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Historic Preservation Board continues Delray Orthodontics sign request for staff review
Summary
An application to amend the master sign program for 10 Southeast First Avenue (Delray Orthodontics) was presented but postponed so staff can review revised sign drawings; the board set a follow-up meeting with the applicant.
The Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board on Jan. 15 continued an application from Delray Orthodontics to amend the building's master sign program, directing staff to review the applicant's revised drawings and to meet with the applicant within two days.
Michelle Hewitt, the city planner, read the agenda item into the record as a certificate of appropriateness and master sign program amendment for 10 Southeast First Avenue (file 2025-026). An applicant representative, Jennifer Pietrajita, said the business (Delray Orthodontics) discovered a previously installed sign lacked the required permit and presented revised artwork and mounting details intended to remove the boxed backing, cap electrical components and mount individual letters.
Pietrajita told the board: “The goal today is to get it revised to what you want it to be and what we want to essentially accommodate the city for the sign to be appropriate.” She proposed removing the backing and electrical components and remounting letters individually so the sign could sit lower on the facade.
Staff said they had not received the applicant's final revision in time to include a technical review in the staff report and requested an opportunity to analyze the submitted drawings for possible lighting issues and accurate square footage measurements. Hewitt noted similar approved signs on the building had been processed administratively in association with an approved master sign program in previous years but that a modification to the master sign program requires board action.
Board members agreed it was reasonable to allow staff time to review the revision rather than deciding immediately. A motion to postpone the item to the next available meeting passed in a roll-call vote with all present board members voting yes. Board members also told the applicant staff would schedule a meeting within two days to review the revised drawings.
Outcome: the board continued (postponed) the application to the next available meeting, with staff tasked to review the revised sign drawings and to meet with the applicant for detailed measurements and lighting clarification.
