HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201200148 Review Comments No Submittal Type Selected 2012-12-03COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
December 4, 2012
Scott Collins - Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
RE: ARB- 2012 -148: Northtown Center Phase 2A (Gander Mountain)
Tax Map 45, Parcel 111
Dear Mr. Collins:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on December 3, 2012, held a work session
on ARB201200148: Northtown Center /Gander Mountain. The ARB had the following comments:
1. Revise the design to reflect the historic architecture of Albemarle County.
2. Revise the design, using forms, features, materials and scale that are compatible with the historic
buildings of the area. Eliminate the cosmetic appearance of the architectural treatments.
3. Revise the design to show some relationship to the Stellar One bank building.
4. Revise the design to incorporate human scale into the building.
5. Establish a more cohesive architectural design; consider increasing the depth of the window bays,
adding arcades or colonnades, stepping back the parapet, and starting with a less regular building
form that incorporates significant recesses /projections.
6. Further reduce blankness. Further limit the expanse of walls without relief.
7. Consider an alternate, less noticeable treatment for the back of the entrance gable or consider an
alternate gable design.
8. Clarify the type of windows proposed for the EC elevation. If they are not true windows that provide
visibility into the building, provide additional information to clarify their appearance and details on how
they will be constructed.
9. Revise the elevation drawings to show the location and height of rooftop equipment. Ensure that all
equipment will not be visible.
10. Extend the architectural detailing on the south elevation at least to the point where the building steps
back for the loading area. Provide site section addressing visibility of the southwest corner.
11. Include the following note on the architectural elevations: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from
the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
12. If landscaping is shown on the elevations, be sure the landscape plan shows the same plants.
Coordinate plant locations with architectural elements.
13. Combined with other architectural measures, consider adding trees along the west end of the front
(north) elevation to help relieve blankness.
14. Increase and extend the landscaping at the western end of the southern property line. Provide a mix of
evergreen and deciduous trees. Extend the planting to the location of the proposed tree line.
15. 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."
16. Limit the number of proposed plants for any one species to 25% of the total proposed for that plant
type (tree or shrub).
17. Identify the color /finish of the Redi -Rock retaining wall.
18. Provide complete information on building and site lighting for review. Minimize the illumination of the
building for purposes other than safety /security.
19. Update the lighting notes on the cover sheet to read as follows: Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a
lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire 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
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.ora /ARB.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above, and those from previous reviews, 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 M. Maliszewski
Principal Planner
Planning Division
Cc First Gold Leaf Land Trust; M Clifton Mcclure Etal Trustees
P O Box 1333
Charlottesville, VA. 22902