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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100102 Checklist 2021-08-31ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST Updated April 7, 2011 REF # I GUIDELINE NOTES GENERAL GUIDELINES Purpose ❑ 1 The goal of the regulation of the design of development within the designated The proposed renovation uses approved Entrance Corridors is to insure that new development within the corridors reflects materials and colors, and the new the traditional architecture of the area. Therefore, it is the purpose of ARB review architectural form is compatible with and of these Guidelines, that proposed development within the designated other forms in the center. This is Entrance Corridors reflect elements of design characteristic of the significant expected to maintain an orderly and historical landmarks, buildings, and structures of the Charlottesville and attractive appearance. Albemarle area, and to promote orderly and attractive development within these corridors. Applicants should note that replication of historic structures is neither re uired nor desired. ❑ 2 Visitors to the significant historical sites in the Charlottesville and Albemarle The proposal is consistent in appearance area experience these sites as ensembles of buildings, land, and vegetation. In with the surrounding context. order to accomplish the integration of buildings, land, and vegetation characteristic of these sites, the Guidelines require attention to four primary factors: compatibility with significant historic sites in the area; the character of the Entrance Corridor site development and layout; and landscaping. Compatibility with significant historic sites: ❑ 3 New structures and substantial additions to existing structures should respect the The proposal is consistent with the traditions of the architecture of historically significant buildings in the design of the shopping center. Charlottesville and Albemarle area. Photographs of historic buildings in the area, as well as drawings of architectural features, which provide important examples of this tradition are contained in Appendix A. ❑ 4 The examples contained in Appendix A should be used as a guide for building The design remains contemporary and is design: the standard of compatibility with the area's historic structures is not consistent with the surrounding intended to impose a rigid design solution for new development. Replication of development. the design of the important historic sites in the area is neither intended nor desired. The Guideline's standard of compatibility can be met through building scale, materials, and forms which may be embodied in architecture which is contemporary as well as traditional. The Guidelines allow individuality in design to accommodate varying tastes as well asspecial functional requirements. Compatibility with the character of the Entrance Corridor REF # GUIDELINE NOTES ❑ 5 It is also an important objective of the Guidelines to establish a pattern of The proposed changes maintain the compatible architectural characteristics throughout the Entrance Corridor in order pattern of architectural forms and to achieve unity and coherence. Building designs should demonstrate sensitivity features in the overall shopping center. to other nearby structures within the Entrance Corridor. Where a designated corridor is substantially developed, these Guidelines require striking a careful balance between harmonizing new development with the existing character of the corridor and achieving compatibility with the significant historic sites in the area. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES Compatibility with significant historic sites Structure design ❑ 9 Building forms and features, including roofs, windows, doors, materials, colors The new fagade form and storefront, their and textures should be compatible with the forms and features of the significant materials and colors, and the overall historic buildings in the area, exemplified by (but not limited to) the buildings scale are consistent and compatible with described in Appendix A. The standard of compatibility can be met through the existing shopping center buildings scale, materials, and forms which may be embodied in architecture which is and similar to other commercial contemporary as well as traditional. The replication of important historic sites in proposals/approvals. Albemarle County is not the objective of these guidelines. ❑ 10 Buildings should relate to their site and the surrounding context of buildings. ❑ 11 The overall design of buildings should have human scale. Scale should be Human scale is maintained with the integral to the building and site design. storefront windows and the material changes. ❑ 12 Architecture proposed within the Entrance Corridor should use forms, shapes, The new fagade, the materials, colors and scale, and materials to create a cohesive whole. storefront maintain a cohesive whole across the building. ❑ 13 Any appearance of "blankness" resulting from building design should be relieved Blankness is not a characteristic of the using design detail or vegetation, or both. proposal. ❑ 14 Arcades, colonnades, or other architectural connecting devices should be used to The buildings in the center are united by unify groups of buildings within a development. material, color and architectural forms. ❑ 15 Trademark buildings and related features should be modified to meet the The proposed changes are not requirements of the Guidelines. reminiscent of trademark architecture. ❑ 16 Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should not be highly tinted or highly The drawings don't indicate the type of reflective. Reflectance off the outside pane of glass should be kept below 7%. glass to be used. Specifications on the proposed window glass and samples of tinted window glass should be submitted with the application for final review. Windaw glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the ollawin criteria: Visible REF # GUIDELINE NOTES light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. Specifications on the proposed window glass should be submitted with the application.for,final review. Accessory structures and equipment ❑ 17 Accessory structures and equipment should be integrated into the overall plan of New rooftop units and exhaust fans are development and shall, to the extent possible, be compatible with the building proposed. They will be placed in the designs used on the site. existing mechanical area and the applicant notes that they will not be ❑ 18 The following should be located to eliminate visibility from the Entrance Corridor street. If, after appropriate siting, these features will still have a visible from the street. negative visual impact on the Entrance Corridor street, screening should be provided to eliminate visibility. a. Loading areas, b. Service areas, c. Refuse areas, d. Storage areas, e. Mechanical equipment, f. Above -ground utilities, and g. Chain link fence, barbed wire, razor wire, and similar security fencing devices. ❑ 19 Screening devices should be compatible with the design of the buildings and surrounding natural vegetation and may consist of a. Walls, b. Plantings, and c. Fencing. ❑ 20 Surface runoff structures and detention ponds should be designed to fit into the No new stormwater facilities proposed. natural topography to avoid the need for screening. When visible from the Entrance Corridor street, these features must be fully integrated into the landscape. They should not have the appearance of engineered features. ❑ 21 The following note should be added to the site plan and the architectural plan: The note is on the drawings. "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated." ❑ 36 Landscaping of buildings and other structures: No landscaping changes. No new blank a. Trees or other vegetation should be planted along the front of long buildings as walls in need of softening. necessary to soften the appearance of exterior walls. The spacing, size, and type of such trees or vegetation should be determined by the length, height, and blankness of such walls. b. Shrubs should be used to integrate the site, buildings, and other structures; dumpsters, accessory buildings and structures; "drive thru" windows; service areas and signs. Shrubs should measure at least 24 inches in height.