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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 11, 2016
Mike Stoneking
Stoneking Von Storch Arch.
P. O. Box 1332
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB201600124 Happy Boxes Pantops
Dear Mr. Stoneking,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on November 7, 2015, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct an indoor storage facility 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.
1. Provide street -level views of the full building from both directions on the EC.
2. Revise the loading entrance to coordinate more fully with the main entrance and corner. window.
3. Consider revisions to the locations where the brick color changes to coordinate more fully with the
corner windows.
4. Consider changes to the proportions of the window trim for a more consistent appearance in the
corner windows.
5. Adjust the plan to provide planting area and trees along the east and west elevations to relieve
blankness.
6. Consider an alternate material and/or color the for metal siding on the side elevations.
7. Provide for review a streetscape elevation including the proposed building and nearby buildings to
clarify compatibility of height, scale and volume. Consider the use of alternative materials to help
reduce the scale of the blank walls.
8. Add the standard window glass note to the architectural drawings. Visible light transmittance
(VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. Provide a
sample of the glass for review.
9. Indicate if mechanical equipment is proposed outside of the building. If it is, show locations and
sizes on the plans. Show how the equipment will be screened.
10. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural plans. Visibility of all mechanical
equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
11. Replace the European Hornbeam with a large shade tree species.
12. Intersperse ornamental trees along the corridor.
13. Revise the planting plan to more fully integrate the winterberry holly into the landscape.
14. Provide 2'/2" caliper trees along the travelway, 40' on center, with sufficient planting area clear of
utilities and easements.
15. Add a 2%2" caliper large shade tree north of the three parking spaces on the western property line.
16. Add trees along the east and west walls faced with metal siding, with sufficient planting area clear
of utilities and easements.
17. Add shrubs along the EC and along the western property line to help integrate the development.
18. 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.
19. Consider alternate treatment for the entrance at the northeast corner of the building to integrate it
more fully into the overall design.
20. Revise the plan to identify retaining wall materials and colors.
21. Add landscaping to mitigate the appearance of the drainage channel on the east side of the
property.
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 Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: Happy Boxes Pantops LLC
289 Independence Blvd Ste 300
Virginia Beach VA 23462
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