
revisions, but I would prefer — if possible — that you send a comment response letter addressing each comment
individually and illustrating, by some means, the revisions on the site plans themselves.
Also, I'm attaching the resubmittal form that I had sent in February, too, and it looks like I requested 6 copies total — 2
for the ARB application and 4 for the LOR, so that I could route the latter to other reviewers.
I hope this is helpful.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath @littleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 10:13 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahonalbemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Thank you again for your help.
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:42 AM
To: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Ban of America - Rio Road
Hello Ryan,
I am ARB support staff; I do not handle building permits. General questions can be directed to our Counter Planner,
Brent Nelson bnelson@albemarle.org; he will be able to direct you to a building inspector who can help you with that
question.
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Ryan McGrath <Ryan.McGrath@littleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:23 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: Ban of America - Rio Road
Heather,
Thank you again for taking our call yesterday and clarifying a few things for us. Not sure you will have this answer or
not, but do you know approximately how much the building permit will cost along with any other fees. I will search the
web site to see if I can find a fee schedule in the meantime.
Thank you.
Ryan McGrath, AIA
Retail
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From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:46 PM
To: 'kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com'
Cc: 'Lourdes Cruzhidalgo'
Subject: RE: LOR #3 application to SDP-1996-35: Bank of America at Rio Road
Attachments: ARB2019-15 cw cofa requested changes.pdf, ARB2019-15 Resubmittal Form.pdf
Hello Kevin and Lourdes,
Please find attached the ARB review comments which will also inform the changes that are requested to the Letter of
Revision application. After you have reviewed these letters carefully, we may wish to speak on the telephone.
I want to identify three main issues with your submissions:
1) Accuracy and illustration. The site plans you have submitted should be streamlined to make review as easy as
possible. In the attached letter, I have suggested that you provide the following three site plan sheets in addition
to the building elevations you provided previously that exhibit wall -mounted lighting:
a. A Current Conditions and Demolition Plan;
b. A Landscape Plan;
c. A Lighting Plan;
Note that everything that currently exists and is proposed for removal should be noted on the first plan. The
second should show proposed/new landscaping in conjunction with the placement of existing and proposed
lights as well as provide a landscape schedule. The third should show existing and proposed/new lights as well as
provide a luminaire schedule. More detail can be found in the letter.
This leads me to the issue of accuracy. Your site plans do not appear to include all of the vegetation and site
features (such as the small concrete island with shrubbery at the northwest corner of the site, where the
property has an entrance from Putt Putt Place — or the trees that line the west end of the property, fronting Putt
Putt Place) that currently exist on the site. This must be rectified, and may require you to visit the site.
Furthermore, the illustrations of the site in your site plan show property boundaries that do not align with the
right-of-ways, which you did not include on the site plan illustrations.
2) Compliance. The 1996 approved site plan that I provided previously and sent another, cleaner copy via email
yesterday is the base line from which you should be working. If there is landscaping missing (such as in the
southeast corner of the site) from the approved site plan from the actual ground conditions, this landscaping
must be provided in order for your site to be in compliance with the approved site plan. If that vegetation has
been removed and no longer exists in the ground, that should be reflected in your amended 1996 site plan that
you submitted with your LOR. Again, this is going to require knowing and comparing a) what was approved in
1996; b) what is on the ground today; and c) how the differences should be addressed. If your client does not
wish to replace the missing vegetation in the southeast corner, for instance, then an application for that needs
to be made on the same LOR which you are using to address the removal of one ornamental evergreen (and its
replacement) in the northeast corner of the site.
My recommendation is that you utilize the 1996 plan I scanned and sent to you yesterday to create two
amended plans: one that shows how the ground conditions differ from the approved plan and another that
shows your present propositions, including lights and trees/shrubs to be removed, replaced, and added.
3) The dumpster. This is a continuation of the "compliance" issue I raised above. I have had some confusion about
how or why the dumpster should be reviewed here. Apparently, in my absence, you had a conversation with
Margaret Maliszewski in which she informed you that
a. A dumpster was approved by the ARB in 2013 (see document for ARB-2013-5 here),-
b. The placement/location of the dumpster was not approved by a Letter of Revision in 2013 and the
applicant was informed in 2013 that an accompanying Letter of Revision for the dumpster would be
necessary;
c. You all would need to include the dumpster as apart of your LOR application because it had not been
done yet.
