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DRC reviews municipal sign designs and approves memo recommending crosswalk for 13 Church Street
Summary
The Design Review Committee reviewed proposed sign designs for town buildings (library, police, town offices), discussed lettering sizes and sign placement and approved a memo recommending a crosswalk and drop‑off/valet area for the 13 Church Street project to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Design Review Committee members spent part of their Jan.15 meeting reviewing municipal sign designs and a separate draft memo on the 13/15 Church Street project.
On signage, members compared candidate sizes and lettering, debated whether to use the full legend "Town of Northborough" or shorter labels (for example, "Northborough Library") to preserve legibility, and recommended preparing full mockups (a plywood or cardboard mockup was suggested) to evaluate letter height and proportion in the field. Committee members also discussed matching sign treatment across multiple town facilities so the police station, town offices and library present a consistent, coordinated appearance.
Later in the meeting the committee reviewed a draft memo with recommendations for 13/15 Church Street that included a suggested crosswalk alignment, a drop‑off/valet area and a proposed approach for the town to install a crosswalk designed by the applicant. After edits and the addition of an attachment showing preferred crosswalk location, a committee member moved to approve the memo to the Zoning Board of Appeals; another member seconded and the committee voted in favor by voice/raised hands.
Procedurally, the DRC also moved to approve meeting minutes from prior meetings (Oct. 16, Nov. 13 and Dec. 12, 2025); the minutes were approved by voice/raised hands with no roll call recorded in the transcript.
