Meeting Date: May 12, 2022
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Revee Needham, Assistant City Planner
Title
Review Updates to Land Development Code Signage Regulations.
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Action Requested: Review and Provide Feedback on Updates to Land Development Code Signage Regulations.
Summary Report: At the February 10, 2022 Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting, commissioners discussed proposed changes to the Land Development Code (LDC) regarding signage regulations. Additional background information is available in the February HPC packet and is listed as an attachment. Given the feedback, staff have prepared a preliminary draft of redlined changes to the LDC. This will be discussed and recommended changes clarified before moving forward. Today's discussion is an initial step and language will be refined at additional meetings. Ultimately, the goal is to provide more guidance to property and business owners on sign regulation in the LDC.
Please see the attached redlined draft for the LDC signage regulating the C-1 and H-O district. Additional citywide regulation about signage can also be found in the LDC Article 6 and a link is provided in the attachments.
Below is a summary of proposed changes, comments and questions. Some revisions are being recommended by staff and others are based off of discussion from the HPC at their last meeting. The revisions are listed below:
Addition:
"Signage is encouraged to meet the guidelines from the Northfield Downtown Preservation Design Guidelines and The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties."
o Staff comments: Further reinforcement of the guidelines that the HPC uses in their review of signs.
Removal:
"(6) Sign Types.
(a) Wall Signs. These are signs mounted flush against the building or painted directly on the building.
(b) Projecting Signs. These are signs that protrude from the building's surface. They include perpendicular signs that hang ou...
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