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Board approves signage and fire-escape guideline chapters; signage rule moves pin-mounted signs to staff review
Summary
The Board approved two design-guidelines chapters (fire escapes/extra staircases and signage). The signage chapter contains a policy change: pin-mounted signs without a sign band will be handled at staff review level rather than by the board.
The Board approved two design-guidelines chapters updating policies on fire escapes/extra staircases and signage. The board heard a briefing from staff and the design-guidelines committee and voted to adopt the chapters as submitted.
A notable policy change in the signage chapter—recommended by the design-guidelines committee—moves routine pin-mounted signs that do not include a sign band from board review to staff review. The committee said this change recognizes that attached sign bands often make signs visually larger and that staff authority for straightforward pin-mounted signs will streamline reviews while still protecting historic material (the chapter includes guidance on avoiding punching holes in masonry).
Board members also discussed an accessibility-structure chapter that was deferred to allow staff to work with the Commission on Persons with Disabilities. Staff said they will send a draft to the commission for feedback and return with a revised chapter at a later date.
A motion to approve the two chapters as submitted carried on a voice vote.
