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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500131 Action Letter 2015-12-16COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (43D 296-5832 „_.. .. Fax (434) 972-4126 December 7, 2015 PAULA HUBERT GREENBERGFARROW 21 S. EVERGREEN AVE., STE. 200 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005 RE: ARB -2015-131: Texas Roadhouse Dear Ms. Hubert, The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on December 7, 2015, completed a preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a 7,420 sf restaurant with associated site improvements. 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. I. Providp a perspective view of the sno,th side of the building to riarify the massing and scale of the south elevation and to help determine if the appearance is appropriate for the EC. Add detail on the parapet wall that provides an articulation at the top. 2. Choose an alternate stone veneer that coordinates better with the brick and wood. 3. Provide specs on the proposed window glass. Include the following note on the architectural drawings: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. 4. Provide a roof plan showing equipment locations. Show that equipment will not be visible from higher elevations on Rt. 29. 5. Provide screening plants for the transformer. 6. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the drawings: "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated." 7. Provide as a part of the site plan cut sheets for all proposed fixtures. Show all fixture locations on the lighting plan. Include building -mounted lights in the photometric calculations. 8. Revise the lighting plan using an LLF of 1.0 9. With the exception of fixtures illuminating a U.S. flag, switch all building -mounted lights emitting 3,000 lumens or more to full cutoff fixtures. 10. Identify on the lighting plan the color of the wall packs and the flood lights. 11. Provide the standard lighting note on the plan: "Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half footcandle." 12. Add trees along the EC frontage to meet the 35' on center spacing requirement. Add at least 2 trees to close the 95' gap along the frontage. 13. Increase the planting size of the large shade trees located along the EC to a minimum of 3%" caliper. 14. Add interspersed ornamentals to the EC frontage planting. 15. Provide documentation from easement holders that there is no objection to the proposed planting in the easements. 16. Provide a copy of the email correspondence regarding planting over underground facilities referenced in the note on the landscape plan. 17. Provide additional planting area to accommodate required trees outside of easements, as necessary. 18. Clarify on the plan the meaning of the note regarding trees to be planted off-site. 19. Add trees along the north side of the site, 234" caliper minimum at planting, 40' on center. OR Show on the plans the VDOT easement that limits planting on the north side of the property, provide the VDOT documentation that disallows trees in this easement, and revise planting to meet the maximum allowable by the easement, including shrubs that grow to a taller mature height. 20. Increase the planting height of all shrubs to 24" minimum. 21. Increase the size of the three interior parking lot trees to 234" caliper minimum. 22. Provide trees to align the perimeter of the parking areas, on the north side of the site and the south side of the site, spaced 40' on center, 2%" caliper minimum at planting. Provide shrubs, minimum 24" high at planting, along the south side of the southern parking area. 23. Increase the size of all shrubs to a minimum planting size of 24". 24. Provide planting area and landscaping along the south side of the building. 25. Consider reducing parking by two or three spaces to add interior planting islands. 26. Add the standard plant health note to the 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." 27. Provide details on the plan regarding the retaining wall: top of wall and bottom of wall elevations, material, color, etc. 28. Provide the existing conditions/demolition plans for review. 29. Show the location of the underground stormwater detention facilities on the plan. 30. Reduce the letter height of the channel letters to eliminate the over -scaled appearance of the sign. Reduce the height of the logo to not exceed the height of the letters. Note that a separate sign application will be needed. A full sign review will be completed with that application. Ensure that landscaping is drawn to accurately represent plant quantities. 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 aliszewski Principal Planner CC: Rio Associates Limited Partnership C/O Dumbarton Properties Inc. P 0 Box 9462 Richmond, VA 23228