HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200800028 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2008-08-06COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
MEMORANDUM
TO: Megan Yanigloss
FROM: Brent Nelson
RE: Design Planning comments on: SP 2008-28: BB&T Bank at Blue Ridge
Shopping Center, Drive-thru
DATE: August 5, 2008
I have reviewed the Special Use Permit application for the above referenced proposal (Rendered Building
Elevations BB&T Exterior Elevations, date 6/10/08, Site Plan Sheets Al Amended Site Plan and A2
Landscape Site Plan, date 7/16/08), and I have the following comments:
This proposal was originally scheduled for ARB review on August 4, 2008 and was deferred at the applicant's
request, to allow additional time for revising the site layout. A revised ARB submission has not been received,
so the project is not currently scheduled for ARB review. A complete staff report assessing impacts on the
Entrance Corridor will be available after the resubmittal. ARB comments on the Special Use Permit will be
provided after the ARB meeting.
Staff can provide some preliminary comments at this time.
Issue: Proposed Drive-thru/ATM Machine/Dumpster/Proximity and Orientation to Entrance Corridor
Comments: Buildings in the Entrance Corridor are supposed to be oriented to the EC, giving the impression
that they face the Corridor. The building in the present layout has its back to the Corridor. The Drive-thru and
ATM machine are considered service uses and mechanical equipment, which the Entrance Corridor Guidelines
indicate should not be visible from the Corridor. In the current layout, they face the EC. The forms and colors
of the proposed ATM are uncoordinated with the building architecture. Turning the building 180 degrees
would allow the front building elevation to address (face) the EC. It would also allow the building itself to
more effectively screen views of the drive-thru and ATM. The proposed dumpster enclosure is located too
close to the Corridor and will be highly visible. This is considered a service feature that should be located
farther from the EC in order to mitigate its appearance.
Recommendations: Staff will not recommend approval of the proposal in its current layout, because it does not
conform to established Entrance Corridor Guidelines.