HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB200800171 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2009-01-22COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
January 23, 2009
Brian P Smith PE
105 W High Street
Charlottesville VA 22902
RE: ARB2008 -00171 Faith Christian Center Intl. /Church
Tax Map 78, Parcel 47
Dear Mr. Smith:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on January 20, 2009, completed a
conceptual review of the site and building design and an advisory review for a special use permit of the above -
noted request to construct a two story multi - purpose building to include a sanctuary, administrative offices,
classrooms, along with playground, parking and associated site work. 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.
Regarding the Advisory Review for the Special Use Permit:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, by a vote of 4:0 accepted the applicant's request for
deferral of the proposed special use permit.
Regarding the Conceptual Review of a Site and Building Design:
The ARB provided the following comments on the conceptual review of a site and building design to be
addressed in the applicant's ARB submittal for preliminary review:
Submit a Preliminary ARB Site Plan application that addresses all of the checklist requirements and that
includes:
1. A revised building design, addressing all Entrance Corridor Guidelines, with a design, including form,
fenestration, materials, and colors that are compatible with historic buildings in the area, sensitive to
nearby structures in the Corridor, with a human scale that is integral to the building and site design.
Submit samples of all proposed building materials and colors with the application.
2. Revised west and south elevations free from any appearance of blankness through the use of design
details, including but not limited to, the use of fenestration.
3. Drawings with a notation that the glass reflectance value shall be limited to 7 %. Include a sample of
the glass with the submission.
4. The location of all proposed mechanical equipment. Include site and building sections that clearly
demonstrate the equipment's lack of visibility, as seen from the Corridor. Include proposed
dimensions of the mechanical equipment on the drawings.
5. Revised site and building drawings reflecting the same building footprint design.
6. A revised site /grading /parking design that reduces the grading impact and tree removal required, with
a grading design that is more reflective of the surrounding topographic conditions. The use of steep,
2:1 slopes should be limited. Include a landscape plan that adequately addresses all Entrance
Corridor guidelines and includes an appropriate planting design for all proposed slopes.
7. A revised stormwater containment design where the use of level spreaders, visible from the Entrance
Corridor, is replaced with a method of stormwater containment that fits naturally into the topography
with no need for screening.
8. A landscape plan that meets or exceeds all Entrance Corridor landscape guidelines, with the existing
and proposed trees lines, the limits of grading and clearing, and the location and method of tree
protection clearly indicated.
9. A lighting photometric plan showing the location of all proposed site, building and decorative lighting.
Provide a luminaire schedule of all proposed exterior lighting on the photometric plan, clearly
indicating all lighting options chosen, including but not limited to heights and colors proposed for all
fixtures and poles. All fixtures emitting 3,000 or more lumens shall be full cutoff style fixtures.
Furthermore, the ARB recommended that the applicant submit the following items for the next ARB review
for the Special Use Permit:
1. A 3D model clarifying the degree of visibility of the site and building development.
2. Material samples, including the copper, block and glass.
3. A landscape plan, as developed as possible.
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
cc: Pastor Wayne Frye
PO BOX 2306
Charlottesville, Va 22902
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18 W Franklin Street
Richmond VA 23220
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1619 Paynes Mill Rd
Troy Va 22974
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