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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP200900067 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2010-05-12�'IRGII�ZP COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 MEMORANDUM TO: Summer Frederick FROM: Margaret Maliszewski RE: SDP -09 -67 and ARB- 09 -89: Crozet Library DATE: May 12, 2010 The ARB last reviewed the Crozet Library project on November 2, 2009. At that meeting, a list of comments was provided. That list is provided below. Since the November 2009 meeting, the applicant has decided to phase the library project. Final site plan approval for phase 1 requires ARB approval of phase 1. Many of the comments in the following list apply to the phase 1 project. (I have highlighted them.) Consequently, those items must be addressed in a submittal to the ARB. 1. Provide a plant schedule in the site plan (include scientific and common names, planting sizes, quantities, etc.). Consult the EC Guidelines for minimum sizes and spacing. 2. Provide perimeter parking lot trees, 40' on center, 2' /2" caliper minimum. 3. Provide a demolition plan; ensure that trees to be removed are coordinated throughout the site plan. Coordinate the location of proposed trees with the locations of existing trees. 4. Revise grading to avoid the drip lines of all trees to remain. Show trees to remain at actual size. 5. Consider a native plant alternative to the Japanese Pieris. 6. Increase the variety of proposed plants. 7. Include the standard planting note on the plan: 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. 8. Provide a complete lighting plan as part of the site plan. Include all exterior lighting, both site lights and wall lights. Reduce the height of parking lot pole lights to 20' maximum. 9. Revise the plans to include a dumpster screen detail. Ensure that the detail identifies the material of the screen. Ensure that the material is coordinated with the building material. 10. If a generator is proposed, coordinate its location throughout the site plan drawings. Provide screening for the generator and transformer. 11. If a stormwater facility is proposed, coordinate its location throughout the site plan drawings. Include sufficient information in the site plan to illustrate how the grading and planting of the facility will eliminate its engineered appearance and will incorporate the facility into the site and streetscape. 12. Coordinate existing and proposed trees on the south side of the building, ensuring that trees and /or shrubs are provided to soften the appearance of the blank wall areas. 13. If a retaining wall is proposed, coordinate its location throughout the site plan. Indicate maximum wall height and top of wall /bottom of wall elevations. Indicate proposed materials and provide a sample. For walls 6' high or taller, provide a coordinated planting plan to mitigate the engineered appearance. 14. Consider metal to match the roof material as a more traditional replacement for the polycarbonate panel canopy over the Crozet Avenue entrance. Clearly identify the color and material on the drawings. 15. Indicate if additional wall signs will be proposed for the building. If so, provide complete information for review (type, location, size, color, material, etc.). 16. Consider diagrammatically, 3D if possible, representations of this building within the context of the proposed zoning district to illustrate how it will relate to the surrounding context. 17. Clarify the relationship between the traditional language of the building and the contemporary language of the building, and how materials relate to that. Organize the scalar relationships of the windows and simplify the relationship between the base and the main floor of the building. 18. Consider re- scaling the building facades to relate to the 3- to 4 -story context of the zoning district. 19. Relate the material selections more specifically to the context of downtown Crozet. * * ** There was also considerable discussion and recommendation from the ARB that a joint meeting of the ARB and the library steering committee should be held.