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Home My WebLink AboutDR-11-2 - Decision - 0155 Market StreetCITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MASTER SIGNAGE PERMIT #DR-11-02 DICK KWAN — 5 MARKET STREET FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Dick Kwan, hereafter referred to as the applicant, is requesting a new master sign permit for the property at 5 Market Street. The subject property falls within Design District 2 of the City Center Design Review Overlay District. The Design Review Committee was unable to review the application. The Development Review Board held a public meeting on May 3, 2011. Dick Kwan represented the applicant. 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. 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 1. The applicant is seeking a new master sign permit for a building and lot located at 5 Market Street in the Dorset Street/ City Center Sign District. The master signage permit would also establish the design scheme for the freestanding and wall -mounted signs. 2. The property is located in the Central District 1 (CD1) zoning district. 3. The owner of record of the subject property is Chop Sticks Inc. 4. The application was received on April 19, 2011. 5. The applicant has submitted hand -drawn renderings of the signage for the property. DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA In reviewing an application for signage, the 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. These criteria are elaborated in additional sections of the ordinance, stated below in this report. (b) Promotion of City Center Goals CADocuments and Settings\Mark C. Behr\My Documents\South Burlington DRB\DR_11_02_Kwan_mastersign_ffd.doc 1 Signs within the DS/CC Sign District should be of high aesthetic quality and pedestrian oriented. (c) Color & Texture A maximum of 3 colors is encouraged. The applicant is proposing that signs be limited to green lettering, with yellow and black graphics and Chinese characters. The applicant is proposing that the background be an opaque white. The Board states that no more than two different shades of any one color shall be used in any combination of signs on the property at the same time. The Board states that no more than three font types be used on the property at any given time. (d) Materials Used The applicant has stated that the sign will be aluminum. Only letters and graphics may be translucent with internal illumination. All signs shall be sturdy and weather -resistant. 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. This criterion 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. (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. CADocuments and Settings\Mark C. Behr\My Documents\South Burlington DRB\DR_11_02_Kwan_mastersign_ffd.doc 2 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 applicant has stated that he does not wish to pursue permitting of wall signs as part of this master sign permit at this time. As none are proposed, the property owner must amend the master sign permit in order to allow for wall -mounted signs. (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. This property is not located along Dorset Street. 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. Illustration 9-8 demonstrates appropriate base and sign area ratios. The applicant has stated that they are proposing to mount the new sign in an existing free- standing base which has two poles. DECISION Motion by Gayle Quimby, seconded by William Stuono, to approve Site Plan Application #DR-11-02 of Dick Kwan subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval shall remain in effect. 2. The applicant shall obtain a sign permit consistent with the master sign approval from the Code Officer prior to any changes to signs on the property 4. Signs be limited to green lettering, with yellow and black graphics and Chinese characters. The background of all signs shall be an opaque white. The design shall match that of the design shown on the menu, as submitted at the May 3, 2011 public hearing, and filed as Exhibit B. 5. No more than two different shades of any one color shall be used in any combination of signs on the property at the same time. 6. No more than three font types shall be used on the property at any given time. CADocuments and Settings\Mark C. Behr\My Documents\South Burlington DRB\DR_11_02_Kwan_mastersign_ffd.doc 3 7. No wall signs are approved as part of this application. 8. 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. 9. 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. Mark Behr — yea/nay/abstain/not present Matthew Birmingham — yea/nay/abstain/not present John Dinklage — yea/nay/abstain/not present Roger Farley — yea/nay/abstain/not present Michael Sirotkin — yea/nay/abstain/not present Gayle Quimby — yea/nay/abstain/not present Bill Stuono — yea/nay/abstain/not present Motion carried by a vote of 5 — 0 — 0 Signed this 5th day of May 2011, by Digitally signed by Mark C. Behr Mark C . B e h r Arc ite Mark C. Behr, it Richard hbpc. Behr Ar<hitea P.C., ou,email=mark@rhb ccom, -US Date: 2011,05.05 10:03:23-04'00' Mark Behr, Chairman 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://vermontoudiciary.orci/GTC/environmental/default.asr)x 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. CADocuments and Settings\Mark C. Behr\My Documents\South Burlington DRB\DR_11_02_Kwan_mastersign_ffd.doc 4