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Home My WebLink AboutARB201300150 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2013-10-14ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT Project #/Name ARB 2013 -150: Comprehensive Sign Review for 1159 Crozet Avenue and Crozet Library Sign ARB 2013 -144: Crozet Running Si n Review Type Comprehensive Sign Review; Certificate of Appropriateness for Signs Parcel Identification Tax Map 56A2, Section 1, Parcel 18 Location 1159 Crozet Avenue, southeast corner of the intersection of Crozet Avenue and Library Avenue Zoned Downtown Crozet District (DCD), Entrance Corridor (EC) Owner/Applicant County of Albemarle /Ron Lille Facilities Development)/Crozet Running John & Michelle Andersen Magisterial District White Hall Proposal To establish comprehensive sign criteria for signs at 1159 Crozet Avenue Crozet Running: To install an externally illuminated panel sign with individually mounted letters Crozet Library: To install non - illuminated panel signs with individually mounted letters Context This section of the Route 240 EC is developed with a mix of small to medium scale commercial and residential buildings. Visibility The Crozet Running sign is expected to be highly visible due to its close proximity to (20' from) the EC. The library signs, with their 120' distance from the EC and angular orientation, have limited visibility (Attachment A). ARB Meeting Date October 21, 2013 Staff Contact Brent Nelson PROJECT HISTORY DATE I Review Type RESULT 04/27/2012 1 ARB 2011 -20, Crozet Library Building, Final Review of a Site Development Plan I Approved STAFF REPORT DESCRIPTION This staff report contains the following three sign proposals for consideration: • Proposed Comprehensive Sign Criteria for the Crozet Library Building at 1159 Crozet Avenue. See Table 1. (Note: The original review of the building did not address comprehensive sign criteria.) • Proposed Crozet Library wall signs. See Table 2. (Note: The library signs have already been installed without a permit.) • Proposed Crozet Running wall signs. See Table 3. (Note: The library building has two ground floor tenant spaces fronting on Crozet Avenue. Crozet Running is located in the space to the left (north of) the building entrance from Crozet Avenue. The other space to the right (south of) the entrance is currently unoccupied.) TABLE 1: COMPREHENSIVE SIGN CRITERIA The table below contains proposed sign criteria for wall signs to be located on the building at 1155 Crozet Avenue that are visible from the Route 240 Entrance Corridor. SIGN FEATURE PROPOSED CRITERIA SIGN TYPE Panel with individual letters LOCATION(S) See attached drawings for proposed sign locations (Attachment B &C) West elevation, northern half: centered above the middle pair of I' story windows West elevation, southern half: centered above the pair of 1 s` story windows North elevation, entrance portal (north & west sides): between and near the top of the brick piers LETTER COLOR Entrance portal: Dark bronze West elevation: Dark blue: PMS 2766 (sample); Green: PMS 348 (sample); Brushed aluminum (sample) PANEL/BACKGROUND COLOR Tan: Sherwin Williams 6155 (to match precast stone) (sample) SIZE LIMITATIONS No limits other than standard guidelines and ordinance requirements MOUNTING DETAILS Entrance portal: letters direct -mount to beam beneath with panels behind letters West elevation: wall panel with individual letters LOGO /GRAPHICS DETAILS No limits other than standard guidelines ILLUMINATION DETAILS Entrance portal: none West elevation: external, gooseneck fixtures in bronze or black LETTER TYPE /FONT No limits other than standard guidelines MATERIALS No limits other than standard guidelines TABLE 2: DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED LIBRARY WALL SIGNS Type Panel with individual letters Materials Aluminum, acrylic & paint Location Entrance portal at the northeast corner of the building, between and near the top of the brick piers on the north and west sides (Attachment D) Overall sign size Not provided Text LIBRARY Graphic None Colors Text Bronze Backer panel Semi-transparent off -white Illumination None TABLE 3: DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED CROZET RUNNING WALL SIGN (Attachments E, F, G & H) Applicant's first preference is Option E (hi- lited). Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Type Individual letters Individual letters Panel with individual letters Panel with individual letters Panel with individual letters Materials Aluminum Acrylic & paint Aluminum, acrylic & paint Aluminum, acrylic & paint Aluminum, acrylic & paint Location West (EC) elevation, north (left) West (EC) elevation, north (left) West (EC) elevation, north West (EC) elevation, north West (EC) elevation, of building entrance, centered of building entrance, centered (left) of building entrance, (left) of building entrance, north (left) of building horizontally above the middle horizontally above the middle centered horizontally above the centered horizontally above entrance, centered pair of first story windows pair of first story windows middle pair of first story the middle pair of first story horizontally above the windows windows middle pair of first story windows Overall sign 2' 2" (t) x 14' 2" (w) 2' 2" (t) x 14' 2" (w) 2' 6" (t) x 14' 2" (w) 3' (t) x 15' (w) 2' 6" (t) x 14' 2" (w) size Sign frame N/A N/A Width: 2" Width: 3" Width: 2" size Raised: ' /a" Raised: ' /a" Raised: ' /a" Text crozet running crozet runnin crozet running crozet running crozet running Graphic None None None Footprint None Colors Text crozet: Horizontally brushed crozet: Dark blue: PMS 2766 crozet: Horizontally brushed crozet: Vertically brushed crozet: dark blue: PMS aluminum (sample) aluminum aluminum 2766 (sample) running: Circularly brushed running: Green: PMS 348 running: Circularly brushed running: Horizontally running: Green: PMS 348 aluminum (sample) aluminum brushed aluminum (sample) Background N/A N/A Tan: Sherwin Williams 6155 Bronze to match library sign Tan: Sherwin Williams (sample) color 6155 (sample) Graphic N/A N/A N/A Dark blue: PMS 2766 N/A (sample) Green: PMS 348 (sample) Light Green Illumination External, gooseneck fixtures External, gooseneck fixtures External, gooseneck fixtures External, gooseneck fixtures External, gooseneck fixtures Mounting Direct -mount Direct -mount Panel: cleat mount to fagade Panel: cleat mount to fagade Panel: cleat mount to Text: direct -mount to panel Text: direct -mount to panel fagade Text: direct -mount to panel ANAYLSIS REF GUIDELINE ISSUE RECOMMENDATION 10 Wall Signs For Multiple Business Centers Sign Type/Illumination 10 Coordination (sign type, size, placement, Channel letters, with their internal illumination and Library Signs: illumination, color, and/or font) is required for modern appearance, would have an inappropriate Revise the library sign multiple business centers signs. appearance for this building given the traditional photo /drawing to indicate the character and scale of Downtown Crozet. use of a backer panel that is tan lob Multiple business centers shall use a single sign type Individual direct -mount letters would have an Sherwin Williams 6155 in color. for all wall signs. appropriate appearance but repeated sign installations would damage the irregular stone Crozet Running Sign: 9b Channel lettering (mounted on a raceway or surface of the wall. Backer panels could provide a Provide photos and locations of individual letters) is preferred to cabinet signs location for individual sign letters while requiring local examples where a sign because cabinet signs tend to appear less integrated fewer attachments to the stone surface. If panel panel has been attached to an with the building. Channel letters overlay the wall colors match a single building color, coordination uneven, jagged surface to material and allow the structure of the building to will be provided among all signs, and between confirm the installation will "read through" with less interruption. This results in signs and the building. The proposed use of have an appropriate appearance. a more coordinated overall appearance. external, gooseneck style light fixtures in bronze or black would be appropriate. Sign criteria should Provide corner location panel 5a When illumination is required, the preferred solution limit the fixture color to one for coordination. samples (12" or more) with the is to externally illuminate the sign — in other words, 2" wide frame and the 3" wide to shine a light on the sign. External illumination is Library Signs: frame (both 1/4" raised height) preferred because it allows consistency with the The proposed individual letter with backer panel to determine appropriateness of daytime image of the sign. External lighting appears sign has an appropriate appearance. Revising the both the proportions and style of to the viewer as reflected light and allows the focus semi - transparent, off - white, backer panel color to the frame. of the sign to be the original overall shape, color and match that of the Crozet Running sign (Tan: complete design of the sign. Internal lighting Sherwin Williams 6155) would provide more produces a fragmented, rather than unified, sign coordination between signs and with building Revise the sign drawings to image at night compared to external lighting and materials /colors. show the use of a bronze light may project light that is distracting to the viewer. fixture. Indicate the bulb Crozet Running Sign: wattage on the drawing. Note Options C, D or E (wall panel with individual that a lamp emitting fewer than letters) would have an appropriate appearance for 3,000 lumens is needed to avoid the reasons noted above. Attachment E Side the dark skies full cutoff Elevation shows the stone wall behind the sign requirement. panel as an even plane when in reality it is a jagged and uneven surface (Attachment I) so, it is unclear exactly how the sign panel would appear against this surface. Providing photos and locations of local examples of this type of installation would help determine appropriateness. REF 10c 4e GUIDELINE Color Compatibility among signs must be maintained through color or font and typeface selection. Colors must be harmonious with each other. Colors must not clash with other elements on the site, both when viewed in daylight and at night, whether the signs are externally or internally lit. Overly intense color, such as but not limited to dayglo or fluorescent colors, are prohibited. The use of three colors or fewer is more appropriate for signs in the Entrance Corridor. Black and white are counted as colors. Additional colors may be approved if they contribute to a balanced and unified sign design. ISSUE The applicant is proposing a raised frame around the sign panel to give it a more finished appearance. In Options C and E, the widths are 2" with a 1/4" raised height. In Option D the width is 3" with a 1/4" raised height. Providing panel samples would help determine appropriateness of both the proportions and style of the frame. The applicant's proposed use of external black or bronze color gooseneck style fixtures above the sign would have an appropriate appearance. Bronze color fixtures would coordinate better with building colors and the bronze color of the library sign text. The proposed bulb wattage was not indicated. Note that a lamp emitting fewer than 3,000 lumens is needed to avoid the dark skies full cutoff reauirement. The owner is proposing a palette of 5 colors for all signage: Tan: SW 6155; Bronze; Brushed Aluminum; Dark Blue: PMS 2766; and Green: PMS 348. This exceeds the guideline recommendations; however, the impact of the additional colors is expected to be sufficiently mitigated by the close coordination provided by the single panel color (tan) and the coordination of that color with the building trim (Attachment J). Crozet Running Sign: The applicant is proposing the use of tan: SW 6155 for the backer panel. From the small sample provided, it appears to be a close match to the building window, door & trim color (Attachment J). A larger sample would be helpful in confirming a match. The applicant's preferred dark blue and green text colors (Option E) are expected to coordinate sufficiently with the backer panel & building colors while also adding some visual interest with their contrast. RECOMMENDATION Crozet Running Sign: Provide a larger sample (12" or more) of the proposed sign panel material /color to confirm the color matches the building trim. REF GUIDELINE ISSUE RECOMMENDATION 10d Signs must be placed on the building in a manner The proposed sign locations for the west elevation Comprehensive Sign Criteria: that establishes a unified appearance. include centered above the middle pair of 1St story Revise the proposed sign criteria windows located north of the entrance and to allow for signs centered 9a Wall signs shall be integrated with the architecture of centered above the pair of first story windows horizontally and vertically above the building and the placement of such signs should located south of the entrance (Attachments B & Q. any of the 1St story windows in not obscure architectural features or details, These locations have an integrated & coordinated the west elevation. including but not limited to cornices, windows, appearance with the architecture; however, columns, pilasters and paneling. revising the criteria to allow for signs centered Library Signs: above any of the 1St windows in the west elevation Revise the library sign would provide additional flexibility for future photo /drawing to include the tenants. Revising the criteria to indicate signs shall width and height of the sign be centered both horizontally and vertically in panel and text. those locations would be appropriate, as well. Crozet Running Sign: Library Signs: Revise the rendered elevation to Although the text and panel sizes have an include the height of the wall appropriate appearance, their dimensions were not area to which the sign panel will provided in this application. attach. Crozet Running Sign: The sign is shown centered horizontally above the pair of windows but not centered vertically on the wall. Centering the sign both vertically and horizontally would be appropriate. Although the sign has a proportionate appearance in the rendered elevation provided (Attachment F) the height of that wall area was not indicated on the drawing; therefore, the appropriateness of its size, and whether the light fixtures will fit above, cannot be confirmed. Summary of Recommendations: Staff recommends the following as the primary points of discussion: 1. Proposed sign type: panel with individual letters; method of attachment to the wall 2. Proposed dimensions of the panel framing 3. Proposed palette of 5 colors Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the Crozet Running sign with the following conditions: 1. Provide photos and locations of local examples where a sign panel has been attached to an uneven, jagged surface to confirm the installation will have an appropriate appearance. 