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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
March 20, 2015
Alan Franklin, PE
427 Cranberry Lane
Crozet, VA 22932
RE: ARB- 2014 -148: Virginia Asphalt Services
Dear Mr. Franklin,
At its meeting on Monday, March 16, 2015, the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board took the
following actions:
Regarding the Request for the Special Use Permit:
By a vote of 4:0 the board moved to forward 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, revised 2 -17- 2014(2015).
2. The site shall be landscaped in general accord with the plan entitled Virginia Asphalt Services
Landscape /Screening plan, dated 2 -17 -2014 (2015), except that:
a. Evergreen screening tree height shall be 8' - 10' minimum at planting,
b. The scarlet oaks shall be 3'/2" caliper minimum at planting,
C. The sugar maples along the entrance drive shall be 2'/2" caliper minimum at planting,
d. A staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' minimum tall shall be provided along the south side
of the storage area.
e. A staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' minimum tall shall be provided along the north and
west side of the entrance drive /asphalt paved area.
f. Any screening fence required on site requires ARB approval. Chain link fence and chain
link with vinyl slats shall not be approved.
3. Maximum height of equipment shall not exceed 12'.
4. Equipment shall not be elevated.
5. No new chain link, barbed wire, razor wire or other similar fencing or attachments shall be added
to this site.
Regarding the initial site plan:
By a vote of 4:0, the board moved to forward the following recommendations to the Agent for the Site
Review Committee:
Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5):
1. Increase the height of the Leyland cypress to 8' and 10', depending on location, for increased
screening at planting.
2. Increase the size of the scarlet oaks to 3'/2" caliper minimum at planting.
3. Increase the size of the sugar maples along the entrance drive to 2'/2" caliper minimum at
planting.
4. Provide a staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' tall minimum along the south side of the storage
area.
5. Provide a staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' tall minimum along the north and west side of the
entrance drive /asphalt paved area.
6. Any screening fence required on site requires ARB approval. Chain link fence and chain link with
vinyl slats shall not be approved.
Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
1. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Provide to -scale elevation drawings for review. Identify proposed materials /colors on the drawings.
Provide material /color samples for review. Consider compatibility with the existing context of the
Avon Street corridor in the building design. 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 shall meet these criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT)
shall not drop below 40 %. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30 %."
4. Increase the height of the Leyland cypress to 8' and 10', depending on location, for increased
screening at planting.
5. Add the standard equipment note to the plan: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the
Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
6. 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.
7. Increase the size of the scarlet oaks to 3'/2" caliper minimum at planting.
8. Without reducing the quantity of plants proposed, adjust the power pole or plant locations to
eliminate the conflict between the scarlet oak and the overhead line from the relocated power
pole.
9. Increase the size of the sugar maples along the entrance drive to 2'/2" caliper minimum at
planting.
10. Reverse the position of the rows of Leyland cypress and cherry laurel on the south side of the
building.
11. 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."
12. Provide a staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' tall along the south side of the storage area.
13. Provide a staggered row of evergreens 8 -10' tall along the north and west side of the entrance
drive /asphalt paved area.
14. Any screening fence required on site requires ARB approval. Chain link fence and chain link with
vinyl slats shall not be approved.
Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None
Regarding the Architectural Design:
With the revised material (board and batten siding and standing seam metal roof in a more neutral color) the
ARB indicated that the design was moving in the right direction.
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
Mark Keller, Terra Concepts, PC, 2046 Rock Quarry Road, Louisa VA 23093