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Home My WebLink AboutARB202000044 Checklist 2020-04-29 SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES—Freestanding Signs ARB 2020-44, Schewels 04-29-2020 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE X 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole-mounted signs. Issue: • Not a monument style sign. Pole signs may be considered if existing site conditions rule Issue: out the ability to use a monument sign, and only when the pole • Site conditions allow for a monument style is in proportion to the sign cabinet or panel. sign MATERIALS X 8.b Materials used in both the sign and support structures should Issues: be complementary. • Aluminum cabinet They should also support the aesthetics of the • Close proximity to Kegler's monument style building/complex being served by the sign. sign requires the shape, proportions and X 8.b It is preferred that the base material match one of the primary materials of the proposed sign be compatible. building materials Kegler's sign has a brick base (Old Va. Brick Montpelier Colonial) unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding • Approved Kegler's sign (ARB 2012-145, element complementing the building. letter date 03-25-14) COLORS X 4.e Colors must be harmonious with each other. OK • Proposed Pantone Red 185C, Gray 877C, White • Coordinates with approved background gradient color Red Pantone 1797C& 1807C in Kegler's sign Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both OK—see above. when viewed in daylight and at night. Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), None proposed. Updated:08-19-2019 1 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES are prohibited. Use of three colors or less OK—3 proposed. Black and white are colors. Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a balanced/unified sign design. X 9.c For raceway-mounted channel letters, raceways shall match None proposed. the wall color. LANDSCAPING X 8.d Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding Not addressed. signs into the overall site landscape. Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants Not addressed. List. SCALE AND SIZE ❑ 4.b Signs may not exceed the size,height and setback • Location drawing not readable requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle • Cannot determine if setbacks met. County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a • Cannot determine if located in an easement. variance). Photo rendering provided in pre-application email appears to suggest it may be in an existing sanitary sewer easement. X 8.c The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the Issue: sign. Proposed sign style does not coordinate with adjacent Keglers monument sign style. The structure and the sign that it supports must be in Issue: proportion to each other. Proposed sign style does not coordinate with adjacent Keglers monument sign style. SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE Updated:08-19-2019 2 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES X 4.d Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) OK to the sign and the building. Use of three typefaces or less. OK— 1 proposed Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a balanced, legible, unified sign design. X 8.e.iv If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in None proposed. proportion to the letter width. An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension. TRADEMARKS,CORPORATE LOGOS,AND GRAPHICS X 4.f The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard None proposed. templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and graphics be modified. When used, trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and/or graphics should be incorporated as an integral part of the overall sign. LIGHTING X 8.e.i External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for OK—internal LED freestanding signs. X 5f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual clutter and will be limited. The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor. X 5.e External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare. None proposed. Updated:08-19-2019 3 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination None proposed. beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. None proposed. X 8.e.ii Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so None proposed. that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right-of- way. X 5.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as None proposed. exposed neon signs), shall not be used. X 5.g All illumination shall be non-blinking. None proposed. X 5.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for No graphic proposed. approved graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. X 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non-illuminated background, or an Issue -not addressed. opaque (zero light transmission) background. Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills OK outward from the top, bottom,sides or back. X 8.e.iii Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for None proposed. freestanding signs) with translucent faces shall be constructed such that no light spills outward from the top,bottom,sides or back. If back-lit (halo-lit), the faces and returns of channel letters None proposed. shall be opaque. ARB ACTIONS Updated:08-19-2019 4 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES X (ARB Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors. None proposed. Action Memo: 1/19/10) No refacing design (no combination of colors, images, text and layout)will make the billboard an appropriate appearance. Existing billboards may not increase in size and may not include modifications beyond the existing sign surface. No new illumination of any kind may be added to the billboard. X (ARB Reader boards shall have an opaque background. None proposed. Action Memo: 1/19/10) Only the letters may be illuminated, but illumination is not required. Reader boards shall not exceed 40% of the size of the overall sign face. The background color of the reader board shall be black or some other color already on the sign face. Construction of the reader board shall be integral with the main sign. The track holding the letters shall have minimal visual impact. Updated:08-19-2019 5 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ (ARB Synthetic stucco , e„tabie for if „te „ „lid Action surface such as concrete black and if limited to use as a flat Memo: 5/4/09) surface as a background for lettering. (Deleted Styrofoam backing ; t ae eptable Following 8/19/19 ARB action) X (ARB Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the None proposed. Action material to which it is attached. However, the condition where Memo the sign meets the ground must be addressed. 8" of a durable 8/19/19) solid material (not EIFS) must be provided at the base unless the sign is located in a landscape bed whose design avoids potential maintenance issues of EIFS at the ground. X Action on ARB- Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an OK P(BP)-2001-12 inappropriate color for signs. Wood Grill Pantone color match for 2283 is 485C. Red#2793 has been approved as an acceptable substitute. Pantone color match for 2793 is 187C. (See below.) X 12/21/15 action on Generally,for signs in the Entrance Corridors, red 485 ARB 2015-114 & may be acceptable on a case-by-case basis as a secondary -115 Shell Signs color. X (ARB Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of Issue—not addressed. Action sign materials, and sign height and other pre-existing Memo: conditions determine how much planting is required at the 10/5/09) base of the freestanding sign. ❑ Deleted If LED lighting is proposed the sign drawing must state The following ievel_of ilium tio9 ;a d y the r D l;ght.. , .;n ,not 6/3/19 ex-eeed-the-illum4ffatien--prodakeeci-by-a-single-sk-elfe-e-f--34 ARB action X Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to N/A Updated:08-19-2019 6 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 70% of maximum intensity;Nighttime intensity limited to 16% of maximum intensity with automatic dimming at dusk. X ARB Visual clutter resulting from adjacency, for example at the N/A Action Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing Memo: illumination of the graphic. 5/7/12 Provide a revision date on the sign drawing. Updated:08-19-2019 7