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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201300186 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2014-02-03o� .arm LrFiGil�t', COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 February 7, 2014 Michael Myers, P.E. - Dominion Engineering 172 S. Pantops Dr. Charlottesville, Va 22911 RE: ARB- 2013 -186: Cascadia Blocks 4 -7 TMP 06200000002500, 07800000005900, 078000000059A0, 078E0000000 Dear Mr. Myers: The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday, February 3, 2014. The Board, by a vote of 5:0, approved the request, pending staff administrative approval of the following conditions: 1. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site and architectural plans: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated." 2. Revise the landscape schedule to show that at least 27 of the large shade trees along the EC will be planted at 3'/2" caliper. 3. Clearly identify the location and length of the board fence on the plans. Provide a fence detail in the plans. 4. Add the plant labels to the plant schedule. 5. Include the VR shrub in the plant schedule. 6. Revise the plant schedule to show shrubs along the EC at 24" minimum. 7. Consider a greater proportion of evergreen trees in the mix of plants along the EC frontage. 8. Revise the plant schedule to show interior road trees at 2'/2" caliper minimum. 9. Provide landscape plans with plant labels. 10. Add the standard plant note to the 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." 11. Increase the number of shrub species so that no single shrub species exceeds 25% of the total number of shrubs proposed for the site. 12. Round contours with a ten foot minimum radius where they meet the adjacent condition. Please provide: 1. Two full sets of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated ARB revision dates on each drawing. 2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. 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. 3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal" form. This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. When staff's review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Margaret Maliszewski Principal Planner Cc: Cascadia Development LLC 170 South Pantops Dr Charlottesville Va 22911 File COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development REVISED APPLICATION SUBMITTAL This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. County staff has indicated below what they think will be required as a resubmission of revisions. If you need to submit additional information please explain on this form for the benefit of the intake staff. All plans must be collated and folded to fit into legal size files, in order to be accepted for submittal. TO: Margaret Maliszewski DATE: PROJECT NAME: ARB- 2013 -186: Cascadia Blocks 4 -7 Submittal Type Requiring Revisions ( ) indicates submittal Code County Project Number # Copies Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E &S) # Copies Distribute To: Mitigation Plan (MP) 2 Margaret Maliszewski Waiver Request (WR) Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) Road Plan (RP) Private Road Request, with private /public comparison (PRR) Private Road Request Development Area (PRR -DA) Preliminary Site Plan PSP Final Site Plan (or amendment) (FSP) Final Plat FP Preliminary Plat (PP) Easement Plat EP Boundary Adjustment Plat (BAP) Rezoning Plan (REZ Special Use Permit Concept Plan (SP -CP) Reduced Concept Plan (R -CP) Proffers (P) Bond Estimate Request (BER) Draft Groundwater Management Plan (D -GWMP) Final Groundwater Management Plan (F -GWMP) Aquifer Testing Work Plan (ATWP) Groundwater Assessment Report (GWAR) Architectural Review Board (ARB) ARB2013 -186 Other: Please explain (For staff use only) Submittal Code # Copies Distribute To: Submittal Code # Copies Distribute To: ARB 2 Margaret Maliszewski