HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201100018 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2011-04-04COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
April 8, 2011
Klover Architects
C/O Chad Renoux
10955 Lowell Ave.
Overland Park, Ks 66210
RE: ARB201100018 & ARB201100022 Applebee's Branchland's Renovation and Signs
Tax Map 61 Z, Block 3, Parcel 11 B
Dear Mr. Renoux,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 4, 2011, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request to reface a pole- mounted cabinet sign; to install new wall signs; to install
new window and door awnings with graphics and signs; and to create an entrance "tower" at the northeast
corner of the building with a canopy with signage. 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. Reduce the awning size to one that is traditional and revise the awning position so that it has a more
traditional relationship to the window. Awnings shall not overlap or obscure architectural detail.
2. Revise the tower as designed. Provide a design that is fully coordinated with the original building design in
material, scale, size, proportion, and detailing. Stone coordinated with the existing materials is a
reasonable approach. A hipped roof or a double -gable would be more in keeping with the corner
condition.
3. Maintain the green color for the parapet cap. If a tower is required, provide a green roof for the tower that
matches the green used elsewhere on the building.
4. Add this note to the site and architectural plans: Mechanical equipment shall not be visible from the
Entrance Corridor.
5. Eliminate the downlights over the awnings and the uplights in the entrance canopy. Downlights may be
located on the wall between the awnings.
6. Clarify and coordinate the drawings regarding the use of a raceway for the Applebee's letters. If a
raceway is proposed, indicate on the drawings that its color will match the color of the wall to which it is
attached.
7. The apple graphic as proposed is not appropriate. A smaller graphic may be acceptable.
8. Awnings shall not overlap or obscure architectural detailing.
9. Limit the Applebee's channel letter sign to 8' in length. Coordinate the architectural and the sign drawings.
10. Eliminate the LED lighting in the channel of the tower canopy.
11. Add this note to the sign drawings: The level of illumination provided by the LED lights will not exceed the
illumination produced by a single stroke of 30 milliamp (ma) neon.
12. Submit the $590 building permit review fee.
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,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
Cc: 571 Branchlands Charlottesville Llc C/O Scott A Wilson
P O Box 501
Fulton Md 20759
Lynn Coleman, Field Accounts Manager
Burton Signworks, Inc.
609 Junction Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
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