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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900102 Staff Report 2020-02-03Project #/Name ARB-2019-102: W4 Development Car Wash Review Type Initial Site Plan Parcel Identification 045000000093C0 Location 2100 Rio Hill Center, at the southwest corner of Route 29 and Woodbrook Drive, (see Figure 1) south of Chicle-fil-A and across Route 29 from Kohr Brothers. Zoned Planned Development Shopping Center (PDSC), Entrance Corridor (EC) Owner/Applicant Allen & Allen Properties - Charlottesville LLCAVCWV, LLC (Greg DeBacker) Magisterial District Rio Proposal To construct a 3,739 sf car wash building and associated site improvements on approximately 1.05 acres. Context This portion of Route 29 is commercial in nature, with strip shopping centers, big box stores, the Rio Hill Shopping Center, and stand-alone fast food restaurants nearby. The majority of the commercial buildings in the vicinity are one story tall. Visibility Three sides of the building and site will be clearly visible from the EC (Route 29). The proposed building is 25' from the right-of-way and approximately 43' from the Route 29 edge of pavement. ARB Meeting Date October 21, 2019 Staff Contact Paty Saternye PROJECT HISTORY A zoning map amendment and final site plan were approved, and the existing building was built, prior to the creation of the Entrance Corridor (EC) overlay district. The ARB reviewed a number of sign applications for this property since 1990. A pre -application conference was held for this development on May 13, 2019. The original site layout presented at that meeting oriented the short end of the car wash building parallel to the EC, with open views of parking and equipment available from the EC. Staff recommended a change in the building orientation to better screen the equipment and to present more of a building front to the EC. The applicant incorporated this change into their proposal. The ARB reviewed the concept plan on September 3, 2019. The initial site plan was submitted five days prior to that ARB meeting. DATE APPLICATION/REVIEW TYPE RESULT 9/3/2019 ARB-2019-85: W4 Development Car Wash, The ARB reviewed this conceptual plan and building elevations. Advisory Review 10/21/2019 ARB-2019-1-02: W4 Development Car Wash, The ARB will review this initial site plan. Initial Site Plan Review Revisions since the 9/3/19 ARB meeting: The applicant submitted the initial site plan on 8/28/2019, prior to the 9/3/19 ARB meeting for the conceptual plan. Therefore, the majority of the ARB comments on the conceptual plan have not yet been addressed in the initial site plan submission. A summary of the changes is provided below. Since these two submissions are so similar the previous staff report has been revised to show the changes since the 9/3/19 ARB meeting in blue. Portions of the staff report that are blue and are shown with a sail ough are no longer relevant. Summary of changes since concept plan: 1. Additional parking spaces were added, and all parking spaces now show vacuum stations. A total of 31 vacuum stations are now shown. 2. The number of entry aisles has decreased to 2 and the number of islands shown with an auto sentry and gate was reduced to 1. 3. The dumpster has been relocated and is now closer to the EC, and therefore more visible. 4. An additional street tree has been added along the EC. 5. A new sidewalk and drive aisle have been added to connect the parking lot entry aisles and building. 6. The area of existing preserved trees has been greatly reduced. No additional trees have been proposed to meet the perimeter parking lot or interior street tree requirements. 7. Tree and shrub locations and numbers have been revised for the changes in the layout. 8. A retaining wall has been added along the west side of the property. ANALYSIS (Text in blue shows changes since the 9/3/19 ARB meeting. strip text is no longer relevant based on those changes.) REF GUIDELINE ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 9/3 ARB MEETING GENERAL GUIDELINES Purpose 1 The goal of the regulation of the design of The proposed car wash design has some Ensure that the site plan building development within the designated Entrance discernable ties to the historic architecture of the footprint, renderings, and building Corridors is to insure that new development area through the use of materials, details, and elevations show the same design and within the corridors reflects the traditional texture. The distribution of materials and details details, including the depth of the bays. architecture of the area. Therefore, it is the creates a base -middle -top historic pattern. The purpose of ARB review and of these mass of the building is broken down into a See #17-19 & 35. Guidelines, that proposed development within series of bays with varying depths and heights, the designated Entrance Corridors reflect and the walls are capped with a cornice. All Provide material and color samples, for elements of design characteristic of the these features are found in local historic all materials. significant historical landmarks, buildings, and buildings. However, the site plan does not show structures of the Charlottesville and Albemarle the same differentiation of bays. Additional Include material and color information area, and to promote orderly and attractive details and samples are required on the materials for all materials and building development within these corridors. Applicants and colors, and coordination among the various components on the architectural should note that replication of historic structures documents is needed to show consistent design elevation sheets (01-A1 and 01-A2). is neither required nor desired. components and details, to ensure that orderly and attractive development along the EC is Indicate on the drawings the material 2 Visitors to the significant historical sites in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area experience promoted. and color for the overhead door on the these sites as ensembles of buildings, land, and north side (exit) of the tunnel. vegetation. In order to accomplish the Proposed