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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100110 Correspondence 2021-12-10Kimlep Horn Page 1 December 10, 2021 Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Wawa - Route 29 & Greenbrier Comment Responses M. 1. Comment #4 from the November 16, 2021 ARB action letter required shrubs to be added between Greenbrier Rd. and the 8-space parking row. Creeping St. John's Wort was added, which is a ground cover— not a shrub. The intent of the comment was to provide plants that would have more visual impact from the streets than the ground covers that were shown in that area. Revise the plan to add shrubs between Greenbrier Rd. and the 8-space parking row. Response: We have provided additional shrubs and tall grasses to help supplement the visual impact from Greenbrier Rd., and add some additional planting height in this location. Please note that there is significant grade change along this frontage and we're proposing groundcovers as well, to help stabilize this steep slope. 2. Comment #5 required additional landscaping between the Greenbrier sidewalk and the new path connecting the sidewalk to the parking lot. Ground cover was added along the path above the monument sign, but no plants were added between the Greenbrier sidewalk and the new path. The intent was to provide plants with more visual impact than the ground cover to help compensate for the lack of trees. Revise accordingly. Response: We have provided additional shrubs and tall grasses to help supplement the visual impact from Greenbrier Rd. There is significant grade change along this frontage and we're proposing groundcovers as well, to help stabilize this steep slope. 3. Comment #6 required low level planting along the Rt. 29 and Greenbrier frontages. A row of mixed plants (coneflower and fountain grass) was added, but the plants won't have impact year-round. Revise the plant choices in this new row for increased year-round impact. Response: We have replaced the Coneflower Perennial with Red Twig Dogwood which should provide year round interest, along with the proposed evergreen shrubs. We've also replaced the lower Abelia shrub with a taller evergreen shrub, Skip Laurel.