Neither your ARB nor LOR applications mentioned the dumpster, and so I was confused about where this
process lay. I believe I have my bearings now. To include the location of the dumpster in this LOR, you will need
to further revise the site plan drawings to show and label:
a. The dumpster (concrete) pad and dimensions
b. The dumpster's footprint and dimensions
c. A detail (elevation) of the dumpster enclosure as visible from the Entrance Corridor (specify the material and
color, as well, please).
There are a lot of moving parts here, and I understand any confusion, so I encourage your to telephone me for
clarifications. Please note that I will require four revised versions of the 1996 site plan in addition to four copies of the
site plans that are meant to accompany the application for the LOR; as well as two revised copies of revised site plans
for the ARB application. I have attached the resubmittal form here, and I have added it to the letters that I am mailing in
today's post.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@)aibemarle.org
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 12:43 PM
To: kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com
Cc: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidaIgo@littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: LOR #3 application to SDP-1996-35: Bank of America at Rio Road
Hello again, Kevin,
When I sent you review comments on Friday afternoon, I forgot to attach this scanned site/landscape plan from the
1996 approved site plan —this is a cleaner version than the previous one we provided to you because it doesn't have all
of the alterations to parking and sidewalk pavement made in the second Letter of Revision in 2014. You may find this
original site plan helpful as a reference when ascertaining what has been planted on the site/what exists currently and
what has been removed/what does not currently exist.
I'll be following up with your ARB review comments later today.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 5:01 PM
To: kevin.thorstad@littleonline.com
Cc: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidalgo@littleonline.com>
Subject: LOR #3 application to SDP-1996-35: Bank of America at Rio Road
Hello Kevin,
I am in the process of simultaneously reviewing your LOR application and your ARB application for the proposed site
lighting and landscaping changes to the Bank of America property on Rio Road E. While comments for an LOR are due
within 10 days of receipt of the application, an ARB application review is more detailed and two weeks' review time is
permitted. I am enclosing a letter that requests changes to the site and architectural plans that you submitted to the
ARB application which should have also been included with the LOR application. You'll see that the eighth comment is to
refer to the enclosed letter that details ARB-specific comments and requested changes; unfortunately, I am still
reviewing your application for compliance with ARB standards and I haven't drafted that letter yet. I will provide that
letter to you early next week.
You may wish to telephone me next week to go over the requested changes.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
Heather McMahon
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:18 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Attachments: ARB2019-15 cw cofa requested changes.pdf
Hello Lourdes,
I have reviewed your ARB application (ARB-2019-15) for the lighting and landscaping renovations for the Bank of
America property at 1505 Putt Putt Place. Changes are requested. See the attached letter for more detail.
I will be sending a more detailed, follow-up email in regard to the accompanying Letter of Revision application to you
and Kevin Thorstad immediately.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaIgo@Iittleonline.com>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 11:55 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Ok, thank you.
Lourdes del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 (m)
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 11:52 AM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaIgo @littleonline.com>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
No, that is not correct. You need an ARB application and a checklist.
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidalgo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 11:19 AM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@alaemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Heather,
Questions keep coming from my end to double check... Since I am doing a County — Wide Certificate of Appropriateness
, the Checklist is the only document that needs to be submitted and not the Architectural Review Board Application,
right?
Lourdes
Lourdes del leer Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 ;is, 787.312.4562 ( ;;.
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From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 5:07 PM
To:'Heather McMahon' <hmcmahon@albemarie.og>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Heather,
Should the ARB and the LOR submissions be sent together to the same address? Should I also direct Att you?
County of Albemarle Dept of Community Development, 401 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Thank you.
Lourdes
Lourdez c,Pi tear Oruz-Kidat��c
Architecture I Retail Studio
Heather McMahon
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 4:55 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Your proposed project is a County -wide Certificate of Appropriateness; it does not go to the Board. Only 2 hardcopies
are required for staff (administrative) review of County -wide CoAs. The 8 copies are a requirement for full Board review
types.
