HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500120 Action Letter 2015-11-17COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
November 20, 2015
Ashley Davies
321 East Main St Ste 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB -201.5-120: Avinity - Phase 2 Townhomes Amendment
Dear Ms. Davies,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on November 16, 2015,
completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to revise the architectural design of the
townhouses on lots 1 through 9. 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 architectural design (materials, forms, details, etc.) to establish a front for the
Avon Street elevations.
2. Revise the roof terrace level parapet to achieve a more traditional and coordinated
appearance.
3. Revise the design of the terrace level structures to significantly increase coordination with
the main buildings and to appear as a fully integrated element of the residential design.
4. Revise the architectural design of the end units to eliminate blankness by adding windows
and/or architectural detailing.
5. Ensure that the window glass in the townhouses meets the following requirements and
add a note to the architectural drawings indicating such: Visible light transmittance (VLT)
shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
6. Revise the elevation drawings to show that the HVAC units are on the Avinity Lane and
Avinity Place sides of the townhouses, with no visibility from the EC.
7. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural drawings. "Visibility of
all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
8. Revise the landscape plan to include plants to screen the utility connections. This will
require an amendment to the site plan.
9. Note that these recommendations apply to any future re -design of units 19 through 26 and
the north elevation of units 10 and 14 through 18.
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: Avon Properties LLC
P O Box 1467
Charlottesville, VA 22902