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Meeting April 8, 2010
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, April 8, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Georgetown Municipal Complex
300-1 Industrial Ave. Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Will Moore, Ron Pergl
Members absent: Dee Rapp
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to order by Chair Moore at 4:04 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 March 11, 2010, Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Pergl to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Moore. Approved 2 – 0.
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for a
new flush-mounted wall sign at Lost Addition, Block 13, Lots 3, 4, 7 & 8, also known as
Wonderful Things, located at 1003 S. Austin Avenue. (CDC-2010-007)
Wyler presented the staff report, briefly describing the proposed changes to the existing sign
and showing the colors and depiction of the proposed sign. The new sign will be the same
size as the existing sign, but will be vertically oriented instead of horizontally oriented
before. Guidelines used to support the staff recommendation are 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 9.13, 9.15, 9.17
and 9.18.
Ray Shawley, the applicant’s agent, was introduced and stated that the building’s north wall
is actually 130 feet long, not 132 feet as listed in the report. Moore stated he did not have any
comments. Pergl responded that he was concerned about “ghosting and fading” behind the
new sign. The board that the sign is painted on is to be re-oriented and Pergl is concerned
that the shadow of the old sign will remain if not power washed or the entire wall repainted.
Shawley agrees that any shadows or ghosting will be removed before installation of the new
sign.
Motion by Pergl to approve the CDC for the new sign as proposed with the condition that
the ghosting either be power washed or repainted to remove signs of the previous sign
before installing the new sign. Second by Moore. Approved 2 – 0.
3. Adjournment
Chair Moore adjourned the meeting at 4:09 p.m.
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Approved, Will Moore, Chair Attest, Dee Rapp, Commissioner