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Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone 434 296-5832 Fax 434 972-4126
September 4, 2019
Lori Schweller
Williams Mullen
321 East Main St., Suite 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: ZMA-2019-08: Parkway Place (TMP 06100000016700)
Dear Ms. Schweller,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2019,
considered their previous action and the applicant's questions and recommendations regarding the
landscape buffer for the above -referenced project. The ARB clarified the landscape buffer
recommendations as follows:
13. Is a landscape buffer needed between the buildings anti we parK easement (in addition to
the standard frontage planting)?
a. If so, what is the appropriate character? (minimum height at planting, double -
staggered row, mix of deciduous and evergreen, all evergreen, what is semi -
opaque?) A mix of deciduous and evergreen trees in a naturalistic arrangement.
b. If so, how far should the buffer extend? Should Building 7 and nearby parking
areas be screened from the Parkway? Yes
14. Should screening be provided along the western perimeter of the parking lot to limit impacts
of lighting on the Parkway? Yes.
3. A landscape buffer is required along the northwest and southwest perimeters of the building/parking
area. Provide a depth of 30' of planting in a mixed naturalistic arrangement witnin a 50' buffer.
(ARB members noted that this would allow for more flexibility in achieving a naturalistic
arrangement, a better mix of deciduous and evergreen, and would allow for larger shade trees
placed further out — not right up against the building — to help achieve a softened edge.)
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: Thomas D Wetsel Life Estate
878 E. Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Pete Kotarides
Kotarides Developers, LLC
1128 Independence Blvd, Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
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