HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP200800003 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2008-06-06COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
March 7, 2008
Richard Ball/ Architect
5921 -H West Friendly Ave
Greensboro Nc 27410
RE: ARB2008 -00003 Crown BMW Retail Parts & Service Building
Tax Map 78, Parcel 15B
Dear Mr. Ball:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on February 19, 2008, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a 1,500 sf. parts, retail and service building at
the southeast corner of Richmond Rd. and Pantops Park Drive, with associated site improvements. The
Board offered the following comments for the benefit of the applicant's next submittal. Please note that the
following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments may be added
or eliminated based on further review and changes to the plan.
1. Reduce the height of the central bay of the building, and make corresponding changes to the heights
of the end bays, to reduce the top -heavy appearance of the EIFS and to bring the parts and service
building into scale with the dealership building, while maintaining screening of rooftop equipment.
2. Indicate the color /finish for the inside surface of the taller parapet wall that is adjacent to the curved
parapet.
3. Revise the plan to add a planting strip, with planting, along the left elevation.
4. Add the rooftop equipment to the building elevations and sections. Revise the plans to include
locations of all equipment, loading and refuse areas, or indicate in writing that no other such areas are
proposed. Add a note to the site plan and architectural drawings indicating that equipment shall not be
visible from the EC. Elaborate and provide section from Entrance Corridor through the building
showing the parapet as it relates to the site line.
5. Revise the grading plan to make all proposed grading complete and legible. Provide accurate
"existing tree lines to remain ". Provide top of wall and bottom of wall elevations for the westernmost
wall. Correct the wall heights in the vicinity of the southwest corner of parcel 15. Provide material /color
samples for the proposed retaining walls. Indicate these materials /colors on the site plan. Revise the
building elevations to include the retaining walls. Provide sufficient spacing between the two
westernmost walls to accommodate required planting. Revise the perspective drawings to accurately
show the retaining walls.
6. Revise the landscape plan to:
a. Provide accurate "existing tree lines to remain" (particularly in the vicinity of Pantops Park
Drive and south and east of parcel 15B).
b. Coordinate the plan with the Flow landscape plan.
c. Move the electric lines to avoid conflicts with trees. Revise the utility plan and all other sheets
of the site plan as necessary.
d. Add a note to the plant list indicating that the caliper size rules for the Oak and Maple and the
height size rules for the Redbud, Serviceberry and shrubs
e. Clarify the location /existence of the "existing overhead electric line" shown along the
dealership frontage.
f. Identify existing trees to remain as existing trees to remain.
g. Revise the Serviceberry trees along the western side of parcel 15131 to large trees.
h. Delineate all parking spaces on the plan. Ensure that at least one tree is provided at the
interior of the parking area for every ten spaces proposed, evenly distributed throughout the
site.
i. Provide shrubs, minimum 24" high at planting, along the EC frontage and in the planting
islands located between the buildings and the EC.
j. Provide a planting area along the left (east) elevation to mitigate the blank wall area.
k. Show how the filterras will be coordinated with the planting plan.
I. Provide for coordination of the relocated monument sign with the planting plan.
m. Revise the perspective drawing to coordinate with the landscape plan.
n. Coordinate the landscape proposal with existing landscaping on the Flow parcel.
7. Include the revisions to the entrances in the next ARB submittal.
8. Revise the site plan to include the identification of each type of parking space (display, customer,
employee, service, etc.) throughout the site.
9. Provide for review all details on the wall sign illustrated in the elevations, and all other proposed wall
signs (if any). Coordinate the new monument sign location with the planting plan.
10. Relieve the blank appearance of the front elevation with architectural features; relieve the blank
appearance of the side elevation with landscaping.
11. Provide retaining wall materials.
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.ora /olannina.
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: Crown Automotive/ Mike Craddock
3633 -C West Wendover
Greensboro Nc 27407
Baumgardner, Rickey Lee Or Donna
1252 Still Meadow Ave
Charlottesville, Va 22901
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