HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800052 Review Comments Architectural Review Board Approval 2018-05-23COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 23, 2018
Ryan Yauger, P.E./Bohler Engineer, Va. LLC
28 Blackwell Park Lane
Warrenton, Va. 20186
RE: ARB-2018-52: Brookhill, Block 4B, Initial Site Plan
Dear Mr. Yauger,
On December 18, 2017, staff informed the ARB of your request to forego a full board review ofthe Initial Site
Development Plan for Block 4B with the understanding that 4B was a mirror image of 4A, a plan that had been
reviewed by the ARB on October 2, 2017, and with the further understanding that both Initial Site Plans (4A
and 413) would be combined in a single Final Site Development Plan submission. In consensus, the ARB had
no concerns for staff review of the Initial Site Plan for Block 4B as long as the conditions related to Block 4A
were also applied to Block 4B.
Staff has reviewed the resubmitted Initial Site Plan for Block 413, dated 5/23/18, and makes the following
recommendations:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c (2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval: None.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal.
3. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the apartment
buildings for review.
4. Consider submitting site sections clarifying the level of visibility of the northern and southern
buildings from the EC.
5. Adjust the 100-foot landscape buffer to show continuous planting throughout the 100-foot depth,
integrated with existing wooded area in a naturalistic manner, as exhibited in the Code of
Development and in accordance with the Forested Buffer Frontage of the Places 29 Master Plan.
Include a variety of shrubs of varying heights to create a continuous understory.
6. Vary the plant species in order to achieve a greater continuity with the natural environment along
the EC.
7. Provide sufficient planting room between the west (side) elevation of the southwestern building
and the eastern edge of the 30-foot planting buffer zone in order to ensure that the entirety of the
30-foot buffer is appropriately landscaped.
8. 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%.
9. Clarify the purpose or proposed use of the blank rectilinear area in the middle of the parking lot.
10. Revise the plans to show all loading and service areas, storage areas, mechanical equipment
(ground- and roof -mounted), above -ground utilities, and any proposed fencing. Show how
visibility of all equipment will be eliminated. Show how the visibility of the trash compactor on
the western edge of the block will be eliminated.
11. Show how the landscaping requirements in the Code of Development and the Entrance Corridor
Design Guidelines will be met in the northwest corner of the block, surrounding the existing
storm -water management facility. Submit materials and illustrate the height of the proposed fence
adjacent to the Stormwater management facility for review.
12. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plans and architectural drawings: Visibility
of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
13. Provide a lighting plan which includes all proposed free-standing and wall -mounted lights and
their photometric output, manufacturers' specifications, and cut sheets with the final site plan.
14. Reduce the on center distances between trees lining the entrance road to 40' o.c.
15. Add additional perimeter parking area trees so that the average planting distance is 40' o.c.
16. Coordinate the perimeter parking lot planting (trees and shrubs) with the buffer planting for a
coordinated appearance.
17. Provide sufficient planting area between the west (side) elevation of northwestern building and the
stromwater management facility to mitigate views from the EC.
18. Additional landscaping may be needed to soften the appearance of exterior walls.
19. Provide the standard plant health note on 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.
20. Rectify the plant schedule to reflect the correct quantity of proposed trees in the parking area.
21. Limit the number of PXAB (Bloodgood London Planetrees) to 25% the total of all trees proposed
for the parking area.
22. Illustrate the extent of the greenway and greenspaces in the northern portion of the block on the
site plan.
For your convenience, staff has also included the recommendations made by the ARB in regard to Block
4A:
At its meeting on Monday, October 2, 2017 the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board
unanimously 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) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:.
1. 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 conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Clarify plan to show that no retaining wall is proposed at the historic resource in Block 19 in this
first phase of development
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal. A Certificate of
Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the apartment
buildings for review.
3. Consider submitting site sections clarifying the level of visibility from the EC.
4. Extend the buffer southward at least to align with the limits of disturbance. Adjust the 100-foot
landscape buffer to show continuous planting throughout the 100-foot depth, integrated with
existing wooded area, as exhibited in the Code of Development
5. Vary the plant species in order to achieve a greater continuity with the natural environment along
the EC.
