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August 26, 2010
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, August 26, 2010 5:30 p.m.
Georgetown Municipal Complex
City Council and Courts Building 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Ron Pergl; Susan Firth; and Dee Rapp
Members absent: none
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to order by Pergl at 5:30 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 August 11, 2010 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Rapp asked that the typographical errors of the previous meeting minutes noted were
changed by Rapp not Firth, page 1, item 1 of the minutes. Motion by Rapp to approve the
minutes with this change. Second by Firth. Approved 3 – 0.
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
signage at Morrow Addition, Block G (pt), also known as Whitestone Tire Center, located at
114 E. University Avenue. (CDC-2010-016)
Wyler presented the staff report for the application. The applicant seeks approval of a new
A-frame sign along University Avenue in front of his business, that would read “Official
Vehicle Inspection Station”. The sign would be tied down during the hours of operation of
the business and would be brought indoors at night. Staff recommends approval of the CDC
as proposed by the applicant based on compliance with guidelines 9.11, 9.15 and 9.18.
Mat Canava, the applicant was available for questions. He stated that since making the
application he changed his mind and would actually like to post the signage on the existing
awning. He stated he submitted another application that he would like considered instead.
Wyler reported that he did not have the second application and the commission would have
to vote on the application in front of them. The second application can be reviewed at the
next sign subcommittee meeting.
Firth questioned who made the sign. She was concerned it was a hand painted sign. Mr.
Canava assured her it was professionally done and would consist of a plastic printed overlay
on plywood.
There was discussion about the process of approving one sign and then another to replace
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that sign.
Motion by Firth to accept the CDC application for the A-frame sign as originally
submitted. Second by Rapp. Approved 3 – 0.
3. Adjournment. Pergl adjourned the meeting at 5:48 p.m.
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Approved, Ron Pergl, Chair Attest, Susan Firth