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County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
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May 3, 2022
Jonathan Showalter
Timmons Group
608 Preston Avenue, Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Khristopher Taggart - Planner
ktaggart@al be ma rIe.org
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3278
RE: ARB-2022-29: TJACH Premier Circle Initial Site Plan (TMP: 061M0-00-00-00600)
Dear Mr. Showalter,
At its meeting on Monday, May 2, 2022, 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 Initial
Site Plan approval:
o The ARB recommends approval of the initial site plan based on the revised landscape plan presented
at the May 2 meeting which resolves the easement and landscape conflicts along the frontage.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None.
• Regarding the Final Site Plan:
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. Provide material/color samples for review.
2. Consider revising the windows along the south elevation, west of the courtyard area to match the
scale of the windows present in the overall building design or otherwise relieve the blankness.
3. Consider revising the design of the southern portion of the east elevation to add architectural
details to relieve the blankness.
4. Revise the site plan set to include a phased demolition plan.
5. Revise the site plan set to include the limits of work for each phase of the development.
6. Revise the architectural drawings to note conformity with the updated window glass specifications.
The updated specifications are visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible
light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
7. Confirm that the visibility of roof -mounted mechanical equipment has been considered in the
perspective drawings.
8. Revise the architectural drawings to show the finish (material, color, detailing) of the elevator
tower and show the tower in the perspective drawings.
9. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural plans: "Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
10. Revise the lighting plan to indicate that the plan was calculated using an LLF of 1.0 for all fixtures
and revise the photometrics accordingly.
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11. Revise the plan to indicate the fixture heights will not exceed 20' including the base.
12. Revise the lighting plan to include fixture locations and illumination values for the wall -mounted
lights.
13. 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."
14. Revise the landscape plan to provide additional trees to meet the interior parking area
landscaping requirements (one tree for every 10 spaces evenly distributed).
15. Revise the site plan to show the limits of work for Phase 1 of the development. Show tree
protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and
sediment control plans where needed.
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.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Khris Taggart — Planner
cc: PHA Premier Circle LLC
62 Berkmar Circle
Charlottesville, VA 22901
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