HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500154 Action Letter 2016-02-09COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone 434 296 -5832 Fax 434 972 -4126
February 10, 2016
Jared Taylor /BJ's Restaurant Inc.
10 S. Grant St
Roseville, CA 95678
RE: ARB -2015 -154: BJ's Restaurant
Dear Mr. Taylor
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on February 1, 2016, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to revise the ARB - approved design of Building G2 in the
Stonefield Town Center to accommodate a BJ's restaurant. The Board offered the following comments forthe
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 exterior material selections and colors to relate more consistently with the existing
context established throughout the Stonefield development.
2. Eliminate the murals from the proposal. Replace the murals with architectural detailing to relieve
blankness.
3. Add the standard window glass note to the 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 %. Specifications on the proposed window glass
should be submitted with the application for final review.
4. Coordinate all site, grading, utility, landscape and lighting drawings with the new restaurant layout
and the service yard.
5. Revise the size and/or location of rooftop mechanical equipment to eliminate visibility from the
Entrance Corridor.
6. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the drawings. Visibilityof all mechanical equipment
from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
7. Eliminate all exterior LED strip lighting from the building cornices.
8. Include all building - mounted lights in the photometric calculations.
9. Clarify on the drawings the illumination intended for the murals. Provide additional information to
clarify the night -time appearance of the murals.
10. Limit wall lights to down lights only.
11. Clarify the location and appearance of the recessed mirror light (reference note #12 on the
elevation sheets).
12. Show on the elevations the locations of the arm mount bowl light fixture.
13. Submit a revised landscape plan that is coordinated with the revised site layout for the restaurant. Do
not reduce the quantities, sizes or character of the previously approved landscaping. Include a plant
schedule in the submittal.
14. Note that a separate application is required for all signage, that signs are subject to the previously
approved Comprehensive Sign Plan for this block, and no review of the illustrated signage has been
completed at this time.
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,
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Margaret Maliszewski
(Acting) Chief of Planning
cc: Albemarle Place EAAP LLC
P O Box 528
Columbia SC 29202