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Home My WebLink AboutARB201600069 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2016-10-03COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126 August 3, 2016 Mark Kestner Henningsen Kestner Architects, Inc. 1108 E. High Street Charlottesville VA 22902 RE: ARB-2016-69: Nationwide Homes - Building Dear Mr. Kestner, We have received the above -noted application for a county -wide Certificate of Appropriateness. The following revisions are requested to make the proposal consistent with the design criteria that apply to the County -wide Certificate. Note on the plan the specifications for the window glass. Windows should not be highly tinted or highly reflective. Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) should not drop below 40%, and Visible Light Reflectance (VLR) should not exceed 30%. Samples of tinted window glass should be submitted. REV 1: Comment not fully addressed. _Comment applies to all windows and doors with glass. Provide a note on the architectural application packet drawings with the specifications for the window glass and door glass VLT & VLR ratings. Ensure all glass meets the criteria specified above. Overhead door glass specifications are covered in comment #2 below. 2. Note on the plans the materials and colors for the overhead doors. If they contain glass they must meet the criteria mentioned above. REV 1: Comment not fully addressed. Specify in the note provided which glass surfaces the LLUMAR FROST film will be applied to. If they are only applied to the overhead doors specify that. Also, expand the note to specify the VLT and VLR values for the overhead doors. 3. Include in the site plan the items required by the Conservation Plan Checklist including the tree protection fencing, the limits of clearing and grading, and labels that specify which trees are to be preserved. REV 1: Comment addressed. items in the conservation plan checklist have been added to the site plan. 4. All existing trees and shrubs utilized to mect EC requirements must be preserved. REV 1: Comment addressed. It has been specified that no existing landscaping within 40' of building or grading activity are being used to satisfy EC requirements. 5. Trees to be preserved that are within 40 feet of a proposed building or grading activity, as well as any con struction activity such as equipment or material storage, must be protected with tree protection fencing. REV 1: Comment addressed. It has been specified that no existing landscaping within 40' of building or grading activity are being used to satisfy EC requirements. Page 1 of 3 6. Tree protection fencing should be shown on the landscaping, grading and erosion and sediment control sheets. REV 1: Comment addressed. Tree protection fencing has been shown on the landscape and grading sheets. 7. Show on the site plan the private water and sewer lines, the easement for the public waterline that leads to the fire hydrant along Route 250 and the easement for the overhead utility lines. REV 1: Comment addressed. All information available has been provided on site plan. 8. Once the above mentioned easements are shown on the site plan ensure that the proposed landscaping is not within any utility easements. Move the proposed large shade tree that is furthest southeast on Route 250 so that it is not within the overhead utility easement. REV 1: Comment addressed. Proposed landscaping has been moved to avoid known utility conflicts. 9. Separate the calculations for street trees into two different calculations. One calculation for the EC (Route 250) with a minimum of 3 1/2" caliper trees 35' on center and the other calculation for Hunters Way with a minimum of 2 1/2" caliper trees 40' on center. REV 1: Comment addressed. Calculations have been revised. 10. Include in the site plan street trees along Hunters Way that meet the street tree requirement for its whole length of street frontage. If existing trees along Hunter's Way are utilized for the street tree requirements then provide on the site plan the information required in 32.7.9.4.2(c) (Small groups of trees and individual trees). The location, size and species of any tree of 6" caliper or greater, or ornamental trees of any size, must be included in the site plan. REV 1: Comment addressed. Trees to meet the street tree requirement have been added. 11. The note specifying the replacement of existing trees, on sheet C5, does not specify which trees it is referring to. Landscaping along the two roads, around the parking lot, and in front of the buildings have different requirements for the distance between trees and placement. Modify the note so that it is clear which trees it is referring to. REV 1: Comment addressed. Note has been removed. Existing trees are not being utilized to meet street tree requirements. 12, Move the trees in the parking islands further northeast so that they do not conflict with the proposed parking lot light fixtures. REV 1: Comment addressed. Trees have been moved. 13. Since the existing shrubs and trees between the EC and the existing buildings are being utilized to meet the requirement for landscaping of buildings (#36) more information on the plants is required. Include in the site plan a legend that specifies what species the letters shown on the planting areas represent or label the plants and plant beds with full species names. REV 1: Comment addressed. Legend was provided on sheet C2. 14. Medium trees are required every 25' parallel to all interior pedestrian ways. Existing plantings along the walkways can be accepted to meet this requirement. In order to do so the existing plantings must be identified and preserved. REV 1: Comment addressed. Existing plantings along walkways have been sufficiently identified. 15. Utilize more than one species of evergreen shrub for screening of the dumpster, the parking lot and the site. A mix of shrub species blends more naturally into the EC. Also, no more than 25% of the shrubs or trees provided on tine site should be of any one species. REV 1: Comment addressed. Proposed landscaping has been updated to have a greater variety_. 16. If there will be a loading area, service areas, storage areas or above ground utilities show them in the site plan and screen them from the EC. REV 1: Comment addressed. HVAC units and area for vehicles awaiting repair are sufficiently screened. No other loading, storage, service areas or above ground utilities have been shown to exist on the site plan or architectural application packet drawings. Page 2 of 3 17. No mechanical equipment for the proposed building is shown in the site plan or architectural drawings. Show the mechanical equipment in the site plan and architectural drawings. Ensure that all mechanical equipment is screened from the EC. REV 1: Comment addressed. HVAC units have been shown on the architectural application packet drawings. Since they appear to be sufficiently screened by the proposed building adding them to the site plan will not be required for ARB review. 18. Add the standard mechanical note, shown on the site plan, to the architectural plans. The note states, "Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.` REV 1: Comment addressed. The note specified has been added to the architectural application packet drawings. Within 15 days of the date of this letter, please send me a letter (by email is acceptable) indicating whether you will or will not proceed with these revisions. If you choose not to proceed with these revisions, staff will be unable to approve your application. If you choose to proceed with the revisions, please forward me one set of revised drawings together with a memo summarizing the revisions you've made. Your decision to make the revisions will suspend the 60-day review period associated with your original submittal. However, I expect to complete the review of your revised proposal within 2 weeks of your re -submittal. If you have any questions about this action, please contact me as soon as possible. I look forward to receiving your revisions and completing this review with an approval letter. Sincerely, Paty Sat ye Senior Planner cc: ARB File Page 3 of 3