Meeting Date: September 9, 2021
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Request for Signage for Coldwell Banker at the Lockwood Opera House Building - 419 Division Street South.
Body
Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to review and make a motion to approve a 20 ft. x 32 in. wall sign for Coldwell Banker at the Lockwood Opera House Building - 419 Division Street South.
Summary Report:
Coldwell Banker's branding/logo has been updated and a new branch is moving into the Lockwood Opera House Building - 419 Division Street South.
*Note: The sign proposal attached, notes changing the awning canvas color. The awning is existing and therefore a building permit is not required. The proposed change in canvas color, to taupe, follows the downtown design guidelines. Given no building permit is required and the color change is in keeping with the downtown design guidelines, the change in canvas color does not require a certificate of appropriateness. No signage will be on the awning.
Signage Request:
The applicable sections of the Downtown Historic District regulations in the sign ordinance include the following:
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 ...
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