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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: Claudette Grant
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
RE: ZMA- 2008 -03: Albemarle Place
DATE: May 19, 2010
The primary Entrance Corridor issue in the revised proffers is the timing of landscaping. The current draft
of the proffers states that landscape improvements shall be reviewed at final site plan review for each
block. The block -by -block approach continues to be an improvement over the building -by- building
concept presented earlier, but the applicant is reminded of the following points, which have been discussed
on a number of previous occasions:
1. Landscape plans are required with preliminary ARB site plan submittals.
2. Submittal of a preliminary landscape plan with a preliminary site development plan is
recommended. Early review on the Albemarle Place project revealed conflicts between
landscaping and utilities. The applicant is encouraged to work now to ensure that these conflicts no
longer exist. Waiting for final site plan submittal to deal with the landscape issues could result in
redesign and prolonged review. Lack of utility -free planting area is likely to limit the applicant's
ability to acquire ARB approval.