landscaping is included in the site integration of buildings, land, and vegetation development plan. Careful landscaping is Clearly specify if the large window area characteristic of these sites, the Guidelines required to help integrate the car wash into the on the south end of the front of the require attention to four primary factors: surroundings and to provide the required building is an overhead door or a compatibility with significant historic sites in screening of the mechanical equipment. The window. If it is an overhead door, it is the area; the character of the Entrance building provides significant screening of the preferred that it be glazed. Corridor; site development and layout; and equipment, and the landscaping helps to landscaping. integrate the car wash into the surroundings, but E New structures and substantial additions to existing structures should respect the traditions of the architecture of historically significant buildings in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area. Photographs of historic buildings in the area, as well as drawings of architectural features, which provide important examples of this tradition are contained in Appendix A. The examples contained in Appendix A should be used as a guide for building design: the standard of compatibility with the area's historic structures is not intended to impose a rigid design solution for new development. Replication of the design of the important historic sites in the area is neither intended nor desired. The Guideline's standard of compatibility can be met through building scale, materials, and forms which may be embodied in architecture which is contemporary as well as traditional. The Guidelines allow individuality in design to accommodate varying tastes as well as special functional requirements. Building forms and features, including roofs, windows, doors, materials, colors and textures should be compatible with the forms and features of the significant historic buildings in the area, exemplified by (but not limited to) the buildings described in Appendix A [of the design guidelines]. The standard of compatibility can be met through scale, materials, and forms which may be embodied in architecture which is contemporary as well as traditional. The replication of important historic sites in Albemarle County is not the objective of these guidelines. the current proposal is not expected to fully screen the equipment. The proposed building utilizes materials and details found in the existing structures along this part of the corridor. The use of brick and stone, as well as the incorporation of a cornice and breaking the fagade into multiple bays, are found throughout this section of the EC. The architectural elevation sheets (01-A1 and 01-A2) specify most of the building materials and colors, but this information is incomplete. Proposed paint colors included in the walls are Sherwin-Williams "Reliable White" for the upper section of EIFS, and "Pavilion Beige" for the cornice. The proposed masonry colors for the walls are "Adobe Sands" for the Endicott Thin Brick Heritage Texture and "Alderwood" for the Eldorado Stacked Stone. Without actual samples for review, it isn't clear whether or not the color of the stone is sufficiently different from that of the brick to establish a distinctive base. No colors are specified for the metal awnings, and no material or colors are specified for the doors, including what appears to be a metal overhead door on the north end of the tunnel. The color renderings suggest that the colors, with the exception of the overhead door which is not shown, will be appropriate, but samples are needed to make a final determination. The southernmost bay of the front elevation has a large glass area that extends to the ground. The drawings don't specify whether this is a window or a glass paneled overhear door. 5 It is also an important objective of the The proposed design recalls the building for the None. Guidelines to establish a pattern of compatible Rivanna Plaza building (see Figure 7), north architectural characteristics throughout the along Route 29, and includes similar design Entrance Corridor in order to achieve unity and components or materials to Chick-fil-A (see coherence. Building designs should Figure 6), US Cellular (see Figure 5) and IHOP demonstrate sensitivity to other nearby (see Figure 8). structures within the Entrance Corridor. Where a designated corridor is substantially developed, these Guidelines require striking a careful balance between harmonizing new development with the existing character of the corridor and achieving compatibility with the significant historic sites in the area. 10 Buildings should relate to their site and the surrounding context of buildings. 11 The overall design of buildings should have With the exception of the height of the Consider balancing the heights of the human scale. Scale should be integral to the southernmost bay of the front elevation, the towers. building and site design. design of the proposed building has a human scale. The use of bays, windows, varying materials and heights allows a somewhat long building to appear less massive and provides interest along the street frontage. Although a taller southern bay is appropriate to mark the entrance and establish hierarchy, it appears out of proportion with the rest of the building and loheavy and over -scaled. 12 Architecture proposed within the Entrance There are notes in the site plan for multiple Show all structures and equipment in Corridor should use forms, shapes, scale, and "VAC -BOOM Canopies"; however, only the the site plan and renderings. Include materials to create a cohesive whole. vacuum equipment is shown in the renderings and neither are shown in the building elevations. vacuum canopies in all graphics to allow for a complete review. 14 Arcades, colonnades, or other architectural connecting devices should be used to unify groups of buildings within a development. There are canopies shown over the "Auto- Provide material and color samples for Sentry and Gate" in the renderings but none is the canopies, vacuum equipment, and shown in the site plan or elevations. Only auto sentry and gate equipment. concrete islands are shown in the site plan and nothing is shown in the elevations. Ensure that all structures are designed to appear fully integrated into the No materials or colors are specified for these overall site. canopies or the vacuum equipment and the designs shown do not appear to use forms or shapes that are proposed in the building. In the renderings the canopy over the "Auto -Sentry and Gate" appears to be bronze, and the vacuum equipment appears to be brown and black, which may be appropriate for the site. However, similar vacuum equipment (see Figure 10) is often painted in bright colors which would not be appropriate for the site or within the EC. 13 Any appearance of "blankness" resulting from The multiple bays, window openings, heights, See #36. building design should be relieved using design materials, and colors all help minimize the detail or vegetation, or both. blankness of the 125' long building. However, no landscaping is provided along the building frontage to further mitigate the "blankness" and soften the appearance of the building. 15 Trademark buildings and related features Although the building does appear to be very Ensure that the material and color of the should be modified to meet the requirements of similar to other W4 car washes (see Figure 9), overhead door on the north side of the the Guidelines. its design features and materials generally blend building is integrated into the design of well into the EC. What appears to be a metal the building and the character of the overhead door on the north side of the tunnel EC. If it is an overhead door, it is and the cabinet style signage are the exceptions. preferred that it be glazed. The proposed vacuum and pay station See #17-19. equipment are likely standard for the company but they do not appear to meet the requirement See #22-31. of the Guidelines in reference to integration of the site, lighting and screening. 16 Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should Specifications on the glass have not been Submit a window glass sample and not be highly tinted or highly reflective. provided. specs with the next submission. Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria: Visible light The window glass note will be needed on the Add the standard window glass note to transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. drawings. the drawings with the next submission. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. Specifications on the proposed window glass should be submitted with the application or anal review. Accessory structures and equipment 17 Accessory structures and equipment should be Equipment is a significant part of this proposal. Provide detail drawings and color integrated into the overall plan of development On the west side of the building, along three samples for the vacuum and auto sentry and shall, to the extent possible, be compatible five rows of parking, a total of 2-4- 31 overhead equipment. with the building designs used on the site. vacuum stations are proposed, one at each parking space. Provide in the plan all pay station and vacuum station -related elements layout.) The system includes a support frame (canopies, trash cans, lighting, pay and multiple booms, arms and hoses. There is stations, etc.) also an auto sentry and gate area, with an tree islands that will include equipment. The color Provide full screening for the vacuum renderings illustrate the vacuum equipment in stations, the auto sentry and gate, and grey and black and the auto sentry equipment as white. Color specs and samples of all of the all associated equipment. (See #35) 18 The following should be located to eliminate visibility from the Entrance Corridor street. If, equipment are required. Eliminate the under -mounted LED after appropriate siting, these features will still lights contained in the vacuum have a negative visual impact on the Entrance Detail drawings of the vacuum stations and auto equipment. Provide drawings that Corridor street, screening should be provided to sentry stations, including canopies, sizes, colors, confirm the lack of illumination. eliminate visibility. materials, illumination, and related accessories, a. Loading areas, are required to fully assess the visual impacts. Provide a dumpster screen detail in the b. Service areas, Although landscaping is proposed to be added site plan. c. Refuse areas, to the site, the proposed plants will not d. Storage areas, completely screen the equipment from view. Ensure the dumpster is shown in the e. Mechanical equipment, Additional screening elements, along the north same location throughout all drawing f. Above -ground utilities, and and south sides of the site, are needed. sets. g. Chain link fence, barbed wire, razor wire, and similar security fencing devices. Many examples of similar vacuum equipment Provide preliminary information on 19 Screening devices should be compatible with viewed on line (see Figure 10) use bright colors vacuum and pay station -related signage the design of the buildings and surrounding and illumination to emphasize the equipment. for review. natural vegetation and may consist of: This illumination will draw additional attention a. Walls, to equipment that is not supposed to be visible Revise the drawings to show where b. Plantings, and from the EC street, so it is not appropriate. On- building- and car wash -related c. Fencing. line examples also suggest that there are typical equipment is located. If the location is additional elements associated with the vacuum inside the building, note this on the stations, such as trash cans, pay stations, and plans. If located on the rooftop, provide signage. a roof plan showing equipment locations, and show the equipment A dumpster is located at near the west south ePA locations and heights on the elevation edge of the paved area, and west of the building. drawings. It will have seme visibility from the EC. The color renderings suggest that its appearance will be coordinated with that of the building, but a detail is not provided in the plan and the leea4ien than the feadefings. It isn't clear from the drawings where the building- and car wash -associated equipment is located. If it is located inside the building, this should be noted on the plan. If located on the rooftop, a roof plan showing equipment locations is needed, and the equipment locations and heights should be added to the elevation drawings. l The following note should be added to the site The note does not yet appear on the plan. Add the standard mechanical equipment plan and the architectural plan: "Visibility of all visibility note to the drawings with the mechanical equipment from the Entrance The vacuum equipment and auto sentry and gate next submission. Corridor shall be eliminated." equipment will be visible from the street. The location of other equipment associated with the vacuum equipment, and any a/c units, are not yet shown on the site plan, elevations or renderings. 