HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201200029 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2012-03-13Brent Nelson
From: Brent Nelson
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:48 AM
To: superandywai @yahoo.com'
Subject: ARB 2012 -29, Nami Asian Bistro Sign, Staff Comments
Attachments: Wood brook_Shopping_Center.pdf; ARB 12 -29, Building Photo.pdf
Wai,
I have completed my review of your sign proposal and identified the following issues that would need to be
adequately addressed before I could grant administrative approval.
Comprehensive Sign Criteria for Woodbrook Shopping Center
• Sign design criteria for this shopping center have been established; a copy of those criteria is attached.
• Your sign proposal does not meet those design criteria as outlined below and would need to be revised
accordingly:
o The Comprehensive Sign Criteria:
■ Limit the total number of sign colors (including the background color) to four.
• This proposal has 5 colors.
Limit the text color to white.
• This proposal has black text colors
Limit the background color to blue (the shade of blue shall coordinate with the shades of blue
used for the backgrounds of existing signs in the shopping center).
• This proposal has a pink background
Limit the sign location to over the door and centered between the gutter beneath and bottom
of the window above —just as the existing Burger Oasis sign is (see attached photo).
The Burger Oasis sign was approved at a 3'- 6" height x 7' width. This proposal is for
a 4' height x 5' width sign. The additional 6" in height appears to over crowd the
distance between the gutter and bottom of the window.
• Sign lighting:
o The sign application did not indicate if the sign is to be illuminated. If it is to be illuminated, the
application would need to be revised to indicate the location and type of light fixture, include the
bulb type /wattage and not exceed 3,000 lumens. The lighting would need to be external to the sign
and located on the roof as with the other illuminated signs in the shopping center.
• Color Samples:
o Provide color samples of all proposed colors or revise the sign drawing to include the Pantone
number for each proposed color.
• Text and Graphic Dimensions:
o Revise the sign drawing to include the dimensions (height & width) of the text and graphics.
• The required $120 ARB (Architectural Review Board) review fee was not provided with this application.
The sign permit will not be issued until that fee is paid.
• The sign currently in the window (see attached photo) does not meet the requirements of a window sign and
is not permitted; please remove it. The Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance does allow for temporary signs
to identify the business until the permanent sign is approved and installed. Permits are required for the
temporary sign. Please contact Stewart Wright, Permit Planner, at 434 - 296 -5832, ext 3024 or email at
swright2galbemarle.org for more information on how to obtain a temporary sign permit.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns; emailing the revised drawings,
while preferred, is not required. I will call you after I send this email so we can go over its contents.
Thanks,
Brent
Brent W. Nelson, Planner
Department of Community Development
County of Albemarle
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Va 22902
434 - 296 -5832 x 3438