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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB200900012 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2009-04-09COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 April 9, 2009 Neil Bhatt c/o NBJ Architects 11537 -B Nuckols Road Glen Allen VA 23059 RE: ARB2009 -00012 Holiday Inn Express Tax Map 78, Parcel 9 Dear Mr. Bhatt: The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 6, 2009, completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a 5 -story hotel 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. Revise the building material /color key on Sheet A -501 Building Elevations to indicate the proposed materials and colors for the building cornice, and the trim, gable and columns of the porte - cochere. 2. Revise all applicable drawings to indicate the proposed location of all outside mechanical equipment. Provide details of the method and type of screen proposed. Provide drawings, including site sections, demonstrating the lack of visibility for any rooftop equipment that is proposed. These drawings should demonstrate that it is completely screened from all points along the Corridor, including the highest elevation. Provide site sections and photographs to clarify visibility of rooftop equipment. Begin at the top of the hill at CarMax and move westward along Rt. 250. Ensure that rooftop equipment won't be visible. 3. Revise the applicable drawings by including a detail of the wall proposed in the northwest corner of the site. The detail should reference the manufacturer, product ID, and color of the wall material. Provide a sample of the wall material. 4. Revise all applicable drawings to include a detail illustrating the method of construction, materials, and colors for the dumpster enclosure. The detail should reference the manufacturer, product ID, and color of the enclosure material. A brick enclosure, using the same terrra cotta color brick Baystone proposed for the hotel, would be appropriate. 5. Revise Sheet 4 Grading & Drainage Plan by rounding the proposed off -site grading, shown along the southeast edge of the 30' access easement, to meet the existing condition. A 10' minimum radius is considered appropriate. Provide evidence that the off -site grading is permitted. 6. Revise Sheet 5 Landscape Plan by showing additional street trees, 2' /z" caliper min, 40' on center, in the following locations: l additional tree where 1 tree is currently shown adjacent to the intersection of Town & Country Lane and Olympia Drive, 3 additional trees where 2 are currently shown along the Olympia Drive frontage immediately east of the intersection with Town & Country Lane, and 2 additional trees at the opposite end of that frontage in the northeast corner of the site. 7. Revise Sheet 5 Landscape Plan to include shrubs, 24" tall min., located at the head of the parking spaces facing Town & Country Drive and the vehicular access easement shared with the Guadalajara Restaurant, southwest of the proposal. Revise the drawing to also show landscaping at the head of the 10 parking spaces proposed at the east end of the hotel, facing the Route 250 Corridor, to buffer that view from the EC. 8. Revise the landscape proposal by limiting the number of proposed plants for anyone species to 25% of the total proposed for that plant type (tree, shrub). 9. Revise Sheet 5 Landscape Plan to identify, for type and caliper size, the 5 existing trees currently proposed for relocation on -site. Show the proposed locations of the relocated trees. 10. Revise Sheet 5 Landscape Plan to show the location of all proposed site lighting and existing and proposed utilities with their easements. Include the following note on the drawing: All site plantings of trees and shrubs shall be allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees is prohibited. Shrubs and trees shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health of the plant. 11. Revise the lighting photometric plan to include: • Proposed colors for the exterior light fixtures and poles. A bronze matte finish would be appropriate. • The standard lighting note: Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one -half footcandle. • The location of all proposed wall -mount building light fixtures. Revise Sheet 2 of 2 Lighting Cutsheets to include cutsheets of all such fixtures and revise the luminaire schedule to indicate all options chosen. 12. For all proposed signage, provide a complete sign package addressing all of the criteria outlined in the ARB Sign Review Checklist. Consider a revised sign type for the gable of the porte - cochere with a design and size that is more in keeping with the context of its location. Non - illumination of that sign would be appropriate. 13. Provide Photoshop illustrations showing the proposed building on site to clarify size and height and visibility from the EC. 14. The architectural design could benefit from the following changes: increase the height of the ground story openings, revise the proportions of the porte cocheres (double columns may be necessary), at the porte cochere increase the depth of the entablature to be larger than the width of the columns, revise the top story windows to accentuate the cap of the building, and revise the design of the smallest cornice to remove the overhang and accentuate the difference between the cornices. 15. Eliminate the blankness of the end elevations using architectural detailing and /or an additional brick color. 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: Pantops Hotel LLC P O Box 3535 Williamsburg Va 23185 File