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Meeting: September 12, 2012
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 4:00 pm
Georgetown Municipal Complex
300‐1 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas 78627
Members: Sarah Blankenship; Tim Urban; and Ray Wehrenbrock
Call to order by Urban 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 July 26, 2012 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Blankenship asked that additional comments be added to Item 2, page 2: “Blankenship
voiced concern about signage on the transom window because there are not currently any
other transom window sign around the Square, and historic photos do not show signage on
transom windows. Blankenship also commented that mounting signage on the front edge
of the canopy is very common on the buildings on the Square.” She then asked that her
reference to Guideline 9.14 be added, to correct the motion reference as intended.
Blankenship asked for a correction to her comments regarding the neon sign on page 3.
“Blankenship suggested alternate colors for the neon and possibly adjusting the edges of the
font so that it is not so wavy.”
Motion by Blankenship to approve the minutes as amended. Second by Urban.
Approved 2 – 0 ‐1. (Wahrenbrock abstained as he was not present for that meeting.)
2. Public Hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance to reface an
existing freestanding sign at Glasscock Addition, Block 5, Lot 1, also known as J. Bryant
Boyd Architect & Design‐Build, located at 902 Forest Street. (CDC‐2012‐032)
Wyler presented the staff report. The applicant seeks Certificate of Design Compliance
approval from HARC to reface an existing freestanding sign. The face measures 4’ wide
by1’6” feet tall and will be repainted to the design shown in the applicant’s attached
materials. The size and location of the sign will not change, just the appearance of the face.
The new design consists of a similar layout and colors but with a newly designed
“Architecture Design‐Build” under the business name and a newly designed address
relocated to the lower right corner. The colors will still match those seen on the building’s
façade. Staff recommends approval of the sign based on application of Guidelines 9.5, 9.17
and 9.19.
Urban opened the Public Hearing at 4:06 p.m. and closed it immediately with no speakers
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coming forth.
Blankenship stated she had no comments. Urban and Wahrenbrock did not have any
comments.
Motion by Blankenship to approve the application for CDC as presented. Second by
Urban. Approved 3 – 0.
3. Adjournment. Urban adjourned the meeting at 4:07 p.m.
The Subcommittee may forward these items to the next meeting of the Historic and
Architectural Review Commission for its consideration. That meeting is scheduled for
September 27, 2012.
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Approved, Tim Urban, Acting Chair Attest, Sarah Blankenship