HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB200800123 Action Letter 2008-10-08COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
October 9, 2008
Dick Shank
510 East Main Street
Charlottesville, Va 22902
RE: ARB- 2008 -123: BB &T Bank (Crozet)
Tax Map 56, Parcel 110
Dear Mr. Shank:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on October 6, 2008, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request. The Board took the following actions.
Regarding the Special Use Permit /Rezoning, the Board by a vote of 4:0, forwarded the following
recommendation to the Planning Commission:
The ARB cannot support the applicant's request for a Special Use Permit for a drive -thru
window due to the close proximity of this use to the EC and the insufficient planting design for
mitigating its appearance.
Regarding the Preliminary Site Plan, the Board made the following comments and suggestions for the
benefit of the applicant's next submittal.
1. Revise the building /site layout by turning the building clockwise 90 degrees to allow the front elevation to
address (face) the Route 250W EC, also allowing the building itself to more effectively screen views of the
drive -thru and ATM. If the drive -thru is approved in its current location, revise the bank design by providing
a bank roof form of opposing gables near equal in size and height, with a corresponding drive -thru canopy
form that is secondary, and complimentary, in both design and size.
2. Revise Sheet A -1 Landscape Plan to show proposed landscaping, interior to Outparcel D, which
addresses all ARB guidelines. Guidelines to be addressed include the need for:
• 1 tree per 10 parking spaces provided, 2 1/2" caliper minimum at planting, evenly distributed
throughout the parking area.
• Shrubs, 24" minimum at planting, to integrate the site, buildings, and accessory structures.
Revise the drawing to clearly indicate the species of individual shrubs in the vicinity of Outparcel D. Revise
the rendering provided with this submission to accurately show the location of proposed trees and shrubs.
If the drive -thru is approved in its current location, revise Sheet A -1 Landscape Plan by mitigating views of
the drive -thru by establishing a wider planting bed in front of the drive - through.
3. Provide a sample of the glass proposed for all windows and doors along with a cut sheet indicating that its
reflectance value does not exceed 7 %. Revise Sheet A3 to include a note indicating the reflectance value
of the glass. The mirrored plan and revised elevations presented at the meeting indicate only one false
window will be evident from the EC, and that is to the left of the front door, and it may be approved as a
false window depending on quality of detail. Revise the drawings to indicate the method and provide a
sample of the materials.
4. Revise all applicable site and building drawings by relocating the HVAC units and enclosure to the south
elevation, so as to eliminate their visibility from the EC. Revise the north (EC) elevation by showing the
westernmost window extended to the ground to match the others. The resubmitted plans appear to satisfy
this requirement.
5. Revise Sheet A -1 Amended Site Plan and Sheet A2 Landscape Plan by relocating the proposed dumpster
enclosure to an area on the site where its visibility from the EC, if any, would be limited.
6. Provide details of all proposed building signage, and details of the proposed ATM equipment. All signage
shall meet established ARB Sign Guidelines and provide a coordinated appearance with the building
design.
7. Provide a lighting photometric plan showing the location of all proposed site, building and decorative
lighting. Provide a luminaire schedule of all proposed exterior lighting. Indicate in the schedule all lighting
options chosen, and the colors proposed for the fixtures and poles. All proposed lighting exceeding the
3,000 lumens threshold shall be a full cutoff design. Lighting values shall not exceed 1/2 foot candle at a
public right -of -way line or at a property line adjoining a residential or rural area district.
8. Make all efforts to provide transformer location on the plan.
9. A work session can be scheduled to review revised plans to mitigate appearance of the drive -thru lanes
and dumpster.
10. Provide at least one section from the EC through the building.
It is recommended that revised drawings, mitigating the appearance of the drive -thru lanes and dumpster, be
reviewed and approved by Current Development prior to the work session. 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 /planning.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB revision dates on
each drawing and an ARB approval signature panel. 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,
Brent Nelson
Landscape Planner
Planning Division
cc: Bill Harris, BB &T
8006 Discovery Drive
Richmond, Va 23229
Lambert Architecture & Interiors, Sara Wingate
2400 Reynolda Road
Winston - Salem, Nc 27106
Stallings, Preston O
P O Box 6249
Charlottesville, Va 22906
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