HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_HARC_06.28.2012 SpecialCity of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, June 28, 2012
City Council and Municipal Court Building
101 E. 7u-, Street, Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Susan Firth, Chair; Sarah Blankenship; and Tim Urban
Members absent: none
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Firth called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m_
The Plistoric 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 possibleaction on the minutes from the May 24, 2012 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Urban to approve the minutes as written_ Second by Blankenship_ Approved
3 - O.
2. Discussion and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance request for new
window signage at City of Georgetown, Block 50, Lots b 7 (pts), also known as the Palace
Annex II, located at 216 W. 8th Street. (CDC-2012-o25)
Wyler presented the staff report explaining that the applicants were applying for window
signage only at this time. The applicant seeks Certificate of Design Compliance approval
from HAILC to install white vinyl lettering on an 8th Street display window_ The subject
window is directly to the right (west) of the entrance door and measures 5.5 feet tall by 5.5
feet wide, totaling 30.25 square feet. The lettering will read Palace Education ds
Performance Center in the theater's block font. Totaling 800 square inches, the lettering will
be centered on the glass and cover approximately 20% of the window.
Firth opened the Public Hearing at 5:34 acid closed it immediately with no speakers coming
forth.
-Bob Koska, representing the Palace, explained where the proposed signage would be
placed - which window. Blankenship asked if the Palace representatives had noticed that
the acronym for the new sign would be PEPC_ Koska stated that was intentional_
Motion by Urban to approve the application as presented. The motion was. not seconded.
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Blankenship expressed concern regarding the lack of balance with the signage being located
on only the second window, leaving the second half ofthe wirtdows un-signed. She felt this
led to confusion about which door belonged to the Palace. Koska explained that the seond
".door" feature did not operate and acted as a window.
Kosice and thecommissioners discussed options and placement of the window signage_
Koski was agreeable to placing the sigrtage on a different window.
Motion by Blankenship to approve the CDC .for window signage, with modifications to
which window would be used, placing the lettering on the far left window, leaving
options open for future window signage. Second by [Jban. Approved 3 - O_
3. Adjournment. Firth adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m.
The Subcommittee did not forward these items to tl-ie next meeting of the Historic and
Architectural Review Commissionfor its consideration. That meeting was scheduled for June
28, 2012 at 6:00 pm_
Approved, Susan Chair
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee
Minutes
June 28, 2012
Attest Tim Urban
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