6. Eliminate blankness in the planar elevations by incorporating architectural detailing and relief.
7. 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%.
8. Revise the plans to show all loading and service areas, storage areas, mechanical equipment
(ground- and roof -mounted), above -ground utilities, and any proposed fencing. Show how
visibility of all equipment will be eliminated.
9. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plans and architectural drawings: Visibility
of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
10. Provide a lighting plan which includes all proposed free-standing and wall -mounted lights and
their photometric output, manufacturers' specifications, and cut sheets with the final site plan.
11. Reduce the on center distances between trees lining the entrance road to 40' o.c.
12. Add canopy trees to the 19-30-foot wide medians within the entrance road.
13. Provide ornamental trees and shrubbery on the north side of the entrance road to match what is
proposed on the south side of the entrance road.
14. Increase the interior parking lot tree count to 37 trees.
15. Coordinate the perimeter parking lot planting (trees and shrubs) with the buffer planting for a
coordinated appearance.
16. Increase minimum planting height of proposed shrubs on the north entrance to the parking area
and along the entrance drive to 24 inches.
17. Additional landscaping may be needed to soften the appearance of exterior walls.
18. Revise plant schedule to be comprehensive.
19. Revise the site plans to show adequate tree protection fencing and to show protection of adjacent
cultural resources marked for preservation if the proposed 17-foot tall retaining wall will be
constructed in this phase.
20. Provide an additional site section from Polo Grounds Road looking north/northeast to clarify the
visibility of the apartment buildings.
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 questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
pilIX-1-1,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
hmcmahon@albemarle. org
434-296-5832 x3278
cc: Riverbend Development/Alan Taylor
455 Second Street, NE
# 400
Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Haugh, Charles R & E J Oglesby Jr T
435 Park St
Charlottesville, Va 22901
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
May 4, 2018
Ryan Yauger, P.E./Bohler Engineer, Va. LLC
28 Blackwell Park Lane
Warrenton, Va. 20186
RE: ARB-2018-52: Brookhill, Block 4B, Initial Site Plan
Dear Mr. Yauger,
On December 18, 2017, staff informed the ARB of your request to forego a full board review ofthe Initial Site
Development Plan for Block 4B with the understanding that 4B was a mirror image of4A, a plan that had been
reviewed by the ARB on October 2, 2017, and with the further understanding that both Initial Site Plans (4A
and 413) would be combined in a single Final Site Development Plan submission. In consensus, the ARB had
no concerns for staff review of the Initial Site Plan for Block 4B as long as the conditions related to Block 4A
were also applied to Block 4B.
Staff has reviewed the Initial Site Development Plan for Block 4B and makes the following recommendations:
• Regarding requirements to satisfy the design guidelines as per § 18-30.6.4c (2), (3) and (5) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:
• The following item shall be resolved prior to Initial Plan approval:
1. Adjust the 100-foot landscape buffer to show continuous planting throughout the 100-foot depth,
integrated with existing wooded area in a naturalistic manner, as exhibited in the Code of
Development and in accordance with the Forested Buffer Frontage of the Places 29 Master Plan.
Include shrubs of varying heights to create a continuous understory.
• Regarding recommendations on the plan as it relates to the guidelines: None.
• Regarding conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit: None.
• Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1. A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal.
3. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the apartment
buildings for review.
4. Consider submitting site sections clarifying the level of visibility of the northern and southern
buildings from the EC.
5. Adjust the 100-foot landscape buffer to show continuous planting throughout the 100-foot depth,
integrated with existing wooded area in a naturalistic manner, as exhibited in the Code of
Development and in accordance with the Forested Buffer Frontage of the Places 29 Master Plan.
Include shrubs of varying heights to create a continuous understory.
6. Vary the plant species in order to achieve a greater continuity with the natural environment along
the EC.
7. Provide sufficient planting room between the west (side) elevation of the southwestern building
and the eastern edge of the 30-foot planting buffer zone in order to ensure that the entirety of the
30-foot buffer is appropriately landscaped.
8. 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%.
9. Clarify the purpose or proposed use of the blank rectilinear area in the middle of the parking lot.
10. Revise the plans to show all loading and service areas, storage areas, mechanical equipment
(ground- and roof -mounted), above -ground utilities, and any proposed fencing. Show how
visibility of all equipment will be eliminated. Show how the visibility of the trash compactor on
the western edge of the block will be eliminated.