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon(c@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidalgo@Iittleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 4:24 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Heather,
The Checklist documents mentions that is required (2) sets of copies and the ARB application mentions (8) sets of copies.
Which is correct?
Lourdes
Lourdes del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 (m)
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From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 3:00 PM
To:'Heather McMahon' <hmcmahon@albemarle.o
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Will do. Thank you.
I
'-ourdes del Mar Crux- iidaigo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 Inn'
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahonL@albemarle.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 2:47 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaIgo Cg@littleonline.com>
Subject: Re: Rio Road - Bank of America
As long as your drawings are to scale (and dimensions are verifiable by staff using physical engineers'/architects'
scales(rulers)), then the paper size is up to you. I would be very careful not to submit architectural drawings at 1/8" = 1'
scale that were drawn on 24"x36" paper reduced to 11"x17" paper, for instance, because that reduction results in a
skewed scale.
Heather
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From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidalgo(a@littleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 2:42 PM
To: Heather McMahon
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Heather,
Another question, ► don't see any paper size requirements except for the pictures and we are doing our submission in
the paper size we were already using for the construction documents, which is 30x42, does that work?
Lourdes es dal Nlar Cruz:-Hiddkle c
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4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
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From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon(@albemarle.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 1:48 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaigoplittleonline.com>; Margaret Maliszewski
<MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: Re: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Lourdes,
If your proposed site changes in re: landscaping only encompass removing and trimming existing landscaping and you
are not proposing to add new landscaping, then no, you don't have to include the extant or proposed overhead or
underground utilities and their easements on your site plan.
Thanks,
Heather
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From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaigo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 1:38 PM
To: Heather McMahon; Margaret Maliszewski
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Heather,
I have a question regarding the ARB checklist, Part B: Submittal Requirements, C.3 is requesting for location and height
of above -round utilities and associated easements, and the location of below ground utilities and associated easements.
If we are just removing a tree and trimming to 36" existing landscape, would all that be required?
Thank you.
Lourdes
Lourdes del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 (m)
Littleonline.com I Littlespeakeasv.com
From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:16 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidaIgo @littleonline.com>; Margaret Maliszewski
<MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Lourdes,
Great, I will keep an eye out for both applications once you submit them. In the interim, please reach out if you have
specific questions about the requested materials or information for the two separate applications and their respective
review processes.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidalgo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:12 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Heather,
Thanks once again for the information. I had already started to coordinate for the LOR application to see what
requirements apply to our design, according to the information you had sent me. I will let you know if there are any
further questions before we submit for both ARB and LOR.
Thank you very much!
Lourdes del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 (m)
Littleonline.com I Littlespeakeasy.com
From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:28 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidaIgo@littleonIine.com>; Margaret Maliszewski
<MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hello Lourdes,
The ARB application for a County -wide Certificate of Appropriateness for "Fencing or Equipment or Lighting," which I
recommended to you in my email dated December 13, 2018, is administratively reviewed and does not proceed to the
Architectural Review Board unless staff reviewers' require guidance.
Furthermore, as I wrote to you in an email dated December 14, 2018, you will need a Letter of Revision (LOR)
application in addition to an ARB application since you are updating the approved site plan (I have cut -and -pasted that
email content at the end of your email dated 1/29/19). In my previous email, I provided the link to the last approved
landscape plan; please use and revise this approved plan to show what landscaping changes you are proposing now. The
approved site plan does not have an approved lighting plan, so you will need to submit a new lighting plan that provides
photometric values as well as a luminaire schedule and manufacturer's specifications for all proposed site and
architectural lighting.
Please submit the LOR application at the same time that you submit the ARB application for review, and please attach
this email to the applications so that in -take staff and those who distribute projects know that you have been in
contact with me.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <Iourdes.cruzhidaleoCa@littleonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 2:59 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.ore>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.ore>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Good afternoon,
The project in reference had been on hold but now we are proceeding with all the requirements for the permit approval.
