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Historic Preservation Commission approves four storefront window-signage certificates
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved certificates of appropriateness, voting 4-0 on each of four downtown storefront window sign applications after staff confirmed proposed signs comply with the one-third window coverage guideline.
At a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission, commissioners approved certificates of appropriateness for four downtown storefront window signs, voting 4-0 on each item. The approvals covered HPC application number 2502O (Scotty’s North Bell), 25-024 (existing sign brought into compliance), 25-025 (Meow and Mocha) and 25-026 (The Pub). Staff reported the proposed signs are vinyl attachments and conform to the commission’s one-third-window guideline.
The commission’s approval followed a staff report noting the applicants supplied additional information requested at the prior meeting and that staff had no objection. “It’ll basically be the same version except smaller to fit with the window,” a staff member said of the Scotty’s North Bell submission. Commissioners discussed sizing: the application lists dimensions as 36 inches by 48 inches and staff confirmed the finished sign will be reduced where needed to fit the window. “It can’t be more than 30%,” a staff member said when commissioners asked how sign area is measured.
Commissioners also said the photographs in some packets did not reflect the exact proportions shown on the submitted drawing, but staff confirmed the proposed installations would meet the one-third rule. For the application filed after a temporary banner was installed, staff said the permanent sign will be “well within the 1/3 of the window size.” The commission has not adopted detailed style guidelines for fonts or colors; staff noted the only formal limit in effect for these items is the one-third window-coverage standard and that separate guidance on lights and painting had been issued earlier.
Each approval passed on voice votes recorded as yes by Commissioner Jason Wells, Commissioner Nathan Turner, Commissioner Carol McPeak and Commissioner Daryl Covington, producing a 4-0 tally for each item.
The commission moved on to other agenda items after the approvals; applicants may proceed with production and installation subject to the dimensional limits discussed and any required city permits.
