HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202000090 Action Letter 2020-09-23COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone (434) 296-5832
September 23, 2020
Kevin Schafer
Design Develop LLC
418 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2020-04: Aldi at Albemarle Square (TMP: 06100-00-00-12300)
Dear Mr. Schafer,
Fax (4341 972-4126
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on Monday, September21, 2020,
completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to to renovate the existing building to
accommodate an Aldi Grocery Store. 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. Revise the design to eliminate the striped effect of the alternating bays on the west and
south elevations. Consider additional detailing and alternate distribution/division of colors
to relate better human scale and develop depth and layering. Pay additional attention to
the pedestrian experience between Aldi and the rest of the shopping center.
2. Provide a larger sample of the silver metal panels for review. Consider an alternate color
for the metal panels that is more consistent with the neutral shades of the shopping
center building and the roof screen.
3. Clarify whether the paint color for the existing CMU is to match the Stanton Blend
concrete masonry veneer or the proposed mortar.
4. Revise the window glass note to read, "Window glass meets the following criteria:...."
5. Revise the mechanical screen color to appear more coordinated with the proposed
building colors while maintaining a background appearance. Provide pictures of
proposed materials next to the existing roof screen.
6. Include the standard mechanical equipment note on the drawings.
7. Revise the luminaire schedule to show the total lumens for each LED fixture and to
indicate the Top Cover Lens for the wall sconce. Provide a wall sconce cut sheet whose
specs match the catalog number provided in the luminaire schedule.
8. Revise the luminaire schedule to identify the color temperature for the wall sconces.
Coordinate the color temperature of all fixtures to a single level between 2000 and 3000
K.
9. Add the standard lighting note to the 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."
10. Specify the Top Cover Lens for the wall sconces. Revise the wall sconce location to limit
illumination of the wall and maximize illumination of the sidewalk.
11. Revise the cabinet style sign to channel letters.
The ARB offered to hold a work session on the architectural issues. Please contact me to
discuss required submittals and timing of the work session.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated 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. Inclulde the attached "Revised Application Submittal' form
to ensure proper tracking and distribution.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: Rio Associates Limited Partnership
c/o Dumbarton Properties, Inc.
10313 West Broad Street
Glen Allen, VA 23060
File
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
REVISED APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution.
County staff has indicated below what they think will be required as a resubmission of revisions.
If you need to submit additional information, please explain on this form for the benefit of the
intake staff. All plans must be collated and folded to fit into legal size files, in order to be
accepted for submittal.
TO:
PROJECT NAME:
DATE:
Submittal Type Requiring Revisions () indicates
Submittal Code
County Project Number
# Copies
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan E&S
Mitigation Plan MP
Waiver Request WR
Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
Road Plan RP
Private Road Request, with private/public comparison
PRR
Private Road Request — Development Area (PRR-DA)
Preliminary Site Plan PSP
Final Site Plan or amendment FSP
Final Plat FP
Preliminary Plat PP
Easement Plat EP
Boundary Adjustment Plat BAP
Rezoning Plan REZ
Special Use Permit Concept Plan SP-CP
Reduced Concept Plan R-CP
Proffers P
Bond Estimate Request BER
Draft Groundwater Management Plan D-GWMP
Final Groundwater Management Plan F-GWMP
Aquifer Testing Work Plan ATWP
Groundwater Assessment Report GWAR
Architectural Review Board ARB
Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal
Code
#
Copies
Distribute To:
Submittal
Code
#
Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
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Margaret
Maliszewski