HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201300086 Action Letter 2013-06-25COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
August 9, 2013
Herbert F. White III
WW Associates
3040 Avemore Square Place A
Charlottesville, Va. 22911
RE: ARB- 2013 -86: Stonefield Blocks F and G
TM P 061 W00300019B0
Dear Mr. White:
At its meeting on Monday, August 5, 2013 the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board
took the following actions:
Regarding the Intial Site Development Plan
The ARB voted 3:1 to forward the following recommendations to the agent for the Site Review
Committee:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and
(5):
None.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
None.
• Regarding recommended conditions of initial site plan approval:
o A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The
applicant is advised that:
• The standard lighting, landscaping and mechanical equipment notes are
required on the site and architectural plans.
• The quantity of trees required along the EC frontage may be greater than
the guidelines minimum to compensate for the tree size limits imposed by
the existing utility easements.
• Details on screening wall design will be required with the final site plan
submittal. Screening walls should be compatible with the appearance of
building designs determined appropriate for the ECs.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
None.
Regarding the Variation Request
The ARB voted 4:0 to forward the following recommendation:
• A double staggered row of trees along the portion of the pedestrian corridor between the bus
stop and District Avenue would have a more appropriate appearance than the single row of
trees shown in that location.
Regarding the Rezoning
The ARB voted 4:0 to forward the following recommendations:
• There is no objection to the addition of the fueling facility use if the canopy is added to the
layout as illustrated in the Initial Site Plan. The addition of the fueling facility use is not
recommended with the layout illustrated in the Code of Development Modification Exhibit,
which shows no buildings between the fueling facility and the EC.
• The fuel pump canopy shall meet all EC Design Guidelines, including those for height.
Regarding the Conceptual Site and Massing Studies
The Board made the following comments and suggestions for the benefit of the applicant's next
submittal:
ARB review of the architecture of Building F1 (as presented in the Site Distance and
Massing illustrations) shall be limited to the east and south elevations.
ARB review of the architectural elevations of Building F1 (as presented in the Site Distance
and Massing illustrations) shall not include details.
Building heights remain a subject for review.
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application
forms, checklists and schedules are available on -line at www.albemarle.org /ARB.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB
revision dates on each drawing. Please provide a memo including detailed responses indicating how
each comment has been addressed. If changes other than those requested have been made,
identify those changes in the memo also. Highlighting the changes in the drawing with "clouding" or
by other means will facilitate review and approval.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: Albemarle Place EAAP LLC
P O Box 528
Columbia Sc 29202
Chris Haine, Planning and Development Manager
Edens
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 400
Bethesda, MD 20814
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