HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP202100084 Correspondence 2022-01-21BOHLERI
County of Albemarle
401 McIntire Road
North Wing
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
Attn: Khris Taggart
Dear Mr. Taggart,
28 Blackwell Park Lane, Suite 201
Warrenton, VA 20186
o. 540.349.4500
January 21, 2022
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Re: ARB2021-131
Discount Tire —Architectural Review
Board 18' Review Response
1636 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Albemarle County
BE # V211201
Bohler Engineering is pleased to submit on behalf of Halle Properties, LLC the revised ARB
Plan 2nd Submission for the Discount Tire in Albemarle County, Virginia. The following is our
comment response letter addressing comments received from your department dated
December 7, 2021. Each comment is addressed and responded to as follows:
Comment 1: Provide a sample of the corrugated metal siding for review.
Response 1: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 61h, 2021.
Comment 2: Revise the architectural drawing to indicate the proposed block size for the
masonry.
Response 2: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 61h, 2021.
Comment 3: Align the storefront heights on the EC elevation with those on the south side and
add a canopy to the middle bay of the EC elevation.
Response 3: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 61h, 2021.
Comment 4: Revise the plant trellises to extend down the elevation to the to match the form of
the bay doors along the south elevation. Remove the trellis closest to the EC
street.
Response 4: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 61h, 2021.
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Khris Taggart
BOHLER ARB 151 Review Response
January 21, 2022
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Comment 5: Revise the architectural drawings to include the standard window glass note:
Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light
reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
Response 5: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 6th, 2021.
Comment 6: Consider revising the site plan to relocate the electrical switch cabinet to
eliminate visibility from the EC. Alternatively add a wing wall and paint the
cabinet to match the building. Add a note to the site plan to identify the cabinet.
Response 6: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 6th, 2021.
Comment 7: Revise the elevation drawings to show the roof -mounted mechanical equipment
to confirm that it will be screened from view of the EC.
Response 7: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 6th, 2021.
Comment 8: Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawing:
"Visibility of all mechanical equipment the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
Response 8: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 6th, 2021.
Comment 9: Revise the lighting plan to indicate the fixture color for the pole -mounted lighting.
Response 9: Please see provided responses from Architectural Resource Team, titled
Architectural Response to ARB Review on December 6th, 2021.
Comment 10: Consider revising the plan to provide additional planting area along the Rt. 29
frontage to accommodate required frontage trees free of utilities. Note that this
will likely require the elimination of some parking spaces in the 8-spaceparking
row adjacent to the Rt. 29 frontage. Alternatively, locate larger trees further into
the planting area towards the building and one in the parking area, eliminating
one parking space.
Response 10: The planting plan has been revised to remove the five previously shown
medium canopy trees with three large canopy trees with their 20 year
mature tree canopy outside of the limits of the existing overhead wires.
Comment 11: Revise the site plan set to consistently show the existing water line as being
removed.
Response 11: Existing waterline that will be demolished has been taken off of Sheets C-
401, 701, and 702 so that it is shown consistently throughout the site plan.
Comment 12: Revise the deciduous landscaping along the northern perimeter of the site to
evergreens.
Response 12: The planting plan has been revised to replace previously shown
deciduous trees with evergreen trees.
Comment 13: Revise the site plan set to show the planting beds and plants proposed for the
trellises.
Response 13: The planting plan has been revised to show trellis plantings.
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Khris Taggart
BOHLERI ARB 'Is' Review Response
January 21, 2022
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Comment 14: Revise the plan to indicate the color of the retaining wall sample that has been
submitted.
Response 14: Retaining wall labels revised on Sheet C-301 to now include the color
being Palomino.
Comment 15: Please note separate sign applications are required for all proposed signs. The
following comments provided with the initial review still apply:
a. Revise the wall signs to use either face illumination or halo illumination.
b. Revise the sign proposed on the south elevation so that it has a more
coordinated appearance. This can be done by reducing the size of the sign
and/or changing the layout to a single line of text.
c. The background of any cabinet signs proposed will be required to have an
opaque background if internally illuminated.
d. Include the size of the existing freestanding sign on the sign drawings. If the
sign is taller than 12' and larger than 32 square feet, the proposal must include a
25% reduction in height and area until the height reaches 12' and area reaches
32 sf.
Response 15: Updated sign package to be submitted under separate cover.
Should you have any questions regarding this project or require additional information, please
do not hesitate to contact me at (540) 349-4500.
Sincerely,
Bohler Engineering
Ryan Yauger, P.E.
KR/tk
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