HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201700069 Action Letter 2017-08-09COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
August 11, 2017
David Mitchell
Great Eastern Management
2619 Hydraulic Road
Charlottesville, VA 22906
RE: ARB-2017-69: North Pointe Community Sign
Dear Mr. Mitchell,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday,
August 7, 2017. The Board, by a vote of 4:0 approved the request, pending staff administrative approval of the
following conditions:
1. Clarify on the plan the full length of the proposed landscaping. Clearly show the property lines.
2. Revise the plan to clearly show the property lines, utilities, and easements in the project area. Show that
there are no plantlutility conflicts.
3. CIearly delineate on the plan the required 40' landscape buffer. Revise the ornamental grass, ground cover,
and meadow planting to provide a 40' landscape buffer that visually buffers the development from the EC.
4. Provide large shade trees, 3'/2" caliper at planting, with a quantity equivalent to 35' on center.
5. Provide large trees, 2%2" caliper at planting, along both sides of the entrance road, 40' on center.
6. Provide consistent rows of evergreen shrubs at the edge of parking areas, or show parking areas as outside
the current project area, leaving sufficient space for a row of evergreen shrubs along parking area
perimeters.
7. 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.
8. Provide details on the mounting/installation of the letters on the stone pier. Show how these elements will
contribute to an appropriate appearance along the corridor.
9. Provide a side elevation of the sign. Provide a detail drawing of the sign with dimensions.
10. Indicate how weathering of the metal Ietters will be addressed.
11. Coordinate the plan with the elevations regarding sidewalk and tree locations.
12. Illustrate the actual intended sign height on the drawings.
13. Provide complete details on sign and wall illumination for review.
14. Extend the large street trees to buffer the southern third of the southern retail building.
Please note that the ARB also asked that the applicant provide information in support of the request to reduce
the planting size of frontage trees from 3'/2" to 2" caliper.
Please provide:
1. Two full sets of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated ARB revision
dates on each drawing.
2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. 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.
3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal' form. This form must be returned with your revisions to
ensure proper tracking and distribution.
When staffs review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of
Appropriateness may be issued.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
{
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
cc: Jessie Calder
Waterstreet Studio
418 E. Main Street
Charlottesville VA 22902
File
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
REVISED APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. County staff
has indicated below what they think will be required as a resubmission of revisions. If you need to submit
additional information please explain on this form for the benefit of the intake staff. All plans must be
collated and folded to fit into legal size files, in order to be accepted for submittal.
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PROJECT NAME: ARB-2017-69: North Pointe Community Sign
Submittal Type Requiring Revisions O indicates submivad Cade
County Project Number
# Copies
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan &S
Mitigation Plan MP
Waiver Request WR
Stormwater Management Plan SWMP
Road Plan (RP)
Private Road Request, with private/public comparison (PRR
Private Road Request - Development Area (PRR-DA)
Site Plan (PSP)
-Preliminary
Final Site Plan (or amendment) (FSP
Final Plat (FP)
Plat (PP)
-Preliminary
Easement Plat (EP)
BoundM Adjustment Plat (BAP)
Plan REZ
-Rezoning
Use Permit Concept Plan (SP-CP
-Special
Reduced Concept Plan (R-CP
Proffers P)
Bond Estimate Request BER
Draft Groundwater Management Plan (D-GWMP)
Final Groundwater Management Plan (F-GWMP)
Testing Work Plan ATWP
-Aquifer
Groundwater Assessment Report (GWAR)
Architectural Review Board ARB)
ARB201700069
Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal Code
# Copies
I Distribute To:
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
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Margaret Maiiszewski