I am currently preparing for the ARB application but wanted to know if there is a specific date during the month that the
staff meets to review the applications and if so when? Also, would this type of project which is just exterior lighting
updates and the removal of a tree involves a hearing where the applicant needs to be present or is it review internally?
Regards,
Lourdes del Mar C ruz,-Hidalgo
Architecture I Retali Studio
Tittle
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 787.312.4562 i r
Littleonline.com I Littlespeakeasy.com
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <Iourdes.cruzhida!eo(@Iitt!eonline.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 1:43 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon _. albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Heather,
Hope this email finds you well. Thank you so much for updating me with all the permit information, its surely more than
we thought would be required. I really appreciate your diligence and time! I will let you know if any other questions
comes before we submit for permit.
Regards,
Lourdes
fl ,CUIr does del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Heather McMahon
From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 2:26 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo; Margaret Maliszewski
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Lourdes,
Not a problem; let us know if you have questions about any of the applications or processes.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidalgo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 1:43 PM
To: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Heather,
Hope this email finds you well. Thank you so much for updating me with all the permit information, its surely more than
we thought would be required. I really appreciate your diligence and time! I will let you know if any other questions
comes before we submit for permit.
Regards,
Lourdes
Lourdes del Mar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I Retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (t) 787.312.4562 (m)
Littleonline.com I Littlesgeakeasy.com
From: Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 9:25 AM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <Lourdes.cruzhidaIgo @littleonline.com>; Margaret Maliszewski
1
<MMaIiszewski@aIbemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hello again, Lourdes,
Margaret has reminded me that in addition to a required building/electrical permit and an ARB County -wide
Certificate of Appropriateness — you will need to submit a Letter of Revision (LOR) application to address the proposed
changes to the property's last approved site plan. Depending on the exact parameters of the lighting changes you are
proposing, a Letter of Revision to the latest site plan will suffice; however, if the lighting changes are extensive, it may
require a Minor Amendment to the site plan. I've copied a table below that addresses at what scale of lighting change a
Letter of Revision versus a Minor Amendment is required:
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This information comes from the Site Plan Amendment Policy, which can be found here. The Letter of Revision
application can be found here, and the application for a Minor or Major Amendment to a Site Plan is accessible here.
The site plan you would be amending is SDP199600035 - Nations Bank @ Rio Road Minor; this plan already has two
Letters of Revision associated with it; three are allowed per site plan, so if you applied for a letter of revision for this
lighting change, it would be the last one allowed for this property — any further changes would require a Minor
Amendment.
I bring this to your attention because Margaret was corresponding with Jeremy Ellis about desired landscaping changes
at the Bank of America last year. Landscaping changes also require an LOR (I have attached Margaret and Jeremy's
email correspondence to this email for your reference); so, if your client wishes to change the lighting and landscaping, it
would behoove them to do so at the same time in the same Letter of Revision.
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.ore
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidalgo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 2:39 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.o g>; Heather McMahon <hmcmahon@albemarle.org>
Subject: Rio Road - Bank of America
Good afternoon,
I am currently working with a Bank of America project at 1505 Putt Putt PI. Charlottesville, VA and I need to confirm if it
requires Building Permit or a Trade Permit. The scope of work its basically updating the exterior lighting, which involves
replacing and/or removing light fixtures, adding two new ceiling light fixtures at the drive up atms and adding two new
light poles at the parking.
I will appreciate your confirmation regarding the type of permit require to the exterior lighting update at the Bank of
America facilities.
Thank you.
oLourUes del 10ar Cruz -Hidalgo
Architecture I retail Studio
Little
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511 (0 787.312.4562 (i;i;
Littleonline.com I Littlespeakeasy.com
Heather McMahon
From: Michael Dellinger
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 8:00 AM
To: Heather McMahon; Lourdes Cruzhidalgo
Cc: Jeffrey Baker; Margaret Maliszewski
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Good morning:
Building and electrical permits will be required. Please submit two copies of each for review.
