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Design Review Board

Level 1: Sign

1-A-17-DT

Plaque signs - Two internally illuminated signs with aluminum sign faces and acrylic graphics and letters that allow light to penetrate, 21" wide by 27" tall (~4 square feet each). There will be one sign on either side of the Clinch Avenue entrance, attached to the brick façade. These signs are the same as those approved at the Gay Street (6-F-16-DT).

Window signs - Adhered vinyl window film signs attached to the double doors along Clinch Avenue. The windows signs will be less than 30 percent of the glass surface area for each door.

---------------- BELOW: MINOR REVISIONS TO ROOFTOP ADDITION APPROVED BY STAFF-----------------------

Overhead counter door for rooftop bar changed from one large door to three smaller doors as shown on attached plan.

Rooftop furniture design and layout revised as shown on attached plan.

Location
530 S Gay St
Applicant Request
Plaque signs - Two internally illuminated signs with aluminum sign faces and acrylic graphics and letters that allow light to penetrate, 21" wide by 27" tall (~4 square feet each). There will be one sign on either side of the Clinch Avenue entrance, attached to the brick façade. These signs are the same as those approved at the Gay Street (6-F-16-DT).

Window signs - Adhered vinyl window film signs attached to the double doors along Clinch Avenue. The windows signs will be less than 30 percent of the glass surface area for each door.

---------------- BELOW: MINOR REVISIONS TO ROOFTOP ADDITION APPROVED BY STAFF-----------------------

Overhead counter door for rooftop bar changed from one large door to three smaller doors as shown on attached plan.

Rooftop furniture design and layout revised as shown on attached plan.
Staff Comments
Staff had previously recommended the plaque signs at the Gay Street entrance be non-illuminated, however, the board approved those signs with internal illumination. Staff's recommendation to allow internal illumination for the proposed plaque signs along Clinch Avenue are in-keeping with the boards previous approval.

Applicable guidelines:

C. HISTORIC RESOURCES
Section 1.C.7. (RECOMMENDED SIGNS)
Commercial establishments need to advertise. However, advertising signs should be effective and appropriate to historic areas without contributing to visual clutter. Primary concerns are a sign's location, size, material, and illumination.
GUIDELINES:
7a. Locate signs above storefront windows, below second-story windows on the sign board, or on the storefront windows themselves (30% is maximum coverage), or off the front of the building as a projecting sign (maximum size: 9 square feet).
7b. Create signs that are proportional to the building where they are located.
7c. Do not light signs internally.
Applicant

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Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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