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PROJECT #/NAME: ARB 2013 -108, Exxon Sign — Gas Pricing Reface
August 30, 2013
ARB COMMENT
NOTES
X
Please provide the required $120 ARB review fee for
Not received yet
this application. The sign permit will not be issued until
Applicant mailed check 8 -30 -13
that fee is paid.
X
Please revise the sign drawing to include the Pantone
OK — done
equivalent for the blue background of the pricing panel.
Blue PMS 293
Revise the drawing to indicate the width of the white
border around the sign panel.
X
The Zoning Ordinance and ARB Sign Guidelines
OK — note on drawing
require that the sign background be opaque, non -
illuminated at night. Only the text and pricing can
illuminate. Please revise the sign drawing to include
the following note:
"The refaced cabinet panel shall be opaque,
non - illuminated at night; only the text and
pricing shall illuminate"
X
Please revise the sign drawing to include a note stating
OK — note on drawing
that only the gas pricing panel is to be refaced.
X
Please revise the sign drawing to include the following
OK — notes on drawing
notes regarding the LED intensity for the text
(REGULAR) and the gas pricing
"Regarding the text illumination: The level of
illumination provided by the LED lights will not exceed
the illumination produced by a single stroke of 30
milliamp (ma) neon. "
"Regarding the LED gas pricing: Daytime intensity
limited to 70% of maximum intensity; Nighttime
intensity limited to 16% of maximum intensity with
automatic dimming at dusk. "
SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs
ARB 13 -108, Exxon Sign — Gas Pricing Reface
August 28, 2013
Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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TYPE
X
8.a
Monument signs are preferred to pole- mounted signs.
OK — gas pricing panel 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.
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
N/A
building materials
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.
Issues:
Proposed Blue PMS color not indicated
Width of white panel border not indicated
Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both
OK
when viewed in daylight and at night.
Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors),
None proposed
are prohibited.
Use of three colors or less
OK-3
Blue, white and red
Black and white are colors.
Updated: 9 -30 -2010
Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a
balanced /unified sign design.
X
9.c
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
N/A
List.
SCALE AND SIZE
X
4.b
Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback
OK — per S. Wright 8/22/13
requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle
County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a
variance).
X
8.c
The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the
N/A — reface
sign.
The structure and the sign that it supports must be in
N/A
proportion to each other.
SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE
X
4.d
Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style)
OK
to the sign and the building.
Use of three typefaces or less.
OK-2
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
None proposed
proportion to the letter width.
Updated: 9 -30 -2010
Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension.
TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS
X
4.f
The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard
None proposed
templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and
graphics be modified.
When used, trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and /or
N/A
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
N/A — reface
freestanding signs.
X
5.f
Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual
N/A — reface
clutter and will be limited.
The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and
distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor.
X
5.e
External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare.
None proposed
Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination
N/A
beyond the sign.
All external light sources shall be white.
N/A
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.
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Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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X
5.g
All illumination shall be non - blinking.
None proposed
X
5.c
External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for
None proposed
approved graphics /logos;
internal illumination may be considered for approval.
N/A
X
8.e.iv
Cabinet signs shall have a non - illuminated background, or an
Issue: Not addressed on sign drawing
opaque (zero light transmission) background.
Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills
OK
outward from the top, bottom, sides or back.
X
8.e.iii
Channel letters (although not likely appropriate for
None proposed
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
None proposed
shall be opaque.
ARB ACTIONS
X
(ARB
Billboards are inappropriate for the Entrance Corridors.
None proposed
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.
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Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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X
(ARB
Reader boards shall have an opaque background.
None proposed
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.
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
N/A — reface
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 42283 has been determined to be an inappropriate
None proposed
color for signs.
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
Action
sign materials, and sign height and other pre- existing
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Updated: 9 -30 -2010
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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: Note missing from sign drawing
level of illumination provided by the LED lights will not
exceed the illumination produced by a single stroke of 30
milliamp (ma) neon.
X
Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to
Issue: Note missing from sign drawing
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
Memo:
illumination of the graphic.
5/7/12
Updated: 9 -30 -2010