HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201300092 Action Letter 2013-07-08COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
August 23, 2013
Tim Miller
1413 Sachem Place, Ste 1
Charlottesville, Va 22901
RE: ARB- 2013 -92: Cole's Import Specialists
TM P: 045000000100B0
Dear Mr. Miller:
At its meeting on Monday, August 19, 2013, the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board
reviewed the above -noted application and took the following actions:
Regarding the Preliminary Review of the site and architectural design
The ARB offered the following comments on the preliminary proposal:
1. Revise the window size and placement to achieve proportions that are more compatible with
the overall building and to relieve blankness.
2. Revise the storefront to achieve proportions that are more compatible with the overall
building and to relieve blankness.
3. Provide the left side elevation for review. Clarify the window and door placement on the left
elevation.
4. Coordinate the materials schedule on the building elevation sheets with the submitted
material samples.
5. Include the standard equipment visibility, landscaping and lighting notes on the plans.
6. All wall and site lights shall be full cutoff fixtures. Provide a complete lighting plan for review.
7. Provide a complete plant schedule on the landscape plan for review.
8. Add a third large shade tree to the EC frontage planting.
9. Intersperse flowering ornamental trees along the EC frontage.
10. Confirm that trees and shrubs can be planted along the existing water line as currently
shown. If the water line precludes the ability to plant, increase the planting area to
accommodate the required trees.
11. Confirm that all utilities and easements are clearly identified on the plans.
12. Provide large trees, 2%2" caliper at planting, 40' on center, along the travelway on the east
side of the parcel.
13. Provide large trees, 2%2" caliper at planting, 40' on center, along the perimeters of the
parking lots.
14. Provide shrubs along the west side of the front parking lot.
15. Provide all plants without conflicting with utilities or easements.
16. Provide trees, in sufficiently large planting beds, along the building elevations to mitigate the
blank wall areas.
17. Indicate on the plan the proposed materials and colors for the retaining wall, and include
details for the handrail, with proposed colors and materials.
18. Show tree protection fencing on the plan.
Regarding the Intial Site Plan
By a vote of 4:0 the ARB forwarded the following recommendations to the agent for the Site Review
Committee:
1. Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5):
o As per § 32.4.2.2(b)(3) and 30.6.4(c)(3) and EC Guidelines 35a and 36a, it is not clear
that sufficient planting area is available along the west side of the site to accommodate
shrubs and trees at 2%2" caliper, 40' on center, along the front parking lot or that
sufficient planting area is available to accommodate trees and shrubs to mitigate the
appearance of the east and west building elevations.
2. Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines:
o None.
3. Regarding recommended conditions of initial site plan approval:
a. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
• Provide utility free planting area along the west side of the site to accommodate shrubs
and trees at 2%2" caliper, 40' on center, along the front parking lot or provide evidence
that those trees and shrubs in this area will not conflict with or be compromised by
existing or proposed utilities.
• Provide sufficient planting area for trees and shrubs to mitigate the appearance of the
east and west building elevations.
4. Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
a. Provide a tree conservation plan. Show tree protection fencing along all tree lines to
remain.
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: Green, Clarence William
300 Camellia Drive
Charlottesville Va 22903
Katurah Roell
Piedmont Development Group
2811 Hydraulic Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
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