ARB202200111 Action Letter 2023-02-07County of Albemarle
T Community Development Department - Planning
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February 7, 2023
Scott Collins
Collins Engineering
200 Garrett Street, Suite K
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Margaret Maliszewsid
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Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3276
RE: ARB-2022-111: Gold Eagle Pool and Health Club — Initial Site Plan (TMP: 07500-00-00-055CO, and 07500-00-00-
05500)
Dear Mr. Collins,
At its meeting on Monday, February 6, 2022, 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:
o The ARB recommends approval of the Initial Plan.
o Prior to Initial Plan approval the following items shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the ARB: 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:
1. Revise the site plan to show a `tree line to remain". Maintain grading outside the driplines of trees to remain.
Show tree protection fencing on, and coordinated throughout, the grading, landscaping, and erosion and
sediment control plans.
Regarding the final site plan submittal:
A Certificate of Appropriateness is required prior to final site plan approval. The following items and all items on
the ARB Final Site Plan Checklist must be addressed:
1. Provide architectural designs with the Final Site Plan submittal. Building materials in muted earth tones are
recommended.
2. Show how visibility of mechanical equipment will be eliminated from the ECs.
3. Provide a complete lighting plan with the Final Site Plan submittal. Minimize the impacts of outdoor lighting on
the Entrance Corridors. Full cutoff, low-level illumination is recommended for all proposed lighting.
4. Add the standard lighting note to the plan. "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."
5. Provide a complete landscape plan with the Final Site Plan submittal. Provide on -site trees to help integrate
the development into the corridor and reduce impacts of illumination.
6. Add the standard plant health note to the 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."
7. If retaining walls are proposed, identify them on the site plan, provide wall heights, and indicate proposed
materials. Colors that blend with the wooded area are recommended.
8. Revise the site plan to show a "tree line to remain".
VWVW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA22902-4579
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Instructions for applying can be
found at httos://www.albemarle.org/government/community-develoomenVagoly-for. Please be certain that your ARB
submittal addresses all checklist items and the above -noted comments. If you have any questions concerning any of the
above, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Planning Manager, Department of Community Development
434-296-5832 x3276
m m aliszews ki(rD al bemarle. org
cc: Derek Sieg
J.W. Sieg & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 298
Charlottesville, VA 22902
VWVW.ALBEMARLLORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA22902-4579