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Home My WebLink AboutARB201600085 Review Comments Miscellaneous Submittal 2016-10-04Brent Nelson From: Brent Nelson Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 9:27 AM To: 'Doug Stemler' Cc: Stewart Wright Subject: RE: ARB 2016-85, BJ's Sign, Staff Comments Doug - I have completed my review and just a few issues remain needing to be addressed. 1. Revise all sign drawings to include a latest revision date. 2. Some of the drawings state "Dual Lit Letters" which contradicts the "Opaque Backs — No Halo" reference on the drawings. Please remove. 3. Revise the BJ's logo/graphic sign drawings to include the following note: "Opaque background, only the text "BJ's" shall illuminate." Brent W. Nelson Senior 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: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:21 PM To: Brent Nelson <bnelson@albemarle.org> Cc: Stewart Wright <swright2@albemarle.org> Subject: RE: ARB 2016-85, BJ's Sign, Staff Comments Hi Brent, Please find the updated BJ's brand book with the required revisions. Please let me know if you require anything else to proceed forward with the permit review. Thank you. Doug Stemler I Project Manager I Hightech Signs H16HTECH S16NSCFO' [PH]: 434-974-7900 x105 [FX]: 434-974-6898 [E]. dougs@htsva.com From: Brent Nelson [mailto:bnelson@albemarle.org] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 3:19 PM 1 To: Doug Stemler Cc: Stewart Wright Subject: RE: ARB 2016-85, BI's Sign, Staff Comments Hi Doug - Yes, that would be fine. Consider it granted. Brent W. Nelson Senior 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, August 26, 2016 1:45 PM To: Brent Nelson <bnelson@albemarle.org> Cc: Stewart Wright <swright2@albemarle.org> Subject: ARB 2016-85, BJ's Sign, Staff Comments Importance: High Hi Brent, It appears BJ's director of property development, Joan Leguay, is in conversation with Margaret regarding a signage exception for free standing buildings in Block G of Stonefield. (Please see below). The September 6th meeting is past our 15 day reply window. Am I able to get an extension on our reply given these developments? Thank you Brent. Doug Stemler I Project Manager I Hightech Signs H16HTECH SIGNS lirtf c?$u�s�S(i�i�eOMr [PH]: 434-974-7900 x105 [FX]: 434-974-6898 [E]: dougs@htsva.com From: Jim Prentice [mailto:jimprentice@hiltondisplays.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:17 PM To: Doug Stemler Subject: FW: BIS Charlottesville SIgnage See below... FYI Jim Prentice Senior Program Manager National Accounts Hilton Displays, Inc. 106 West Summit Hill Dr. Knoxville,Tn. 37902 Phone: 865-347-2912 Cell: 931-409-2004 iimprentice@hiltondisplays.com From: Joan Leguay[mailto:Ileguay@blsrestaurants.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:14 PM To: Jim Prentice<jimprentice@hiltondisplays.com> Cc: Robert Vranich <rvranich@bisrestaurants.com>; Daryl MacPherson<dmacpherson@bisrestaurants.com> Subject: RE: BJS Charlottesville Slgnage I spoke to Margaret at the County. She said Regal Theatres, Pier One and Trader Joes are all internally illuminated. There was an exception in the sign criteria for those blocks ( Block C-1 and A) for free standing buildings. She said there probably should have been an exception for our block too ( Block G). She is willing to ask the ARB on Sept 6t" to allow us to have internal illumination. I need to get support from Edens, the landlord/developer, and email that to her. I will work on that. ,loan Leguay (Director of Property lnevetopment Bfs Restaurants, Inc. 7755 Center,4venue Suite 300 .Ifuntington Beach, CA 92647 Office 714.500.2410 Ceff949.295.6369 APPLICATION REVIEW HISTORY ARB #/Name_2016-85, BJ's Sign County received application 07-08-2016 Corresponding submittal 07-25-2016 deadline deadline/ARB meeting date 09-06-2016 meeting Transfer from intake to ARB Staff 07-12-2016 First ARB staff review 07-12-2016 Comments to applicant 08-15-2016 Email/mail Resubmittal received by staff 09-28-16 Resubmittal reviewed by staff 10-03-16 Were all comments addressed? No Comments to applicant 10-04-16 Email/phone Resubmittal received by staff 10-04-16 Resubmittal reviewed by staff 10-04-16 Were all comments addressed? Yes Comments to applicant Resubmittal received Resubmittal reviewed Approval letter sent 10-04-16 Email/mail Applicant Survey Included? ARB meeting date ARB action COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126 August 15, 2016 Doug Stemler Hightech Signs 2165 Seminole Trail Charlottesville, VA 22901 RE: ARB -2016-85: BJ's Signs Dear Mr. Stemler, 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. The proposed signs do not meet approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria (CSC) specific to this section of the Stonefield development as follows: a. Internally illuminated dual -lit (face -lit & halo -lit) channel letters are proposed. Approved CSC permit either externally illuminated channel letters or reverse channel letters with internal LED halo illumination only (opaque faces and returns). Revise to meet approved criteria. b. Internally illuminated cabinet signs (graphics) are proposed. Approved CSC permit external illumination or no illumination. c. The fixture location, lighting cutsheet (including bulb type/wattage) and fixture color (bronze preferred) must be included for all external illumination. Lamps used for external illumination shall not emit more than 3000 lumens each. 2. The proposed sign does not meet Architectural Review Board General Sign Guidelines as follows: a. The following required note, limiting the intensity of all LED illumination, was not included on the sign drawing: "The level of illumination provided by the LED lights will not exceed the illumination produced by a single stroke of 30 milliamp (ma) neon." 3. Miscellaneous: a. The labeled direction of each building elevation is incorrect. The front elevation faces north (not east) and the rear elevation faces south (not west). The "south (left)" elevation (with signage) is the east elevation. The "north (right)" elevation (without signage) is the west elevation. Revise the drawings accordingly. b. Sign drawings include a proposed tenant panel in a freestanding sign. That sign cannot be reviewed until a Sign Permit (ARB) Sign Application has been received and approved for the freestanding tenant panel structure. c. Approved Comprehensive Sign Criteria for this section of Stonefield are attached with fagade sign criteria highlighted in yellow. 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 Senior Planner cc: ARB File