HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900102 Action Letter 2019-10-23COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
October 23, 2019
Greg DeBacker
FBG Law Firm
2500 Daniells Ridge Road, B200, S3A
Athens, GA 30606
RE: ARB-2019-102: W4 Car Wash Initial Plan (TMP 04500-00-00-093C0)
Dear Mr. DeBacker,
At its meeting on Monday, October 21, 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 § 18-30.6.4(2), (3) and (5):
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
1. Ensure that the site plan building footprint, renderings, and building elevations
show the same design and details, including the depth of the bays.
2. Provide material and color samples, for all materials. Include material and color
information for all materials and building components on the architectural
elevation sheets (01-A1 and 01-A2). Indicate on the drawings the material and
color for the overhead door on the north side (exit) of the tunnel. Provide
material and color samples for the canopies, vacuum equipment, and auto
sentry and gate equipment.
3. Clearly specify if the large window area on the south end of the front of the
building is an overhead door or a window. If it is an overhead door, it is preferred
that it be glazed.
4. Show all structures and equipment in the site plan and renderings. Include
vacuum canopies in all graphics to allow for a complete review.
5. Ensure that all structures are designed to appear fully integrated into the overall
site.
6. Ensure that the material and color of the overhead door on the north side of the
building is integrated into the design of the building and the character of the EC.
If it is an overhead door, it is preferred that it be glazed.
7. Submit a window glass sample and specs with the next submission.
8. Add the standard window glass note to the drawings with the next submission:
Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light
reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
9. Provide detail drawings and color samples for the vacuum and auto sentry
equipment.
10_ Provide in the plan all pay station and vacuum station -related elements
(canopies, trash cans, lighting, pay stations, etc.).
11. Eliminate the under -mounted LED lights contained in the vacuum equipment.
Provide drawings that confirm the lack of illumination.
12. Provide a dumpster screen detail in the site plan.
13. Ensure the dumpster is shown in the same location throughout all drawing sets.
14. Provide preliminary information on vacuum and pay station -related signage for
review.
15. Revise the drawings to show where building- and car wash -related equipment is
located. If the location is inside the building, note this on the plans. If located on
the rooftop, provide a roof plan showing equipment locations, and show the
equipment locations and heights on the elevation drawings.
16.Add the standard mechanical equipment visibility note to the drawings with the
next submission: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance
Corridor shall be eliminated.
17. Provide a complete lighting plan for review. Include all building- and ground -
mounted lights in the lighting plan. Include specifications and manufacturer's
cut -sheets for all proposed light fixtures.
18. Remove the light fixtures shown above the three awnings in the middle bay of
the EC elevation.
19. Include the following standard note on the lighting 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.
20. Provide the required large shade trees along the EC. Locate these to be outside
of the power easement.
21. Provide flowering ornamental trees interspersed among the required large shade
trees.
22. Revise the plant schedule so that the shade trees along the EC are 3 %2" caliper
at time of planting and the street trees proposed for Woodbrook Drive are 2'/"
caliper at time of planting.
23. Provide one more large tree parallel to Woodbrook Drive.
24.Add one more medium or large shade tree 2 %2 caliper at planting to the planting
area adjacent to the sidewalk on the west side of the building, near the southern
entrance.
25. Add two more medium or large shade tree 2 %2 caliper at planting to the planting
areas adjacent to the sidewalk perpendicular to the building that connects the
parking lot, entry aisles and building.
26. Provide at least four large trees along the west, and one more large tree along
the north, perimeters of the parking area. These trees must be at least 2 Y2"
caliper at time of planting.
27. Provide screening for the vacuum stations, the auto sentry and gate, and all
associated equipment. Provide screening shrubs along the southern and
northern borders of the property and along portions of the EC frontage that are
not screened by the building. The screening shrubs must be of a species,
spacing, and height that will provide the screening of all mechanical equipment
at the time of planting. If screening of mechanical equipment is provided
elsewhere then provide screening shrubs to the south, along the stormwater
management basin, at a minimum planting height of 24" to minimize the impact
of the stacking area.
28. Provide large shade trees, 2Y2" caliper at planting, in the planting island between
the entrance drive aisle and the parking spaces to help screen the vacuum
equipment.
29. Revise the planting height for the Inkberry and Yaupon Hollies to be at least a
minimum of 24".
30. Provide shrubs or other vegetation along the front of the building.
31. Add the standard plant health note to the landscape 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.
32. Provide a pedestrian connection between the internal sidewalk and the sidewalk
along the edge of the EC.
33. Provide a label specifying the maximum height of the proposed retaining wall.
34. Revise the proposed contours such that they appear natural, rounded and do
not have less than a ten -foot radius throughout the site and where they blend
with the existing topography.
35. Provide the conservation checklist in the site plan.
36. Provide a tree protection fencing detail in the site plan and show the tree
protection fencing in the Grading and Draining Plan sheet.
37. Sign applications are required for all proposed signs. Eliminate cabinet style
signs or limit them to secondary signs. All cabinet type signs must have opaque
backgrounds. Reduce the number of colors used in the sign to be no more than
three (including white). Eliminate overly intense colors from the sign proposal.
Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
1. Consider balancing the heights of the towers.
2. Consider moving the building further away from the EC, while maintaining parking and
equipment behind the building (as viewed from EC).
3. Consider shifting the travel lane to the south to create additional planting area
for screening in the planting island.
• Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
Prior to Initial Plan approval: None.
Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Provide the conservation checklist in the site plan.
2. Provide a tree protection fencing detail in the site plan and show the tree protection
fencing in the Grading and Draining Plan sheet.
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, ,
Paty Saterr4e
Senior Planner
cc: Allen & Allen Properties
1809 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23230
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