HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201100027 Legacy Document 2011-05-03COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
April 22, 2011
WW Associates
C/O Herbert F. White III,P.E
3040 Avemore Sq. Plaza
Charlottesville, Va 22911
RE: ARB- 2011 -27: North Pointe Northwest Residential Area
Tax Map 32, Parcel 22K
Dear Mr. White;
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 18, 2011, completed a preliminary
review of the above -noted request to construct 2 -3 story townhouses in 27 blocks of 3 -8 units, with associated
site improvements, including roads, parking lots, landscaping and retaining walls. 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. Revise the rear elevations of blocks 14, 18, 21, and 24 to incorporate forms and features that will make
the townhouses more compatible with Albemarle's historic buildings. Provide material and color samples.
2. Revise the site sections to show building height that matches the architectural elevations.
3. Eliminate chain link from within 500' of the EC. Provide fence details in the site plan set for review.
Ensure that the security fence design(s) is consistent with a design that was previously approved by the
ARB for this purpose. Chain link fence may be acceptable beyond 500' with appropriate screening,
subject to ARB review and approval.
4. Add the following note to the landscape plans: "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."
5. Provide a site section in the location indicated on the plan at the 4/18/2011 meeting to clarify the visibility
of the tallest portion of the retaining wall from the EC.
6. Terrace retaining walls 6' in height and taller over 150' in length. Provide planting along the terraces.
7. Plant the slope on the EC side of Blocks 14, 18, 21 and 24. Provide a mix of trees and shrubs and revise
the grading as necessary to accommodate the planting.
8. Provide an informal planting of mixed tree and shrub species and sizes to compensate for removed
vegetation, and low- growing plants to stabilize slopes in the "proposed landscaping areas" shown on the
plan submitted for ARB review entitled "Proposed Entry Layout with Landscaping North West Passage
Intersection Qa Route 29 North" with revision date of 12- 04 -06.
9. Revise the median plantings to meet VDOT requirements while providing a continuous informal mix of
large, medium, and small deciduous trees ranging from one and one half inches (11/2 ") to two and one half
inches (21/2 ") caliper.
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 /planning.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB revision dates on
each drawing and an ARB approval signature panel. 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: Neighborhood Investments — NP LLC
P O Drawer R
Charlottesville 22903