2? - Lighting Wall mounted lighting is shown on the building Provide a complete lighting plan for l elevations and renderings. These fixtures will review. Include all building- and need to be included in the photometric plan. ground -mounted lights in the lighting plan. Include specifications and Lighting is shown above the three awnings in manufacturer's cut -sheets for all the middle bay of the EC elevation. proposed light fixtures. Illumination of this type has typically been considered inappropriate for the ECs. Building- Remove the light fixtures shown above mounted lights should be limited to that which the three awnings in the middle bay of is needed for safety and security. the EC elevation. No freestanding pole lights are shown. Eliminate lighting from within the Although the parking lot is located behind the vacuum equipment. building, the shallow depth of the building, and the close proximity of the building and the Include the lighting standard note on the parking lot to the EC, will make the illumination lighting plan. from any parking lot lights visible from the EC. If lighting is incorporated into the VAC -Boom Canopy, or the canopy above the auto sentry and gate area, it has not been specified. Integrated vacuum lighting is not appropriate. Details on the illumination of the VAC -Boom canopy, the canopy above the auto sentry and gate area, and other building elements are needed for review. Illumination under canopies and in the parking lots and the travelways should not exceed 20 fc. The standard lighting note is not yet provided. 30- Guidelines for the Use of Decorative No decorative landscape lighting is proposed. None. 31 Landscape Lighting Landscaping 7 The requirements of the Guidelines regarding Lawns with shade trees are not consistent with See #32. landscaping are intended to reflect the the commercial character of this portion of the landscaping characteristic of many of the EC. Shade trees at the perimeter and interior of area's significant historic sites which is the site, and screened equipment, will help characterized by large shade trees and lawns. integrate this development into the corridor. Landscaping should promote visual order within the Entrance Corridor and help to Some of the commercial properties in the integrate buildings into the existing immediate area (Rivanna Plaza & Chick-fil-A — environment of the corridor. See Figures 6 & 7) have their street trees set back from the street and in at least one case the trees appear outside of the overhead powerline 8 Continuity within the Entrance Corridor should be obtained by planting different types of plant easement (Rivanna Plaza — See Figure 7). materials that share similar characteristics. Maintaining the continuity of this planting Such common elements allow for more pattern can help meet the large shade tree flexibility in the design of structures because requirement and promote visual order within the common landscape features will help to EC. harmonize the appearance of development as seen from the street upon which the Corridor is centered. 32 Landscaping along the frontage of Entrance Small shade trees are proposed along the EC, Provide the required large shade trees Corridor streets should include the following: instead of the large shade trees that are required. along the EC. Locate these to be a. Large shade trees should be planted parallel The proposed location of these trees is under outside of the power easement. to the Entrance Corridor Street. Such trees power lines that have a low clearance (see should be at least 31h inches caliper (measured Figure 4). The power line appears to be Revise the tree be 35' shade spaeingto 6 inches above the ground) and should be of a approximately 13 feet from the edge of the EC. on eenter- along the EG plant species common to the area. Such trees Shifting the tree locations to be either closer to should be located at least every 35 feet on the EC (further east) or further west to be Revise the plant schedule so that the center. outside of the power easement, and not directly shade trees along the EC are 3 11/2" b. Flowering ornamental trees of a species under the power lines, might allow for the larger caliper at time of planting. common to the area should be interspersed trees. among the trees required by the preceding Provide flowering ornamental trees paragraph. The ornamental trees need not The close proximity of the building to the EC interspersed among the required large alternate one for one with the large shade trees. contributes to the limited planting area. Shifting shade trees. They may be planted among the large shade the building further from the EC could allow trees in a less regular spacing pattern. room for the required large shade trees, but c. In situations where appropriate, a three or locating the parking and equipment behind the four board fence or low stone wall, typical of building (as viewed from the EC) is a priority. the area, should align the frontage of the Entrance Corridor street. The EC shade trees are placed 40' 35' on center d. An area of sufficient width to accommodate (rot toe .equi..ea 35'` aPA but are specified to be the foregoing plantings and fencing should be only 2" caliper at planting (not the required 3 reserved parallel to the Entrance Corridor 1/2"). street, and exclusive of road right-of-way and 10 utility easements. No flowering ornamental trees are interspersed among the EC street trees. 