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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDR-14-11 - Decision - 0060 San Remo Drive#DR-14-11 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MASTER SIGNAGE PERMIT #DR-14-11 SOUTH BURLINGTON REALTY COMPANY, LLC — 60 SAN REMO DRIVE FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Design review application #DR-14-11 of South Burlington Realty Company, LLC for an initial Master Signage Permit for new signage, 60 San Remo Drive. 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 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. Based on testimony provided at the public hearing on January 20, 2015 , and the plans and supporting materials contained in the application file, the Development Review Board finds, concludes, and decides the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. South Burlington Realty Company, LLC filed Design Review application #DR-14-11 of for an initial Master Signage Permit for new signage, 60 San Remo Drive. The subject property falls within the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District and is subject to the South Burlington Sign Ordinance adopted June 3, 2002 and last amended May 3, 2010. 2. The application was received on December 9, 2014. 3. The owner of record of the subject property is South Burlington Realty Company, LLC. 4. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on January 20, 2015. The applicant was represented by Chet Thabault. 5. The applicant submitted renderings of the proposed signage which consists of one new, "PPG Paints" wall sign measuring 12'6" x 42" replacing an existing "Glidden" sign and four, identical "PPG Paints Customer Parking Only" signs each measuring 18" x 12". DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing this application for a Master Signage Permit, the Board has considered the following: This property lies within Dorset Street/City Center Sign District. The relevant sections of the Sign Ordinance are cited below. SECTION 6. Dorset Street/City Center Sian District. (a) Purpose. There is hereby designated and created the Dorset Street/City Center Sign DR_14_11_60San Remo Dr_SoBurlRealtyCoLLC_mastersignpermit_ffd.doc #DR-14-11 District, the boundaries of which are shown on a plan entitled, "Dorset Street/City Center Sign District", dated July 22, 1998, which plan is incorporated into and made a part of this Ordinance as Appendices A and B. This special sign district is designated to reflect the long term goal of the City to develop Dorset Street and the City Center area as an attractive mixed -use, well -designed, integrated focal point for the City. The area is to be a primarily residential, office, retail and municipal core for South Burlington. This special sign district is also intended to promote the intended pedestrian orientation for the future of the district as well as to ensure pedestrian and traffic safety, to encourage the effectiveness and clarity of sign communication, and to maintain and enhance the aesthetic quality within the district. (b) Standards for Design Review. The erection, alteration or relocation of any sign, except for temporary, window and exempt signs, located within the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District, as depicted on the above referenced plan, shall require design approval by the South Burlington Design Review Committee and Development Review Board. Such design approval shall be required prior to issuance of a sign permit by the Code Officer. In reviewing an application for design approval, the Design Review Committee and Development Review Board shall consider the following: (1) Consistent Design: the design of a sign shall consider and be compatible and harmonious with the design of buildings on the 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. (2) Promote City Center Goals: signs shall be designed and located in a manner which reinforces and respects the overall stated goals of the sign district and City Center Plan, including a high aesthetic quality and pedestrian orientation. (3) Color and Texture: the color and texture of a sign shall be compatible and harmonious with buildings on the property and nearby. The use of a maximum of three (3) predominant colors is encouraged to provide consistent foreground, text and background color schemes. (4) Materials Used: signs shall be designed and constructed of high -quality materials complimentary to the materials used in the buildings to which the signs are related. The proposed signs are necessitated by a change in ownership from Glidden Paint to Pittsburgh Paints. The proposed new wall sign will go in the same location as the Glidden sign that is being removed but will be slightly smaller. The proposed primary wall sign (facing west) and the four (4) "Customer Parking Only" signs are of a consistent design. The primary wall sign faces San Remo Street and is visible to any pedestrians using the sidewalk. The signs are of a high aesthetic quality and high quality materials and consistent with the overall industrial materials used in the building itself. Two primary colors, blue and white, are proposed. The Board finds the proposed signs to be consistent with the standards above. SECTION S. Master Sianage Permits DR_14_11_60San Remo Dr_SoBurlRealtyCoLLC_mastersignpermit_ffd.doc 4DR-14- l 1 (a) At such time as a new or amended permit is sought after the effective date of this Ordinance, all properties in the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District seeking a sign permit or permits and all multi -tenant buildings or multi -building complexes located wholly or partially within the R7-NC district shall submit a complete, new application for a Master Signage Permit to the Design Review Committee, irrespective of the status of past approvals. The new Permit shall not invalidate the provisions of any existing approval, exemption or agreement with respect to signage; rather, it is instead