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Minutes
November 9, 2011
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Georgetown Municipal Complex, New Planning Conference Room
300-1 Industrial Ave, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Susan Firth, Chair; Dee Rapp; and Sarah Blankenship
Members absent: none
Staff present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; and Karen
Frost, Recording Secretary
Firth called the meeting to order 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 action on the minutes from the October 27, 2011 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Rapp to approve the minutes as submitted. Second by Blankenship. Approved 3-0.
2. Public Hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance for a new monument sign
at City of Georgetown, Block 3, also known as the River Place, located at 205 W. 2nd Street. (CDC-
2011-038)
Wyler presented the staff report. The applicant seeks Certificate of Design Compliance
approval from HARC for a new monument sign. Shown on the attached site plan and sign
details, the sign will be installed near the corner of W. 2nd Street and S. Austin Avenue and will
be constructed of rammed earth to match the restaurant’s courtyard walls.
Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Design Compliance for the monument sign
with the condition the applicant either receive staff approval for the final details or come back
to the Sign Subcommittee for final approval once they are known.
Rusty Winkstern, the applicant, was available for questions and comments.
Firth opened and closed the Public Hearing and there were no speakers.
Rapp stated she has no issues with the sign and likes the rammed earth look, on both the sign
and the walls. She clarified that the current application was just for the monument sign.
Winkstern explained that he just needed approval on this type of sign at this time, because it
would take extra time to make. Blankenship expressed that she likes the sign and thinks it is
innovative and goes with the building.
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Firth expressed concern about the other signs that will be proposed and asked for a master sign
plan to be submitted so they will be consistent with each other. Winkstern explained that he is
planning for low lights, and elegant and tasteful feel. The exterior lighting is still being
planned, as is the remaining signage. He explained that he will not be able to do a complete
master sign plan for the property because the other structure to be built is too far out in time.
Firth stated that the signs should be consistent in style, materials, and font, even when the new
structure comes in. Winkstern stated he is looking at laser cut letters on steel as a material for
the signs. Other options were discussed.
Motion by Blankenship to approve the CDC for the general design of the monument sign,
with the application to be brought back with the details of the name of the business, color and
materials to be used. Second by Rapp. Approved 3-0.
3. Public Hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance for new window
signage at City of Georgetown, Block 51, Lot 5 (pt), also known as the Old Fire Station, located at
816 S. Main Street. (CDC-2011-039)
Wyler presented the staff report. The applicant seeks Certificate of Design Compliance
approval from HARC for three new window signs (locations depicted in the image above).
Made of white vinyl, the three signs will be for the new location of the Economic Development
and Public Communications departments on the second floor of the historic fire station
building. The first sign will be installed and centered on a first floor entrance door and will
read “Economic Development and Public Communications” with the Georgetown logo above.
The second sign will be identical to the first and installed on a second floor entrance door facing
Main Street. The last sign will be similar to the first two but will include “Please Use Other
Door” as this is a non-functional door. The applicant has stated the third door’s rendering
depicts the signage larger than it actually will be, but the actual size will be no larger than 30%
of the total glass area to ensure compliance with the Guidelines and consistency with the
neighboring door.
The applicant was not present for comments.
Firth opened and closed the Public Hearings with no speakers present.
Motion by Rapp to approve the application as presented. Second by Blankenship. Approved
3-0.
4. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 4:31 p.m.
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Approved, Susan Firth, Chair Attest, Dee Rapp