HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201600041 Action Letter 2016-04-21COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 229024596
Phone (434) 296-5832 _- - - Fax (434) 972-4126
April 22, 2016
Thomas Loach
1255 Bayberry Ct
Crozet Va 22932
RE: ARB -2016-41: Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Electronic Message Sign
Dear Mr. Loach,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on April 18, 2016 completed a review of
the above -noted request to install a freestanding electronic message sign. The Board by a vote of 3:0,
forwarded the following recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals:
The ARB has no objection to an electronic message sign that meets the draft Electronic Message Sign
(EMS) criteria. The following revisions are needed to meet the criteria:
1. Add a note on the drawing stating that the brick of the sign base will coordinate with the brick of
the building.
2. Provide a landscape plan as part of the sign drawings for review. Use landscaping to integrate the
sign into the overall development of the site.
3. Provide a to -scale version of the sign drawing for review.
4. Include a note on the drawing indicating that no more than 2 typefaces will be used
simultaneously on the EMS.
5. Include a note on the drawing stating the EMS letter heights. Heights not to exceed 8" are
recommended.
6. Add a note to the drawing stating that animation shall not be displayed in the EMS, even in
emergency situations.
7. Include a note on the drawing stating that non -emergency messages shall have a solid black
background.
8. Clarify whether "low priority" messages are emergency messages.
9. Include a note on the drawing stating the colors proposed for non -emergency messages. Provide
samples for all colors. Indicate on the drawing the color of the aluminum tube reveals.
10. Clarify on the plan that non -emergency messages will not have illuminated or colored
backgrounds.
11, Revise the note on the drawing to indicate illumination of electronic message signs shall not
exceed a maximum luminance level of 300 cd/m2 (Nits) during nighttime hours.
12. Revise the note on the drawing to indicate that illumination of electronic message signs shall not
exceed a maximum luminance level of 5,000 cd/m2 (Nits) during daylight hours.
13. If a photocell to dim brightness based on ambient conditions cannot be provided, propose an
alternate method of adjusting brightness to ambient conditions and include a note on the plan.
14. Revise the note on the drawing to indicate that the sign shall be equipped with an integrated
system that manages the identification of daytime and nighttime so that they are automatically
determined by the actual time of sunrise and sunset at the sign location.
15. Add a note to the drawing stating that brightness and message change intervals shall be set by
the installer at the time of electronic message sign installation.
16. Add a note to the plan stating that the sign shall fail to black in the event of a failure of the sign
controller/system or lack of message to display.
if you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call rne.
Sincerely.
r
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
cc: Crozet Volunteer Fire Company Inc
P O Box 696
Crozet VA 22932