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Meeting: March 26, 2015
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Meeting Sign Subcommittee
Minutes
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
Georgetown Municipal Complex – Williamson Conference Room
300‐1 Industrial Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Nancy Knight, Chair; Richard Mee and Mary Jo Winder
Commissioners absent: none
Staff present: Matt Synatschk, Historic Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary.
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. The Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC) Sign Subcommittee, appointed by the
Commission, is responsible for hearing and taking final action on Certificates of Design Compliance
applications for Signage based upon the City Council adopted Downtown and Old Town Design
Guidelines and Unified Development Code. The Commission may, at any time, recess the Regular
Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of the Chair, a Commissioner, the Director or
legal counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code
Chapter 551.
Welcome and Meeting Procedures:
Call to Order by Knight at 5:38 p.m.
*Those who wish to speak must turn in a speaker form, located at the back of the room, to the recording
secretary before the item they wish to address begins. Each speaker will be permitted to address the
Commission one time only for a maximum of three minutes.
Legislative Agenda:
B. Discussion and possible approval of the minutes from the February 26, 2015 Sign Subcommittee
Meeting.
The minutes were not posted correctly and so no action was taken.
C. Public hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance Request for Signage at
Glasscock Addition, Block 2, Lot 7, 6(PT), 0.286 acres, located at 909 South Austin Avenue (CDC‐
2015‐003)
Synatschk presented the staff report. The applicant is changing ownership and is requesting a CDC
for the installation of new business signage. The proposed sign is pre‐manufactured and wired for
internal lighting. After discussions with staff, the applicant has agreed to install the sign without the
wiring, leaving the sign unilluminated.
The proposed signage complies with the Downtown and Old Town Design Guideline requirements
for signage. The colors and style of the sign are federally trademarked, exempting them from the
review. Staff recommends approval.
Knight opened the Public Hearing and with no speakers coming forth, closed it.
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Knight and Mee discussed the appropriateness of the plastic material per the Guidelines.
Motion by Winder to approve CDC‐2015‐003 as presented in the staff report. Second by Mee.
Approved 3 – 0.
D. Public hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance Request for Signage at City
of Georgetown, Block 40, Lot 6 (NW/PT), 0.55 acres, located at 711 South Main Street (CDC‐2015‐004)
Synatschk presented the staff report. The applicant is requesting two signs for the business, a
hanging sign and a portable sign. The applicant’s request for new business signage is in compliance
with the design guidelines. The Guidelines allow for the installation of a hanging sign above the
entrance and the use of a portable sign during business hours. The signs comply with the size
requirements of the Guidelines and do not exceed the allowable colors.
Knight opened the Public Hearing and with no speakers coming forth, closed the public hearing.
The Commissioners questioned the size of the sign and asked if the sign could be 50% of the size of
the canopy. Synatschk responded it could and that it would be the same size as others on that side of
the street.
Motion by Mee to approve CDC‐2015‐004 as presented in the staff report. Second by Winder.
Approved 3 – 0.
Adjournment
Motion by Knight to adjourn. Second by Winder. Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
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Approved, Nancy Knight, Chair Attest, Richard Mee