HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB202300002 Checklist 2023-01-18SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs
Praha Bakery sign
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TYPE
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8.a
Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs.
A post mounted sign has already been installed. The
scale and form of the sign are appropriate to the
context.
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
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8.b
Materials used in both the sign and support structures should
be complementary.
The PVS panel looks compatible with the existing
posts and frame.
They should also support the aesthetics of the
building/complex being served by the sign.
The sign has a simple understated appearance that
complements the building.
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8. b
It is preferred that the base material match one of the primary
building materials
Posts are existing. The scale and form of the sign are
appropriate to the context.
unless the sign design represents itself as a freestanding
element complementing the building.
COLORS
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A a
Colors must be harmonious with each other.
Red, white and black are harmonious.
Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both
when viewed in daylight and at night.
Red, white and black do not clash with red brick and
green awning.
Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors),
are prohibited.
Only a small amount of red is proposed.
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Use of three colors or less
3 colors total
Black and white are colors.
Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a
balanced/unified sign design.
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9.c
For raceway -mounted channel letters, raceways shall match
the wall color.
n/a
LANDSCAPING
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8. d
Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to integrate freestanding
No landscaping is present or proposed. Checked
signs into the overall site landscape
with ARB chairperson; directed to not require
landscaping in this particular case — sign posts
Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants
List.
exists, this is a refacing; lawn area has a simple,
clean appearance.
SCALE AND SIZE
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4.b
Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback
OK by zoning.
requirements as outlined in Section 4.15 of the Albemarle
County Zoning Ordinance (unless the sign has received a
variance).
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8. c
The structure of a monument sign shall not overwhelm the
Posts are proportional to the panel.
sign.
The structure and the sign that it supports must be in
proportion to each other.
SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE
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4. d
Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style)
The lettering is not over -scaled for the panel size
to the sign and the building.
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Use of three typefaces or less.
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Additional typefaces may be approved if they contribute to a
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balanced, legible, unified sign design.
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8.e.iv
If outlines of letters are proposed, the outline width must be in
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proportion to the letter width.
An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension.
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TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS
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4.f
The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard
The graphic is integrated with the letters
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
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8.e.i
External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for
freestanding signs.
No illumination proposed
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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.
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5.e
External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare.
n/a
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Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination
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beyond the sign.
All external light sources shall be white.
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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.
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5.h
An exposed light source that forms the body of a sign, (such as
exposed neon signs), shall not be used.
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5.g
All illumination shall be non -blinking.
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5.c
External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for
approved graphics/logos;
internal illumination may be considered for approval.
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8.e.iv
Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an
opaque (zero light transmission) background.
Cabinet signs shall be constructed such that no light spills
outward from the top, bottom, sides or back.
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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
shall be opaque.
ARB ACTIONS
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(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.
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(ARB
Reader boards shall have an opaque background.
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.
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Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the
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.
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Action on ARB-
Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an
A very small amount of 485 is proposed. It is not
P(BP)-2001-12
inappropriate color for signs.
expected to have a negative impact on the EC.
Wood Grill
Pantone color match for 2283 is 485C. Red #2793
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
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(ARB
Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of
No planting is proposed. The sign already exists; this
Action
sign materials, and sign height and other pre-existing
is a refacing. Lawn area has a simple, clean
Memo:
conditions determine how much planting is required at the
appearance.
10/5/09)
base of the freestanding sign.
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Internal LED for the gas pricing: Daytime intensity limited to
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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
n/a
Action
Hardee's locations, is a reasonable basis for not allowing
Memo:
illumination of the graphic.
5/7/12
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