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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
January 15, 2015
Bill Akers
Capitol Signs
11214 Howards Mill Road
Glen Allen, VA 23059
RE: ARB- 2015 -01: Chipotle Signs
Dear Mr. Akers,
I have reviewed the above -noted sign application. The following revisions are requested to make the
proposal consistent with the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines.
1. Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria for the shopping center do not allow a backer panel
behind the channel letters. Revise the sign drawings by removing all references to a backer panel
behind the text (CHIPOTLE) channel letters.
2. Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria require Matthews 313 Dark Bronze color for the trim
caps and returns. Revise the sign drawing accordingly.
3. Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria require that the sign graphic (the pepper and backer
panel) height not exceed the height of the tallest channel letter. Revise the sign drawings by
reducing the height of the pepper graphic and backer panel to not exceed the height of the tallest
channel letter.
4. Revise the sign drawing to include the following required note regarding LED intensity:
"The level of illumination provided will not exceed the illumination produced by a single stroke
of 30 milliamp (ma) neon."
5. Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria require an opaque background for graphics. Revise the
sign drawing to clearly indicate the graphic backer panel shall not illuminate, only the pepper
graphic shall illuminate.
6. A sign permit has not been received and approved for the freestanding, multi- tenant sign
structure; therefore, the proposed tenant panel cannot be approved at this time. Revise the sign
drawings by removing the freestanding, multi- tenant sign panel.
Please respond by email within 15 days of the date of this letter indicating whether you will or will not
proceed with these revisions. Your decision to make the revisions will suspend the 60 -day review period
associated with your original submittal. If you choose to complete the revisions, please email the revised
drawings to me. If you choose not to proceed with these revisions, staff will be unable to approve your
application. Failure to respond to this letter shall be presumed to be a request to proceed to action on the
application without further revisions.
If you have any questions about this action, please contact me as soon as possible. I look forward to
receiving your revisions and completing this review with an approval letter.
Sincerely,
Brent Nelson
Planner
cc: ARB File
Attachment: Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria