HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201700094 Action Letter 2018-02-06 (2)COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
February 6, 2018
Scott Collins
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville Va 22902
RE: ARB-2017-94: Avinity Estates (Phase 2) - Initial Site Development Plan
Dear Mr. Collins,
The ARB reviewed the Avinity Estates Initial Site Plan on January 8, 2018 and conducted a work session on
the proposal on January 16, 2018. Based on the ARB's actions in those meetings, staff recommends no
objection to the Initial Plan. The final site plan submittal shall address all the conditions outlined in the January
8 meeting, and shall include the layout and landscaping exhibited and discussed at the January 16 work session.
The January 8 conditions are as follows:
Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c(2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
1. Prior to initial plan approval revise the plan as follows:
a) Revise the shape of the SWMF pond to be more naturalistic.
b) Relocate the access road to the west side of the SWMF and show it consistently throughout the
site plan set.
c) Show the power line easement on the plans. Show utilities and associated easements on the
landscape plan.
d) Create a denser, more naturalistic vegetative cover along the EC frontage to screen the SWMF
from the EC and integrate it into the surroundings. Provide a quantity of large shade trees
along the EC frontage equivalent to 35' on center, 3.5" caliper at planting. Add small trees
and shrubs layered among the large trees. Increase planting area (open space) to
accommodate this planting free of utilities and easements.
e) Make the width of the landscape buffer consistent throughout the site plan set.
f) Provide landscaping consistent with the application plan, free of utilities and easements.
g) Show the fence and trees that are proposed along Pebble Drive.
h) Revise the site configuration to minimize or screen the retaining walls.
i) Show the existing trees that will remain along the EC frontage.
j) Revise the geometry of the roadways to reduce visibility of pavement from the corridor.
k) Revise the layout of the residential units to more fully meet the guidelines and improve their
relationship to the EC.
2. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
Regarding the final plan submittal:
1. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Submit all architectural elevations for the single-family attached houses and a materials palette for all
proposed buildings for review.
3. 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
manufacturer's specifications for the window glass.
4. Show proposed loading, service, refuse, and storage areas as well as mechanical equipment on the site
plan set. If mechanical equipment is roof -mounted, provide roof plans. Show how the visibility of
equipment will be eliminated from the EC.
5. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plan set and architectural drawings, Visibility
of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
6. Submit a lighting plan with photometric values for all free-standing and wall -mounted lights as well as
a lighting schedule and cut sheets for review.
7. Revise the shape of the SWMF pond to be more naturalistic.
8. Relocate the access road to the west side of the SWMF and show it consistently throughout the site
plan set.
9. Show the power line easement on the plans. Show utilities and associated easements on the landscape
plan.
10. Create a denser, more naturalistic vegetative cover along the EC frontage to screen the SWMF from the
EC and integrate it into the surroundings. Provide a quantity of large shade trees along the EC
frontage equivalent to 35' on center, 3.5" caliper at planting. Add small trees and shrubs layered
among the large trees. Increase planting area (open space) to accommodate this planting free of
utilities and easements.
11. Make the width of the landscape buffer consistent throughout the site plan set.
12. Provide landscaping consistent with the application plan, free of utilities and easements.
13. Revise the spacing of street trees on interior streets within the development to 40' o.c.
14. Rectify the plant schedule to reflect the requirement that all shrubs measure 24" in height at planting.
15. Provide perimeter and interior parking lot trees at the clubhouse parking lot, 2 %" caliper at planting
16. Show on the plan that the tree buffers on the north and east parcel boundary lines are planted within a
10' landscaping easement maintained by the HOA.
17. Provide additional information on the screening to be installed on the Kappa Sigma property.
18. Add the standard plant health 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.
19. Indicate on the plan the proposed material and color for the retaining wall and submit a sample for
review.
Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Revise the shape of the SWMF pond to be more naturalistic.
2. Relocate the access road to the west side of the SWMF and show it consistently throughout the site
plan set.
3. Show the power line easement on the plans. Show utilities and associated easements on the landscape
plan.
4. Create a denser, more naturalistic vegetative cover along the EC frontage to screen the SWMF from the
EC and integrate it into the surroundings. Provide a quantity of large shade trees along the EC
frontage equivalent to 35' on center, 3.5" caliper at planting. Add small trees and shrubs layered
among the large trees. Increase planting area (open space) to accommodate this planting free of
utilities and easements.
5. Make the width of the landscape buffer consistent throughout the site plan set.
6. Provide landscaping consistent with the application plan, free of utilities and easements.
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, and those from previous reviews, 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, -�pdltl�
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
cc: Avinity Estates, LLC
455 2nd St., SE
5d' Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22902
ARB-2017-94 File