HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201700077 Action Letter 2017-09-07COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax X434) 972-4126
September 7, 2017
Fred Wolf/Wolf Ackerman Design
110-B 2nd St., N.E., Ste. 201
Charlottesville, Va 22902
RE: ARB -2017-77: Riverside Village Block 1/Mixed Use
Dear Mr. Wolf,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on September 5, 2017, completed a
preliminary review of the above -noted request to construct three mixed-use, three-story buildings 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.
I. Submit material and color samples for the final review.
2. Provide all landscaping required by the previously approved site plan. Distinguish on the
landscape plan in the final site plan submittal between the previously approved plants and new
plants proposed with this phase of development. Also clearly identify any previously approved
plants that are proposed to be eliminated from the plan.
3. Consider larger apertures on those elevations visible from the EC. Consider a materials palette that
is compatible with what has been approved previously at Riverside Village.
4. Add the standard window glass note to the drawings: Window glass in the Entrance Corridors
should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%.
Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%.
5. Provide a site plan that shows all dumpster, loading and service areas, storage areas, mechanical
equipment (ground -mounted), above -ground utilities, and any proposed fencing. Provide a roof
plan and elevations that show roof -mounted mechanical equipment locations and sizes. Show how
visibility of all equipment will be eliminated.
6. Provide landscaping at the dumpster to integrate it into the surroundings.
7. Include the mechanical equipment note on the architectural drawings.
8. Provide a lighting plan that includes all proposed freestanding and wall -mounted lights with the
final site plan.
9. Provide a landscape plan in a site plan format. Rectify the omission of plant quantity and symbol
on the plant material schedule and coordinate symbols on the landscape plan for the final site plan
submission.
10. Provide the heights and proposed materials of the walls encircling the plazas.
11. Add street trees in the gaps along the north side of Trailside Drive in the vicinity of the entrance
into the Block 1 parking lot.
12. Add shrubs along the eastern edge of the parking lot where buildings do not block parking spaces
from the EC.
13, Provide at least two (2) benches in all plazas. Design the northernmost plaza as a focal point of the
block.
14. Correct the site plans so that the pedestrian connection is a single material.
15. Provide standard health plant note to the landscape 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.
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.orglAllJ3.
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 contact me.
Sincerely,
Heather McMahon
Senior Planner
Cc: Riverside Village Properties Inc
200 Garrett St Ste S
Charlottesville Va 22902