HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201000087 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2010-10-06COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
October 3, 2010
Scott Collins
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB- 2010 -87: Avinity Preliminary Site Plan
Dear Scott,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on October 4, 2010, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request to construct a residential development consisting of 100 townhouses, a
multi -story 24 unit condominium building, clubhouse and associated site improvements on a 9.24 acre parcel.
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 configuration and size of the building footprints for Units 1 - 10 so they match the
elevations submitted. Revise the proposal by showing three different, but complimentary, paint
colors for Units 1 - 26. Revise the building Type A elevations by labeling for proposed materials
and colors. Provide rear elevations of Units 19 - 26 that correspond with the building footprint.
2. Consider distinguishing the scale of architectural expression on Units 1 -10 and 19 -26 from the
residential units throughout the remainder of the development.
3. Revise the design of the rear elevations of Units 19 - 26 to appear more as if they front on the
entrance road (Avinity Drive). This could be accomplished with the addition of gable roof forms,
variation in the size and placement of windows, and variation in the porch designs. Flipping the
elevations to have the front door facing the entrance road is one acceptable approach.
4. Provide for review the side northwest elevations of Units 39, 69 and 57, labeled for materials and
colors.
5. Revise the clubhouse elevation by labeling for proposed materials and colors. Provide a sample of
the General Shale Virginia Highlands brick proposed for this building. Revise the three bays of the
fagade to be more appropriately scaled to each other.
6. Provide sketch elevations of the 24 unit condominium building with material /color selections
showing general building /roof forms.
7. Include a note on the site and architectural plans that mechanical equipment shall not be visible
from the Entrance Corridor.
8. Revise all applicable drawings to show the location and method of concealment for all mechanical
equipment proposed for Units 1 - 10, 19 - 26 and the clubhouse.
9. Revise all applicable drawings to accurately show the fence location. Provide a detail of the
proposed privacy fence including materials proposed, method of construction and proposed
colors; wood materials with dark earth tone colors of brown and grey would be acceptable.
10. Shift the location of the 342' length of fence proposed between Phase 2 and Cale Elementary a
minimum of 6' inside the property line to allow for plantings between the fence and the boundary.
Revise the landscape plan to show plantings in intermittent masses on the north side of the fence
next to Cale Elementary, south side of the fence adjacent to Unit 1.
11. Revise the Planting Schedule to show a 3'/2' caliper for the proposed Red Maple EC frontage
trees. Provide evidence that these trees would be permitted, undisturbed, within the overhead
utility easement or provide an alternate species and /or location that would meet the requirements
of an EC frontage tree. Revise the landscape proposal by showing flowering ornamental trees
interspersed amongst the Red Maple frontage trees and shrubs, 24" tall at planting, integrating
Units 1 - 10 with the overall landscape plan, mitigating the appearance of their length as viewed
from the Corridor. Revise Sheet 5 Landscaping Plan by removing the hard surface area
mistakenly shown in the front yards of Units 1 - 5 and include the following note: 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.
12. Revise Sheet 5 Landscaping Plan by reducing the spacing of proposed trees along interior roads
( Avinity Loop and Avinity Court) so as not to exceed 40'.
13. Revise Sheet 4 Grading & Drainage Plan so that all proposed cut and fill slopes along the north
and south side parcel boundaries are rounded to a minimum 10' radius to meet the adjacent site.
14. Revise Sheet 4 Grading & Drainage Plan to show the location of proposed (revised) tree lines
along the northern (side) parcel boundary; include the location and method of tree protection
proposed.
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 W. Nelson
Landscape Planner
cc: ARB- 2010 -87
Avon Properties LLC, PO Box 1467, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Gerald Gatobu, Current Development