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Memorandum
To: Julie Basic (jbasicpla@gmail.com)
From: Kevin McCollum — Senior Planner
Division: Planning Services
Date: February 23, 2023
Subject: SDP202200066 571 Branchlands Restaurant Renovation — Minor Amendment to SDP199500016
(Applebees)
The Planner for the Planning Services Division of the Albemarle County Department Community Development will
recommend approval of the plan referred to above when the following items have been satisfactorily addressed. (The
following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or
eliminated based on further review.) [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County
Code.]
Review Comments:
1. [32.5.2 (s)] Add the application number, SDP202200066, to the project title on the Title Sheet. Not addressed. It
appears there's a slight typo, application number on the cover sheet says SDP200200066.
2. [General Comment] Please add the Site Review Committee (SRC) signature panel (attached) to the cover sheet. Comment
addressed.
3. [General Comment] Add a date of revision. Comment addressed.
4. [32.7.9.41 Please update the plant schedule to include the name, size, quantity, etc. of all existing and proposed landscaping
features.
a. [32.7.9.81 Please provide the canopy area per plant for each species type, and then state the total canopy per
species type based on the amount of trees/shrubs provided. Canopy calculations can be found here:
btLtps://www.albemarle.ory/Home/ShowDocument?id=1020.
Comments addressed.
5. [32.7.9.81 For commercial uses such as restaurants the minimum required tree canopy is ten percent. Add this to the
landscape calculations. Comments addressed.
6. [32.7.9.9(c)] Add the following note to the landscaping plan: All landscaping and screening shall be maintained in a
healthy condition by the current owner and replaced when necessary. Replacement material shall comply with the
approved landscape plan. Comment addressed.
7. 132.4.3.31 A certificate of appropriateness must be obtained from the ARB prior to approval of this minor site plan
amendment. See Margaret's review comment below. Comment addressed.
Please contact Kevin McCollum at the Department of Community Development at kmccollum@albemarle.org or 296-5832
ext. 3141 for further information.
Additional Reviewer Comments
Albemarle County Engineering Services —Matthew Wentland, mwentland@albemarle.org —No objection (12/8/2022).
Albemarle County Building Inspections — Betty Slough, bslou hg @albemarle.org — Review pending. Inspections approval
will be required prior to plan approval. Any review comments that I receive will be forwarded to you upon receipt.
Albemarle County Fire -Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlaeomarsino@albemarle.org — No objection (12/26/2022).
Virginia Department of Transportation— John Wilson, john.c.wilson@vdot.vir ig nia.gov—No objection (12/29/2022).
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) — Richard Nelson, melson@serviceauthority.org — No objection (1/5/2023).
Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) — Margaret Maliszewski, mmaliszewski@albemarle.org —
Approved (2/22/2023).