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Meeting October 8, 2009
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Conference Room A, Georgetown Municipal Complex
300-1 Industrial Ave Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Will Moore, Ron Pergl and Dee Rapp
Members absent: none
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; and
Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to order by Chair Moore at 4:00 p.m.
The Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee is responsible for
hearing and taking final action on sign applications, by issuing Certificates of Design
Compliance based upon the City Council adopted Downtown Design Guidelines. This is a
regular scheduled meeting of the Sign Subcommittee, for consideration and possible action on
the following:
1. Review and possible approval of the minutes from the October 8, 2009, Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Moore asked for a motion. Pergl questioned whether his comment memo should be included
or not. Wyler responded that since the comments were not read into the minutes, it was
considered as a written comment and therefore not included in the minutes.
Motion by Pergl to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Rapp. Approved 3 – 0.
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
signage at City of Georgetown, Block 50, Lot 5 (e/pt), also known as The Exchange at
Annarella, located at 800 S. Austin Avenue, Ste. A. (CDC-2009-039)
Wyler presented the staff report. Due to a name change, the applicant seeks Certificate of
Design Compliance (CDC) approval for a new window sign on the business’ Austin Avenue
display window. The new logo measures 60 inches wide by 40 inches high, totaling 16.6
square feet. This is just under 13% of the window’s total area and the same measurement as
the existing window sign. The painted sign will read “The Exchange at Annarella” in white
lettering atop a Providence Blue and High Park Green backdrop in the new business design
with “a design & consign boutique” in white lettering below. At the bottom of the display
window, the applicant would like to have “Interior design studio consignment men’s and
women’s clothing, shoes, handbags, furniture, home accessories” in 2-inch white letters
taking up slightly less space than the current verbiage at the bottom of the window.
The applicant also seeks CDC approval to reface existing hanging and A-frame signs to
complement the new window sign. As detailed in the application packet, both signs will
remain in the same location but will be refaced. The hanging sign will use the same logo
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design as the window signage, only reduced and centered on the wooden board. The A-
frame sign will also use the same logo design, but will utilize black letters below the business
name. Both the current and the proposed signage are within City regulations.
Guidelines used to support staff recommendation of approval are: 9.6, 9.7, 9.11, 9.17, and
9.18. Rapp questions the design of the hanging sign. Wyler says it is mentioned on the
rendering with a note that the graphic would be the same with the border color up for
discussion. Staff feels blue, green, or black would be appropriate. The applicant says they
will put up whatever the group votes for.
Pergl and Rapp are concerned about the proportions of the hanging sign design since it is a
different format size than the others. Pergl also says the light fixture in front of one side of
the hanging sign is a concern and the applicant should look into that.
Will questioned the color of the border on the sign. There was a discussion of possible
solutions to designing the sign to fit. They were concerned about too many details, borders
and arrows, and wanting to make it more simple. They were happy with the border and size
of the hanging sign.
Pergl questioned the lack of transparency of the new window sign, and the fact that it will
not look good from the inside and will block light. He suggested taking out the blue of the
sign, making the shadows blue to keep them with the theme and design, but allowing more
light through the design.
Motion by Pergl to accept the approval of the signs, for the window sign consider the
option of leaving out the interior blue area and shadow blue in lieu of black and accepting
the verbiage, accepting the A-frame sign as applied, and having the hanging sign modified
with staff approval of the drawing of the stretched logo with a border. Second by Rapp.
Approved 3 – 0.
3. Adjournment
Moore adjourned the meeting at 4:22 p.m.
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Approved, Will Moore, Chair Attest, Dee Rapp, Commissioner