HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500126 Action Letter 2015-11-10COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4176
November 10, 2015
Doug Stemler
Hightech Signs
2165 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, VA 22901
RE: ARB 201500126, U.S. Cellular Signs
Dear Mr. Stemler,
In an email dated November 6, 2015, you indicated that you are unwilling to revise the above -noted sign
proposal to satisfy the Entrance Corridor Sign Guidelines as indicated below. As a result, I am unable to
administratively approve this proposal.
Sign location:
1. Comprehensive Sign Criteria (CSC) require that signs on the canopy in the west (front)
elevation be centered left to right on the canopy. Revise the proposed sign location
accordingly.
2. CSC require that signs on the south (side) elevation be located in the upper corner at the
west end of the elevation. Revise the sign location accordingly.
Sign size:
Sign colors:
1. The existing canopy design in the west (front) elevation of Building 1 is not accurately
represented in the sign drawing. There is an extra tall cornice across the top (photo
attached). Revise the drawing to show the canopy with cornice correctly, with the flat sign
band area dimensioned accurately. Make sure the sign dimensions are proportionate
without overcrowding the sign band area.
2. CSC limit the sign size in the south (side) elevation to 8' 4" wide x 3' 7" tall; however, the
proposed sign width is 17' 1 % ". Revise the sign design to meet the permitted dimensions.
1. CSC limit the number of sign face colors to one. Revise the sign proposal to show only one
sign face color.
2. Revise sign colors for both signs to meet one of the following CSC sign color combinations:
a. Black daytime/white nighttime faces with black trim caps and returns or
b. White acrylic faces with white or bronze trim caps and bronze returns or
c. Red PMS 200C faces with bronze trim caps and returns.
Raceway color:
Tenant Panel:
ARB general sign guidelines require that the raceway color match the wall to which it is
attached. The sign drawing states the raceway color will match Sherwin Williams SW 6123
Tan which is not the existing paint color. Benjamin Moore HC 38 is the paint color that was
approved for the wall. Revise the sign drawing to indicate the correct wall color for the
raceway.
Revise the sign drawing to indicate the tenant panel in the freestanding sign shall have an
opaque background, only the text and graphic shall illuminate.
You may appeal this decision to the Architectural Review Board. To do so, you must submit a request in
writing to the Director of Planning within 10 days of the date of this letter, using the address in the
letterhead and referencing the ARB file number above.
Sincerely,
Brent W. Nelson
Planner
cc: File
R. Bella Bean LLC
704 Ingleside Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901