HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900121 Action Letter 2019-12-18Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
December 17, 2019
Alan Wong
Mitchell Matthews Architects
P.O. Box 5603
Charlottesville, VA 22905
RE: ARB-2019-128: Stonefield Block D1 (TMP 061 WO-03-00-019AO)
Dear Mr. Wong,
At its meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019, the Albemarle County Architectural Review
Board took the following actions.
Regarding the Special Exception
The Board unanimously voted to forward the following recommendation to the agent for the Site
Review Committee:
The ARB has no objection to the request for the Special Exception.
Regarding the Initial Site Plan
The 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 the Initial Site Plan:
The ARB recommends approval of the Initial Site Plan with no conditions.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
None.
• 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. In
addition to the required items listed in the Final Site Plan checklist, the following
items must be addressed:
1. Provide for review samples of the proposed materials and colors.
2. Revise the Hydraulic Road elevation to present more of a "primary fagade"
appearance in line with the materials, balance and use of hierarchy displayed in the
Bond Street elevation. Consider adjusting the District and Inglewood elevations to
reduce perceived length, expanse and repetition.
3. To better determine appropriateness of the proposed building along Hydraulic Road,
provide the following for review:
a. More realistic representations of the District and Hydraulic elevations.
4. Provide for review the full line drawing elevations in color with material/color call -
outs.
5. Revise the EC frontage landscaping to promote human scale.
6. Provide specs and a sample for the proposed window glass. Include the standard
window glass note on the architectural drawings.
7. Clarify the "roof appurtenance stepback" and confirm that rooftop equipment will not
be visible from the ECs.
8. Provide for review a lighting plan that includes all proposed pole lights, and ground -
and building -mounted light fixtures.
9. Provide at least one additional 3'/" caliper large shade tree near the center of the
Hydraulic Road frontage.
10. Add large shade trees, 2Y2" caliper at planting, on Inglewood to establish a
continuous row spaced 40' on center.
11. Revise the landscape plan to satisfy the EC minimums and add trees to complement
the architectural design and balance the building height.
12. Show how existing trees to remain will be maintained in a healthy condition during
construction.
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,
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: OCT Stonefield Property Owner LLC
230 Royal Palm Way, Ste 200
Palm Beach, FL 33480
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