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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 5, 2014
Justin Shimp, P.E.
201 E. Main St., Ste. M
Charlottesville, Va. 22901
RE: ARB201400094 Riverside Village
Dear Mr. Shimp:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on September 2, 2014, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct 51 dwelling units, including attached, detached
and townhouse units, as part of a larger mixed -use development. The Board offered the following
comments for the benefit of the applicant's next submittal. Please note that the following comments are
those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments may be added or eliminated based on
further review and changes to the plan.
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. Revise the design of the stormwater facility located at the entrance to the site to eliminate the
engineered appearance and to make it an integrated landscape element. Revise the shape of the
biofilter to respond to the surrounding landscape and construction development as indicated in the
sketch presented by the applicant on 9/2/14. Revise the planting design to more thoroughly respond
to guidelines #20 and #40. The design and treatment of the facility shall return for a work session with
the ARB prior to issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Revise the landscape plan to be consistent with the other site plan sheets regarding Blocks 1 and 5. 11
the architectural designs are not available for review at this time, these building footprints should be
removed from the plan.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Revise the design of the end elevation of the unit in Lot 1 to respond to its specific relationship to the
EC. This shall return for a work session with the ARB.
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.
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.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
CC: Riverside Village Properties Inc
200 Garrett St Ste S
Charlottesville Va 22902