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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone 434 296-6832 Fax 434 972-4126
March 4, 2020
Mark Ryiander
Kennon Williams Landscape Studio
101 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARS-2020-17: Stemmie Enterprises, Inc. (TMP: 03200-00-00-017E0)
Dear Applicant,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on
Monday, March 4, 2020. The Board unanimously approved the request, pending staff administrative
approval of the following conditions:
• Regarding the architectural design:
1. Revise the architectural design to incorporate materials to better reflect the design
characteristic of local significant historic structures, such as incorporating brick
and/or revising some of the split face block to ground face block, and/or revise to a
darker block color.
2. Increase the amount of glass in the overhead doors on the south elevation,
consistent with the storefront windows.
3. It is recommended that the standing seam metal be used as the roofing material.
4. Revise the proposed glass so that the VLT does not drop below 40%.
6. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural plans.
• Regarding recommendations on the site plan:
1. Provide a dumpster fence detail in the plan.
2. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plan.
3. Include a note on the lighting plan indicating that the 20' maximum height of the
pole -mounted light fixtures includes any concrete bases.
4. It is recommended that the landscaping plan be revised to show interspersed
ornamental trees along the EC.