33 Landscaping along interior roads: The trees proposed along Woodbrook Drive are Revise the plant schedule so that the a. Large trees should be planted parallel to all specified to be only 2" caliper at planting and street trees proposed for Woodbrook interior roads. Such trees should be at least 2'/2 the number of trees provided are not sufficient Drive are 2 '/2" caliper at time of inches caliper (measured six inches above the to meet the 40 feet on center spacing planting. ground) and should be of a plant species requirement. common to the area. Such trees should be Provide one more large tree parallel to located at least every 40 feet on center. Woodbrook Drive. 34 Landscaping along interior pedestrian ways: There is a sidewalk to the rear of the building Add one more medium or large shade a. Medium trees should be planted parallel to that is approximately 155' long and there are tree 2 1/2 caliper at planting to the all interior pedestrian ways. Such trees should only two trees planted along its length. The planting area adjacent to the sidewalk be at least 2'/2 inches caliper (measured six parking area limits the number of trees that can on the west side of the building, near inches above the ground) and should be of a be provided; however, there is sufficient space the southern entrance to the offiee. species common to the area. Such trees should to provide one more tree in the area near the be located at least every 25 feet on center. o ffiee eatf nee southern entrance end ef the Add two more medium or large shade Wig. tree 2 1/2 caliper at planting to the planting areas adjacent to the sidewalk There is a sidewalk perpendicular to the perpendicular to the building that building, connecting the parking lot, entry aisles connects the parking lot, entry aisles and building, that is approximately 110' long. and building. There are three trees planted along its length which does not meet the 25' on center spacing requirement for pedestrian ways. There is sufficient space to provide two or three additional trees along its length. 35 Landscaping of parking areas: Perimeter parking lot trees are not consistently Provide at least one more four large a. Large trees should align the perimeter of provided in all required locations. Although trees along the west, and one more large parking areas, located 40 feet on center. Trees there is may be a small area of are existing 4 tree along the north, perimeters of the should be planted in the interior of parking tree canopy remaining in the northwest corner, parking area, to the setAh of the areas at the rate of one tree for every 10 that are shevic . to remain-, to the west of the tester. Y4-s-These trees must be at parking spaces provided and should be evenly property they do not extend the full length of least 2 1/2" caliper at time of planting. distributed throughout the interior of the that si no perimeter parking lot trees are parking area. proposed and there is an insufficient number of Provide screening shrubs along the b. Trees required by the preceding paragraph trees along the north side of the property to meet southern and northern borders of the should measure 2%2 inches caliper (measured the requirement. To the south, along the edge of property and along portions of the EC six inches above the ground); should be evenly the stormwater management basin, no perimeter frontage that are not screened by the spaced; and should be of a species common to trees have been provided. There is an existing building. The screening shrubs must be 11 the area. Such trees should be planted in sanitary sewer easement along that edge that of a species, spacing, and height that planters or medians sufficiently large to prohibits trees. Shrubs are allowed in the will provide the screening of all maintain the health of the tree and shall be easement, and would help mitigate the mechanical equipment at the time of protected by curbing. appearance of the long travelway and stacking planting. (See #17-19) c. Shrubs should be provided as necessary to area on the south side of the site and nearby minimize the parking area's impact on equipment. They could also provide the required Consider shifting the travel lane to the Entrance Corridor streets. Shrubs should parking lot screening for the south side of the south to create additional planting area measure 24 inches in height. property. Trees in the island between the for screening in the planting island. entrance drive aisle and the parking area would help limit views of the vacuum equipment. The Provide large shade trees, 2'/2" caliper at island width may need to be increased to allow planting, in the planting island between sufficient planting area for large shade trees. the entrance drive aisle and the parking spaces to help screen the vacuum The height at time of planting for the Inkberry equipment. Holly and Yaupon Holly in the Plant Schedule do not meet the minimums for shrubs between Revise the planting height for the the parking area and the EC. Inkberry and Yaupon Hollies to be at least a minimum of 24". 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. 36 Landscaping of buildings and other structures: There are no trees or other vegetation proposed Provide shrubs or other vegetation a. Trees or other vegetation should be planted along the 125' front elevation to soften the along the front of the building. along the front of long buildings as necessary appearance of the walls. to soften the appearance of exterior walls. The See #35. spacing, size, and type of such trees or With the exception of the front of the building, vegetation should be determined by the length, aPA the southern edge of the property, and the height, and blankness of such walls. western edge of the property, shrubs have been b. Shrubs should be used to integrate the site, utilized throughout the site to help integrate the buildings, and other structures; dumpsters, site into the EC. accessory buildings and structures; "drive thru" windows; service areas; and signs. Shrubs should measure at least 24 inches in height. 