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Design review committee approves signage for The Hive at 915 Main Street
Summary
Evansville City design review panel approved the applicant’s proposed signage for The Hive, a new event center at 915 Main Street, and instructed the applicant to obtain permits from area plan staff; significant design changes must return to the committee.
DENISE THOMAS, owner of Hive Events LLC, received committee approval to install building signage for The Hive, a planned event center at 915 Main Street in Evansville City’s downtown redevelopment area.
The panel voted to approve the applicant’s proposal for the door vinyl sign and sign types described for two future signs. Thomas told the committee she plans to open an intimate event center attached to the Curtis Building (formerly home to the 7 Mile Lounge) and does not plan to apply for a liquor license initially, instead expecting mobile bars to serve events when needed. “My name is Denise Thomas, and I am a business owner,” she said while presenting design samples and placement options.
Committee members and staff reviewed three sign options submitted to area plan staff: a vinyl logo on the front door (the sign to be installed first), a hanging blade sign near the Pasco Avenue/Main Street entrance to replace an existing directional sign, and a larger wall-mounted sign the applicant said she would defer for budgetary reasons. Thomas described the proposed materials as vinyl lettering on the door, a black metal blade sign with matching vinyl lettering for the hanging sign, and a larger metal-mounted sign supported by chain brackets for the wall-mounted option. She said Signorama provided the prior sign work for the building.
Unidentified members of the design review committee and a staff member clarified scope and process: staff asked the applicant to confirm which sign she wanted to proceed with immediately; the chair said small adjustments to size (a few inches) would not require a return to the committee, but any design changes would. The chair also instructed Thomas to take completed paperwork to area plan staff to obtain the necessary permits.
Unidentified Speaker 4 moved to approve the proposal “for all 3 signs present and future.” The chair announced a second and called for ayes; verbal ayes were recorded in the proceeding, but the transcript does not record a roll-call or specific vote tally, so exact vote counts and the identity of the second were not specified on the record. The chair then confirmed approval, said the paperwork would be prepared, and adjourned the meeting.
Next steps: the applicant was told to deliver permit paperwork to area plan staff, and to return to the design review committee if she makes any substantive changes to a sign’s design.
