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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
August 20, 2019
Mr. Bob Pingry
PTAP Investments LLC
APTAP Investments LLC
2903 N Augusta St
Staunton, VA 24401
RE: ARB-2019-83 Harbor Freight at Northtown Center- Revisions to a Comprehensive Sign Plan (TM/P:
04500000011000)
Dear Mr. Pingry:
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday, August
19, 2019. The ARB, by a vote of 4:0, approved the revisions listed below and the revised criteria outlined in the
table on the following page. Note that the elevations submitted with this application were not the final approved
elevations for the Harbor Freight renovation. The CSP drawings must be updated with the final elevations.
Revise the CSP criteria table as follow:
a. Note that the letter heights are maximums, not entitlements
b. Note that signs must never appear over -scaled within the architectural element, the wall, or the
sign area
c. Add: Backgrounds of tag line cabinets must be opaque
d. Add: Tagline cabinet size must be secondary to the channel letter sign in size and scale
e. Clarify that acceptable shades of blues fall within this range: Pantone 280, 281, 282, 286, 287,
288, 289, 293, 294, 295, 296, 301, 302, 303, 2945, 2955, and 2965, and acceptable shades of
red fall within this range: 1797, 1807, 186, 187, 193, 194, 1935, 1945, 1955, 200, 201, and 202.
Please submit the revised CSP elevations at this time. When the drawings are received, a Certificate of
Appropriateness may be issued. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, r
Margaret Maliszewski
Chief of Planning/Resource Management
mmaliszewski@albemarle.org
cc: PTAP Investments LLC
APTAP Investments LLC
2903 N Augusuta St.
Staunton, VA 24401
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ARB COMPREHENSIVE SIGN REVIEW APPROVED CONDITIONS
ARB-2019-83: Harbor Freight at Northtown Center
04500-00-001100 & 11000
SIGN TYPE
Channel Letters, Secondary Ta line Cabinet
White, Red or Blue with Black as accent;
Acceptable shades of blue fall within this range: Pantone
LETTER COLOR
280, 281, 282, 286, 287, 288, 289, 293, 294, 295, 296,
CABINET BACKGROUND
301, 302, 303, 2945, 2955, and 2965.
COLOR
Acceptable shades of red fall within this range: Pantone
1797, 1807, 186, 187, 193, 194, 1935, 1945, 1955, 200,
201, and 202.
TRIM CAP/RETURN
Black, bronze, brushed aluminum or to match the letter
COLOR
face color
RACEWAY COLOR
To match the color of the wall to which it is attached
Channel letters - maximum heights: Heights listed are the
maximums allowed. Signs must not appear over -scaled
within the architectural element, the wall, or the sign area.
Building A- 27"
SIZE LIMITATIONS
Building B-15-18"
Building C Tenant 1 - 48"
Building C Tenant 2, 3 — 38.5"
Tagline Cabinets:
Must be secondary to channel letters in size and scale
Centered horizontally within the sign areas outlined on
the approved drawings on west & south elevations of
LOCATION
Building A; on the west elevation of Building B; & on the
north & west elevations of Building C.
MOUNTING DETAILS
Channel letters mounted on raceway.
Maximum logo and graphic heights:
Building A- 84"
LOGO AND
Building B- 30"
GRAPHICS DETAILS
Building C — 72"
Logo and graphics colors must comply with criteria 4e
and 4f of the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines.
Internal illumination of channel letters is preferred;
external illumination of channel letters is acceptable.
ILLUMINATION
Internal illumination of graphics is not approved except for
DETAILS
the ULC graphic. External illumination of graphics
acceptable.
Maximum limit of three typefaces. Additional typefaces
LETTER TYPE FONT
may be approved only if they contribute to a balanced,
le ple, unified sign design.
Acrylic, plexiglass or similar for letter faces & aluminum
MATERIAL
returns.