HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201200025 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2012-04-02COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
April 6, 2012
TIFF Architects & Planners LLP
C/O Ginna Freyaldenhoven
300 N. Greene St. Ste 285
Greensboro, Nc 27401
RE: ARB- 2012 -25: Fresh Market
Tax Map 61, Parcel 123
Dear Ms. Freyaldenhoven:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 2, 2012, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request to renovate the Circuit City retail space into a Fresh Market store and to add
signs on the west and south elevations. 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 central parapet so that the view from the back is of a finished architectural piece rather
than a wall built to hold a sign. Carry the cornice around and provide an EIFS surface for the back.
2. There was support for Alternate Side Elevation 3. There was continued concern for the remaining
blankness.
3. Generally, EIFS colors should have greater contrast.
4. Provide before /after images of the mechanical equipment view.
5. Provide a view of the building as seen by cars entering the site from Rio Road.
6. Indicate on the plan the locations and sizes of proposed rooftop equipment. Consolidate equipment to
the greatest extent possible. Ensure that equipment is fully screened, without requiring overscaled
screens.
7. Add the following note to the plans: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor
shall be eliminated."
8. Provide the fixture cut sheets on the plan to clarify the lumen output of the proposed wall fixtures.
9. Add the following note to the plan: "Each outdoor Iuminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3,000 or
more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff Iuminaire and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light
away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from
luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed
one half footcandle."
10. Consider adding a planting bed with trees along the side (south) elevation to relieve the blankness of
the wall.
11. Coordinate the drawings regarding the sidewalk on the south elevation.
12. Coordinate all drawings regarding sign size.
13. Revise the side elevation and the position of the sign on that elevation to result in a sign location that
is fully integrated with the architectural design.
14. Add the following 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.
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: Rio Associates Limited Partnership
C/O Dumbarton Properties Inc
P O Box 9462
Richmond Va 23228