HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB200900052 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2009-07-22COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
July 24, 2009
Ashley Cooper
c/o Atwood Architects, Inc.
250 W. Main St., Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB200900052 South Plains Presbyterian Church
Dear Ms. Cooper;
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on July 20, 2009, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct an approximately 5200 sq. ft. Fellowship Hall
as Phase I of the church expansion. 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. Coordinate the limit of work areas shown on all the plans. Provide a signed tree conservation checklist
and show on the plan all the applicable tree protection measures, including measures that will ensure the
health of the trees whose drip lines are disturbed by grading /construction.
2. Revise and simplify the north elevation to present a more coordinated, cohesive appearance that is also
sensitive to and compatible with the historic chapel on the site, and include the chapel in the north
elevation drawing.
3. Provide drawings of the east and west elevations.
4. Reconcile and coordinate the perspective drawings and the elevation drawings to accurately show how
the Fellowship Hall will look from the EC. It is the consensus of the board that the manse doesn't have to
be hidden, but if it is visible it must be incorporated into the fabric of the design.
5. Provide a material schedule in the elevations identifying all the proposed materials for the Fellowship Hall,
including color and manufacturer.
6. Include a note on the elevation drawings stating the type of brick bond proposed for the Fellowship Hall.
An all- stretcher brick bond would be appropriate.
7. Identify the type of muntins proposed for the windows on the Fellowship Hall on the elevation drawing.
False muntins should be avoided.
8. Submit a revised landscape plan showing ornamental trees interspersed among the extant large shade
trees along the EC and dispersed in a random fashion, in groups of three or five, around the north end of
the existing parking area and in the northeast corner of the site. Distribute the trees in a pattern that
promotes and protects the rural character of the site. Provide large shade trees, as necessary, to further
integrate the site. Provide a complete plant schedule on the landscape plan including plant species, size,
quantity, etc. Provide all trees at 3' /2" caliper minimum, at planting. Identify on the plan those trees that
may be removed when Phase II is constructed. Show the existing sign on the plans. Show plants to
integrate the sign into the overall landscape.
9. Provide a luminaire schedule and manufacturer's cutsheets for any lighting proposed on the site or the
Fellowship Hall. Identify all the lighting options, including fixtures, lamps, and fixture finish in the luminaire
schedule. Include the cutsheets in the site plan. Submit a photometric plan of the site. All site fixtures shall
be full cut off.
10. Revise the site plan to show the location of any proposed mechanical equipment. Include the following
note on the site and architectural plans: "Mechanical equipment shall not be visible from the EC."
11. Consider developing the design of the fellowship hall and classrooms in such a way that the scale of the
new building is reduced and is more appropriate in scale in relation to the existing chapel. This could be
accomplished through the use of materials, roof form, and landscape.
12. Consider developing the elevations closest to the existing chapel in such a way that the scale of the
openings relates more appropriately to the scale of the existing chapel.
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.ora /Dlannina.
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,
Eryn Brennan
Senior Planner
cc: David K Garth, Pastor
c/o South Plains Church
P.O. Box 277
Keswick, VA 22947
Summer Frederick, Current Development