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Home My WebLink AboutDR-08-09 - Decision - 0050 San Remo Drive#DR-08-09 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING SOUTH BURLINGTON REALTY CO. - 50 SAN REMO DRIVE DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION #DR-08-09 FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION South Burlington Realty Co, hereafter referred to as the applicant, is seeking to obtain a new master signage permit for a property in the Dorset Street/City Center Design District. The master signage permit would establish the design scheme for the freestanding and wall signs on the property, 50 San Remo Drive. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Chet Thabault represented the applicant. Based on testimony provided at the above mentioned public hearing and the plans and supporting materials contained in the document file for this application, the Development Review Board finds, concludes, and decides the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The applicant is seeking to obtain a new master signage permit for a property in the Dorset Street/City Center Design District. The master signage permit would establish the design scheme for the freestanding and wall signs on the property, 60 San Remo Drive. 2. The owner of record of the subject property is South Burlington Realty Company. 3. The subject property is located in Central District 4 and the Dorset Street/City Center Design District. 4. Pursuant to Section 6 of the City of South Burlington Sign Ordinance, the erection, alteration, or relocation of any sign within this district shall require design review by the South Burlington Design Review Committee (DRC) and Development Review Board (DRB). Section � 8 of the Sign Ordinance requires all property owners within the DS/CC Sign District to obtain a Master Signage Permit. 5. The Design Review Committee has been unable to meet and so staff has moved the items to the DRB for review. DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing an application for signage, the DRC and DRB shall consider the following: (a) Consistent Design - 1 - #DR-08-09 The design of a sign must be compatible and harmonious with the design of buildings on the subject property and nearby. The design of all signs on a property shall promote consistency in terms of color, graphic style, lighting, location, material and proportions. The design of the proposed signs are harmonious with the design of the buildings on the subject property and nearby. (b) Promotion of City Center Goals Signs within the DS/CC Sign District should be of high aesthetic quality and pedestrian oriented. This criterion is being met. The colors, lettering, and design come together to present an aesthetically pleasing sign. The sign is pedestrian scaled at a height of approximately 7 feet. (c) Color & Texture The applicant is proposing that the background area for the freestanding signs to be off white with a dark blue molding. Lettering shall be a pale yellow against a reverse dark blue logo or a dark blue lettering against an off white background. All logo designs shall be dark blue in color. The predominant colors (i.e. central logos and principal text) of the freestanding signs shall be limited to an off white background with dark blue logos or dark blue text. In the case that a dark blue logo be used, a yellow text may be placed upon it. The applicant is proposing that the wall signs consist of a light background with dark consistent lettering. This is acceptable, provided that the "light' and "dark" colors chosen are compatible with those of the freestanding sign, and are limited to only one light and one dark color, to the satisfaction of the Staff. The predominant colors of the wall -mounted signs shall be a light background with dark lettering or dark logos. The dark and light colors shall be compatible with the colors used in the freestanding sign, and shall not consist of more than one light color, and one dark color, not counting the provision for an off-white background. (d) Materials Used Pursuant to Section 20 of the Sign Ordinance, all signs shall be of substantial and sturdy construction, kept in good repair, and painted or cleaned as necessary to maintain a clean, safe, and orderly appearance. The applicant is proposing to use MDO or aluminum as the main sign material. All signs shall be kept in a clean, safe and orderly appearance. Sign support structures will use natural timbers. The freestanding sign shall be composed of aluminum, with the option of using wood trim to match the building. -2- #DR-08-09 All signs shall be kept in good repair; landscaping surrounding the freestanding signs shall be kept trimmed and neat and shall not obscure the text of the signs. (e) Wall Mounted Signs Section 10 of the Sign Ordinance governs the size and location of wall -mounted signs. Pursuant to Table 10-1 of the Sign Ordinance, a wall -mounted sign for a multi - tenant building or a multi -building lot with a master signage permit in any district with freestanding or landscape sign shall not exceed 15% of the area of the facade to which it is attached or 100 sq. ft., whichever is smaller. Pursuant to Table 10-1 of the Sign Ordinance, the total area of all wall -mounted signs on the subject property shall not exceed 10% of the area of principal public facade of each building. The code officer shall ensure that these criteria are met when issuing individual sign permits for the property. Section 10(c) states that a wall -mounted sign shall not project above the roof or parapet of the building nor below the top of any first floor doorway unless permitted through the design review approval process. The proposed sign locations will not project above the roof or parapet of the subject building. In addition, the proposed signs will not extend below the top of any first floor doorways or windows. Thus, the proposed signage is in compliance with this requirement. Pursuant to Section 10(d), a wall -mounted sign shall not cover any opening or project beyond the top or end of any wall to which it is attached. The proposed signs are in compliance with this requirement. Section 10(g) stipulates that a wall -mounted sign shall not project from the wall in excess of 9". The proposed signs are in compliance with this requirement. (f) Freestanding Signs Section 9(h) states that free-standing signs along Dorset Street are to be located in a sign corridor that begins adjacent to the road Right -of -Way and runs sixteen (16) feet from the edge of the Right of Way toward the building face. In those instances where dimensions do not provide for a two (2) foot setback from the Right -of -Way before a sign support post can be located, it is permitted to erect a centered single pole mounted sign of which the road side edge of the sign is directly outside the R.O.W. line. -3- •ice 1: 1• The code officer shall ensure compliance with this criterion such that the subject sign shall be within this designated sign corridor. DECISION Motion b C%� �� f 9 tyy seconded byWtI26z_� to approve Design Review Application #DR-08-09 of South Burlington Realty Co., subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval shall remain in effect. 2. This project shall be completed as shown on the plan submitted by the applicant and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning. 3. A Master Signage Permit shall be issued to the applicant by the DRB, prior to the issuance of any individual sign permit for the property. 4. The predominant colors (i.e. central logos and principal text) of the freestanding signs shall be limited to an off white background with dark blue logos or dark blue text. In the case that a dark blue logo be used, a yellow text may be placed upon it. 5. The predominant colors of the wall -mounted signs shall be a light background with dark lettering or dark logos. The dark and light colors shall be compatible with the colors used in the freestanding sign, and shall not consist of more than one light color, and one dark color, not counting the provision for an off-white background. 6. All signs shall be constructed of either MDO or aluminum, with the option of using wood trim. Support structures for the freestanding sign shall use natural timbers. 7. All signs shall be kept in good repair; landscaping surrounding the freestanding signs shall be kept trimmed and neat and shall not obscure the text of the signs. 8. Any change to the site plan shall require approval by the South Burlington Development Review Board or the Administrative Officer. Mark Behr —(ye4/nay/abstain/not present Matthew Birmingham—!yealnay/abstain/not present John Dinklage /nay/abstain/not present Roger Farley — e %nay/abstain/not present Eric Knudsen — 6a/nay/abstain/not present Peter Plumeau — area/nay/abstain/not present Gayle Quimby -�yea�nay/abstain/not present -4- #DR-08-09 Motion carried by a vote of Signed this D—day of 2008, by 72 'A 1--4,c John Din age, Chair Please note: You have the right to appeal this decision to the Vermont Environmental Court, pursuant to 24 VSA 4471 and VRECP 5 in writing, within 30 days of the date this decision is issued. The fee is $225.00. If you fail to appeal this decision, your right to challenge this decision at some future time may be lost because you waited too long. You will be bound by the decision, pursuant to 24 VSA 4472 (d) (exclusivity of remedy; finality). -5-