intended to clarify the approved parameters for signage subject to a Master Signage Permit. Upon approval of a new Master Signage Permit, permittees shall use the review and amendment procedures set forth in this Section. (b) In the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District, no permit shall be issued for an individual sign requiring a permit unless and until a Master Signage Permit for the lot on which the sign(s) will be erected has been approved as conforming with the provisions of this Ordinance. In the case of a planned unit development (PUD), a Master Signage Permit shall be required for the entire PUD. An owner of a multi -tenant building or multi -building commercial property located anywhere outside the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District, and a sponsor of a project involving interpretive signage or wayfinding, also may apply for a Master Signage Permit as provided herein. (d) Design. (1) The initial application for a Master Signage Permit shall establish a consistent set of parameters for the shapes, materials, foreground and background color schemes, typefaces, sizes, installations and sign types to be utilized for a property and shall include color illustrations thereof. (2) Applicants are strongly encouraged to specify parameters that will lead over time to creating a strong consistency of shape, foreground and background color scheme, typeface, size, and installation in order to ensure that all signage on a property is in accordance with the goals of the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District. (3) All Master Signage Permit applications shall specify how one or more of these graphic elements will be used to relate all of the signs to each other visually. (4) Applicants may request a review and approval of a range of potential sizes for individual signs, so that an application for an individual sign of approved materials, color and design that is within an approved size range will require only approval of the Code Officer. The application proposes the following design standards for the proposed sign types: a 12'6" x 42" single -face internally illuminated wall sign; a 12" x 18" single -face painted aluminum "Customer Parking Only" sign; background colors for both sign types is PPG's Pantone Blue; letters proposed are Pantone Blue with a white translucent background and translucent white with a Pantone Blue opaque background, and no free standing, incidental or directory signage is proposed. The Board finds these criteria satisfied. DR_14_11_60San Remo Dr_SoBurlRealtyCoLLC_mastersignpermit_ffd.doc 3 #DR-14-11 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. 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. The proposed signs are of substantial and sturdy construction and as previously stated the materials are weather -resistant and high quality. The Board finds these criteria satisfied. (e) Wall Mounted Signs Section 10 of the Sign Ordinance governs the size and location of wall -mounted signs and shall be enforced by the Code Officer. 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 fag7ade of each building. 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. 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. Section 10(g) stipulates that a wall -mounted sign shall not project from the wall in excess of 9'. The Code Officer shall ensure that these requirements are met at the time of application of individual signs. The Board finds these criteria satisfied. (f) Free-standing Signs All free-standing signs and the premises surround some shall be maintained by the owner thereof in a clean, sanitary and inoffensive condition, and free and clear of all obnoxious substances, rubbish and weeds. Free-standing signs shall be so designed as to be self-supporting without the need for guy wires, cables, chains, lines, or other similar ancillary supports. Not applicable. DR_14_11_60San Remo Dr_SoBurlRealtyCoLLC_mastersignpermit_ffd.doc #DR-14-11 DECISION Motion by Bill Miller, seconded by David Parsons, to approve Design Review Application #DR-14-1 of South Burlington Realty Company, LLC, subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval shall remain in effect. 2. The sign colors approved are blue and white. 3. The applicant shall obtain sign permits consistent with the master sign approval and specific standards of the Sign Ordinance in effect at the time of application from the Code Officer prior to any changes to signs on the property 4. Illuminated signs shall be limited to internal or external illumination, and shall comply with the requirements of the Sign ordinance. 5. There are no limitations on font or font type. 6. 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. Tim Barritt Yea Nay Abstain Mark Behr Yea Nay Abstain Brian Breslend Yea Nay Abstain Bill Miller Yea Nay Abstain David Parsons Yea Nay Abstain Jennifer Smith Yea Nay Abstain John Wilking Yea Nay Abstain Motion carried by a vote of 7— 0 — 0. Signed this day of FC'J)'MOVY 2015, by Tim Barritt,thair Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Please note: An appeal of this decision may be taken by filing, within 30 days of the date of this decision, a notice of appeal and the required fee by certified mail to the Superior Court, Environmental Division. See V.R.E.C.P. 5(b). A copy of the notice of appeal must also be mailed to the City of South Burlington Planning and Zoning Department at 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403. See V.R.E.C.P. 5(b)(4)(A). Please contact the Environmental Division at 802-828-1660 or http://vermont*udiciary.org/GTC/environmental/default.aspx for more information on filing requirements, deadlines, fees and mailing address. The applicant or permittee retains the obligation to identify, apply for, and obtain relevant state permits for this project. Call 802.879.5676 to speak with the regional Permit Specialist. DR_14_11_60San Remo Dr_SoBurlRealtyCoLLC_mastersignpermit_ffd.doc 5