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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100144 Checklist 2021-12-22ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST ARB2021-144: Stonefield A5 Landlord Work 3 REF # 1 GUIDELINE NOTES GENERAL GUIDELINES Purpose ❑ I The goal of the regulation of the design of development within the designated Entrance Corridors is to The proposed renovation uses insure that new development within the corridors reflects the traditional architecture of the area. approved materials and Therefore, it is the purpose of ARB review and of these Guidelines, that proposed development within colors, and the new the designated Entrance Corridors reflect elements of design characteristic of the significant historical architectural form is landmarks, buildings, and structures of the Charlottesville and Albemarle area, and to promote orderly compatible with other forms and attractive development within these corridors. Applicants should note that replication of historic in the center. This is expected structures is neither required nor desired. to maintain an orderly and attractive appearance. ❑ 2 Visitors to the significant historical sites in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area experience these The proposal is consistent in sites as ensembles of buildings, land, and vegetation. In order to accomplish the integration of appearance with the buildings, land, and vegetation characteristic of these sites, the Guidelines require attention to four surrounding context. primary factors: compatibility with significant historic sites in the area; the character of the Entrance Corridor; site development and layout; and landscaping. Co alibi[* with significant historic sites: ❑ 3 New structures and substantial additions to existing structures should respect the traditions of the The proposal is consistent architecture of historically significant buildings in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area. Photographs with the design of the of historic buildings in the area, as well as drawings of architectural features, which provide important shopping center. examples of this tradition are contained in Appendix A. ❑ 4 The examples contained in Appendix A should be used as a guide for building design: the standard of The design remains compatibility with the area's historic structures is not intended to impose a rigid design solution for contemporary and is new development. Replication of the design of the important historic sites in the area is neither consistent with the intended nor desired. The Guideline's standard of compatibility can be met through building scale, surrounding development. 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 as special functional requirements. Co atibili with the character of the Entrance Corridor ❑ 5 It is also an important objective of the Guidelines to establish a pattern of compatible architectural The proposed changes characteristics throughout the Entrance Corridor in order to achieve unity and coherence. Building maintain the pattern of designs should demonstrate sensitivity to other nearby structures within the Entrance Corridor. Where a architectural forms and designated corridor is substantially developed, these Guidelines require striking a careful balance features in the overall between harmonizing new development with the existing character of the corridor and achieving shopping center. compatibility with the significant historic sites in the area. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES REF # I GUIDELINE NOTES Compatibility with significant historic sites Structure design ❑ 9 Building forms and features, including roofs, windows, doors, materials, colors and textures should be The new facade form and compatible with the forms and features of the significant historic buildings in the area, exemplified by storefront, their materials and (but not limited to) the buildings described in Appendix A. The standard of compatibility can be met colors, and the overall scale through scale, materials, and forms which may be embodied in architecture which is contemporary as are consistent and compatible well as traditional. The replication of important historic sites in Albemarle County is not the objective with the existing shopping of these guidelines. center buildings and similar to other commercial ❑ 10 Buildings should relate to their site and the surrounding context of buildings. proposals/approvals. ❑ 1 I The overall design of buildings should have human scale. Scale should be integral to the building and Human scale is maintained site design. with the storefront windows and the material changes. ❑ 12 Architecture proposed within the Entrance Corridor should use forms, shapes, scale, and materials to The new facade, the create a cohesive whole. materials, colors and storefront maintain a cohesive whole across the building. ❑ 13 Any appearance of "blankness" resulting from building design should be relieved using design detail or Blankness is not a vegetation, or both. characteristic of the proposal. ❑ 14 Arcades, colonnades, or other architectural connecting devices should be used to unify groups of The buildings in the center buildings within a development. are united by material, color and architectural forms. ❑ 15 Trademark buildings and related features should be modified to meet the requirements of the The proposed changes are not Guidelines. reminiscent of trademark architecture. ❑ 16 Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should not be highly tinted or highly reflective. Reflectance off Applicant has confirmed that the outside pane of glass should be kept below 7%. Specifications on the proposed window glass and new storefront glass will samples of tinted window glass should be submitted with the application for final review. match existing as closely as Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance possible. (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 lication or nal review. Accesso structures and equipment ❑ 17 Accessory structures and equipment should be integrated into the overall plan of development and New rooftop units and shall, to the extent possible, be compatible with the building designs used on the site. exhaust fans are proposed. They will be placed in the ❑ 18 The following should be located to eliminate visibility from the Entrance Corridor street. If, after appropriate siting, these features will still have a negative visual impact on the Entrance Corridor street, existing mechanical area and screening should be provided to eliminate visibility. a. Loading areas, b. Service areas, c. Refuse areas, d. a note on the plan states that Storage areas, e. Mechanical equipment, f. Above -ground utilities, and g. Chain link fence, barbed they will not be visible from REF # GUIDELINE NOTES wire, razor wire, and similar security fencing devices. the street. ❑ 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 natural topography to No new stormwater facilities avoid the need for screening. When visible from the Entrance Corridor street, these features must be frilly proposed. 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: "Visibility of all The note is on the drawings. mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated." ❑ 36 Landscaping of buildings and other structures: No landscaping changes. No a. Trees or other vegetation should be planted along the front of long buildings as necessary to soften new blank walls in need of the appearance of exterior walls. The spacing, size, and type of such trees or vegetation should be softening. 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. COUNTY -WIDE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Minor amendments to architectural designs DESIGN CRITERIA Structure Design Changes to the architectural design of a building should be consistent with The proposed renovation uses approved the design of the building as it was originally approved by the ARB or materials and colors, and the new architectural consistent with the design of a building that otherwise meets the EC form is compatible with other forms in the Guidelines. For buildings that have not been approved by the ARB and do center. This is expected to maintain an orderly not meet the EC Guidelines, changes should increase the consistency of the and attractive appearance. building with the EC Guidelines.