HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100088 Checklist 2021-09-01SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Sign for FLOW Mazda VW
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TYPE
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8.a
Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs.
Monument sign proposed
Pole signs may be considered if existing site conditions rule out
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the ability to use a monument sign, and only when the pole is in
proportion to the sign cabinet or panel.
MATERIALS
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8.b
Materials used in both the sign and support structures should be
complementary.
Aluminum and acrylic are primary materials and
They should also support the aesthetics of the building/complex
typical of freestanding signs on this section of this
being served by the sign.
EC. They are compatible with the metal and EIFS
building materials.
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8.b
It is preferred that the base material match one of the primary
building materials
unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding element
complementing the building.
COLORS
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4. a
Colors must be harmonious with each other.
Colors are chrome, silver (PMS 877/RAI. 9006),
black (MAP #SVOC3341SP/01 Black), blue
RAL 5013 ,which are harmonious.
Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when
These colors are compatible with the building
viewed in daylight and at night.
colors, which include white, black, grey,
aluminum.
Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are
prohibited.
Samples provided — colors are not overly intense.
Silver is metallic, but is used elsewhere on this
corridor.
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Use of three colors or less
3 proposed
Black and white are colors.
Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a
balanced/unified sign design.
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9. c
For raceway -mounted channel letters, raceways shall match the
wall color.
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LANDSCAPING
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8. d
Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding
The sign location was shown on the landscape
signs into the overall site landscape.
plan; the sign is located in a landscaped island.
Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants
List.
The plants were approved with the site plan.
SCALE AND SIZE
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4.b
Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback requirements
as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle County Zoning
Ordinance unless the sign has received a variance).
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8. c
The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the sign.
The base does not overwhelm the sign panels.
The structure and the sign that it supports must be in proportion
The base and sign panels are in proportion to each
to each other.
other.
SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE
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Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) to
The lettering is not overscaled for the panel face.
the sign and the building.
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Use of three typefaces or less.
2 used.
Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a
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balanced, legible, unified sign design.
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8.e.iv
If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in
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proportion to the letter width.
An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension.
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TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS
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4.f
The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard
Logos are used on both panels. The logos are
templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and
proportional to the sign panels and do not appear
graphics be modified.
over -scaled.
When used, trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and/or
The logos appear balanced and integrated int eh
graphics should be incorporated as an integral part of the overall
overall sign design.
sign.
LIGHTING
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8. ed
External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for
Internal illumination (white LED) is proposed and
freestanding signs.
is typical of freestanding signs in this EC.
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5.f
Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual
The parts of the sign to be illuminated are
clutter and will be limited.
relatively small in area.
The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and
distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor.
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5.e
External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare.
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Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination beyond
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the sign.
All external light sources shall be white.
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8.e.ii
Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so
that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right-of-way.
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5.h
An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as
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exposed neon signs), shall not be used.
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5.g
All illumination shall be non -blinking.
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5. c
External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for
Internal is proposed and is typical in the area.
approved graphics/logos;
internal illumination may be considered for approval.
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8.e.iv
Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an
opaque (zero light transmission) background.
Sign panels are aluminum — opaque.
Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills
No spill proposed.
outward from the top, bottom, sides or back.
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8.e.#i
Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for freestanding
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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 shall
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be opaque.
ARB ACTIONS
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(ARB
Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors.
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Action
Memo:
1/19/10)
No refacing design (no combination of colors, images, text and
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layout) will make the billboard an appropriate appearance.
Existing billboards may not increase in size and may not include
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modifications beyond the existing sign surface.
No new illumination of any kind may be added to the billboard.
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(ARB
Reader boards shall have an opaque background.
n/a
Action
Memo:
1/19/10)
Only the letters may be illuminated, but illumination is not
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required.
Reader boards shall not exceed 40% of the size of the overall sign
n/a
face.
The background color of the reader board shall be black or some
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other color already on the sign face.
Construction of the reader board shall be integral with the main
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sign.
The track holding the letters shall have minimal visual impact.
n/a
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ARB
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(ARB
Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the material
n/a
Action
to which it is attached. However, the condition where the sign
Memo
meets the ground must be addressed. 8" of a durable solid
8/19/19)
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.
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Action on ARB-
Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an
n/a
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 may
n/a
ARB 2015-114 &
be acceptable on a case -by -case basis as a secondary color.
-115 Shell Signs
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(ARB
Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of sign
n/a
Action
materials, and sign height and other pre-existing conditions
Memo:
determine how much planting is required at the base of the
10/5/09)
freestanding sign.
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proposed sign must state
following
6/3/19
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ARB
action
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Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to
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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
n/a
Action
Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing
Memo:
illumination of the graphic.
5/7/12
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