HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201400037 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2014-04-21COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
April 24, 2014
Roudabush, Gale & Assoc.
914 Monticello Road
Charlottesville, Va 22902
RE: ARB- 2014 -37: Avon Park II
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To whom it may concern:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 21, 2014, took the following actions
on the above noted petition:
Regarding the Initial Site Plan
The ARB, by a vote of 3:0, forwarded the recommendations outlined in the staff report to the Agent for the
Site Review Committee, as follows:
Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines:
o As per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5) and Guideline #20, the biofilter has the appearance of an
engineered structure and it is not fully integrated into the landscape.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
o A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
o Revise the design of the stormwater facility to eliminate the engineered appearance and to
make it an integrated landscape element.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
o Provide a conservation checklist on the plan.
o Show tree protection fencing on the plan.
Regarding the preliminary proposal:
The ARB offers the following comments on the preliminary proposal for the benefit of the applicant's next
ARB submittal:
1. Provide architectural elevations and material samples for the attached units. Coordinate building
materials with those used in existing buildings in the area.
2. Provide for review an architectural plan and elevations for the recreation shelter.
3. Include on the site plan a detail for the tot lot fence, including notes on colors and materials. Note that
chain link is not appropriate in the ECs.
4. Provide details on the plan illustrating the appearance of the maintenance access drive and chained
access point. Show how these features will have an appropriate appearance for the EC.
5. Revise the design of the stormwater facility to eliminate the engineered appearance and to make it an
integrated landscape element.
6. If biofilter plants are proposed, show them on the landscape plan.
7. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plan and the architectural plans. "Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
8. Increase the tree save area.
9. Locate large street trees along Avon Street Extended no more than 35 feet on center. Intersperse
ornamental trees among the large trees at a less regular pattern to achieve a more natural
appearance. See ARB2008 -12 and ZMA2012 -04 for acceptable landscape design.
10. Provide a complete landscape plan for review, including tree species and sizes.
11. Rearrange utilities to allow for continuous street trees along interior streets. Provide a complete
landscape plan for review.
12. Add the standard landscape 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."
13. Add trees in an irregular pattern on the new slopes proposed with regular grades.
14. Revise the grading plan to round contours with a ten foot minimum radius where they meet the
adjacent condition, for a natural appearance.
15. Provide a conservation checklist on the plan. Show tree protection fencing on the plan.
16. Provide complete lighting information for review. Add the standard lighting note to the site plan.
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.
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. Please be certain that your ARB
submittal addresses the above -noted issues.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: Clay Green Consulting, LLC
1830 River Inn Lane
Charlottesville, Va 22901