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Home My WebLink AboutDR-13-05 - Decision - 0155 Market Street#DR-13-05 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MASTER SIGNAGE PERMIT #DR-13-05 MIKE COUTURE - 5 MARKET STREET FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Applicant Mike Couture filed design review application #DR-13-05 to amend a Master Signage Permit, 5 Market Street. 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 held on December 17, 2013 & January 7, 2014 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 FACTS 1. Applicant Mike Couture filed design review application #DR-13-05 to amend a Master Signage Permit, 5 Market Street. 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, November 14, 2013. 3. The owner of record of the subject property is Poon Trust, LLC. 4. The Development Review Board held a Public Hearing on December 17, 2013 and January 7, 2014. The applicant represented himself. 5. The applicant has submitted renderings of proposed signs (a 4' x 12' wall mounted sign, and a 4' x 8' free standing sign). DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing an application for signage, the Board has considered 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 property hosts one building. The applicant proposes to establish consistency through common design and thematic elements. The Board finds that the proposed sign package achieves consistency in graphic style, lighting, material and proportions. FAUSERS\Planning & Zoning\Development Review Board\Findings_Decisions\2013\DR_13_05_5MarketStreet_MikeCouture_ffd.doc #DR-13-05 Signs are proposed to be internally or externally illuminated. The free-standing sign will be internally illuminated with fluorescent tube lamps, and as required in the LDRs, will have an opaque background with translucent letters, logos and/or graphics to ensure the background is not illuminated. The wall mounted sign will be externally illuminated by recessed 'can' lights within the soffit overhang on the building. No standalone lighting is proposed. (b) Promotion of 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. The DRB find that the proposed signs are of high aesthetic quality and are visually pleasing. Pedestrians will be able to see the signs. (c) Color & 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. Free-standing & wall signs: the applicant is proposing that both signs be of similar design: black background, white lettering, and a silver "V" logo. The Board finds this acceptable. Fonts: the Board finds that no limitation on font or font types shall be required. (d) 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 Board finds this criterion satisfied. • The sign mounted on the bases will be of a sturdy suitable material. These materials are weather -resistant, very commonly used, and appropriate for the district. • The Board finds that the materials are of high -quality and fitting for the urban environment envisioned in the City Center design district. 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 proposed sign package is of substantial and sturdy construction and as previously stated; materials are weather -resistant and high quality. The maintenance of orderly appearance shall be enforced. 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. This criterion shall be enforced. FAUSERS\Planning & Zoning\Development Review Board\Findings_Decisions\2013\DR_13_05_5MarketStreet_MikeCouture_ffd.doc 2 #DR-13-05 (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 facade 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. (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. N/A 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. This shall be enforced by the Code Officer at the time of application of individual signs. nFricinm Motion by Mark Behr, seconded by Jennifer Smith, to approve Design Review Application #DR-13-05 of Mike Couture, subject to the following conditions: FAUSERS\Planning & Zoning\Development Review Boa rd\Findings_Decisions\2013\DR_13_05_5MarketStreet_MikeCouture_ffd.doc 3 #DR-13-05 1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval shall remain in effect. 2. 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 3. Illuminated signs shall be limited to internal or external illumination. 4. All signs shall be limited to the colors as proposed: black background, white lettering, and a silver "V" logo. 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. 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. Tim Barritt yea nay abstain not present Mark Behr yea nay abstain not present Art Klugo yea nay abstain not present Bill Miller yea nay abstain not present David Parsons yea nay abstain not present Michael Sirotkin yea nay abstain not present Jennifer Smith yea nay abstain not present Motion carried by a vote of 4— 0 — 0 Signed this �� day of-1h(/L(��✓`; 2014, by j v Tim Barritt, Chairman FAUSERS\Planning & Zoning\Development Review Board\Findings_Decisions\2013\DR_13_05_5MarketStreet_MikeCouture_ffd.doc 4 #DR-13-05 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://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 802.879.5676 to speak with the regional Permit Specialist. FAUSERS\Planning & Zoning\Development Review Boa rd\Findings_Decisions\2013\DR_13_05_5MarketStreet_MikeCouture_ffd.doc