DATE: December 5, 2019
TO: Members of the Northfield Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: Mikayla Schmidt, Interim City Planner
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Sign Permit - 300 Division Street - Little Joy Coffee
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SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
The HPC is requested to approve a sign permit for Little Joy Coffee at 300 Division Street.
A subcommittee of the HPC met on November 18, 2019 and reviewed the initial sign permit application. The subcommittee asked the font be changed to a serif style font. The revised plan is attached to the staff report and shows the wall and projecting sign in serif font. The color of the font is now an "off-white".
Staff recommends approval of the sign and notes the requirements listed below.
ANALYSIS:
The applicable sections of the Downtown Historic District regulations in the sign ordinance located in Ch. 34 Section 6.10 (F) include the following (Staff response is shown in bold):
1. Placement. Signs shall be positioned so that they are an integral design feature of the building, i.e., signs shall complement and enhance the architectural features of the building. They shall be placed so that they do not destroy architectural details such as stone arches, glass transom panels, or decorative brickwork. Unless other placement is specifically approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission for reasons stated in the Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Heritage Preservation Commission, signs may be placed only as follows:
(a) At or above the horizontal lintel, storefront cornice, or beltcourse, or above the storefront windows;
(b) Projecting from the building;
(c) Applied to or painted on canvas/fabric awnings;
(d) In areas where signs were historically attached (see Figure 6-3); or
(e) Wall signs for first floor businesses shall be beneath the second floor windows.
Staff response: The signs meet the placement requirements. The wall and projecting signs are placed in an acceptable location.
2. Sign Shape. Signs shall be d...
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