HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202200093 Correspondence 2022-10-18® COLLINS ENGINEERING 200 GARRETT ST, SUITE K CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
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October 17, 2022
Margaret Maliszewski
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Galaxie Farm - ARB Submittal
The Galaxie Farm Site Plan and ARB package is hereby submitted for the Architectural review. The
subject parcels, TMP 91-09 & 91-15, were rezoned to PRD Residential in 2020 for a total of 65 units.
The majority of the property has been planned for single family detached units. Road plans and
Subdivision plats have been approved for the project, and the site is currently under construction with the
installation of the roads, utilities and infrastructure. Construction on some of the single family detached
units are underway. The 13.36 acre parcel is located at the intersection of Galaxie Farm Lane and Route
20, south of the intersection of Route 20 and Mill Creek Drive.
There is an existing stream that currently runs along Route 20 between the development portion of the
project and the entrance corridor. The existing stream buffer is partially wooded and provides some
screening for the development. The trees within the stream buffer area will be preserved with the
development of the project. Below are aerial images of the current development, showing the limits of
construction and the existing buffer area between the development and Route 20.
Figure #1: Site Perspective of the project under construction from Route 20
Figure #2: Additional Site Perspective from Route 20
The proposed 13.36 acre site is proposed to be developed for a (43) Single Family Detached units and
(22) Single Family Attached units for a total of 65 units. The buildings have been oriented on the site to
address the streets and enhance the amenity area within the site. The lots, as designed, screen the parking
from the entrance corridor. Landscaping, grading, and some segmented walls help the proposed lots fit
into the existing topography of the site. The grading of the site and positioning of the buildings allow the
site to step down with the grades of the roadways. The curvature of the proposed entrance road from
Route 20 creates an attractive front door into the development, while working the grades on the site.
The single family attached units, which range between 400 and 750 feet from the Route 20 entrance
corridor, have been designed to match the single family detached houses that are currently being
constructed within the development and to match the existing neighborhoods along Route 20, including
Avinity Estates and Springhill. Similar Architectural styles and materials will help the Single Family
attached units blend in with the single family detached houses in the neighborhood. Rooflines, variations
in the fagade, and balconies help break up the building massing and provide visual interest. In addition,
the street trees, existing stream buffer, and proposed landscaping around the site help the Single family
attached homes blend into the background.
Below in Photos # 1 through #6 are the pictures of the existing conditions of the frontage of the site along
the Entrance corridor, looking North, South and West.
Please contact me if you have any questions or require any further information.
Sincerely,
Scott Collins, PE
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