HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500112 Action Letter 2015-12-22COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
December 22, 2015
Justin Shimp
c/o Shimp Engineering
201 E Main St., Suite M
Charlottesville VA 22902
RE: ARB- 2015 -912: Bojangle's Restaurant at Hollymead
Dear Mr. Shimp,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on December 21, 2015, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request. The Board took the following actions.
Regarding the Special Use Permit/Rezoning, the Board by a vote of 3:0, forwarded the following
recommendation to the Planning Commission:
The ARB expresses no objection to the special use permit, subject to the following conditions:
1. Provide additional planting, to the satisfaction of the ARB, to mitigate the impacts of the drive -
thru lane as viewed from the north on the EC. This planting shall be completed with the
Bojangle's development.
2. Provide a treatment for the manhole and headwall that establishes an appropriate
appearance for the EC, to the satisfaction of the ARB.
3. Locate and provide appropriate treatments for all drive -thru related equipment, to the
satisfaction of the ARB.
Regarding the Preliminary Site Plan, the board made the following comments and suggestions for the
benefit of the applicant's next submittal.
1. Add the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings: Window glass in the
Entrance Corridors should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall
not drop below 40 %. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30 %.
2. Show the locations of rooftop and ground - mounted equipment on the plans and architectural
elevations. Show how the equipment will be screened from view.
3. Provide additional trees and shrubs to mitigate the impacts of the drive -thru lane on the north
side of the site as viewed from the EC.
4. Revise the plan to make the plants in the landscape easement legible, and to identify on the
plan and in the schedule all proposed plants north of the parcel.
5. Clarify with a note(s) on the plan that all of the planting proposed on the pond parcel will be
completed with the construction of the Bojangle's development.
6. Label all drive -thru related elements on the plan,
7. Revise the color of the rainguard to a more neutral shade. Bronze would be appropriate.
8. Provide details on the size and finishes of all the drive -thru related equipment.
9. Revise the plan to include a treatment for the manhole and headwall that establishes an
appropriate appearance for the EC. Provide details. Treatment shall not be limited to
landscaping. Coordinate this treatment with the existing and proposed walls and landscaping.
10. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to both the site and architectural drawings.
"Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
11. Provide a complete lighting plan for review. Match new fixtures to existing fixtures in the
shopping center.
12. Revise the rainguard to eliminate views of its light fixture.
13. Increase the proportion of shrubs in the shrub /perennial planting along the EC frontage.
14. Shift the shrub groups to screen the parking spaces and drive -thru lane that front the corridor.
15. Terrace retaining walls 6' in height or taller, or show why the terracing isn't necessary to
establish an appropriate appearance along the EC.
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,
�J
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
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