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FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION
STATE OF VERMONT
COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN
CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
Re: Findings of Fact, design review application of Twin State Signs, Inc. for: 1) removing
the existing 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 1/4" blue with white lettered "Softhome" free-standing sign
panel, and 2) adding a 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 3/4"red with white lettered "Outback Steakhouse"
free-standing sign panel, 150 Dorset Street.
On the 3rd of October, 2000, the South Burlington Development Review Board approved
the design review application of Twin State Signs, Inc. under Section 4 and Section 23 of
the South Burlington Sign Regulations based on the following findings:
This project consists of altering an existing 32 square foot, free standing sign 12 feet
in height. The "Blue Mall" portion of the sign is internally illuminated while the rest
of the sign is indirectly illuminated. The alteration consists of 1) removing the
existing 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 3/4" blue with white lettered "Softhome" sign panel, and 2)
adding a 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 3/4"red with white lettered "Outback Steakhouse" sign panel,
150 Dorset Street.
2. The owner of record is Dorset Square Associates.
Consistent Design: The sign is one of the few directory style signs along Dorset
Street. The sign is currently consistent with the colors of the shopping center
(predominately blue and white). The sign will remain mostly unchanged. The
proposed changes will introduce a red element to a sign that employs a blue
background with white lettering. The sign is currently two shades of blue with white
lettering. The red will create a transition between the two shades of blue, but will
noticeable depart from existing the blue color scheme.
4. City Center Goals: The sign promotes a human scale by the size of the font employed.
The majority of the sign is not easily read by an automobilist traveling along Dorset
Street. The sign is rather hard to read unless one slows down or is walking by the
shopping center. The use of a combination of lighting helps to lessen the possibility
of glare from a single light source.
Color Texture and Materials: The sign will remain mostly unchanged. The proposed
sign panel will introduce a red color to a sign that already employs two shades of blue
with white lettering. The Sign Ordinance discourages signs that employ more than
three predominate colors. Since blue is technically one color, the proposed changes
will create a three color sign: white, blue, and red. The new panel will be acrylic to
match the existing acrylic panels.
DECISION AND CONDITIONS
Based on the above Findings of Fact, the South Burlington Development Review Board
approves the design review application #DR-00- 17 of Twin State Signs, Inc. for: 1)
removing the existing 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 3/4" blue with white lettered "Softhome" free-
standing sign panel, and 2) adding a 4' 2 1/2" by 1' 3/4"red with white lettered "Outback
Steakhouse" free-standing sign panel, 150 Dorset Street, as depicted on an four (4) page
set of plans, page one entitled "Proposed Signage — Replacement Panel, Burlington, VT",
prepared by Universal Sign Corp., dated 5/23/00 with the following stipulations:
1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval
shall remain in effect.
2. This recommendation for approval of the proposed sign design is based solely on the
application's compliance with the design review criteria contained in Section 4 of the
South Burlington Sign Ordinance. The determination of whether or not this
application complies with all other requirements contained in the sign ordinance shall
be made by the Code Officer.
Section 23 of the Sign Ordinance requires that a master signage plan be submitted for
any lot within the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District. Prior to issuance of a
permit, the applicant shall revise the master signage plan to:
a) Identify all illegal signs. The "Proprietor's" sign of the Outback Steakhouse
was neither approved by the Design Review Board or the Development
Review Board. A sign permit was never issued for this sign. This sign, as it
is displayed on the exterior of the building, is an illegal sign.
b) Include the "Natural Foods" sign of Moon Meadow Market in its approved
location along the south fagade of the northern wing.
c) Identify the sign's location as South Burlington not Burlington.
d) Include the height of the free standing sign and its distance from the edge of
the Dorset Street right of way.
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South Burlington Development Review Board