HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201900078 Review Comments Architectural Review Board Approval 2019-07-08 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
July 8, 2019
Mavlud Tashtanov
Graphtone Signs
1823 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, VA 22901
RE: ARB-2019-78: Horizon Family Eye Care wall sign (TMP 78-55D)
Dear Mavlud,
I have reviewed the above-noted sign applications. The following revisions are requested to make the
proposal consistent with the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines as well as the Comprehensive Sign Plan
for this parcel.
1. Revise the sign drawing to specify the mounting detail (stud/flush-mounting or by raceway. If a
raceway is proposed, note that the raceway color must match the color of the wall to which it is
affixed).
2. The Comprehensive Sign Plan for this site states that the channel letter returns must be exactly
4”. Provide the depth of the channel letter returns on the sign drawing.
3. The Comprehensive Sign Plan states that the sides of the sign band are located 27” from the edge
of the bay. Your sign drawing states the length of the bay is 30’ and that the proposed length of
the sign is 26’. This leaves two feet of clearance (or 24”) from the edges of the bay to the
beginning and end of the sign. A sign if this length will spill 3” over the edges of the sign band on
both ends. Reduce the length of the sign by 6” total to comply with this criterion.
4. Verify the height of the sign band in the field. Your sign drawing states the height of the sign
band is 47” but the Comprehensive Sign Plan states that the bottom of the sign band is at the top
of the second course (row) of bricks above the stone soldier course (that acts as a lintel to the
first-story windows) and that the top of the sign band is at the bottom of the third row of bricks
below the brick sills of the second-story windows. The accompanying architectural elevations
show this area’s height to be 33” total. Revise the sign drawings to show correct proportions of
the sign in its sign band.
5. Provide the standard illumination note verbatim and completely on the sign drawing: 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
hmcmahon@albemarle.org
(434) 296-5832 x3278
cc: ARB-2019-78
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