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Commission continues Sociology Coffee Bar sign plan; asks applicant to refine signage, color and historic compatibility
Summary
The Planning Commission continued a master sign plan amendment for Sociology Coffee Bar at 564 Main Street to a later date (date certain stated in the motion) and asked staff to work with the applicant on sign sizing, color choices and how side graphics are classified (advertising vs. mural).
The Placerville Planning Commission continued consideration of a master sign plan amendment for Sociology Coffee Bar, 564 Main Street, and directed staff to work with the applicant to address sign size, the classification of large side‑wall graphics as signage versus mural art, and color choices that better fit the downtown historic context.
Why it matters: The proposed changes would increase the site’s aggregate signage well above the typical downtown maximum; commissioners and members of the public raised questions about historic‑district compatibility, the difference between advertising and murals, and whether a large side‑wall treatment could be redesigned as nondirect advertising public art.
Staff summary and proposal
Planning staff described the application as a request to amend an existing master sign plan for a third‑acre…
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