HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202000096 Action Letter 2020-10-28COUNTY OFALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
October 27, 2020
David Timmerman
BRW Architects
112 4'h Street NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2020-96: Rio Hill Redevelopment (TMP: 04500-00-00-094A0)
Dear Mr. Timmerman,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on Monday, October 19, 2020,
completed a conceptual review of the above -noted request to renovate a majority of the existing Rio Hill
Shopping Center (excluding the Kroger store and the southeast corner of the center), removing portions of
the existing canopies and store entries to update the current fagade. The Board offered the following
comments for the benefit of the applicant's preliminary submission. 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 line drawing elevations and plans to show in more detail what is proposed. Include 3-
dimensional views.
2. Incorporate warmer -toned materials and colors into the design. Provide a material and color
palette for consideration.
3. Consider alternate materials, additional architectural details, and additional canopies/canopies
with greater depth to improve human scale and the pedestrian experience.
4. Consider alternate materials and/or additional architectural detail to reduce the scale of
expansive wall areas.
5. Consider design revisions that improve the pedestrian experience.
6. Indicate if any new accessory structures or mechanical equipment will be included in the
renovation. If so, show how they will be screened from view from the EC.
7. Provide the standard mechanical equipment note on the site and architectural drawings:
'Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
8. Provide a lighting plan for review. Over -illumination of the building is not appropriate for the
EC.
9. The owner is responsible for ensuring that the site matches the approved site plan. Missing
landscaping must be installed. Alternatively, the owner may submit a site plan amendment that
proposes alternate landscaping.
10. Consider adding landscaping close to the building to further break up its length and to improve
the pedestrian experience.
11. Provide with the next review a proposed Comprehensive Sign Plan for the renovated building.
You may submit your application for preliminary ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application
forms, checklists and schedules are available on-line at www.albemarle.org.
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,
Khris Taggart
Planner
ktaggart@albemarle.org
cc: SCT Rio Hill LLC C/O Rosenthal Properties
300 Galleria Parkway, 121h Floor
Atlanta, GA 30339
Josh Kagan / Albert Fitch
Hart Realty Advisors
92 Hopmeadow St.
Weatogue, CT 06089
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