2. Revise the sign drawings to show the use of a bronze light fixture. Indicate the bulb wattage on the drawing. Note that a lamp emitting fewer than 3,000 lumens is needed to avoid the dark skies full cutoff requirement. 3. Provide corner location panel samples (12" or more) with the 2" wide frame and the 3" wide frame (both 1/4" raised height) to determine the appropriateness of the proportions /style of the frame and to confirm the color matches the building trim. 4. Revise the rendered elevation to include the height of the wall area to which the sign panel will attach. Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the Crozet Library signs with the following conditions. 1. Revise the library sign photo /drawing to indicate the use of a backer panel that is tan Sherwin Williams 6155 in color. 2. Revise the library sign photo /drawing to include the width and height of the sign panel and text. Staff recommends approval of the following Comprehensive Sign Criteria for 1159 Crozet Avenue. Staff s recommended deletions to proposed criteria are struck through. Staff s recommended additions are highlighted yellow. all Signs SIGN FEATURE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED CRITERIA SIGN TYPE Panel with individual letters LOCATION(S) coo ..ttaehed d,.....,ings for approved sign i,.,.ation West elevation, northern half: centered horizontally & vertically above any 1St story window(s) North elevation, entrance portal (north & west sides): between and near the top of the brick piers LETTER COLOR North Elevation: Dark bronze West elevation: Dark blue: PMS 2766; Green: PMS 348; Brushed aluminum; Dark bronze PANEL/BACKGROUND COLOR Tan: Sherwin Williams 6155 SIZE LIMITATIONS No limits other than standard guidelines and ordinance requirements MOUNTING DETAILS Entrance portal: letters direct -mount to beam beneath with panels behind letters West elevation: wall panel with individual letters LOGO /GRAPHICS DETAILS No limits other than standard guidelines ILLUMINATION DETAILS Entrance portal: none West elevation: external, gooseneck fixtures in bronze or- blae LETTER TYPE /FONT No limits other than standard guidelines MATERIALS No lim —its othe,.than standafd ,.. ..,knee Panel: Acrylic; Text: Aluminum 7 ATTACHMENT A -1— -- North Elevation - Showing Library Signs At Entrance Portal ATTACHMENT B 1 1 I_- 511E PLAN o m e m x Owner's Proposed Sign Locations 7 frig .. i�I A -02 I POAKING LOT I u r I r � ' � I II �• i w -N -- ` - -- - ----' �"NOPY iiCaN uHVF�- (3 StoZC�� LIBRARY AVENUE U 511E PLAN o m e m x Owner's Proposed Sign Locations 7 frig .. i�I A -02 I ATTACHMENT C T/ Ed Owner's Proposed Sign Locations 10 ,EY PLAN am �j 'I 3 AVENUE (NORTH) ELEVATION Owner's Proposed Sign Locations 10 ,EY PLAN am �j 'I ATTACHMENT D Plex -glass behind letters, not completely transparent but semi- transparent, in a white or off white. Proposed Library Signs at Entrance Portal in North Elevation 11 ATTACHMENT E a _ —�"9 1 /4' TICK SIGN BLANK w IM'RAISED FRAME, 30' 11crozetrunning i PAINTED SW TO MATCH BUILDING TRIM, CLEAT MOUNTED TO FACADE 12' THICK DIMENSIONAL LETTERS 2' WIDE FRAME BORDER 110' 1 Front Elevation scale: I" = 2' QBan: (1) one -Sided (Q LED GOOSENECK LAMPS BRONZE OR PAINTED BLACK NOT EXCEEDING 30DO LUMENS IY l0' FROM TOP EDGE OF WINDOW' iN Z Side Elevation xremandpint<o mardMesImmseKHMo - Vp iwnan.Tmo- samplesmfl,Illemr wA. wnn eeeaapu� d penocivmprgnea.ok lumtee pdml.lm.m. reneeryq�r�meeslwKpwenvd Gmpm. iz. imeam awm mapm n.mercie wnwewl ne wnnm rvmem dGmpm. irc. Crozet Running Sign Applicant's Preferred Option (Option E) 12 •,�ac;xtc�v LIM Ean MarMd CMaonessilk. 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Crozet Running Sign Proposed Sign Options 14 1144F —tM. fnK41kui4, VA 2290[ 1434129 }19N 143412953926 FAK xaw,peFen.mn Ceulirb6 vtw�OdnlmT P4: 6M1no AWW 2N.2013 4 i.Pa4tn � 'w9�Mmn9 m mKk +cpep�l PK62X6 wmpiwm qo l..A`IJI ATTACHMENT H LBIx3SM0 uriea Nigh P-1 LED M ,I, St,i,, CMhtlesnikMVn 22902 LIGHTING FIXTURE TO BE MECHANICALLY FASTENED TO WELDED JOINT BUILDING FACADE 3" ALUMINUM EXTRUSION TO CONCEALANDANGLE CC FC da 11 t, LIGHTINGSOURCE WEXTRUDED PIPE DENT A-- T X— El) 7-�ITIICATI. PROVIDED PIT. A 3 UEDS PER FIXTURE Goose 1,1 Lilting mgt 23451 Somme W pd—IX, may d0k, ham ukcaetl mbr specBkaEan. Tmeuem sample mlaWe an mPmsl. Crozet Running Sign Gooseneck Light Fixture Cutsheet 1 ATTACHMENT I Crozet Running Sign Sign Panel Wall Surface — West Elevation IV ATTACHMENT J A Crozet Running Sign Sign Panel Wall Surface with Panel and Sign Colors 17