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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
June 23, 2014
Dale Lee Cupp — A.I.A. Architect
1951 -A Evelyn Byrd Ave
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
RE: ARB- 2014 -40: Briarwood Commercial
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Dear Mr. Cupp:
I have reviewed the resubmittal for the above - referenced application and I have the following comments:
1. Increase the height of shrubs for the stormwater facility located south of the gas station and for the outfall
area located north of Briarwood Drive to 24" minimum at planting. Increase the size of the London
Planetree north of Briarwood Drive to 3'/2" caliper minimum at planting.
2. The ARB considered the canopy /glare issue at its June 23, 2014 meeing. Regarding the color for the
underside of the canopy, provide photographs showing the difference between the plain and textured
surfaces, confirming that the textured surface reduces glare. Or, install the canopy underside material
marked ".032 white aluminum embossed" as the exposed face.
3. A lighting note appears on the plan, but it does not include all the required wording. Add the standard
lighting note to the plan: "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."
4. Provide additional information on the plan to show how the upper retaining wall will accommodate the
planting of trees close -by. Indicate if geogrid reinforcement will be used for that wall. If it will be used,
show on the plan how far the geo -grid will extend beyond the wall.
5. Comment #11 from our May 19, 2014 letter stated that interior parking lot trees should be revised to a
large species, 2'/2" caliper at planting. The 2'/2" caliper change has been made; however, the change to a
large species has not. It is recommended that the serviceberry and redbud at the interior of the parking lot
be replaced with a large tree species. It may be expensive and /or difficult to find serviceberry and redbud
at that size.
6. The ARB considered the retaining wall block at its June 23, 2014 meeting. The RediRock Ledgestone will
be appropriate if the landscaping is increased to sufficiently minimize the effect of the monotone white
color. This can be accomplished with plant size, spacing and species.
7. The version of the mitigation area landscape plan included in this submittal reverts to a much earlier layout
that staff commented on in July, 2013. Staff's comments were addressed in the plan that the ARB
reviewed in January 2014. Provide for review a detailed landscaping plan for the mitigation area (with
plant schedule and plants identified) based on the plant layout reviewed by the ARB in January, 2014, not
the earlier version.
Please provide:
1. One set 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, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: Woodbriar Associates, P O Box 5548, Charlottesville VA 22905
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- 2014 -40: BriarwoodCommercial
Submittal Type Requiring Revisions ( ) indicates submittal Cade
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)
ARB2014 -40
Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
2
Margaret Maliszewski