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August 10, 2000
ARCHITECTS
Mr. Tim Beverly
Brown Auto Group
1590 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Re: Mercedes Benz Center Sign
Route 250 East, Charlottesville, VA
Dear Tim:
The "Mercedes Benz Center"sign on the new Brown Mercedes Saab
Dealership on Pantops Mountain is a"fascia sign"; not a"cabinet sign".
By this I mean the cabinet portion of the sign is essentially the fascia of
the building. It is not backlit, and the overall length of the unit is
coordinated with the building design. I therefore think the size of the sign
does not exceed the size limits allowed by the county zoning ordinance.
The canopy sign at the new Texaco/Wendy's on Pantops is, in my
opinion an example of a very similar design condition. In that case the
black side of the gas pump canopy is not considered signage; yet it is
intragal to the sign/building design. And, like at the Brown Dealership,
the fascia is not backlit.
I hope this information will be helpful to you.
Best regards,
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cc: Kenny Brown
1001 EAST MARKET STREET•CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902•TELEPHONE 804/971-8848•FAX 804/296-3040•E-MAIL dgarrII @rfw.cuoi
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