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GLUA 19-00005/HR 19-01 Historic Review Board review of alterations to a designated structure at 602 7th Street, the I.O.O.F. Hall
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends approval with conditions.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant submitted this application to request approval of one projecting sign and two wall signs on the exterior façade of the I.O.O.F Hall at 602 7th Street. The property is located in the McLoughlin Conservation District and is a locally designated structure. The I.O.O.F. Hall was built in 1922. The lodge room is upstairs, while the downstairs is two rentable store fronts. The storefronts have contained a variety of uses over time, including a hardware store for many years, and more recently, a restaurant.
A new restaurant tenant plans to move into the space. The applicant proposes to remove the former restaurant signs and install four total new signs:
· A new wall sign placed above the entryway. The proposed height of the sign is 3 feet 7 inches and the length is 8 feet 9 inches, for a total of 31 square feet. The design of the sign is a marquee that is inspired by theater signs in the 1920s and 1930s. It is internally illuminated with bulbs around the perimeter.
· A new projecting sign on the corner of the building. The sign projects about 5 feet out from the building.
· Two new wall signs are proposed to be placed on the first story west wall of the building, with one above the storefront windows and one above the garage doors near the rear of the building. The wall signs are aluminum with illuminated lettering. Each sign is approximately 2 feet in height and 7 to 8 feet in length.
The Secretary of Interior has published Preservation Brief #25 (Exhibit 4) on signage. The brief includes the following recommendation: “Sign placement is important: new signs should not obscure significant features of the historic building. (Signs above a storefront should fit within the historic signboard, for example.)” In addition, the brief ...
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