HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800040 Review Comments 2018-04-03 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
March 28, 2018
Steve Adrian
FastSigns
14521 Forest Rd
Forest, VA 24551
RE: ARB-2018-40: Tropical Smoothie wall signs (Tax Map and Parcel 07800-00-00-009C0)
Dear Mr. Adrian,
I have reviewed the above-noted sign application. The following revisions are requested to make the
proposal consistent with the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines.
1. Provide the following information on the sign drawings:
a. Dates of the drawings, including revision dates
b. All dimensions (including depth) of the proposed signs
c. Sign height above grade
d. All proposed materials
e. Title each drawing according to its elevation (i.e., north elevation, south elevation, etc.)
f. Indication of sign type (i.e., illuminated channel letters mounted on a raceway)
g. Colors of all materials (including faces, trim caps and returns)
2. Please note that the Town and Country Shopping Center has a Comprehensive Sign Plan (CSP), a
copy of which I have included with this letter as well as provided the hyperlink. To comply with
the standards and criteria of the CSP, the following must be met:
a. The trim cap and return color must be bronze.
b. The initial letter may have a maximum height of 2’-0” but all subsequent letters must be
1’-6” to 1-8” in height. All of the letters in ‘Café’ appear to be 2’-0”.
c. Signs in the corner towers must be centered horizontally and vertically above the awning
and below the second story windows.
3. Please note that while the proposed sign placement on the west elevation is acceptable, there is an
existing light fixture that must be removed in order to accommodate the sign. Please make a note
on the West Elevation drawing of the applicant’s intention to remove the light fixture in order to
accommodate the sign. It will be a condition of this approval.
4. If LED lighting is proposed the sign drawing must state: The level of illumination provided by the
LED lights will not exceed the illumination produced by a single stroke of 30 milliamp (ma) neon.
Please respond by email within 15 days of the date of this letter indicating whether you will or will not
proceed with these revisions. Your decision to make the revisions will suspend the 60-day review period
associated with your original submittal. If you choose to complete the revisions, please email the revised
drawings to me. If you choose not to proceed with these revisions, staff will be unable to approve your
application. Failure to respond to this letter shall be presumed to be a request to proceed to action on the
application without further revisions.
If you have any questions about this action, please contact me as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Heather McMahon, Senior Planner
434-296-5832 x3278
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
cc: Tap Investments LLC, 2903 N Augusta St., Staunton, VA 24401
ARB-2018-40 File