HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900109 Action Letter 2019-12-03COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
November 6, 2019
Craig Kotarski
Timmons Group
608 Preston Avenue, Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22904
RE: ARB-2019-109: Auto Zone (TMP 061WO-01-OA-00300)
Dear Mr. Kotarski,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on
Monday, November 4, 2019. The Board unanimously approved the request, pending staff
administrative approval of the following conditions-
1. Resolve the "floating° character of the transom windows by eliminating the two transoms
closest to the storefront and revising the end pairs to a single larger transom, with brick
detailing below.
2. Revise the color of the red doors in the color elevation sheet to match the color of the brick
wall.
3. Revise the notes on the elevations sheet to clearly state that the glass has no tint.
4. Show the locations and heights of rooftop equipment on the architectural elevations.
5. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings: "Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
6. Revise the lighting plan to reduce spillover onto adjacent streets to less than .5 fc.
7. Revise the photometric plan to use a maintenance factor of 1.0.
8. Revise the lighting plan to indicate the color/finish of all light fixtures as bronze.
9. Add the standard lighting note to the 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."
10. Coordinate the landscape plan (which shows 223 Pennsylvania Sedge) with the plant
schedule (which shows 210 Pennsylvania Sedge).
11. Provide two 2%" caliper trees along the southern travelway.
12. Note that 3M 3630-143 Poppy Red and equivalents, and 3M 3630-44 Orange are not
approvable sign colors. Revised colors meeting EC sign guidelines will be required with the
sign application.
13. Coordinate landscaping at the base of the sign. Revise the monument sign note to state that
the sign location is shown for information only; a separate sign application is required for
review and approval.
Please provide:
1. One full set of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated ARB
revision dates on each drawing. Please also provide electronic copies of the revised
submittal.
2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. 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.
3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal" form. This form must be returned with your
revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution.
When staffs review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a
Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-8832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: University of Virginia Foundation
PO Box 400218
Charlottesville, VA 22904
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