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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
September 19, 2014
Justin Shimp, P.E.
Shimp Engineering
201 E. Main St., Ste. M
Charlottesville, VA 22901
RE: ARB201400094 Riverside Village
Dear Mr. Shimp:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on
Monday, September 15, 2014. The Board unanimously approved the request, pending staff
administrative approval of the conditions listed in the 9/2/2014 staff report, amended as follows,
based on the revised drawings submitted 9/15/2014:
1. Indicate on the drawings that the window glass meets the following requirements: Window glass
meets the following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40 %. Visible
light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30 %.
2. Consider possible locations for a freestanding sign at the entrance to the development as the
landscape plan at the entrance is revised. Coordinate the landscape design on both the south
and north sides of the entrance.
3. Consider developing a design that eliminates the requirement for a handrail along the sidewalk
at the front entrance. If this is not possible, provide in the plan a detail for the safety railing. The
railing shall have an appropriate appearance for the EC.
4. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings.
5. Continue the large shade and ornamental tree planting along the EC frontage south of the site in
all areas where grading and /or tree removal are proposed.
6. Replace all the green ash with an alternate species. Replace the large trees adjacent to the
overhead line at the northeast corner of the property with medium shade trees.
7. Coordinate the quantity of willow oaks and serviceberry trees listed in the plant schedule with the
number drawn on the plan. Do not reduce the number drawn on the plan to achieve
coordination.
8. Revise the planting along the north side of the development to meet the landscape requirements
of the rezoning and to include a mix of screening trees north of Block 2A. Show adequate
planting area in the vicinity of the retaining wall.
9. Revise the landscape plan to be consistent with the other site plan sheets regarding Blocks 1
and 5. If the architectural designs are not available for review at this time, these building
footprints should be removed from the plan.
10. Revise the grading plan to round contours with a ten foot minimum radius where they meet the
adjacent condition, for a natural appearance south of the pipe that crosses Rt. 20.
11. Revise the landscape plan at the northeast corner of the site to provide a coordinated planting
scheme that accounts for the loss of the trees previously shown as to remain. Coordinate the
planting and landscape design of this area with the design of the overall frontage along the EC.
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: Riverside Village Properties Inc
200 Garrett St Ste S
Charlottesville Va 22902