Regards,
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From: Heather McMahon
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:23 PM
To: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo<lourdes.cruzhidaIgo@littleonIine.com>
Cc: Jeffrey Baker <jbaker@albemarle.org>; Michael Dellinger <mdellinger@albemarle.org>; Margaret Maliszewski
<MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Rio Road - Bank of America
Hi Lourdes,
Thank you for contacting the Architectural Review Board staff in regard to your question about proposed site -lighting
renovations to 1505 Putt Putt Place. To answer your question, yes, I believe you will need a building permit for such
changes, but that question should be directed either to Jeff Baker, our Permit Planner, or to Michael Dellinger, our
Division Manager of Building Inspections/Building Official (I have CC'ed both on this email). For your convenience, you
may find the building permit application here and an information sheet about the building permit process here.
In addition, because this parcel lies within the Entrance Corridor Overlay District you will also need, under separate
cover, to submit an ARB application for a County -wide Certificate of Appropriateness for "Fencing or Equipment or
Lighting." The application for such can be found here and the checklist to tell you exactly what materials and information
we will be expecting for a complete application can be found here. There is no fee for a County -wide Certificate of
Appropriateness for "Fencing or Equipment or Lighting" application, as you will see on the very first page of the
application. However, it should be turned into in -take staff, not to ARB staff directly, at: County of Albemarle Dept of
Community Development, 401 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Voice: (434) 296-5832 Fax: (434) 972-4126.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@aibemarle.org
From: Lourdes Cruzhidalgo <lourdes.cruzhidaleo@littleonline.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 2:39 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski(@albemarle.org>; Heather McMahon <hmcmahon(c@albemarle.org>
Subject: Rio Road - Bank of America
Good afternoon,
I am currently working with a Bank of America project at 1505 Putt Putt PI. Charlottesville, VA and I need to confirm if it
requires Building Permit or a Trade Permit. The scope of work its basically updating the exterior lighting, which involves
replacing and/or removing light fixtures, adding two new ceiling light fixtures at the drive up atms and adding two new
light poles at the parking.
I will appreciate your confirmation regarding the type of permit require to the exterior lighting update at the Bank of
America facilities.
Thank you.
L.ourds del Nler ,r't��-i-fi€lai+dry
Architecture I Retail Studio
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22203
703.908.4511) 787.312.4562
Littleonline.com I Littlespeakeasy.com
Heather McMahon
From: Margaret Maliszewski
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 4:11 PM
To: Jeremy Ellis
Subject: RE: application forms
The plans associated with the last approved Letter of Revision are online here: SDP199600035 - Nations Bank @ Rio
Road Minor but this plan is hard to read.
Here is a link to the last landscape plan approved by the ARB. It is more clear.
From: Jeremy Ellis [mailto:Jeremy.Ellis@brightview.com]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 12:37 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: Re: application forms
Margaret,
actually both. My number is (804) 304-7266
Sent from my iPad
On May 1, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org> wrote:
Jeremy,
Would you please send me your phone number? Are you asking to meet on site to talk about plants and
planting locations, or are you asking to meet to discuss the applications and process?
Margaret
From: Jeremy Ellis [mailto:Jeremy.Ellis@brightview.com]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 12:18 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski <MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: application forms
Margaret,
IS there any way I could schedule a meeting with someone from the county tomorrow on this site to
discuss issue?
Bank of America
1523 East Rio Rd
Charlottesville, VA
From: Margaret Maliszewski [ma iIto: MMaliszewski@albemarle.org]
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 1:44 PM
To: Jeremy Ellis
Subject: application forms
Jeremy,
If you want to change the landscaping at the Bank of America site, you'll need to have an amended site
plan approved. To begin that process, you should submit an application for a Letter of Revision (LOR, a
type of minor site plan amendment) and an application for ARB review. On the ARB application, in Part
B, check the box for "minor amendments to site or architectural plans" and also include the
corresponding checklist with the checklist items. Be sure to also note the "Submittal Requirements" on
the LOR application. It looks like the site plan you will be amending is SDP-1996-35.
Once the application is received, I'll check in with the ARB on the proposal. They will be concerned about
setting a precedent for not requiring shrubs along the street. In similar cases, they have considered the
extenuating circumstances, but have looked for the loss to be made up in other areas of the site that are
visible from the street.
Let me know if you have questions.
Margaret
Margaret Maliszewski , Chief of Planning/Resource Management
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org