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Board approves several local exemptions and defers two sign permits; minutes and election of temporary chair recorded
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Lake Bluff Architectural Board of Review approved a temporary chair appointment, approved minutes, granted two fire-related exemptions (with conditions on one), and continued two sign permit applications for further information.
The Lake Bluff Architectural Board of Review handled a series of procedural and permit items and voted on multiple actions during its Oct. 7 meeting.
Early in the meeting members elected Neil Dauman as temporary chairman by roll call. The board then approved the minutes from its Sept. 2 meeting by motion and voice vote.
The board approved a fire sprinkler exemption request for a village-owned property at 611 Walnut Avenue with conditions. Seth Sommer, representing the fire-safety consultant, recommended a full fire alarm system, signage and operational safeguards in lieu of sprinklers for the building, which is used for storage by village departments and nonprofit event groups. The board’s resolution approved the exemption subject to conforming to the consultant’s recommendations and to “make at least one of the existing lower-level garage windows operable and usable as somewhat of an escape window,” a condition added during discussion. The board’s roll-call vote on the resolution was unanimous.
The board approved a second exemption resolution for storage facilities at 355 West Washington (Park District pole barns) to finalize an approval it had previously granted; members said flammable materials had been moved to a different, sprinklered building and that typical storage contents do not create extraordinary hazard. That resolution was approved by roll call.
Two sign permit applications were continued to the next meeting for additional details. A proposed sign for a “Toy Box” car-storage display at 95 Albrecht (internally lit signage mounted to a concrete base) was continued so the applicant can clarify the back/side treatment, mounting details, power routing and whether two low-mounted spotlights will remain. A separate application for signage at Crucible Fitness, 421 Washington, was also continued; board members asked the applicant to submit elevation drawings showing all proposed signs together, to consider color/background choices that better integrate with the building, and to reduce the scale of the graphics to increase visual negative space.
At the end of the agenda the board moved to adjourn.
Votes at a glance - Temporary chair: Neil Dauman — elected by roll call (vote count recorded as 3 present in roll at the time of nomination). - Approval of minutes (Sept. 2) — motion approved by voice vote. - Fire sprinkler exemption, 611 Walnut Avenue (Village storage building) — resolution approved unanimously by roll call; conditions: follow fire consultant report and make at least one lower-level window operable. - Fire exemption (Park District storage), 355 West Washington — resolution approved unanimously by roll call to finalize previously approved exemption. - Toy Box signage, 95 Albrecht — continued to next meeting for applicant follow-up on back-of-sign treatment, mounting, power and lighting. - Crucible Fitness signage, 421 Washington — continued to next meeting; board requested cohesive elevation drawings, reconsideration of background/color and sizing of graphics.
Several items on the agenda (assigned permits for other businesses) were held or postponed when applicants were not present on Zoom.
