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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
July 7, 2020
Justin Shimp
Shimp Engineering
912 E High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
RE: ARB-2020-63: 999 Rio Road Initial Site Plan (TMP: 06100-00-00-154B0)
Dear Mr. Shimp,
At its meeting on Monday, July 6, 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:
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. Provide architectural designs with the next submittal. The Rio Road -facing elevation of the office
building and the Belvedere Boulevard -facing elevations of the multi -family units must be
designed to appear as front facades, and side elevations visible from the EC street must be treated
with architectural detail to eliminate blankness.
2. Show the location of mechanical equipment (building and ground mounted) on the site and
architectural plans and show how it will be screened from the EC.
3. Provide a detail of the proposed dog park fencing in the site plan. Chain link fencing is not
appropriate.
4. Include the standard mechanical equipment note on the architectural plans.
5. Provide a complete plant schedule with the next submittal.
6. Provide confirmation that easements will not conflict with the proposed/required landscaping.
7. Reduce the spacing of the proposed trees along Belvedere Boulevard to 40' on center.
8. Identify the landscaping proposed in the landscaped courtyard.
9. Provide a complete plant schedule with the next submittal.
10. Consider adding landscaping at the corner of the site between the office building and the Lot 1-2
building to help the visual transition between the varying building uses and characters.
11. Provide a complete plant schedule with the next submittal.
12. Add the standard landscaping note to the landscape plan.
13. Identify the retaining wall heights on the grading plan.
14. Indicate retaining wall material(s) and color(s) on the plan. A physical sample may be necessary
for review.
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.org/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, n
Khris Taggart
Planner
ktaggart@albemarle.org
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535 Foxdale Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22908
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