HPC Meeting Date: February 7, 2024
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Certificate of Appropriateness for Signage at 419 Division St. S. - Lockwood Opera House.
Body
Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to review and approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for a wall and projecting sign for Verbena Vinyl at 419 Division St. S. - Lockwood Opera House.
Summary Report:
The applicant, Verbena Vinyl, is applying as the business owner of Nautical Bowls, a new vinyl record store on Division Street. The proposed request is to paint the existing backboard, raised border and install their logo and business name along with a projecting sign. The property is addressed as 419 Division St. S., the Lockwood Opera House, and the historic inventory form is attached. Attached is the sign plan.
The Northfield city ordinances outline, in Chapter 34 - Land Development Code (LDC), Section 8.5.8, the Heritage Preservation Commission's Certificate of Appropriateness process and approval criteria. The HPC shall consider the following in evaluating an application for a certificate of appropriateness for a zoning certificate and/or building permit. Criterion (A) below must be met and criteria (B) through (G) shall be considered:
Criteria A, For all applications, the proposed action fully complies with all applicable requirements of this LDC;
Findings: The proposed signage complies with the LDC. Further details on the applicable sections of the Northfield LDC is included below.
1. Size
A total of one and one-half square feet of signage for each lineal foot of building frontage shall be permitted. One additional square foot of signage shall be permitted for each lineal foot of land frontage. Not more than ten percent of each fa?ade in the C1-B, C2-B, or NC-F districts may be used for wall signage. The fa?ade area shall be determined by multiplying the total building width by the height of the ...
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