HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800005 Correspondence 2018-01-18 Margaret Maliszewski
From: Beth Robinson <beth@htsva.com>
Sent: Thursday,January 18, 2018 2:32 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski
Subject: RE: Dollar General signs
Thank you Margaret. I believe the customer intends to submit a new design but I am waiting for confirmation.
Thanks!
Beth Robinson I Project Manager I Hightech Signs
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From: Margaret Maliszewski [mailto:MMaliszewski@albemarle.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:18 PM
To: Beth Robinson
Subject: RE: Dollar General signs
Hi, Beth.
I wouldn't recommend approval of the wall sign to the ARB and I would be surprised if the ARB approved it. Can the
existing wall sign be refaced?
Note that an illuminated background can't be approved for a new sign or a refacing. It isn't just an EC guideline. It is an
ordinance requirement. I've copied the section below. (4.15.7.c)This is for the wall sign and the tenant panel.
Please let me know if I should proceed with a denial letter for the wall sign, or if your customer will want to resubmit an
approvable design.
Thanks.
Margaret
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4.15.17 SIGN ILLUMINATION
Each sign shall be subject to the following:
a. Illuminated signs. Signs using any firm of outdoor luminaire shall comply with the requirements
of section 4.17.
b. Signs using rare gas illumination. Signs using exposed, bare, or uncovered rare gas illumination,
and signs within the entrance corridor overlay district visible from an entrance corridor overlay
street that use rare gas illumination covered by a transparent material, shall not have a brightness
that exceeds thirty(30) milliamps. Brightness shall be determined by the zoning administrator,
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Zoning Supplement#95,124-1 S
ALBElifARLE COUNTY CODE
who shall consider information provided by the sign manufacturer, the rated size of the sign's
transformer,and any other relevant information deemed appropriate.
c. Signs within the entrance corridor overlay district; opaque backgrounds. All internally
illuminated box-style and cabinet-style signs within the entrance corridor overlay district shall
have an opaque background.
From: Beth Robinson [mailto:beth@htsva.com]
Sent:Thursday,January 18, 2018 2:04 PM
To: Margaret Maliszewski<MMaliszewski@albemarle.org>
Subject: RE: Dollar General signs
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for your email. Answers to your questions are below:
Regarding the tenant panel for the freestanding sign:
1. Yes.The background color is PMS 109.
2. I believe that sign is illuminated.
3. The material is acrylic.
Regarding the wall sign:
4. This is a new sign.
5. The sign does not meet the comprehensive sign criteria.
6. The background is intended to illuminate.
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The customer wanted to try to obtain approval (they were informed of the regulations) because the new sign is
essentially the same as what is existing. In your opinion, if they decided to take their application before the board, do
you think the board would allow the cabinet sign and/or illuminated background?
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Thanks!
Beth Robinson I Project Manager I Hightech Signs
HIGH TECH SIGNS
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[PH]: 434-974-7900
[FX]: 434-974-6898
[F]: beth@htsva.com
www.HTSVA.com
From: Margaret Maliszewski [mailto:MMaliszewski@albemarle.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:14 PM
To: Beth Robinson
Subject: Dollar General signs
Beth,
A few questions about the Dollar General signs:
Regarding the tenant panel for the freestanding sign:
1. Is the yellow background for the tenant panel PMS 109 like the wall sign?
2. Is the tenant panel internally illuminated?
3. What is the material of the tenant panel?
Regarding the wall sign:
4. This looks like a new wall sign. Is that correct?
5. The sign type does not meet the approved comprehensive sign criteria for this building. If it is a new sign, I can't
approve it.
6. The proposal shows an illuminated background,which can't be approved.
Margaret
Margaret Maliszewski, Chief of Planning/Resource Management
Albemarle County Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,VA 22902
434-296-5832 x3276
mmaliszewski@aIbemarle.org
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