TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy R. Stillings, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: January 15, 2019
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APPEAL OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD (HPB) APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) FOR A WALL SIGN AND PROJECTING SIGN LOCATED AT 8 E. ATLANTIC AVENUE ("TIN ROOF") IN THE OLD SCHOOL SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for signs associated with the installation of a wall sign and projecting sign located at 8 E. Atlantic Avenue.
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Background:
The item is an appeal of the HPB action of the COA - Signs for Tin Roof located at 8 E. Atlantic Avenue. At its meeting of December 11, 2018, the City Commission voted 5 to 0 to appeal the HPB approval associated with the Tin Roof signage.
The subject property consists of 0.22 acres and is located within the Old School Square Historic Arts District (OSSHAD), the Central Business District (CBD) zoning overlay, and the Old School Square Historic District (OSSHD) and is located on the south side of East Atlantic Avenue, east of Swinton Avenue. The property contains a two-story, Masonary Vernacular commercial building constructed in 1950 which is deemed to be a non-contributing structure.
At its meeting of April 4, 2018, a Class II Site Plan Modification, Landscape Plan, and COA were approved for façade improvements, exterior color changes, installation of a new pergola and retractable fabric shade covering, new cabana in the outdoor area, aluminum railing system, and a wood fence. The proposed COA request is to install new signage mounted above the awning facing north and a small projecting sign facing east/west.
The proposed awning mounted sign on the north elevation is 3.4 SF x 8.6 SF for a total of 29.6 SF. The sign will be attached to five, 2” by 2” square tubes with up right gator shield tubes welded to the awning frame. The lette...
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