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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100111 Checklist 2021-11-02 (2)SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE ❑ 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs. Application for 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 complementary They should also support the aesthetics of the building/complex being served by the sign. Materials match sign materials used on the building ❑ 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. Monument is designed to compliment the wall signs on the building. No brick used in the monument sign base; sign is freestanding element. COLORS ❑ A 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 with other elements on site Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are prohibited. No intense colors proposed: green, blue and white Use of three colors or less Black and white are colors. Three colors used: green, blue and white 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 the wall color. Not applicable LANDSCAPING ❑ 8. d Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding signs into the overall site landscape. Sign located within landscaped area with trees Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. Landscape plan for trees to be evaluated by staff as part of site plan process SCALE AND SIZE ❑ 4.b Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback Sign complies with ordinance 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 Not applicable sign. The structure and the sign that it supports must be in Sign and support are proportionate/balanced 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 to sign and building 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 Not applicable balanced, legible, unified sign design. ❑ 8.e.iv If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in Not applicable proportion to the letter width. 171n outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension. Not applicable 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 Logo is incorporated into the sign graphics should be incorporated as an integral part of the overall sign. LIGHTING ❑ 8.e.i External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for Internal illumination proposed freestanding signs. ❑ 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual Sign uses internally lit panels, with LED lights. The clutter and will be limited. limited size of the illuminated panels and distance The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and from the corridor are appropriate for the area. distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor. ❑ 5.e External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare. Not applicable Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination Illumination not projected beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. Not applicable Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ 8.e.ii Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so Not applicable that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right-of- way. ❑ 5.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as No exposed light sources used exposed neon signs), shall not be used. ❑ 5.g All illumination shall be non -blinking. Non -blinking illumination ❑ S.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for approved graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. Sign panel with logo is internally illuminated. See 5f ❑ 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an opaque (zero light transmission) background. Face is illuminated, background does not transmit light Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills Light does not transmit top, bottom or back. Limited outward from the top, bottom, sides or back. light transmission on sides (see drawings) ❑ 8.e.#i Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for Not applicable 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 Not applicable shall be opaque. ARB ACTIONS ❑ (ARB Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors. No billboard proposed Action Memo: 1/19/10) No refacing design (no combination of colors, images, text and layout) will make the billboard an appropriate appearance. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 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. Action Not applicable 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. Action f > leek if limited to flat suf ee sueh as eeneFete and use a Memo: 5/4/09) (Deleted Styr f afn backing is not , eptable Following 8/19/19 ARB action Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES (ARB Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the Not applicable 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 Not applicable 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 Not applicable ARB 2015-114 & may be acceptable on a case -by -case basis as a secondary -115 Shell Signs I color. ❑ (ARB Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of No plantings indicated at base of sign. Entrance sign Action sign materials, and sign height and other pre-existing is located along secondary street, removed from Memo: conditions determine how much planting is required at the entrance corridor. 10/5/09) base of the freestanding sign. ❑ Deleted following if LED lighting is the dFaWiRgTh_- proposed sign must state 6/3/19 ARB action ❑ Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to Not applicable 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 Not applicable Action Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing Memo: illumination of the graphic. 5/7/12 Updated: 08-19-2019 Updated:08-19-2019