HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201400030 Review Comments Initial Site Plan 2014-04-21COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
April 24, 2014
Scott Collins
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville, Va 22902
RE: ARB- 2014 -30: Acme Stove
Dear Mr. Collins,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 21, 2014, took the following actions
on the above noted petition:
Regarding the Initial Site Plan:
The ARB, by a vote of 3:0, forwarded the recommendations outlined in the staff report to the Agent for the
Site Review Committee, as follows:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18- 30.6.4(2), (3) and (5): As per §
32.4.2.2(b)(3) and 30.6.4(c)(3) and EC Guidelines 6, 20, 44, it is not clear that sufficient planting area
is available along the Seminole Lane frontage to accommodate landscaping sufficient to mitigate the
impacts of the proposed development generally, and the impacts of the stormwater management
facilities in particular.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval: A Certificate of Appropriateness is
required prior to final site plan approval. Provide sufficient utility free planting area along the Seminole
Lane frontage to accommodate landscaping sufficient to mitigate the impacts of the proposed
development generally, and the impacts of the stormwater management facilities in particular.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
o As per § 32.4.2.2(b)(3) and 30.6.4(c)(5), provide a conservation checklist and show tree
protection fencing on the plan.
Regarding the preliminary design:
The ARB offers the following comments on the preliminary site and architectural design for the applicant's next
ARB submittal:
1. Revise the wall material to unpainted brick that is coordinated with nearby buildings. Indicate the trellis
material and color on the drawings. Provide material and color samples for review.
2. Show the tower and trellis on the site plan.
3. Revise the architectural design to coordinate the tower and the entrance. Consider adjusting building
walls and glazing to reflect appropriate scale, detailing and hierarchy.
4. Provide details to clarify the appearance of the trellis and canopies.
5. Provide a street elevation showing the form, size and scale of the proposed building with the adjacent
buildings.
6. Revise the building to include architectural detailing to relieve the blankness of the walls facing the
EC.
7. Provide window glass information on the plan showing that visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not
drop below 40% and visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30 %.
8. Indicate the height of the mechanical equipment proposed to be installed behind the building, and
adjust the planting height of the screening shrubs to match the equipment height.
9. Provide a dumpster detail in the plan.
10. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings. "Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
11. Provide a complete lighting plan for review.
12. Provide interspersed ornamental trees distributed along the frontage of the property.
13. Add another tree to the northern perimeter of the parking lot.
14. Provide a consistent row of shrubs along the northern perimeter of the parking lot.
15. Revise the shrub height to 24" minimum at planting.
16. Revise the plan to provide more utility -free space for planting along the Seminole Lane frontage of the
property.
17. Revise the plan to add trees and shrubs on the EC side of the stormwater facilities.
18. Provide documentation that the work proposed off -site is approved by the property owner.
19. Indicate on the plan the color and size of the block proposed for the retaining wall. Provide a retaining
wall detail.
20. Provide a conservation checklist on the plan. Show tree protection fencing on the plan.
21. Provide complete sign details for review.
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.
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. Please be certain that your ARB
submittal addresses the above -noted issues.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: IWE LLC
905 Resort Dr
Massanutten Va 22840
Mark A. Kestner, AIA, NCARB, Principal
Atwood Henningsen & Kestner, Inc.
1108 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902