HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202000019 Action Letter 2020-05-12COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 12, 2020
Clark Gathright
B. Clark Gathright, LLC
100 loth St. NE, Ste 200
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2020-19: 2415 Ivy Road Preliminary (TMP: 06000-00-00-025A0)
Dear Mr. Gathright,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on Monday May 11, 2020,
completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to renovate 10,000 sf of street -facing
end of the existing commercial building for retail use. The Board offered the following comments for
the benefit of the applicant'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. Provide color samples for the metal canopy and the metal parapet cap.
2. Revise the wall section to clearly delineate the material utilized in each portion of the wall.
3. Revise the design to reflect the original materials and industrial character of the building.
4. Revise the plan to include the standard window glass note and ensure that the proposed
windows meet this requirement: "Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the
following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light
reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. Specifications on the proposed window glass
should be submitted with the application for final review. "
5. Revise the mechanical equipment exhibits to be to scale, utilize all of the same
measurements, show the anticipated maximum height of the HVAC units, have the line of
sight from the farthest edge of the right-of-way, and provide views from the west and east
along the EC.
6. Ensure that the reduced depth of the new parapet extension on the east side of the building
will completely screen the proposed HVAC units from the EC.
7. Include in the plan whether the existing rooftop mechanical unit near the south end of the
building will remain. If it is to remain, revise the Roof Plan and Line of Sight of Mechanical
Equipment exhibit to show the unit and ensure that it will no longer be visible from the EC.
8. Provide the mechanical equipment visibility note: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from
the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
9. Revise the Canopy Photometric Plan sheets to show the right-of-way line. Ensure that
spillover from the luminaires does not exceed 0.5 footcandles at the road right-of-way.
10. Revise the photometric plan to consider any shielding by the face of the canopy.
11. Revise the Canopy Photometric Plan using a Light Loss Factor of 1.0 and note this on the
plan.
12. Revise the Canopy Photometric Plan to specify a warm white light, which would be between
2,700 to 3,000K.
13. Revise the Canopy Photometric Plan to include the standard lighting note.
14. In the next ARB submittal provide both site and architectural drawings.
15. Submit a comprehensive sign plan for review with the next site/architectural submittal. Note
that ARB approval of a comprehensive sign plan is required for multi -tenant buildings with
the final site plan.
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.
Sincerely,
Paty Sa ye
Senior Planner
psaternye@albemarle.org
cc: JPA Tower Investors, LLC
1900 Arlington Blvd, Suite A
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Currell Corporatiaon
35 Old Farm Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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