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Home My WebLink AboutARB202300016 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2023-02-17SIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST WITH REFERENCES — Freestanding Signs REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES TYPE ❑ 8.a Monument signs are preferred to pole -mounted signs. Using a monument sign 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. Materials existing. No changes proposed 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 ❑ 4.e Colors must be harmonious with each other. Red, Blue, and White are harmonious Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when viewed in daylight and at night. Landscaping buffers sign from other built elements and the buildings. The colors of the sign are not expected to clash with the site. Overly intense color, (such as dayglo or fluorescent colors), are prohibited. Colors are not overly intense Use of three colors or less Black and white are colors. 4 colors, although the grey and white are in the same spectrum Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a 4 colors, although the grey and white are in the same balanced/unified sign design. spectrum ❑ 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 Landscaping is existing. signs into the overall site landscape Use plants from the Albemarle County Recommended Plants List. SCALE AND SIZE ❑ Ah Signs may not exceed the size, height and setback Size approved by Zoning. requirements as 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 Scale and size existing. sign. The structure and the sign that it supports must be in Scale and size existing. proportion to each other. SIGN LETTERING AND TYPEFACE ❑ Ad Lettering should be in proportion (font size and typeface style) Letters are appropriately scaled and in proportion to to the sign and the building. sign face. Use of three typefaces or less. yes 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 No outlining proportion to the letter width. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM I NOTES An outline width of 1/8" is the appropriate sign dimension. No outlining TRADEMARKS, CORPORATE LOGOS, AND GRAPHICS ❑ 4.f The ARB may require that the color and scale of standard Logo is contained within the sign lettering and is an templates for trademarks, service marks, corporate logos and integral part of the sign. 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.ed External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for No illumination freestanding signs. ❑ 5.f Any internal illumination is considered to contribute to visual No illumination clutter and will be limited. The design will be evaluated for size, balance, complexity, and distance from and relationship to the Entrance Corridor. ❑ 5. a External Illumination should be shielded and not create glare. No new lighting proposed. Lighting should be aimed so as not to project illumination beyond the sign. All external light sources shall be white. ❑ 8.e.# 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 neon signs), shall not be used. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ 5.g All illumination shall be non -blinking. No new lighting proposed. ❑ 5.c External illumination (or no illumination) is preferred for approved graphics/logos; internal illumination may be considered for approval. ❑ 8.e.iv Cabinet signs shall have a non -illuminated background, or an n/a opaque (zero light transmission) background. 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 ❑ (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 n/a layout) will make the billboard an appropriate appearance. Existing billboards may not increase in size and may not n/a include modifications beyond the existing sign surface. No new illumination of any kind may be added to the n/a billboard. Updated: 08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES ❑ (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 n/a required. Reader boards shall not exceed 40% of the size of the overall n/a sign face. The background color of the reader board shall be black or n/a some other color already on the sign face. Construction of the reader board shall be integral with the n/a main sign. The track holding the letters shall have minimal visual impact. n/a ❑ (A" Action Syn4we.:,, ....., i for if , n/a ee aeeeptable signs mounted a solid f , , bleev if iim fled to ,, flat u f ee ieh eenerete and use as Memo: 5/4/09) (Deleted Styr f am backing is fie. , eptahie n/a Following 8/19/19 ARB action) (ARB Synthetic stucco can be used for signs regardless of the Existing monument sign. 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 sin is located in a landscape bed whose design avoids Updated:08-19-2019 REF CHECKLIST ITEM NOTES potential maintenance issues of EIFS at the ground. ❑ Action on ARB- Red acrylic #2283 has been determined to be an Proposing Red #2793 which is acceptable. P(BP)-2001-12 inappropriate color for signs. 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 n/a ARB 2015-114 & may be acceptable on a case -by -case basis as a secondary -115 Shell Signs color. ❑ (ARB Scale, location, proximity to existing building(s), quality of Sign is existing. 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 following ifLED ligWing i the drawing Th_- n/a proposed sign must state 6/3/19 „ i ilia_ i (nia) neen ARB action p ❑ 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. 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 Updated: 08-19-2019