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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone (434) 296-5832
November 5, 2020
Greg DeBacker
FBG Law
2500 Daniells Bridge Road, B200, S3A
Athens, GA 30606
Fax (434) 972-4126
RE: ARB-2020-35: W4 Development Car Wash - FINAL (TMP: 04500-00-00-093C0)
Dear Mr. DeBacker,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on
Monday, November 2, 2020. The Board unanimously approved the request, pending staff
administrative approval of the following conditions:
1. Revise the design of the upper half of the north tower to break up the wall area between the
stringcourses, and to relieve the top-heavy appearance (without increasing the size of the
wall sign). Provide a drawing to confirm that the towers appear 4-sided from Rt. 29.
2. Add the standard window glass note to the drawings:: Visible light transmittance (VLT) will
not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) will not exceed 30%.
3. Alternatively, reduce the vac canopy fascia height to appear more proportional with the 10'
posts.
4. Confirm that there is no equipment visible above the vac canopy fascias.
5. Limit wall -mounted lighting to that which is needed for safety/security. Eliminate the fixtures
above the awnings on the east elevation.
6. Revise the photometric plan to include the locations of all wall -mounted fixtures and all
canopy fixtures, and the illumination from those fixtures. Limit illumination at the ground to
20 fc maximum.
7. Include the cut sheets in the site plan set.
8. Revise the lighting plan to show that the color temperature of all proposed light fixtures is
the same level between 2000 and 3000K.
9. Revise the lighting plan to show that site light poles and fixtures have a bronze finish.
10. Revise the lighting plan to clearly state that site pole light height will not exceed 20',
including any bases. Revise the photometrics to account for this change.
11. Shift trees to avoid utility conflicts.
12. Provide a complete landscape schedule on the landscape plan.
13. Add trees to the northeast corner of the site where utility conflicts don't exist.
14. Remove the note from the landscape plan that reads, "Small to medium trees can be
substituted for large trees if overhead utilities are present. See VDOT road design manual
appendix B(1)-47."
15. Provide a copy of ACSA's approval of the landscape plan.
16. Provide trees 2'/2" caliper at planting, 40' on center along Woodbrook Drive, clear of utilities
and easements.
17. Ensure that the landscape plan includes the shrub planting along the carwash exit
travelway.
18. Increase planting area to meet landscape requirements along the north, south and western
perimeters.
19. Round proposed contours with a ten -foot minimum radius where they meet the adjacent
condition.
20. Signage is reviewed and approved by separate submission. However, the following
preliminary comments are provided: Wall sign design has changed since the last review.
Walls sign type is still illustrated as cabinet signs, but colors have been changed to black
and white. Cabinet signs are not the preferred sign type in the ECs. If illuminated, the
background portion of cabinet style signs must be opaque.
21. Relocate the vac producers from the northeast corner of the site to less visible locations and
screen, if appropriate. Dark green or other dark colors are recommended for the producers.
Please provide:
1. One set of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated revision
dates on each drawing.
2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. 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.
3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal" form. This form must be returned with your
revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution.
When staffs review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a
Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: W4 Properties Charlottesville LLC
P.O. Box 42
Bogart, GA 30622
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