HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201600126 Action Letter 2016-11-08COUNTY 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
Kurt Keesecker, AIA
1 l 2 4th St NE
Charlottesville VA 22902
RE: ARB201600126 Flow Automotive Audi Showroom
Dear Mr. Keesecker,
The Albemarle County Architectural Xeview Board, at its meeting on November 7, 2015, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct a new automobile showroom 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. Revise the building design — forms, features, materials, details - to reflect the traditional
architecture of the area.
2. Add the standard window glass note to the architectural elevations. Visible light transmittance
(VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
3. Provide additional details to clarify the appearance of the site elements and landscaping in and
around the vehicle display area and the entrances to the showroom. Show how a coordinated
appearance will be achieved and how these features reflect historic architecture of the area.
4. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site and architectural plans. Visibility of all
mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated."
5. Revise the layout of the lighting sheet to make all areas of both parcels completely visible.
6. Revise the lighting plan to make all fc readings legible. Outside of display areas, limit illumination
to 20 fc maximum.
7. Coordinate all sheets of the site plan set regarding proposed lighting, particularly the C fixtures
shown on the landscape plan and the W fixtures in the luminaire schedule.
8. Clarify and coordinate the notes on the drawings and throughout the submittal regarding the
retention of existing landscaping.
9. Add one ornamental tree in the gap along the EC frontage.
10. Revise the landscape plan to eliminate plants that are no longer proposed.
11. Revise the plan to clarify the plants shown on parcel 15. Eliminate overlapping plant symbols.
12. Add one perimeter parking lot tree along the southern parking row.
13. If any of the Carissa holly or American boxwood will be replaced, it is recommended that alternate
species be used to support a healthy landscape. The goal is to limit the number of proposed plants
for any one species to 25% of the total proposed for that plant type.
14. Clarify the appearance and planting proposed for the walls, paving and planters at the front and
east side of the site.
15. Clarify and coordinate the notes on the drawings and throughout the submittal regarding the
retention of existing landscaping.
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
Principal Planner
cc: Linkous, Janice S
2205 Shepherds Ridge Rd
Charlottesville VA 22901
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