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Meeting June 26, 2008
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Sign Subcommittee Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, located at 101 E. 7th Street
Georgetown, TX 78626
Members Present: Tommy Gonzalez, Chair; and J.C. Johnson,
Members Absent: Nancy Knight
Staff Present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m. by Chair Gonzalez.
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 June 12, 2008 Sign Subcommittee
meeting.
Motion by Johnson to approve the minutes. Second by Gonzalez. Approved 2 – 0.
2. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
signage at Morrow Addition, Block O, located at 1205 South Austin Avenue. (CDC-2008-019)
Wyler presented a review of the proposed exterior renovations and new sign. The applicant
was asked to return to HARC with the sign design at the request of the subcommittee.
Changes were made to address the comments made at the May meeting. The proposed sign
will have colors that compliment the colors of the building, light gray with dark blue
lettering. The guidelines that applied to this application were listed as 9.2, 9.3 and 9.15.
Motion by Johnson to approve the CDC for the proposed sign. Second by Gonzalez.
Approved 2 – 0.
3. Consideration and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Design Compliance for
signage at City of Georgetown, Block 42, Lots 3&4(PTS), located at 708 Rock Street. (CDC-
2008-025)
Wyler presented the staff report. The applicant is proposing to place reflective lettering
signage on the front window of the business. Johnson and Gonzalez discussed the reflective
properties of the lettering and indicated they had concerns regarding being too reflective
and therefore hard to read and ineffective.
Motion by Johnson to approve the CDC for signage. Second by Gonzalez. Approved 2 – 0.
Meeting adjourned by Chair Gonzalez at 5:44 p.m.
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Approved, Chair, Tommy Gonzalez Attest, J.C. Johnson