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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5823 Fax (434) 972 -4012
MEMORANDUM
TO: Claudette Grant
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
DATE: March 17, 2010
RE: ZMA- 2008 -03: Albemarle Place
I have reviewed the documents submitted for the above - referenced project and I have the following
comments.
Issue: Proffers, landscaping
Comments: The original proffers for this project required phasing in which the first site plan for the
development would include landscape improvements to serve Blocks A -D. In its previous review of the
Albemarle Place proposal, the ARB focused on the need for a consistent streetscape along Route 29 and
along Hydraulic Road. The original proffer allowed for a consistently designed and planted streetscape.
Proffer 1C states that landscaping will be reviewed by block at final site plan review. This is a positive
revision from the last submittal which proposed building -by- building site plan review and landscaping.
Recommendation: The applicant should be aware that the landscape plan approved with the first block site
plan will likely establish the character of the planting that will be required on the remaining blocks.
Issue: Proposed sign area revisions
Comments: The larger sign sizes proposed with this amendment are already applied all along the Entrance
Corridors. The larger sizes are not expected to create a negative impact in this case, if all EC sign
guidelines can still be met.
Recommendation: The applicant should note that the ARB will require a comprehensive sign review for
the development during their review of the site plan. Also, as with all signs throughout the ECs, the
allowable sign area will be viewed as a maximum allowable that can be achieved only if EC Guidelines
can also be met. Furthermore, if conditions allow for multiple freestanding signs in close proximity within
a single block, coordinated freestanding sign design will likely be required by the ARB.