12 37 Plant species: The species of maple specified along the EC See #35. a. Plant species required should be as approved (Acer buergerianum `Aeryn') is a small shade by the Staff based upon but not limited to the tree and does not meet the EC street tree Generic Landscape Plan Recommended requirement. Species List and Native Plants for Virginia Landscapes (Appendix D . 38 Plant health: The following note should be added The note does not appear on the plan. Add the standard plant health note to to the landscape plan: "All site plantings of the landscape plan. 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 theplant." Development paftern 6 Site development should be sensitive to the The proposed building is located much closer to Consider moving the building further existing natural landscape and should the right-of-way than most other structures in away from the EC, while maintaining contribute to the creation of an organized the immediate vicinity (see Figure 3), and 22' parking and equipment behind the development plan. This may be accomplished, closer than the existing building. building (as viewed from EC). to the extent practical, by preserving the trees and rolling terrain typical of the area; planting The proposed layout has no pedestrian Provide a pedestrian connection new trees along streets and pedestrian ways connection to the existing sidewalk along Route between the internal sidewalk and the and choosing species that reflect native forest 29. sidewalk along the edge of the EC. elements; insuring that any grading will blend into the surrounding topography thereby The proposed building is parallel to the EC See #19. creating a continuous landscape; preserving, to street. the extent practical, existing significant river and stream valleys which may be located on It appears that the dumpster will have a the site and integrating these features into the screening wall around it, although no detail is design of surrounding development; and provided in the plan. limiting the building mass and height to a scale that does not overpower the natural settings of the site, or the Entrance Corridor. 39 The relationship of buildings and other structures to the Entrance Corridor street and to other development within the corridor should be as follows: a. An organized pattern of roads, service lanes, bike paths, and 13 pedestrian walks should guide the layout of the site. b. In general, buildings fronting the Entrance Corridor street should be parallel to the street. Building groupings should be arranged to parallel the Entrance Corridor street. c. Provisions should be made for connections to adjacent pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems. d. Open spaces should be tied into surrounding areas to provide continuity within the Entrance Corridor. e. If significant natural features exist on the site (including creek valleys, steep slopes, significant trees or rock outcroppings), to the extent practical, then such natural features should be reflected in the site layout. If the provisions of Section 32.5.2.n of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance apply, then improvements required by that section should be located so as to maximize the use of existing features in screening such improvements from Entrance Corridor streets. f. The placement of structures on the site should respect existing views and vistas on and around the site. Site Grading 40 Site grading should maintain the basic There are no is a retaining walls proposed on the Provide a label specifying the maximum relationship of the site to surrounding conditions western edge of the property. The maximum height of the proposed retaining wall. by limiting the use of retaining walls and by height of the wall is not specified. shaping the terrain through the use of smooth, Revise the proposed contours such that rounded land forms that blend with the existing The proposed grading has some areas, they appear natural, rounded and do not terrain. Steep cut or fill sections are generally especially in the northwest corner of the site have less than a ten -foot radius unacceptable. Proposed contours on the grading of roar the throughout the site and where they afea off -site grading westo.-., pr-e er-l. plan shall be rounded with a ten foot minimum li-ne, that do not appear to have a ten -foot blend with the existing topography. radius where they meet the adjacent condition. minimum radius where they meet the adjacent Final grading should achieve a natural, rather condition and would not have a natural than engineered, appearance. Retaining walls 6 appearance. 14 feet in height and taller, when necessary, shall be terraced and planted to blend with the landscape. 41 No grading, trenching, or tunneling should occur If any of the existing trees are being utilized to Provide the conservation checklist in within the drip line of any trees or other existing meet minimum requirements they must be the site plan. features designated for preservation in the final preserved, a conservation checklist and tree Certificate of Appropriateness. Adequate tree protection detail provided, and the requirements Provide a tree protection fencing detail protection fencing should be shown on, and of the preservation checklist incorporated into in the site plan. coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping the site plan. A conservation checklist has not and erosion and sediment control plans. yet been included in the site plan. Tree protection fencing is shown on the landscape Show the tree protection fencing in the Grading and Draining Plan sheet. 42 Areas designated for preservation in the final Certificate of Appropriateness should be plan but is not shown on the Grading and clearly delineated and protected on the site Draining Plan. prior to any grading activity on the site. This protection should remain in place until completion of the development of the site. 43 Preservation areas should be protected from storage or movement of heavy equipment within this area. 20 Surface runoff structures and detention ponds The site was previously developed. No new None. should be designed to fit into the natural stormwater facilities are proposed. Stormwater topography to avoid the need for screening. is draining to existing facilities on the adjacent When visible from the Entrance Corridor street, property. these features must be fully integrated into the landscape. They should not have the appearance of engineered features. 44 Natural drainage patterns (or to the extent required, new drainage patterns) should be incorporated into the finished site to the extent possible. Signs Signage is reviewed and approved by separate Sign applications are required for all submission. However, the following proposed signs. Eliminate cabinet style preliminary comments are provided. signs or limit them to secondary signs. All cabinet type signs must have opaque The ARB may require that the color and scale of backgrounds. standard templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and graphics be Reduce the number of colors used in the modified. sign to be no more than three (including 15 white). Cabinet style signs are shown on the north, south and east elevations of the building. This Eliminate overly intense colors from the is not the preferred sign type in the ECs. If sign proposal. illuminated, the background portion of cabinet style signs must be opaque. The sign appears to have three or four colors, including white (the drawings are not entirely clear on this point.). The use of three colors or fewer is appropriate for signs in the Entrance Corridor. The yellow- green color shown in the renderings appears to be an overly intense color and may not be appropriate for the EC. Review of color samples will be required. The "W4" appears over -scaled in the overall sign. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends the following as the primary points of discussion: 1. The building design, the materials, the proportions of the southernmost building bay. 2. The location of the building and how it impacts the street trees along the EC. 3. The vacuum and pay station equipment: visibility, character, appropriate treatment, screening. 4. The character of the proposed canopies and whether they will be integrated into the overall plan of development. 5. The landscaping proposed along the EC. 6. The signage shown in the elevations and renderings. Regarding the Initial Site Plan: Staff recommends that the ARB forward the following recommendations 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 fmal 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. 16 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 3001o. 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. Revise the shade Ifee spacing tebe 35' an-se-nte-r-alengthe -EG and 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 ''/z" caliper at time of planting and the street trees proposed for Woodbrook Drive are 2 1/2" 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 1/2 caliper at planting to the planting area adjacent to the sidewalk on the west side of the building, near the southern entrance to 17 25. Add two more medium or large shade tree 2 '/z 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 one more four large trees along the west, and one more large tree along the north, perimeters of the parking area, to the south of the a••mps . T4+is-These trees must be at least 2 'h" 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, 21/2' 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. 18 TABLE A This report is based on the following submittal items: Sheet # Drawing Name DrawingDate/Revision Date 1 of 14 Site Development Plans - Cover Sheet 8/21/19 2 of 14 Site Development Plans — Existing Conditions & Demo Plan 8/21/19 3 of 14 Site Development Plans — Site Plan 8/21/19 4 of 14 Site Development Plans — Utility Plan 8/21/19 5 of 14 Site Development Plans — Grading and Draining Plan 8/21/19 12 of 14 Site Development Plans — Landscape Plan 8/21/19 2 of 54 / 01-Al 125' Express Car Wash - Elevations 3/14/2019 3 of 54 / 01-A2 125' Express Car Wash - Elevations 3/14/2019 1 of 8 Rendering southwest — rear corner) 2 of 8 Rendering southwest — rear corner 3 of 8 Rendering west - back 4 of 8 Rendering northwest — rear corner 5 of 8 Rendering northwest - side — Woodbrook Drive) 6 of 8 Rendering northeast — front corner — intersection Route 29 & Woodbrook Drive 7 of 8 Rendering east — front — Route 29 8 of 8 Rendering (southeast — front corner — Route 29) 19 ARB2019-85 W4 Gar Wash vicinity ma 09C 1 or c. 4-1-3d. c 45-109 E 7-1 45-111 iNLegend ;wra�soew.amo-rslrnaamarm..evoearlryraml Pace) Irin. 4\� Pmp51S 45-110C \ 431 45-93A 45-110 1980 ` \\\ 444 �. �• 43 5 \ . \ 45-93D \ \ \ 350 1907 1905' 1903` o 1901 try - 2917'x9i9 -..- ``\ 2911.2913 2.91'S, \\ 1994 2036 - .;.oe 1$45 2909 - 45C-02--1 a 8;.Oti7kiT1 erg 2918 2914 291 5- m „-Iry 18$2905 2910 -OE•3- 45C-Oi"' o br-b 2104 2903 IB 290'4 45C-02--2 476,02901 2902 r j + � 1881 1$79 '�+ter 290,0 204 187 T o' 2809 R10 �1111 �3 C f1 �SC18 a 3807 203 1800 1788 1821+.' 62r 2806 s 45C-0233'.182 J. 4 2805 45C 1;:11 -_ 1764 , j„ 1784 1760 1774 1754 -__ +� , 45C-02••4 28Q3 2804 20'Sr 100 N fff 1744. 1740 ! x8d0 2801 4 4S--4C. i807 -3 S.C.-+11.") 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Figure 3: View of area between EC and building. 22 Figure 4: View of overhead utility conflict and visibility of southern edge of parking area. 23 _ sr Mfg !moo. IVT ,.b4:. t - - us Figure 7: View of Anytime Fitness (Rivanna Plaza). 26 -4 1D7D 3D Jk. n� oRTr@Iq ��`� Mf�.YokQq�. xl� I WASH 4P° �1 1&1FF NORTH FRONT ELEVATION G E D C f yGUF PfNc aFc�nk. a'�a..rxi r� Inm. lul ww YYI uurlx �vm�xx - !'. „ emnwsrte!, aw�evm rbem ..u.... ..... „i.n v: Nxn'n•.'.rxw:Em +iak,maYa.!NLl w.�aw• w OFFICE i ��� Whil 'IYs,iH', ... xsnGlrvo ]—� WEST $I©E ELEVATION Figure 9: Another W4 Car Wash submission for Madison, GA (from internet search on 8/2019). _-eo.aakrpe�,y F1WkPIAP Iy ilM1H€L FF 0 C.UM'MI:kC1A[ k I Nut'! IP, f �]M1f'fkUt"YID\ — il97 N. Nildu 31rwe. Sulu. tdo IFWene: 6Tx„i'rd.d9'AA F7A a dAW' arm" YAIM� meaY� WCWV LLC W4 Express Tmnel Cw Wash 1824 EATONTON RQ MADISON, GA ELEVATIONS Al04 p1 28 • s ..