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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
October 29, 2014
Mark Keller
Terra Concepts, PC
2046 Rock Quarry Road
Louisa VA 23093
RE: ARB- 2014 -124: Virginia Asphalt
Dear Mr. Keller:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on October 20, 2014, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request. The Board took the following actions.
Regarding the Special Use Permit, the Board by a vote of 4:0, forwarded the following recommendation to
the Planning Commission:
The ARB has no objection to the request for the Special Use Permit with the following conditions:
1. Equipment shall be stored only in areas indicated for storage on the site plan entitled: Virginia
Asphalt Services Landscape /Screening plan, dated 8 -18 -2014, except that all storage areas shall
be held at least 3' back from the EC face of the building in the current site plan configuration.
2. The site shall be landscaped in general accord with the plan entitled Virginia Asphalt Services
Landscape /Screening plan, dated 8 -18 -2014, except that evergreen screening tree height shall be
8' -10' at planting.
3. Maximum height of equipment and small items to be stored shall not exceed 12'.
4. No new chain link, barbed wire, razor wire or other similar fencing or attachments shall be added
to this site.
Regarding the Preliminary Site Plan, the Board made the following comments and suggestions for the
benefit of the applicant's next submittal.
1. Provide to -scale elevation drawings for review. Identify proposed materials /colors on the drawings.
Provide material /color samples for review.
2. Any appearance of blankness resulting from building design should be relieved using design detail
or vegetation, or both.
3. Confirm that proposed window glass meets the EC specs, and include the specs on the
architectural drawings: Window glass in the Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria:
Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40 %. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not
exceed 30 %.
4. Provide a complete plant schedule on the plan. Indicate evergreen screening tree height at 8' -10'
at planting. Choose fast growing species for the evergreen screening trees.
5. Indicate on the plan the 12' maximum height of equipment and small items to be stored.
6. Maintain all storage areas at least 3' behind the EC face of the building in the current site plan
configuration.
7. Identify on the plan the size and extent of proposed HVAC equipment.
8. If site and /or exterior building lights are proposed, submit a complete lighting plan for review. If no
site or exterior building lights are proposed, indicate this on the plan.
9. Add the plant health note to the landscape 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."
10. The applicant will investigate an alternative site plan arrangement that shifts the building to the
southwest. Equipment storage would be located at the southeast corner of the paved area.
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: Virginia Asphalt Services Inc
439 Burchs Creek Rd
Crozet VA 22932
Alan Franklin
427 Cranberry Lane
Crozet, VA 22932