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Boerne historic commission approves three business signs with color and material stipulations
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Boerne Historic Landmark Commission approved certificates of appropriateness for three commercial signs in the Boerne Historic District, requiring consistent color and materials for a monument sign and changing a proposed canopy sign from brown to black after commission debate.
The Boerne Historic Landmark Commission on Feb. 4 approved certificates of appropriateness for three commercial signs in the Boerne Historic District, setting color and material stipulations intended to maintain visual consistency along Main Street and adjacent facades.
Commissioners said the decisions aim to balance business branding with the district—s design guidelines and the Unified Development Code. The approvals cover a monument sign at 615 South Main for Native Blends, an attached canopy sign for an annex at 104 East Hosack for Native Blends, and a wall sign at 231 South Main for Texas Treasures Fine Jewelry.
Staff told the commission the site at 615 South Main occupies a contributing building originally constructed around 1923 as the First Baptist Church of Boerne and now used for commercial tenants. Staff described the proposed monument panel as a rectangular wood sign face measuring "1 foot high by 96 inches wide," with a brown background and cream/off-white lettering, two fonts and non-illuminated. Staff recommended approval under the Unified…
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