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Board recommends traditional monument concept for Sylvania gateway signage and refers recommendation to city council
Summary
After reviewing three concepts for gateway signage, the Board of Architectural Review recommended the traditional 'Concept 1' monument as its top choice and referred a ranked recommendation to city council for consideration of gateway signage standards.
The Board of Architectural Review reviewed council's referral on gateway signage standards on Aug. 13 and recommended a traditional monument design as its top choice, with a blended option second and a modern option third. The referral will go to city council with the board's ranking and visual-comments for further action.
Joe Shaw, city staff introducing the project, described four proposed gateway locations approaching downtown and said the aim is consistent branding at major entries to Sylvania. "The goal here is to...come up with a gateway signage like entrance standard," Shaw said. Margo Puffenberger, the project's designer, presented three concepts: a traditional brick monument, a modern (dark-green) design, and a blended option. Puffenberger provided dimensional guidance and material options, noting examples of lighting and cut‑out elements and offering approximate sizes: the horizontal monument variations were described as roughly 90 inches tall by 102 inches wide; the vertical monument was described as about 10 feet tall and about 30 inches wide.
Board members discussed materials, long‑term maintenance and vandalism risk. One member said the first concept aligned best with other downtown treatments and favored Concept 1 as the primary recommendation; several board members concurred and suggested a ranked referral (Concept 1, then Concept 3, then Concept 2). The board then voted to refer the ranked recommendation to city council for consideration, and staff said detailed materials, fixture types and final siting would be determined later once a concept is chosen.
Shaw and Puffenberger said final design details and material choices would be worked out with a sign company and that cost and maintenance considerations would influence final selections. The board asked for material samples and noted council may need to consider variances if proposed monuments exceed standard sign-code dimensions in specific right-of-way locations.
The board's motion to refer the ranked recommendation passed by voice vote and will be transmitted to city council for its review and potential adoption.
