Meeting Date: December 9, 2021
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Request for Signage for VNAILS at the Olson Building - 504 Division Street South.
Body
Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to review and make a motion to approve a 99 in. x 23 in. wall sign for VNAILS at the Olson Building - 504 Division Street South.
Summary Report:
VNAILS is a new nail salon opening in the downtown historic district. The applicant is requesting approval of a wall sign.
A subcommittee reviewed the wall sign on December 3, 2021. The subcommittee consisted of Chair Evans, Commissioner Jarman and Commissioner Meehan. Others in attendance of the meeting included Mikayla Schmidt (City Planner) and Jim Bohnhoff (sign maker/designer). The subcommittee reviewed the wall sign and agreed it was appropriate for the historic district.
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 were historically attached (see Figure 6-3); or
(e) Wall signs for first floor businesses shall be beneath the second floor windows.
Staff Response:
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