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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDR-18-06 - Decision - 0372 Dorset Street#DR-18-06 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING MITCHELL SCHWARTZ - 372 DORSET STREET MASTER SIGNAGE PLAN #DR-18-06 FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Design review application #DR-18-06 of Mitchell Schwartz to revise a Master Signage Permit to allow wall mounted signs, 372 Dorset Street. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on May 15, 2018. The applicant was represented by Laura Putnam. Based on the plans and 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, Mitchell Schwartz, seeks to amend a previously approved Master Signage Permit (MSP) #DR-18-01 2. The amendment consists of adding wall mounted signs to the MSP. 3. The owners of record of the subject property are Sisters and Brothers Investment Group, LLP. 4. The application was received on April 27, 2018. 5. The applicant submitted a rendering of the proposed signage which consists of two new wall mounted panel signs, one with the words "Dorset Street Dermatology Medical Spa Skin Care Shop 660-8808" and a second with the words "Dermatology Diseases and Surgery of the Skin Mitchell Schwartz, M.D. Phoebe Pelkey, P.A." 6. The property lies within the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District SIGN ORDINANCE Section 6: Dorset Street/City Center Sign District of the South Burlington Sign Ordinance reads in part that the Development Review Board must consider the following standards: (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. #DR-18-06 (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 sign plan uses four (4) colors (gold, white, green and black), provides texture and interest through the use of carving and insets, and the materials are of high quality, consisting of sealed wood and paint. The proposed signs are consistent with the previous approval for a freestanding sign in the same materials and colors. The Board finds these criteria have been met. Section 8(d) reads in part that the board must consider the following: (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 proposed sign plan proposes to add two panel style wall mounted signs to the previous approval for one free-standing sign on the site. The proposed wall signs will be consistent in color, material and font to the approved free-standing sign. The applicant has requested approval for wall mounted signs which vary in size from 66 -inches by 46-inches to 98 inches by 72 inches. The Board notes that the size of the wall mounted signs will need to be reviewed for compliance with the area requirements of Section 10(b)(1) as part of their individual sign permit application. The Board finds these criteria have been met for the purposes of the MSR Section 9(h) addresses standards specifically for free-standing signs within the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District and is not applicable to this amendment. Section 21(e) pertains to lighting: (e) In the Dorset Street/City Center Sign District, internally illuminated signs shall utilize opaque backgrounds and translucent letters, logos and/or graphics, so as to insure that the lettering, logos and/or graphics are illuminated rather than the background. Translucent backgrounds utilizing dark colors may be used with white, clear or other light translucent letters, logos and/or graphics, provided the Design Review Committee determines that the effect will be consistent with the intent of this provision. #DR-18-06 The applicant has indicated that the wall mounted signs will not be illuminated, therefore are not subject to this standard. DECISION Motion by John Wilking, seconded by Jennifer Smith, to approve sign design review application #DR-18-06 of Mitchell Schwartz subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not changed by this decision, will remain in full effect. 2. The sign colors permitted are gold, white, green and black. 3. This project must be completed as shown on the plans submitted by the applicant, and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning. 4. 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. 5. Any change to the approved plan shall require approval by the South Burlington Development Review Board or the Administrative Officer. 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. Mark Behr Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Matt Cota Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Frank Kochman Yea Nay Abstain Not present Bill Miller Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Jennifer Smith Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Brian Sullivan Yea Nay Abstain Not Present John Wilking Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Motion carried by a vote of 4-0 -0. Signed this 16 day of May, 2018 by Itz- Matt Cota, Vice Chair 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.R 5(b). Acopy of the notice of appeal must also be 91 #DR-18-06 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://vermontiudiciary.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 802.477.2241 to speak with the regional Permit Specialist. 4