HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800083 Action Letter 2018-07-17COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832
July 17, 2018
Ryan Yauger
Bohler Engineering
28 Blackwell Park Lane, Suite 201
Warrenton, VA 20186
RE: ARB-2018-83 Brookhill Blocks 4A and 4B Final
Dear Mr. Yauger,
Fax (434) 972-4126
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on July 16, 2018, completed a review of
the above -noted request. The Board offered the following comments for the benefit of the applicant's next
submittal. Please note that the following comments are those that have been identified at this time.
Additional comments may be added or eliminated based on further review and changes to the plan.
1. Submit material and color samples for review.
2. Revise the elevation sheets to include a key that illustrates to which building wall on the overall site
plan the elevation corresponds.
3. Provide floor plans of each building, by floor, not the individual units.
4. Provide color renderings of Buildings A and B as seen from the entrance of Archer Avenue at Rt. 29
5. Add plantings as described for 30' within the VDOT right-of-way to screen the stormwater
management facility, contingent on VDOT approval.
6. Clarify the metal eyebrow feature and provide a materials and color sample.
7. Include the location of the proposed mail kiosk and any other proposed accessory structure on the site
plans (C-301 and C-302).
8. Provide additional evergreen landscaping in the vicinity of the trash compactor on block 4B to eliminate
its visibility from the EC. Provide dumpster/compactor screening details in the plan.
9. Provide a roof plan and elevations that show all proposed roof -mounted mechanical equipment. Provide
sight line drawings to confirm that the equipment can't be seen from the street.
10. Provide all proposed utilities on the Utility Plan (C-501 and C-502).
11. Provide the Existing Conditions and Demolition plans (C-201, C-202, and C-203) with a revised site
plan set for review.
12. Provide the heights, materials, and details of any new proposed fencing on the site for review. Chain
link is not appropriate.
13. Indicate the color of the retaining wall block on the plans. Provide a sample for review. Clarify if the
wall detail applies to all proposed retaining walls.
14. Provide the standard mechanical equipment note in the General Notes on C-101 of the site plan set:
Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
15. Revise the lighting plan to eliminate spillover in excess of .5 fc at the property line along Stella Lane
and Archer Avenue
16. Revise the lighting plans to include any proposed wall -mounted lighting. Submit manufacturer's
specifications and cut sheets for any proposed wall -mounted lighting for review.
17. Provide total lumens in the luminaire schedule for all proposed lights.
18. Provide a cut sheet for all proposed fixture types showing all options chosen. Identify the color finishes
in the cut sheets.
19. Provide a note on the lighting plan that 18 feet is the maximum mounting height from grade inclusive
of the base.
20. Revise the architectural elevations of the buildings and structures to include the placement and
mounting heights of the proposed light fixtures.
21. Provide photometric values for all proposed lights in which the LLF is equal to 1.0.
22. Rectify the lighting plans to illustrate the same number of proposed lighting fixtures as listed in the
quantity field of the luminaire schedule.
23. Provide the standard lighting note on the lighting plans (C-704 and C-705): 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 halffootcandle.
24. Provide sufficient planting room between the west (side) elevation of the southwestern building [in
Block 4B] 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.
25. Provide the trees on Stella Lane and Archer Avenue at 21/2" caliper at planting, spaced 40' on center on
average.
26. Include the trees and shrubbery on Stella Lane and Archer Avenue to the plant schedules on the
landscape plans (C-701, C-702, and C-703). Provide their botanical and common names, quantities,
calipers. Alternatively, provide the road plans for ARB landscape review.
27. Provide additional perimeter parking trees so that the average planting distance is 40 feet on center.
Ensure that the calipers for these trees are 2.5 inches at planting.
28. Provide 8 additional interior parking trees to Block 4B and 1 additional interior parking tree to Block
4A.
29. Ensure and demonstrate that there are no potential utility conflicts between the proposed locations of
underground utilities and the proposed locations of large shade trees.
30. Provide the 50'-deep landscape buffer between the west (side) elevation of the northwestern building
in Block 4B and the VDOT stormwater management facility as required by the Code of Development.
Alternatively, plant 30' of buffer between the EC and the stormwater management facility.
31. Include viburnum x rhytidophyllum with the deciduous shrubs and betula nigra with large deciduous
trees in all plant schedules.
32. Combine the two separate plant schedules on C-703.
33. Reduce the number of IGC and TMD so that they do not exceed the 25% of the total for that species
(evergreen shrubs).
34. Provide the exact wording of 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.
35. Address the rear yard setback minimum as required by the Code of Development.
36. Include a note with the retaining wall details indicating that the details apply to all proposed retaining
walls.
37. Indicate on the plan the proposed color of the retaining wall block. Include a fence detail in the plan,
including material and color.
38. Revise the site plans to show adequate tree protection fencing.
39. Provide a signed tree conservation checklist with the site plant set.
40. Show the 30-foot and 70-foot landscape buffer lines on the grading plans, C-401 and C-402.
You may resubmit for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Revised drawings addressing
the comments listed above are required. Please provide updated revision dates on each drawing and 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. Please include the attached
resubmittal form for proper processing.
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
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
cc: Crockett Corporation, 435 park St., Charlottesville, VA 22901
ARB-2018-83
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:
PROJECT NAME: ARB 2018-83: Brookhill Blocks 4A and 4B
DATE:
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)
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Other: Please explain
(For staff use only)
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
Submittal Code
# Copies
Distribute To:
ARB
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Heather McMahon