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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201300024 Checklist 2013-02-19SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs ARB 13 -23, Brown Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE X 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole- mounted signs. OK Monument - reface Pole signs may be considered if existing site conditions rule N/A out the ability to use a monument sign, and only when the pole is in proportion to the sign cabinet or panel. MATERIALS X 8.b Materials used in both the sign and support structures should OK be complementary. Reface only They should also support the aesthetics of the OK building /complex being served by the sign. X 8.b It is preferred that the base material match one of the primary OK building materials Reface only unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding N/A element complementing the building. COLORS X 4.e Colors must be harmonious with each other. Issue: • Cabinet frame /return color not indicated. • Sign background color not indicated. • Silver appears in Chrysler and Dodge graphic but not listed as a color. • Listed colors: • Black • Blue: PMS 287 • Red: PMS 485 • Green: PMS 371 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES X Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both See issues above when viewed in daylight and at night. Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), See issues above are prohibited. Use of three colors or less See issues above More than 3 proposed Black and white are colors. Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a balanced /unified sign design. X Re For raceway- mounted channel letters, raceways shall match N/A the wall color. LANDSCAPING X 8.d Use ground cover, shrubs and /or trees to integrate freestanding N/A — reface signs into the overall site landscape. Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. SCALE AND SIZE X 4.b Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback OK - per S. Wright requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle Refacing only - no increase in sign size County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a variance). X 8.c The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the OK sign. Reface only The structure and the sign that it supports must be in N/A proportion to each other. SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE Updated: 9 -30 -2010 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES X 4.d Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) Text appears to be in proportion to the sign and the building. Issue: drawings do not indicate text /graphic dimensions Use of three typefaces or less. OK 4 proposed however the styles compliment each other Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a N/A balanced, legible, unified sign design. X 8. e. iv If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in Issue: need clarification — Dodge sign — white proportion to the letter width. outline? Is yes, provide width of outline An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension. See above TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS X 4.f The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard OK templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and graphics be modified. When used, trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and /or OK — integrated, well designed appearance graphics should be incorporated as an integral part of the overall sign. LIGHTING X 8.e.i External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for Reface freestanding signs. Issue: internal and external illumination proposed. What is halo -lit? X 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual OK clutter and will be limited. The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and Updated: 9 -30 -2010 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor. X 5.e External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare. N/A Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination N/A beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. OK X 8. e. ii Ground mounted lighting should be shielded by landscaping so None proposed that it is not visible from any adjacent property or right -of- way. X 5.h An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as None proposed exposed neon signs), shall not be used. X 5.g All illumination shall be non - blinking. None proposed X 5.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for OK approved graphics /logos; Reface — internal internal illumination may be considered for approval. X 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non - illuminated background, or an Issue: opaque (zero light transmission) background. Not addressed on sign drawing. Should state: Existing internal to remain, proposed sign to have a nonilluminated background, or an opaque (zero light transmission) background, only the text and graphics shall illuminate. Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills OK — refacing outward from the top, bottom, sides or back. Updated: 9 -30 -2010 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES X 8. e. iii 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 X (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. X (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 required. Reader boards shall not exceed 40% of the size of the overall sign face. Updated: 9 -30 -2010 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES 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. X (ARB Synthetic stucco is acceptable for signs if mounted on a solid None proposed Action surface such as concrete block and if limited to use as a flat Memo: surface as a background for lettering. 5/4/09) Styrofoam backing is not acceptable. X Red acrylic 92283 has been determined to be an inappropriate Issue: Red 485 proposed for DODGE text — negative color for signs. impact limited sufficiently by its limited use Pantone color match for 2283 is 485C. Red 92793 has been approved as an acceptable substitute. Pantone color match for 2793 is 187C. X (ARB Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of N/A — reface only 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. X If LED lighting is proposed the sign drawing must state The Issue: proposed LED halo - lighting — required level of illumination provided by the LED lights will not note missing exceed the illumination produced by a single stroke of 30 milliamp (ma) neon. X Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to N/A 70% of maximum intensity; Nighttime intensity limited to 16% of maximum intensity with automatic dimming at dusk. X ARB Visual clutter resulting from adjacency, for example at the OK Action Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing Updated: 9 -30 -2010 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Memo: illumination of the graphic. 5/7/12 Updated: 9 -30 -2010 RESUBMITTAL REVIEW CHECKLIST PROJECT #/NAME: ARB 13 -24, Brown Freestanding Sign 4 -8 -13 ARB COMMENT NOTES X Colors: • Revise the sign drawing to clearly indicate the proposed cabinet frame color(s). OK • Revise the list of colors on the drawing to include the sign background color and the colors for the Dodge Ram and Chrysler Badge graphics; include Pantone numbers. OK • The color blocks are incorrectly paired with the color names on the list of colors; please correct. OK • Is a white outline proposed for the DODGE text? Please clarify. If yes, provide the width of the outline. It is not (OK) X Text: • Revise the sign drawing to include the OK dimensions (length, width & height) of the text and graphics. X Illumination• • The existing sign was approved for internal, OK fluorescent lighting only. The proposed sign drawing indicates internal fluorescent and LED halo - lighting? Provide a lighting drawing showing the LED lights and indicating what is halo -lit. X Opaque Background: • Section 4.15.15(c) of the Zoning Ordinance OK requires that all internally illuminated cabinet signs have an opaque background. Revise the sign drawing to include the following note: The proposed sign is to have a non - illuminated ARB COMMENT NOTES background, or an opaque (zero light transmission) background, only the text and graphics shall illuminate.