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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
August 7, 2015
Alan Franklin
418 East Main St
Charlottesville Va 22902
RE: ARB -2015-73: Mechum's Trestle - Final
Dear Mr. Franklin,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday,
August 3, 2015. The Board, by a vote of 3:0 approved the request, pending staff administrative approval of the
following conditions:
1. Shift the roof access ladder to a location on the wall that is further away from the Rt. 240 EC.
Consider locating it in the setback at the north end of the east elevation.
2. Add the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings: "Visible light transmittance
(VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%."
3. Confirm that no mechanical equipment (like kitchen exhaust fans, etc.) will penetrate the walls of
the building.
4. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to both the architectural and site plans: "Visibility of
all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
5. Include all proposed exterior light fixtures, including building -mounted lighting, in the luminaire
schedule. Provide cut sheets on the plan for all proposed exterior light fixtures, including building -
mounted lighting. Revise the photometrics to include illumination from the building -mounted lights.
Coordinate luminaire schedule, cut sheets, and light locations on the plan.
6. Do not over -illuminate the site or building. Maintain light levels below 20 fc, preferably approaching
10 fc if safety and security allow.
7. Eliminate the lamps from the parapet coping on the east side of the building to eliminate spillover
beyond .5 fc at the property line.
8. Indicate the height of the electric line that runs along the Rt. 240 side of the property. Coordinate
the tree species nearest the EC with the height of the line.
9. Provide documentation of VDOT approval for the shrubs located in the Rt. 240 right-of-way.
10. Clarify on the plan the methods that will be employed to ensure the health and longevity of the
trees proposed for the interior of the parking lot and the perimeter of the parking lot.
11. Confirm that the entire retaining wall on the east side of the property is in ruins and will be
removed.
12. Revise the landscape plan to better diversify the shrub species.
13. Confirm that the entire retaining wall on the east side of the property is in ruins and will be
removed.
14. Add a call -out with an arrow identifying the quantity and species of the 7 zelkova proposed along
the EC frontage.
15. Revise the "(6) PA" note to read "(7) PA".
16. Show adequate tree protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and
erosion and sediment control plans.
17. Provide ground level evergreen landscape screening at the northeast corner of the building (kitchen
service entrance).
18. Material selection and detailing of the brise soliel needs to be developed to avoid twisting and splitting.
Please provide:
1. Two full sets of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated ARB revision
dates on each drawing.
2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. 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.
3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal" form. This form must be returned with your revisions to
ensure proper tracking and distribution.
When staff's review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of
Appropriateness may be issued.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
Cc: Mechum's Trestle LLC
99 Bloomfield Rd
Charlottesville Va 22903
File
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
REVISED APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. County staff
has indicated below what they think will be required as a resubmission of revisions. If you need to submit
additional information please explain on this form for the benefit of the intake staff. All plans must be
collated and folded to fit into legal size files, in order to be accepted for submittal.
TO: Margaret Maliszewski DATE:
PROJECT NAME: ARB -2015-73: Mechum's Trestle - Final
Submittal Type Requiring Revisions () indicates submittal Cade County Project Number # Copies
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E&S)
Mitigation Plan (MP)
Waiver Request WR
Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
Road Plan RP
Private Road Request, with private/public comparison (PRR)
Private Road Request — Development Area (PRR-DA
Preliminary Site Plan (PSP)
Final Site Plan or amendment FSP
Final Plat (FP)
Preliminary Plat PP
Easement Plat (EP)
Boundary Adjustment Plat BAP
Rezoning Plan (REZ)
Special Use Permit Concept Plan (SP -CP)
Reduced Concept Plan (R -CP)
Proffers (P)
Bond Estimate Request (BER)
Draft Groundwater Management Plan (D-GWMP)
Final Groundwater Management Plan (F-GWMP)
Aquifer Testing Work Plan (ATWP)
Groundwater Assessment Report (GWAR)
Architectural Review Board (ARB) ARB2015-73
Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
2
Margaret
Maliszewski