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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
November 5, 2010
County of Albemarle, Facilities Management
c/o Ron Lilly
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB- 2010 -98: Crozet Library
(Tax Map 56A2, Section 1, Parcel 18)
Dear Mr. Lilly:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on November 1, 2010, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to a parking lot with landscaping and lighting as Phase 1 of the
library construction. 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. Provide a complete lighting plan with lighting schedule as part of the site plan set. Include all exterior
lighting, both site lights and wall lights, on the plan. Include the cut sheets as part of the site plan set.
Reduce the height of parking lot pole lights to 15' maximum, including any bases. Indicate the
color /finish of the fixtures and poles on the lighting plan. Indicate in the schedule the type of lamps
proposed; high pressure sodium lamps are not recommended.
2. Revise the grading on the north and west sides of the site to achieve a more gradual, less abrupt,
slope with a more natural, less engineered, appearance. Add plant material (trees, shrubs or both)
between the bio- filter and Crozet Avenue.
3. Revise the plans (grading, landscaping, Phase 1 erosion control) to show tree protection fencing for
the trees to remain on the south side of the property. Include a tree conservation checklist on the
plan. Include a tree protection fence detail on the plan.
4. Add trees on the south side of the parking lot, 2'/2" caliper minimum, 40' on center. Move the pipe to
allow for the trees on this side.
5. Move the trees shown on the north side of the parking lot closer to the parking lot and align them with
the lot.
6. Shift the trees that are shown on the east side of the parking lot so that they are located on the library
site, within the property boundary.
7. Increase the size of the abelia (and the holly) to 24" minimum at planting.
8. Revise the landscape plan to ensure that all plants are identified by species on the plan.
9. This review only covers Phase 1, but note that perimeter parking lot trees will still be required in
Phase 2.
10. Provide site sections from 1) the intersection of Crozet Avenue and Main Street, through the
northwest corner of the parcel across the proposed parking lot, and 2) from Crozet Avenue east -west
across the front yard, biofilter, and parking lot.
11. Provide 3 -D /photographic representations of the developed site from locations both north and south
on Crozet Avenue to illustrate the project's visibility from 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 /planning.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB revision dates on
each drawing and an ARB approval signature panel. 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
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