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Home My WebLink AboutARB202200025 Checklist 2022-04-11SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs ARB-2022-25 Pantops Tarot REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE ❑ 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs. Monument exists; this is a tenant panel refacing Pole signs may be considered if existing site conditions rule out the n/a 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 Acrylic sign face is standard. complementary. 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 Base is already brick. materials unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding element complementing the building. COLORS ❑ A a Colors must be harmonious with each other. Main sign panel is yellow on black. Tenant proposal is white on multicolor Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when viewed in daylight and at night. background with black and white logos. The background has black and purple and aqua. The panel is less than 13" high and background does not illuminate, so colors are not expected to have a big impact. A nearby sign has complimentary colors. Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are The purple and aqua color numbers prohibited. have not been identified, but the amount is small and the impact is not Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES expected to be great. Use of three colors or less. Black and white are colors. Blue and purple are proposed in addition to black, white and yellow. Very little is used and it isn't expected to have a big visual impact given the Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a balanced/unified sign design. size of the panel and the amount of space taken up by the letters. ❑ 9. c For raceway -mounted channel letters, raceways shall match the wall n/a color. LANDSCAPING ❑ 8.d Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding signs Sign is existing. 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 requirements as Tenant panel cabinet exists. 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 sign. The sign structure already exists. 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 The lettering does not appear sign and the building. overscaled. Use of three typefaces or less. 1 proposed. Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a balanced, n/a 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. n/a TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ 4.f The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard templates for The graphics are small and not trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and graphics be modified. expected to have a negative impact. When used, trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and/or graphics The logos are integrated with the should be incorporated as an integral part of the overall sign. lettering. LIGHTING ❑ 8.e.i External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for freestanding Internal already exists. signs. ❑ 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual 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. n/a Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. ❑ 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. ❑ 5.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as exposed n/a neon signs), shall not be used. ❑ S.g All illumination shall be non -blinking. n/a ❑ S.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for approved n/a graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. Already exists ❑ 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an opaque Background is opaque (zero light transmission) background. Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills outward No light spill proposed. from the top, bottom, sides or back. ❑ 8.e.#i Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for freestanding signs) n/a with translucent faces shall be constructed such that no light spills outward from the top, bottom, sides or back. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM I NOTES If back -lit (halo -lit), the faces and returns of channel letters shall be n/a opaque. ARB ACTIONS ❑ (ARB Action Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors. n/a Memo: No refacing design (no combination of colors, images, text and layout) 1/19/10) 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 Action Reader boards shall have an opaque background. Memo: Only the letters may be illuminated, but illumination is not required. 1/19/10) 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 Memo: 5/4/09) Synthetic st... eo i acceptable for signs :f....,. awd o a solid q ..face _ , bleey :f lifn tea to e flat eh effieftte and as a stu:f ee as a - (Deleted Following ct 8/19/19 ARB yre f afn backing is not , eptable action) (ARB Action Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the material to n/a Memo which it is attached. However, the condition where the sign meets the 8/19/19) ground must be addressed. 8" of a durable 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 round. ❑ Action on ARB- Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an inappropriate n/a P(BP)-2001-12 color for signs. Wood Grill Pantone color match for 2283 is 485C. Red 42793 has been Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 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 be n/a ARB 2015-114 & acceptable on a case -by -case basis as a secondary color. -115 Shell Signs ❑ (ARB Action Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of sign Sign exists Memo: materials, and sign height and other pre-existing conditions determine 1015109) how much planting is required at the base of the freestanding sign. ❑ Deleted rfLED lighting i the dFaWiR.st The a el _ proposed sign state QJf following 6/3/19 ARB action ❑ Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to 70% of n/a maximum intensity; Nighttime intensity limited to 16% of maximum intensity with automatic dimming at dusk. ARB Action Visual clutter resulting from adjacency, for example at the Hardee's n/a Memo: 5/7/12 locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing illumination of the graphic. Updated: 08-19-2019