HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201600127 Action Letter 2018-03-14COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832
November 11, 2016
Katurah Roell/Piedmont Delvelopment Group
2811 Hydraulic Road
Charlottesville Va 22901
RE: ARB-2016-127: Fifth Street Commercial
Dear Mr. Roell,
Fax (434) 972-4126
At its meeting on Monday, November 7, 2016, the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, by a
vote of 3:0 voted to forward the following recommendations on the above -noted Initial Site Development
Plan to the agent for the Site Review Committee:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c (2), (3) and (5):
• Clearly show all existing and proposed utilities and easements on the landscape plan.
Increase planting area to avoid planting and utility conflicts without reducing the amount
of landscaping proposed.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
Prior to Initial Plan Approval:
• Clearly show all existing and proposed utilities and easements on the landscape plan.
Increase planting area to avoid planting and utility conflicts without reducing the amount
of landscaping proposed.
Prior to Final Site Plan to Final Site Plan Approval:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required. The following items shall be addressed in final plan
submittal:
1. Provide material and color samples for review.
2. Revise the raised parapets to be four-sided with roofs to improve building cohesiveness
and provide depth to these features.
3. Provide specs on the proposed window glass for Building A confirming that visible light
transmittance shall not drop below 40% and visible light reflectance shall not exceed 30%.
4. Provide a dumpster screen detail in the plan with the fence height, sufficient to screen the
dumpster, indicated.
5. Show equipment locations and heights on the elevation drawings. All equipment (rooftop
and ground -mounted) must be positioned to not be visible from the EC. This should not
result in a parapet that looks over -scaled. Provide site sections and/or perspective views to
clarify visibility of rooftop equipment from 164.
6. Provide complete lighting information for review.
7. Clearly show all existing and proposed utilities and easements on the landscape plan.
Increase planting area to avoid planting and utility conflicts without reducing the amount
of landscaping proposed.
8. Provide more variety to the shrub species proposed so that the number of proposed shrubs
for any one species is limited to 25% of the total number of shrubs proposed.
9. Add medium trees along internal pedestrian ways at 25' spacing and 2 '/z caliper.
10. Coordinate the plant schedule and the plan regarding the number of Inkberry Holly shown.
11. Clarify on the plans the wooded area to remain and show tree protection fencing.
12. Submit a comprehensive sign plan and design criteria with the next ARB submittal.
Comprehensive sign criteria will need to be approved before final ARB approval is given
for the building and site.
13. Provide a rear elevation of Building C.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
■ Clarify on the plans the wooded area to remain and show tree protection fencing.
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. Please be certain that your ARB
submittal addresses the above -noted issues.
If you have any quegs ions-ee cerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
RoWald Higgins, AICP
Chief of Zoning
Cc: Scott Collins/Collins-Engineering
200 Garrett St, Ste. K
Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Ftv Investments Lie
943 Glenwood Station Ln Suite 10I
Charlottesville Va 22901
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