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Historic and Architectural Review Commission Meeting Sign Subcommittee
mi'llutes
I'llursday, October 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m,
Georgetown Municipal Complex
1,01 EPh Street, Georgetown, TX 78626
M e mn Rb ge rr,5,. M,-,, t
:Nat -icy Knight, Chair, Richard Mccand Mary Jo Winder
Con-irnissioners absent: nonc
S A-etffpte—sqnL Matt Syrtatschk, Historic Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary.
("I'l-lis Regular Session may,at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for arly purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551 )
A, The Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC) Sign Subcomrnittee,ap,point ed by the
Commission, is re for hearing and taking final action on Certificates of Design Compliance
applica tions for Signage based upon the City Council adopted Downtown and 01dTown Design
Guidelincsirrid 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
l0gill COLIFISVI for ally Purpose aUthorized by the Open Meetings Act,'Iexas Gcavern -nent Code
Chapter,551
Welcome and Meeting Procedures.
Call to Order by Knight at 4-03 p.m. with the reading of the meeting procedures.
*Those who wish to speak niust turn in a speakcr forin, located at the back of the room, to the recording
secretary before the iten-i they wish to address begins, Each speaker will be permitted to address the
Commission one hn'ie only lot- a nlaxinitirn of threes minutes.
Legislative Agendw.
13, Discussion and possible approval ()f the minutes from file September 25, 2014 Sign Subcommittee
Meeting,
Motion by Mee to approve the minutes as submitted. Second by Winder, Approved 3 — 0.
C� public hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance for business sign age at
Glasscock Addition, Block 5, Lot 5 (SW/17), 6(Sw/rr), 0,16 acres located at 415 West 10th Street,
(CIX-2014-037)
IS Synatschk presented the staff report. The City of Georgetown is inreceipt of all application for
business sign age fora new business located at 415 West *1 Oth litreet. I'lignage request includes a
rnetal channel cut flush mounted sign mounted above the primary entrance, and a flush mounted
sign mounted adjacent to the secondary entrance.
Design Guidclines 9.1 and 9.2 state that, the sign should respect the overall buildin�, , composition and
be subordinate to the primary faade, Installing the metal channel cut sign on the balcony limits, the
impact on (lie prin-tary (aade and blends with thearchitecture of the structure, The hush niounted
sign adjacent to the secondary entrance is appropriate signage for tile parking area.
Flush rnounted air us are firnited to I square foot per linear foot of fas ade width. "File SOLIth fdc;flde is
1-fist oric wid Arch4voural Rcviow Comjni,,,skm Sign Subcommittoe Vage I of 2,
Mecting,; S(�ptenibet 25, 2014
38' in width, while the west fa�ade is 48'in width. Each 12.5 square foot sign is within the linlits
outlined by IDesign Gwideline 9.6. The proposed signs are compatible with the structure and will be
professionally constructed and installed.
Staff is concerned regarding the impact on the primarily residential area to the sotJth of the sut�ject
property; however, the surrounding properties on the north, east and west sides are cornmerc ia I
properties. No additional fighting is proposed for the new signage, which limits the impact on the
residential properfics,'rherefore, the signage isappropriate for the location,
Knig,ht opened the Public Hearing and with no speakers present, closed the hearing.
The applicant's nt,~-ay--_.-ey �� was present questions ~~___~ discussion.
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Mec asked for an interpretation of 919, asking
, if teal isa compatible color with the building colors,
I-leasked for a definition of the word compatible. Synatschk explained that compatible is subjective
and that it varies by person, In this case, it was dee
Motion by Mee to approve CDC-2014-027 as submitted, Second by Knight. Approved 3 — 0
Motion
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