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Project #: Name
ARB- 2008 -123: BB &T Bank (Crozet)
Review Type
Work Session
Parcel Identification
Tax Map 56, Parcel 110
Location
On the south side of Route 250 West, west of Blue Ridge Builders Supply,
across from Radford Lane in the Blue Ridge Shopping Center.
Zoned
Highway Commercial (HC), Entrance Corridor (EC)
Owner
Preston Stallings
Applicant
BB &T, Bill Harris
Magisterial District
Whitehall
Proposal
To construct a new 2,400 square foot BB &T branch bank on Outparcel D
in the Blue Ridge Shopping Center.
ARB Meeting Date
October 20, 2008
Staff Contact
Brent Nelson
SITE/PROJECT HISTORY
October 6, 2008: ARB 2008 -123 BB &T Bank Crozet, Preliminary Review of a Site
Development Plan, Advisory Review for a Special Use Permit. Comments were provided to
the applicant for their next submission (see Attachment A). These comments included the
offer of a work session to review revised drawings mitigating the appearance of the drive -thru
lanes and dumpster
The applicant has provided revised sign drawings.
DRAWINGS PROVIDED
Sheet C2: Site Layout for BB &T Crozet, date 10/10/08
Sheet C5: Landscape Plan for BB &T Crozet, date 10/10/08
Sheet 1 of 1: Section View for BB &T Crozet, date 10/10/08
Sheet Al: BB&T Site Plan, 10/11/08
Sheet A2: BB&T Elevations, 10/10/08
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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832
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:
Fax (434) 972 -4126
Attachment A
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
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4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 '/z foot candle at a public right -of -way line or at a property
line adjoining a residential or rural area district.
9. Make all efforts to provide transformer location on the plan.
10. A work session can be scheduled to review revised plans to mitigate appearance of the drive -
thru lanes and dumpster.
11. 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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