HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201100084 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2012-01-09COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
January 9, 2012
SFCS INC.
Drew Kepley
305 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Va 24011
RE: ARB- 2011 -128: Martha Jefferson Apartments at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge
Tax Map 78, Parcel 55A6
Dear Mr. Kepley:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on January 3, 2012, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request to construct a 6 -story addition on the east side of the Monticello Apartment
Building at Westminster Canterbury, to house of independent living apartments, wellness /fitness center, and
parking, with associated site improvements. 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. Consider revising the material for the "roof accents" to match the shingles of the adjacent roofs.
2. Add the following note to the site plan and the architectural drawings: "Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
3. If site or building- mounted lights are proposed, submit a lighting plan and details for review.
4. Provide two trees at 21/2" caliper, along the west side of the 13 -space parking row.
5. Revise the planting at the base of the building to provide 21/2" caliper trees spaced 40' apart along the
travelway located on the east side of the addition.
6. Include the interior parking lot trees, perimeter parking lot trees and interior road trees in the Required
Plant Material Schedule.
7. Add the following note to the landscape 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. Return for a work session to clarify the volume and scale of the building and visibility from the EC.
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 /ARB.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB revision dates on
each drawing. 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: Westminster - Canterbury Of The Blue Ridge
305 Pantops Mountain Road
Charlottesville Va 22911
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