HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201700129 Action Letter 2018-02-16COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
February 16, 2018
Justin Shimp
Shimp Engineering
201 E. Main Street, STE 3
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ARB-2017-129: HTC Hotel
Dear Mr. Shimp,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday,
February 12, 2018. The Board, by a vote of 5:0 approved the request, pending staff administrative approval of
the following conditions:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
1. Revise the window glass note. Ensure that the note is "Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not
drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not exceed 30%. "
2. Specify the height above the parapet for any rooftop equipment and show the elevator tower on the
elevations. Show rooftop screening for the mechanical equipment and elevator tower in the building
elevations. If a fence is proposed as the means of screening, include a detail in the drawings.
3. Ensure that the proposed landscaping does not conflict with the mechanical equipment's location at the
southwest corner of the building.
4. Locate loading, service and storage areas on the plans. Show how visibility of these features will be
eliminated. Alternatively, indicate that no such areas are proposed.
5. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the architectural plans.
6. Provide an offsite planting easement to meet the EC landscape requirements. If an easement cannot be
obtained, locate the off -site trees to on -site locations.
7. Add a tree on the north side of the building. Because of the proximity to the building, a smaller tree
type may be accepted.
8. Provide a signed conservation checklist, and provide tree protection fencing on the grading,
landscaping and E&SC plan sheets at the south edge of the property to protect the trees on the Target
lot.
9. Adjust the labels and symbols for the landscaping in the Target parcel so that the leaders for the labels
point to the symbol they are meant to identify.
10. Remove both of the notes that specify that landscape requirements will not be met. They are note #5
and the note on the interior road and parking area tree counts.
11. Add trees in the two parking islands adjacent to the main entrance and in the middle parking lot island
on the far side of the west parking lot behind the light pole to meet the interior tree requirement.
12. Limit the number of proposed plants for any one species to 25% of the total proposed for that plant
type (tree, shrub). Reduce the percentage of sycamores.
13. Revise the proposed landscape schedule so that all trees, including sassafras, have a minimum caliper
of 2 ''/2".
14. Ensure that any loading, service or storage area are screened and integrated into the site with
appropriate landscaping. Alternatively, specify if none are proposed.
15. Adjust the labels and symbols for the landscaping in the Target lot so that the leaders for the labels
point to the symbol they are meant to identify.
16. Note that a separate sign application will be required.
The ARB also recommends the following: Consider adding additional trees (small trees are acceptable) on
the south side of the building to count toward the street tree requirement. Ensure that the tree
placement on the south side of the building coordinates with the building's architecture.
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,
Pa Sate
Senior Planner
Cc: HTC Hotel
8901 Brook Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
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.
TO: DATE:
PROJECT NAME: ARB-2017-129: HTC Hotel
Submittal Type Requiring Revisions () indicates submittal Code
County Project Number
# Copies
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E&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
Preliminary Site Plan (PSP)
Final Site Plan (or amendment) (FSP
Final Plat (FP)
Preliminary Plat (PP)
Easement Plat (EP
Boundary Adjustment Plat (BAP)
Rezoning Plan REZ
Special Use Permit Concept Plan (SP-CP)
Reduced Concept Plan (R-CP)
Proffers(P)
Bond Estimate Request (BER)
Draft Groundwater Management Plan (D-GWMP)
Final Groundwater Management Plan (F-GWMP)
Aquifer Testing Work Plan (ATWP)
Groundwater Assessment Report (GWAR)
Architectural Review Board ARB
ARB201700129
Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
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