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Committee holds two Cambridge Street sign applications over size, color and placement concerns
Summary
The committee held both a projecting sign and a wall-sign application for 1 Cambridge Street, asking the applicant to submit clear elevations showing locations, to reduce the projecting sign to comply with size limits for a one‑story building, and to provide color chips and scaled images against the brick façade.
The committee voted to hold for revisions two sign applications for 1 Cambridge Street after finding both submissions incomplete and raising concerns about scale, color and placement.
Members said the projecting sign application exceeded the maximum allowed area for a one‑story building and that the wall sign submission lacked a clear elevation showing the exact proposed location. Commissioners asked the applicant to submit a single, complete application set with accurate dimensions (the committee suggested an 18-by-22-inch option for the projecting sign as a guideline), an elevation that shows how signs relate to doors and eave lines, and color chips so the panel can judge the proposed pink palette against the red brick.
The committee also emphasized that projecting signs must maintain sufficient sidewalk clearance and that applicants should avoid maximizing sign area merely to reach the allowable limit; one commissioner said recently approved signs that are “a hair under the maximum” are visually too large for their buildings.
Why it matters: Incomplete or underspecified applications make committee review difficult and increase the risk of visually inconsistent signage on constrained downtown façades. The applicant asked to supply clearer siting and material details before the committee will consider approval.
Next steps: Staff and the applicant will submit revised drawings and color samples; the committee approved a motion to hold the applications pending those revisions.
Speakers
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