11. Show how the landscaping requirements in the Code of Development and the Entrance Corridor
Design Guidelines will be met in the northwest corner of the block, surrounding the existing
storm -water management facility. Submit materials and illustrate the height of the proposed fence
adjacent to the Stormwater management facility for review.
12. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plans and architectural drawings: Visibility
of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
13. Provide a lighting plan which includes all proposed free-standing and wall -mounted lights and
their photometric output, manufacturers' specifications, and cut sheets with the final site plan.
14. Reduce the on center distances between trees lining the entrance road to 40' o.c.
15. Revise the landscape plan to provide a minumu of 31 interior parking trees. Add additional
perimeter parking area trees so that the average planting distance is 40' o.c.
16. Coordinate the perimeter parking lot planting (trees and shrubs) with the buffer planting for a
coordinated appearance.
17. Provide sufficient planting area between the west (side) elevation of northwestern building and the
stromwater management facility to mitigate views from the EC.
18. Additional landscaping may be needed to soften the appearance of exterior walls.
19. Provide the standard plant health note on 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.
20. Rectify the plant schedule to reflect the correct quantity of proposed trees in the parking area.
21. Limit the number of PXAB (Bloodgood London Planetrees) to 25% the total of all trees proposed
for the parking area.
22. Illustrate the extent of the greenway and greenspaces in the northern portion of the block on the
site plan.
For your convenience, staff has also included the recommendations made by the ARB in regard to Block
4A:
At its meeting on Monday, October 2, 2017 the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board
unanimously 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) and
recommended conditions of initial plan approval:.
1. 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 conditions to be satisfied prior to issuance of a grading permit:
1. Clarify plan to show that no retaining wall is proposed at the historic resource in Block 19 in this
first phase of development
Regarding the final site plan submittal:
1. Architecture and landscaping will be reviewed with a future submittal. A Certificate of
Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval.
2. Submit material and color samples, dimensioned elevations, and floor plans of the apartment
buildings for review.
3. Consider submitting site sections clarifying the level of visibility from the EC.
4. Extend the buffer southward at least to align with the limits of disturbance. Adjust the 100-foot
landscape buffer to show continuous planting throughout the 100-foot depth, integrated with
existing wooded area, as exhibited in the Code of Development
5. Vary the plant species in order to achieve a greater continuity with the natural environment along
the EC.
6. Eliminate blankness in the planar elevations by incorporating architectural detailing and relief.
7. 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%.
8. Revise the plans to show all loading and service areas, storage areas, mechanical equipment
(ground- and roof -mounted), above -ground utilities, and any proposed fencing. Show how
visibility of all equipment will be eliminated.
9. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the site plans and architectural drawings: Visibility
of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
10. Provide a lighting plan which includes all proposed free-standing and wall -mounted lights and
their photometric output, manufacturers' specifications, and cut sheets with the final site plan.
11. Reduce the on center distances between trees lining the entrance road to 40' o.c.
12. Add canopy trees to the 19-30-foot wide medians within the entrance road.
13. Provide ornamental trees and shrubbery on the north side of the entrance road to match what is
proposed on the south side of the entrance road.
14. Increase the interior parking lot tree count to 37 trees.
15. Coordinate the perimeter parking lot planting (trees and shrubs) with the buffer planting for a
coordinated appearance.
16. Increase minimum planting height of proposed shrubs on the north entrance to the parking area
and along the entrance drive to 24 inches.
17. Additional landscaping may be needed to soften the appearance of exterior walls.
18. Revise plant schedule to be comprehensive.
19. Revise the site plans to show adequate tree protection fencing and to show protection of adjacent
cultural resources marked for preservation if the proposed 17-foot tall retaining wall will be
constructed in this phase.
20. Provide an additional site section from Polo Grounds Road looking north/northeast to clarify the
visibility of the apartment buildings.
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 questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
hmcmahon@albemarle. org
434-296-5832 x3278
cc: Riverbend Development/Alan Taylor
321 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Haugh, Charles R & E J Oglesby Jr T
435 Park St
Charlottesville Va 22901