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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202100141 Checklist 2022-02-09 (2)SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE ❑ 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs. Monument proposed 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. n/a MATERIALS ❑ 8.b Materials used in both the sign and support structures should be complementary. Stone used in both the building and the signs 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 unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding element complementing the building. COLORS ❑ Ae Colors must be harmonious with each other. White grey and black are harmonious, not overly intense, and compatible with the architecture Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when viewed in daylight and at night. Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are prohibited. Use of three colors or less Black and white are colors. 3 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 n/a the wall color. LANDSCAPING ❑ 8. d Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding Plan shows considerable planting around the sign. signs into the overall site landscape Mostly native wildflowers. The partial plan showing landscaping doesn't exactly match the approved Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. plan. The species changes and plant location changes are acceptable without an LOR. However, the additional plants in the easements require approval from the easement holders. Sign can be approved but applicant must work to obtain approvals from easement holders prior to planting as shown on the most recent plan. SCALE AND SIZE ❑ 4.b Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback Sign is a vertical stone slab. There is no separate requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle base. County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a variance). ❑ 8. c The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the sign. The structure and the sign that it supports must be in proportion to each other. SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE ❑ 4idd should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) FLetfteiing signand the building. Letters measure 9" tall. There is considerable clear area around the letters. Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Use of three typefaces or less. 1 Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a n/a balanced, legible, unified sign design. ❑ 8.e.iv If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in n/a proportion to the letter width. An 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 n/a 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.e.i External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for freestanding signs. External proposed ❑ 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual n/a 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. 2 ground -mounted LED spotlights proposed. Color temp is 4000K; more than 3000 is not considered a "warm" white light— applicant has agreed to change to 3000K. Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination 45 degree distribution angle beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. white ❑ 8.e.if Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so Native wildflowers around stone ground cover. that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right -of- Applicant has clarified that stone will hide the way. fixtures. ❑ 5.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as n/a exposed neon signs), shall not be used. ❑ 5.g All illumination shall be non -blinking. n/a ❑ 5.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for External is proposed approved graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. n/a ❑ 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an opaque (zero light transmission) background. Background is stone - opaque Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills n/a outward from the top, bottom, sides or back. ❑ 8.e.#i Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for n/a 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 n/a shall be opaque. ARB ACTIONS Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ (ARB Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors. n/a 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. ❑ (ARB Reader boards shall have an opaque background. Action n/a 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 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ (A" Action Synthetie st..eee able f .- :f soli is aeeep signs fneunAed on a ee s .eh a bleek if lifnited to a flat of f-ete and use as Memo: 5/4/09) (Deleted Styro f am baeking is not acceptable. Following 8/19/19 ARB action) (ARB Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the n/a 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 42283 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 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 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 ifLED ligMi : the drawing .« ,at state TL.,. g proposed sign following level illumination by the LED fights of j9raviekd will nei 6/3/19 "fimamp (ma) neon. ARB action ❑ Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to - Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 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 - Action Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing Memo. illumination of the graphic. 5/7/12 Updated:08-19-2019