HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201500130 Correspondence 2015-12-02 Brent Nelson
From: Brent Nelson
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:27 PM
To: 'Doug Stemler'
Cc: 'Devy Goradia'
Subject: ARB 2015--130,Accounting Solutions Sign, ARB Approval
Attachments: ARB 15-130_Approval letter.pdf
Importance: High
Doug and Devy - Attached you should find the Certificate of Appropriateness (Architectural Review Board) approval
letter for your sign proposal. A hard copy of the letter is in the mail as well.
Brent
Brent W. Nelson
Planner
Planning Services, Community Development
Albemarle County Office Building
401 McIntire Road, 22902
434-296-5832, ext. 3438
bnelson @albemarle.org
From: Doug Stemler[mailto:DougS @htsva.com]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:58 AM
To: Brent Nelson<bnelson @albemarle.org>
Subject: RE:ARB 2015--130, Accounting Solutions Sign, Staff Comments
Good Morning Brent,
Accounting Solutions agrees to the revision. I have attached a sketch of a possible planting plan using a combination of
the approved shrubs noted below and annuals for color. Given this is a single-sided sign facing Rio Road East, I feel the
flanking shrubs soften the East/West approach, and provide a visually pleasing combination of approved evergreens
and annual color from the front.
Please let me know your thoughts on this.
Doug Stemler I Project Manager I Hightech Signs
HIGHTECH SIGNS
[PH]: 434-974-7900 x105
[FX]: 434-974-6898
[E]: dougs @htsva.com
From: Brent Nelson [mailto:bnelson @albemarle.orq]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:35 AM
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To: Doug Stemler Noire
Subject: ARB 2015-430, Accounting Solutions Sign, Staff Comments
Doug-
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. Regarding ARB Sign Guideline: 8 Freestanding Signs (d) Landscaping: Use ground cover, shrubs and/or trees to
integrate freestanding signs into the overall landscape development of the site.
a. This comment has not been addressed in this submittal. The double post-mount sign design has an
awkward, unresolved appearance between the sign face (panel) and the ground below. Evergreen shrub
plantings could help to mitigate this issue and integrate the sign structure into the overall landscape
proposal.
i. Provide a planting plan using evergreen shrubs to integrate the sign
structure into the overall landscape. The intent being not to just encircle the sign structure with
a single row of shrubs but to provide a more free-form design that would integrate the sign with
existing plantings.
ii. Suggestion: the approved landscape plan for this development
(approved site plan attached—see Sheet 3 of 4)uses Soft Touch Japanese Holly.A planting design
with this shrub would be appropriate
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
Brent W. Nelson
Planner
Planning Services, Community Development
Albemarle County Office Building
401 McIntire Road, 22902
434-296-5832, ext. 3438
bnelsonPalbemarle.org
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From: Devy Goradia <devy @accsoln.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:08 AM
To: Brent Nelson; Doug Stemler
Subject: sign
Mr. Nelson, it was nice talking to you. Please email us your thoughts on
the sign so High Tech start working on making the sign.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
MAKE A NOTE OF OUR NEW ADDRESS
Devyani D. Goradia, CPA
Accounting Solutions PLLC
1024 Carrington Place, Suite#100
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-5311 Office
434-975-5311 Fax
www.accsoln.com
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