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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 19, 2020
Jason Hunt
Valvoline
100 Valvoline Way
Lexington, KY 40509
RE: ARB-2020-34: Valvoline (TMP: 04500-00-00-111C0)
Dear Mr. Hunt,
At its meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020, the Albemarle County Architectural Review 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 requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
None.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
Maintain grading outside the driplines of trees to remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and
coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and sediment control plans.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The following items
and all items on the ARB Final Site Plan Checklist must be addressed:
1. Rearrange brick and EIFs to accentuate the key architectural elements of the building.
2. Indicate in the architectural drawings the materials to be utilized in the overhead doors.
3. Revise the north elevation to incorporate additional design details to relieve "blankness".
4. Revise the design to better coordinate the window on the south elevation with the
awning.
5. Provide specifications on the proposed window glass. Provide samples, if tinted window
glass is proposed.
6. Revise the building elevations to show the gas meter along the rear elevation.
7. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site and architectural plans.
8. Revise the pole -mounted fixtures to soft, warm white (3k).
9. Include a note on the lighting plan indicating that the 20' maximum height of the pole -
mounted light fixtures includes any base.
10. Revise the lighting plan to include cut sheets for all wall lights.
11. Revise lights with an LLF (maintenance factor) of less than 1.0 to 1.0.
12. Add the standard lighting note to the lighting plan.
13. Revise the landscape plan to show interspersed ornamentals trees along the EC.
14. Revise the landscape plan to include additional planting in the gap along the western
perimeter of the paved area.
15. Revise the landscape plan to show large shade trees at 40'on center and 2.5" caliper along
the northern perimeter of the parking area.
16. Revise the caliper of the proposed interior and perimeter parking trees to the required
2.5".
17. Revise the landscaping proposed to shrubs that are at least 24" in height.
18. Add the standard landscaping note to the landscape plan.
19. Show existing trees on the existing conditions plan.
20. Show areas designated for preservation on the site plan. Maintain grading outside the
driplines of trees to remain. Show tree protection fencing on and coordinated throughout
the grading, landscaping, and erosion and sediment control plans.
21. Note for future sign submittals that 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.
(Note that signs associated with this use may be subject to the Northtown Center
Comprehensive Sign 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.or /g ARB. Please be certain that
your ARB submittal addresses the above -noted issues. Please visit www.albemarle.or /g cdd, the
Community Development Department web pale, for instructions on making submittals.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Khris Taggart
Planner
ktaggart@albemarle.org
cc: First Gold Leaf Land Trust
P.O. Box 5548
Charlottesville, VA 22905
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