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Home My WebLink AboutARB202100084 Checklist 2021-08-04SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE ❑ 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs. Brick monument sign Pole signs may be considered if existing site conditions rule out the ability to use a monument sign, and only when the pole is in proportion to the sign cabinet or panel. MATERIALS ❑ 8.b Materials used in both the sign and support structures should be complementary. Materials are complimentary They should also support the aesthetics of the building/complex being served by the sign. ❑ 8. b It is preferred that the base material match one of the primary building materials Brick material matches building unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding element complementing the building. COLORS ❑ 4. a Colors must be harmonious with each other. Colors are harmonious Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when viewed in daylight and at night. Colors do not clash Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are prohibited. Natural colors used Use of three colors or less Black and white are colors. 2 primary colors for sign face — aluminum letters (gray) and copper panel backing Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a balanced/unified sign design. ❑ 9.c For raceway -mounted channel letters, raceways shall match None the wall color. LANDSCAPING ❑ 8. d Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding Small shrubs planted around perimeter of sign signs into the overall site landscape. Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. SCALE AND SIZE ❑ 4.b Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback Size in compliance requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a variance). ❑ 8. c The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the Structure and sign components in proportion sign. The structure and the sign that it supports must be in proportion to each other. SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE ❑ Ad Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) to the sign and the building. Lettering is proportionate Use of three typefaces or less. Single typeface used Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a None balanced, legible, unified sign design. ❑ 8.e.iv If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in None proportion to the letter width. 171n outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension. TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS ❑ 4.f The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard Not applicable 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 ❑ 8.eJ External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for freestanding signs. Shielded, external lighting used ❑ 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual None clutter and will be limited. The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor. ❑ 5.e External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare. Shielded lights used Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination Light projection limited to sign face beyond the sign. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES All external light sources shall be white. White lights ❑ 8.e.ii Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right -of- Landscaped perimeter screens lighting way. ❑ S.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as None exposed neon signs), shall not be used. ❑ S.g All illumination shall be non -blinking. Non blinking ❑ S.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for External illumination approved graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. ❑ 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an None opaque (zero light transmission) background. Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills None outward from the top, bottom, sides or back. ❑ 8.e.#i Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for None 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 NA shall be opaque. ARB ACTIONS ❑ (ARB Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors. NA Action Memo: Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 1/19/10) No refacing design (no combination of colors, images, text and NA 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. ❑ (ARB Reader boards shall have an opaque background. NA 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. ❑ (ARB Action Syn4het:,, t..eee, : for if , aeeeptable signs mounted a solid f , , bleek :f lifnitea to ,, flat stw ee eh eeneFete and use as Memo: Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 5/4/09) Styrec am backing i no! e .tire (Deleted Following 8/19/19 ARB action) (ARB Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the NA 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. ❑ Action on ARB- Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an NA P(BP)-2001-12 inappropriate color for signs. Wood Grill Pantone color match for 2283 is 485C. Red 42793 has been approved as an acceptable substitute. Pantone color match for 2793 is 187C. See below. 12/21/15 action on Generally, for signs in the Entrance Corridors, red 485 NA ARB 2015-114 & may be acceptable on a case -by -case basis as a secondary -115 Shell Signs color. ❑ (ARB Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of Sign will replace existing at same location 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 Tb„ if LED lighting is the dF&WiRg proposed sign must state following 6/3/19 ARB action ❑ Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to NA 70% of maximum intensity; Nighttime intensity limited to 16% of maximum intensity with automatic dimming at dusk. ARB Visual clutter resulting from adjacency, for example at the Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Action Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing Memo: illumination of the graphic. 5/7/12 Updated:08-19-2019