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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
December 7, 2021
Ryan Perkins, P.E.
Kimley-Horn
1700 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23230
Margaret Maliszewski
mmaliszewski@albemarle.ora
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3276
RE: ARB-2021-126: Chipotle — Hollymead Town Center - Initial (TMP: 03200-00-00-04300)
Dear Mr. Perkins,
At its meeting on Monday, December 6, 2021, 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:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
o Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB:
None. The ARB recommends approval of the initial plan with no conditions.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Maintain grading outside the driplines of trees to remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and
coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and sediment control plans.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
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. Reduce the height of the EIFS band or otherwise revise the building design to provide less of a top-
heavy appearance for the upper wall.
2. Provide additional information to clarify the appearance of the metal tubes on the drive-thru window
elevation.
3. Revise the plans and elevations to show the locations of building- and ground -mounted equipment
and to show how it will be screened.
4. Note on the site plan that the extension of the screen wall will match the design of the existing wall.
5. Revise the screen wall elevation to show the existing windows.
6. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site and architectural drawings: "Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
7. Revise the lighting plan using an LLF of 1.0. Ensure that light is contained on the site and does not
spill over onto adjacent streets.
8. Revise the color temperature of the light fixtures to 3000K.
9. Revise the lighting plan to indicate a bronze finish for light fixtures and poles.
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10. 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."
11. Include a demolition plan in the site plan set. Identify all plants that are proposed to be removed.
12. Revise the plan to clearly indicate that all frontage landscaping approved with previous approvals
is to remain.
13. Add the standard plant health note to the plan: "All site plantings of trees and shrubs shall be
allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees is prohibited. Shrubs
and trees shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health of the plant."
14. Maintain grading outside the driplines of trees to remain. Show tree protection fencing on, and
coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and sediment control plans.
15. Wall signs visible from the EC street must meet the design criteria outlined in the approved
Comprehensive Sign Plan for the Hollymead Town Center Area B. Individual letters with red faces
are required for proposed wall signs.
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application forms,
checklists and schedules are available on-line at https://www.albemarle.org/government/community-
development/apply-for/planning-and-site-development-applications. Please be certain that your ARB submittal
addresses all checklist items and the above -noted comments. If you have any questions concerning any of the
above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Planning Manager, Department of Community Development
434-296-5832 x3276
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cc: New Market — Hollymead LLC
3284 Northside Parkway, Ste 515
Atlanta, GA 30327
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