HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800053 Action Letter 2018-05-29
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 24, 2018
Ryan Yauger, P.E./Bohler Engineer, Va. LLC
28 Blackwell Park Lane
Warrenton, Va. 20186
RE: ARB-2018-53: Brookhill, Block 3, Initial Site Plan
Dear Mr. Yauger,
On May 7, 2018, the ARB determined that, given the distance from the EC street, the review of the Brookhill
Block 3 Ice Rink Initial Site Plan may be completed by staff, with ARB input at staff’s discretion.
Staff has reviewed the Initial Site Development Plan for Block 3 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. Complete comments
on architecture and landscaping will be provided with that review. Provide all of the items on the
Final Site Development Plan Checklist for future review.
2. Better integrate the refuse area (dumpster) in the northwest corner of the parking area with the site
with landscaping.
3. Add the standard mechanical equipment note to the General Site Plan Notes on C-101 of the site
plan set as well as to the architectural drawings: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the
Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
4. Provide manufacturers’ specifications and cut sheets for the proposed light fixtures with the final
site plan. Note that the tilt of all full cutoff models must be 0. In addition, provide the total lumens
(not lum. watts) for each fixture in the luminaire schedule and ensure that the photometric values
are calculated using an LLF equal to 1.0 (not 0.98, which is currently listed in the luminaire
schedule).
5. Reduce the footcandle values in excess of 0.5 fc on the southern and eastern property lines.
6. Provide the colors of the proposed freestanding and wall-mounted light fixtures on the lighting
plan.
7. Provide the standard lighting note on the lighting plan (C-704): Each outdoor luminaire equipped
with a lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be
arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from
adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in
residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half footcandle.
8. Reduce the on center distances between trees lining the Road 1B to 40’ o.c.
9. Provide trees along the sidewalk on the west elevation of the building to shade the adjacent sidewalk
and parking area.
10. Add perimeter parking area trees that have an average planting distance of 40’ o.c. Provide trees
and shrubs on the west side of the parking area in order to mitigate views of parked cars from the
EC.
11. Disperse the 10 interior parking area trees throughout the entire parking area rather than
concentrating them all on the east side of the parking lot.
12. Additional landscaping may be needed to soften the appearance of exterior walls.
13. Correct the quantities of each proposed plant species listed in the plant schedule on the landscape
plan (C-702). Reduce the number of each proposed plant for any one species to 25% of the total
proposed for that plant type (i.e., tree or shrub).
14. Extend the sidewalk on the west elevation of the building to Road 1B in order to connect it with
the sidewalk proposed on the north side of Road 1B.
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,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
434-296-5832 x3278
cc: Riverbend Development/Alan Taylor
445 Second Street, NE
#400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Haugh, Charles R & E J Oglesby Jr T
435 Park St
Charlottesville, VA 22901