� .-,III, j9• 0G }' L •t b COUNTY OF ALBE ARLE b Department of Community Development a 401 McIntire Road, North Wing y Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-45966 c Phone (434) 296-5832 - Fax (434) 972-4126 C September 4, 2019 C I �o Greg Debacker FBG Law 2500 Daniels Bridge Road, 8200 S3A Athens, GA 30608 RE: ARS-2019-85: W4 Car Wash (TNIP 045000000093GQ) Dear Mr. Debacker, The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 3019. completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a car wash building and associated site improvements. The Board offered the following comments for the benefit of the appiicant's next submittal. Please note that the following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments may be added or eliminated based on further review and changes to the plan. 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 infomnation 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. Consider balancing the heights of the towers. 5. Show all structures and equipment in the site plan and renderings. include vacuum canopies in all graphics to allow for a complete review. 8. Ensure that all structures are designed to appear fully integrated into the overall site. 7. 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. 8. Submit a window glass sample and specs with the next submission. 9. Add the standard window glass note to the drawings with the next submission: VisfbIG light transmittance (VL) shall not drop below 4 %. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. 10. Provide detail drawings and color samples for the vacuum and auto sentry equipment, w 0 riq e N c 11. Provide in the plan all pay station and vacuum station -related elements (canopies, trash cans_ lighting, pay stations, etc.). .� 12. Eliminate the under -mounted LED lights contained in the vacuum equipment. Provide y drawings that confirm the lack of illumination. 13. Provide a dumpster screen detail in the site plan. y 14. Ensure the dumpster is shown in the same location throughout all drawing sets. 15, Provide preliminary information on vacuum and pay station -related signage for review. 16. Revise the drawings to show where building- and car wash -related equipment is located. If r 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. 17_ Add the standard mechanical equipment visibility note to the drawings with the next A submission: Visibility of all mechanical € quipment from the Frltrance Corridor shall be .r `O eliminated, 18. Provide a complete lighting plan for review. Include all building- and ground -mounted lights a� in the lighting plan. Include specifications and manufacturer's cut -sheets for all proposed light fixtures. 19. Remove the light fixtures shown above the three awnings in the middle bay of the EC elevation. 20. Include the following standard note on the lighting plan: Each outdoor lurninaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3, 000 ormore initiallumens shall be a full cutoff fuminaire 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. 21. Provide the required large shade trees along the EC. Locate these to be outside of the power easement. 22. Revise the shade tree spacing to be 35' on center along the EG and provide flowering ornamental trees interspersed among the required large shade trees. 23. Revise the plant schedule so that the shade trees along the EC are 3'1/" caliper at time of planting and the street trees proposed for Woodbrook Drive are 2 '/z' caliper at time of planting. 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 entrance to the office. 25. Provide at least one more large tree along the west perimeter of the parking area, to the south of the dumpster. This tree must be at least 2'/2' caliper at time of planting. 26. 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 heightthat 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. 27. Provide large shade trees, 2'/x" caliper at planting, in the planting island between the entrance drive aisle and the parking spaces to help screen the vacuum equipment. 28. Revise the planting height for the Inkberry and Yaupon Hollies to be at least a minimum of 24`. 29. Provide shrubs or other vegetation along the front of the building. ua C •t eo •`•' 30. Add the standard plant health note to the landscape plan: Ail site plantings of trees and n shrubs snail be allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees is 0 prohibited. Shrubs and trees shall be ,pruned minirnally and only to sapporf the overall 10 health of the plant. b 31. Consider moving the building further away from the EC, while maintaining parking and 51 equipment behind the building (as viewed from EC). 32. Provide a pedestrian connection between the internal sidewalk and the sidewalk along the edge of the EC. 33. Revise the proposed contours such that they appear natural, rounded and do not have less r than a ten -foot radius throughout the site and where they blend withthe existing topography. 34. Provide the conservation checklist in the site plan. 35. Provide a tree protection fencing detail in the site plan and show the tree protection fencing A in the Grading and Draining Plan sheet. 36. 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 -d the number of colors used in the sign to be no more than three (including white). Eliminate a overly intense colors from the sign proposal. w 37. Consider shifting the travel lane to the south to create additional planting area for screening in the planting island. 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. Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required, include updated ARB revision dates on each drawing. Please provide a memo including detailed responses indicating how each comment has been addressed. 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. If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me. Sin2Sater?ny ' - _ Pat Senior Planner cc: Allen & Allen Properties 1809 Staples Mill Rd. Richmond, VA 23230 Justin Shimp Shrimp Engineering, PC 912 E. 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