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October 28, 2010
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, October 28, 2010 5:30 p.m.
Georgetown Municipal Complex, Williamson Conference Room
300-1 Industrial Ave, 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 October 13, 2010 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Firth to approve the minutes. 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 38, Lot 1 (w/pt), also known as Adi’s Italian Village,
located at 119 W. 7th Street. (CDC-2010-023)
Wyler presented the staff report. The applicant seeks Certificate of Design Compliance
approval from HARC for three new restaurant signs. The first is a flush-mounted wall sign that
will read “Adi’s Italian Village” in an Old English font. The sign will be installed on the north
side of the subject building where an existing sign from the previous business is located. The
existing sign will be refaced and placed back in the same location. Colors for the sign consist of
Behr’s Dolphin Green (PMS-3282-C) for the background and burnished gold lettering for the
restaurant name.
The second sign will be installed on the 7th Street window and will be installed using a clear
acrylic application. It will also read “Adi’s Italian Village” using the same font and gold
lettering as the flush-mounted wall sign.
The third proposed sign is an A-frame sign to be placed near the corner of 7th Street and Austin
Avenue. As shown in the provided picture, the double-sided sign will read “Adi’s” in a white
Cursiva Script font with “Italian Village” below a mural of an Italian village in an off-white
New Roman font.
Based on Design Guidelines 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.11, 9.15, 9.17, and 9.18 staff recommends approval of
the Certificate of Design Compliance for the flush-mounted wall sign, window sign and A-
frame sign as proposed by the applicant with the following conditions:
1) Staff recommends the applicant use the same color of green on the A-frame sign that is
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proposed for the flush-mounted wall sign. This will better tie two signs together.
2) Staff recommends the same font be used on the A-frame sign that is proposed on both
the flush-mounted and windows signs. This will better coordinate the three signs.
3) Staff recommends a border be placed around the flush-mounted wall sign. This will
provide a more characteristic accent to the sign.
Wyler stated that the applicant did not post notice of this meeting in their window as required
by law and so no action could be taken at this time. The applicant will need to post the notice
for a minimum of 15 days before consideration. The applicant and agent were notified of this
and were not present at the meeting.
Firth asked if the signs could be discussed individually. Pergl through that was a good idea.
Rapp started the conversation by discussing the window sign. She did not approve of the “gold
leaf” that was proposed. An example was given to her of the material and discussed. It is a
reflective gold color but not “gold leaf” as described in the application. Firth does not approve
of the Velcro tape that is attaching the sign to the window . There should be more permanence
to a window sign. All agreed.
The A-frame sign was discussed including the photograph/ mural on the sign. Wyler stated this
was a new concept and outside the scope of the black and white with 3 color policy that had
been applied. The Commissioners agreed that they were okay with the concept because the
picture matches the one in the restaurant. They agreed the photograph or picture on a sign
should still be reviewed on a case by case basis.
The Commissioners suggested the fonts and colors of each sign should be consistent. This
includes the flush mounted wall sign too. They agreed that they liked the idea of the gold
border on the wall sign as suggested by staff.
Commissioners discussed the attachment of the A-frame signs on the Square to the sidewalk.
Wyler responded that City staff was looking into possibilities and what would work best with
the type of sidewalks. Firth asked that Wyler also look into the chef statue, table and chairs in
front of this restaurant.
Pergl announced that since there would be no action on this item at this time, the meeting
would be continued. An agreed upon date by the Commissioners was November 17, 2010 at
4:00 p.m. in the Georgetown Municipal Complex. Staff will make sure that the notice is placed
in the window by Wednesday Nov. 3.
3. Adjournment. Pergl adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m.
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Approved, Ron Pergl, Chair Attest, Susan Firth