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Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Georgetown Municipal Complex, New Planning Conference Room
300-1 Industrial A-v, , Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Susan Firth, Chair; and Sarah Blankenship
Members absent: Dee Rapp
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Firth called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
The Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee is responsible for hearing
and taking final action on sign applications, by issuing Certificates of Design Compliance based
upon the City Council adopted Downtown Design Guidelines. This is a regular scheduled meeting
of the Sign Subcommittee, for consideration and possible action on the following:
1. Review and possible action on the minutes from the December 8, 2011 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Blankenship to approve the minutes. Second by Firth. Approved 2 —O.
2. Public Hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance for the refacing of
an existing freestanding sign at Morrow Addition, Block G (nw/pt), located at. 102 E.
T2a-tiversity Avenue. (CDC-2011-044)
Wyler presented the, staff report and recommends approval. The applicants, Mary Jo
Schoppa and Rita Snyder of Keller Williams Realty, were available for comments or
questions. They explained that Mr. Lackey, the present owner is 82 years old and will retire
soon. Ms. Schoppa has been working for him and will remain in the building as a realtor,
and Ms. Snyder will join her. They want both names on the sign.
Blankenship wants the new occupants to combine the signs to one sign, per the Guidelines
suggestions. The commissioners suggested that and discussed it with the applicants. They
stated when Mr. Lackey retires, they will reconsider and redesign the signs.
There was further discussion of putting the name of the business on the sign, instead of the
proposed names of the realtors. Ms. Snyder explained that their names, as realtors, are
their business names and that by putting their company name,. they would be in conflict
with tl- a Keller Williams office just down the street. Firth wants the sign to include the
business name or type, stating that a person's name and phone number does not indicate
the business type.
Motion by Blankenship to approve the signs as proposed with the recommendation to
put a single, directory type sign at this location in the future. Second byFirth. Approved
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Ms. Snyder commented that Robbie Wyler was good to work with and she appreciated his
help.
3. Adjournment Firth adjourned the meeting at 4:18 p.m.
The Subcommittee may forward these items to the next meeting of the Historic and Architectural
Review Commission for its consideration. That meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2O12_
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Approved, Susan Firth, Chair
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee.
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