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Home My WebLink AboutDR-07-13 - Decision - 0222 Dorset Street#DR-07-13 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING PATRICK MALONE - 222 DORSET STREET DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION #DR-07-13 FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Patrick Malone, hereafter referred to as the applicant, is seeking to amend a master signage permit for the property located at 222 Dorset Street in the Dorset Street/ City Center Sign District. The master signage permit would reaffirm the design scheme for the wall signs on the property and also permit a freestanding sign. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Stephanie Hainley 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 The applicant is seeking to amend a master signage permit for the property located at 222 Dorset Street in the Dorset Street/ City Center Sign District. The master signage permit would reaffirm the design scheme for the wall signs on the property and also permit a freestanding sign. 2. 2. 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. 3. The South Burlington Design Review Committee met on February 25, 2008 to discuss the application and recommended that the application go before the Development Review Board. 4. The subject property is located in the Central District 1 Zoning District. 5. The owner of record of the subject property is Patrick Malone. - 1 - #DR-07-13 DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing an application for signage, the DRC and DRB shall consider the following: (a) Consistent Design 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 Review Committee (DRC), Staff, and the Development Review Board have previously reviewed the colors, graphic styles, proposed lighting and materials of the proposed signs and all were found acceptable. The Design Review Committee and Staff have most recently reviewed these details, as well as location and proportions, of the proposed freestanding sign. Both the DRC and Staff were in favor of the proposal. (b) Promotion of City Center Goals Signs within the DS/CC Sign District should be of high aesthetic quality and pedestrian oriented. The proposed signage is to be composed of a plywood material with a paper facing. The Design Review Committee has recommended approval of the medium density overlay plyboard. (c) Color & Texture The applicant has proposed a wide color palette for both freestanding and wall mounted signs (see attached exhibit): ■ Pale oak (Benjamin Moore) ■ Terrapin green (Benjamin Moore) ■ Dill pickle (Benjamin Moore) ■ Evening Dove (Benjamin Moore) ■ Gold Rush (Benjamin Moore) ■ Charcoal Slate (Benjamin Moore) ■ Polished Mahogany (Sherwin Williams) ■ Peacock Blue (existing applied copper logo) The applicant is proposing that "Charcoal Slate," "Terrapin Green" and "Peacock Blue" be used as the predominant colors and that "Dill Pickle," "Evening Dove," "Pale Oak," "Polished Mahogany" and "Gold Rush" to be the background, border, and accent colors used. Section 6(b)(3) that states, "The use of a maximum of three (3) predominant colors is encouraged to provide consistent foreground, text, and background color schemes." In addition, staff feels the satin texture of the proposed signs is compatible and harmonious with buildings on the property and nearby. The Committee has discussed this matter and stated that they feel the applicant is in compliance with this criterion. -2- #DR-07-13 (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 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 fagade 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. (0 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 -3- #DR-07-13 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. The subject sign is proposed to be within this designated sign corridor. Section 9(h) states that free-standing signs in the Dorset Street/City Center District may not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in overall dimensions and may be no higher than twelve (12) feet, measured from the average finished grade at the base of the sign to the highest point of any part of the sign structure. The existing free-standing sign is approximately 27.3 square feet in overall dimensions and shall be no more than 12 feet in height. Other The Design Review Committee reviewed the proposed building over the course of many months. A primary issue at many meetings was the vast expanse of brick along Dorset Street. For many meetings, staff and the Committee advocated for a design which would break up this area and serve the design standard which states that: Buildings shall be designed in a manner that relates the building to the public street in order to protect the integrity of city blocks, present an inviting street front and promote traditional street patterns. New buildings shall be built to the street property line. Such improvements could include installation of doors and windows facing the public street. The applicant met with the Design Review Committee for review on January 22, 2007. The Committee discussed the plans submitted and asked the applicant to propose something that would break up the monotony of the brick wall along the Dorset Street fagade and the western fagade. The applicant then submitted several options for the DRC to review. The DRC unanimously expressed favoritism of the option labeled as #1 which offered concrete blocks and a place holder for a wall mounted sign. This elevation was then approved by the DRB on February 6, 2007. The applicant is now proposing to locate their allowable two wall mounted signs along the northern fagade of the building. No sign subject to this Master Signage Permit is proposed along the Dorset Street fagade, specifically where the approved elevations depict such a sign and where the Design Review Committee advocated very heavily for something which would alleviate the blank fagade of brick. The applicant met with the Design Review Committee and Staff on November 26, 2007 to discuss this matter. All three parties came to a compromise which would replace the wall sign on the Dorset Street fagade with appropriately sized and mounted wall art to be approved by the DRC and DRB and installed prior to issuance of the final Certificate of Occupancy for the building. #DR-07-13 DECISION r� Motion by seconded by a to approve Design Review Appli ation #DR-07-13 of Patrick Malone, subject to the following conditions: 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 plans submitted by the applicant, and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning. 3. 3 The predominant colors (i.e. central logos and principal text) of the freestanding and wall -mounted signs shall be limited to "Charcoal Slate," "Terrapin Green," and "Peacock Blue." Background, border, and accent colors shall be limited to "Dill Pickle," "Evening Dove," "Pale Oak," and "Polished Mahogany." All listed colors shall be per the color palette submitted as part of this application and attached to this Decision. 4. 4 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. 5. 5 The Code Officer shall ensure that the sign meets the restrictions of size and height before issuing an individual sign permit for the free-standing sign. The approval herein is for design and location elements only. 6. 6 The applicant shall propose a wall art piece for the Dorset Street facade. The proposed art shall be reviewed and approved by the Design Review Committee and Development Review Board prior to issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy for the building. If this does not occur, the applicant will not receive a Certificate of Occupancy and the Master Signage permit will be deemed Null and Void. 7. The applicant shall obtain a sign permit from the Code Officer prior to the erection of any signage. 8. Any change to the plan shall require approval by the South Burlington Development Review Board. -5-