: Pour Taproom
4-A-17-DT
Approve Subject To Conditions
APPROVE Certificate 4-A-17-DT subject to the following conditions: 1) The background (main cabinet) of the hanging sign shall be constructed of an opaque material, such as metal, that does not allow light to pass through. The border detail on the background (main cabinet) can routed out of the this face to allow light to pass (shown as a cream color on the attached plans);2) The hanging sign shall maintain a minimum 8-foot clearance, or as otherwise permitted by the Article 8 (Signs, Billboards, and Other Advertising Structures) of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance; 3) The window signs shall have no more than 30 percent coverage of the windows panes for which they are attached; and4) The hanging sign as presented must be a maximum of 6 square feet, or, staff can approve an alternate method of attachment that would allow for the larger sign size as proposed.
Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate 4-A-17-DT subject to the following conditions:1) The background (main cabinet) of the hanging sign shall be constructed of an opaque material, such as metal, that does not allow light to pass through. The border detail on the background (main cabinet) can routed out of the this face to allow light to pass (shown as a cream color on the attached plans);
2) The hanging sign shall maintain a minimum 8-foot clearance, or as otherwise permitted by the Article 8 (Signs, Billboards, and Other Advertising Structures) of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance; and
3) The window signs shall have no more than 30 percent coverage of the windows panes for which they are attached.
Applicant Request
:- Installation of a hanging sign and two window signs. The hanging sign is 47" wide by 32" tall (7.92 square feet) and is internally illuminated. The hanging sign will have acrylic faces with digital printed vinyl applied. The words "Pour" and "Taproom" will extend 5" from the main body of the sign. There will be one window sign in the transom of each of the two doorways associated with the business. The proposed window signs are 36" wide.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- This building is located in the Southern Terminal & Warehouse (National Register) Historic District, so the Historic Resources section of the guidelines apply (Section 1.C). The Historic Resources guidelines recommend that signs not be internally illuminated. The board has approved internal illumination in the past but has consistently only approved it when light is able to penetrate only a portion of the sign face, such as the letters and decorative elements. The face of the proposed hanging sign has two planes, the large red background with the cream border is on the main cabinet and the words "Pour" and "Taproom", and the horizontal lines above Taproom, extend 5 inches from the main cabinet and are enclosed within their own cabinets. The proposed sign has acrylic faces on all planes, which will allow light to penetrate all portions of the sign face (excluding sides). Staff is recommending that the faces on the main cabinet (background) be made of metal, which will then only allow light to penetrate the extended portions of the sign with the letters and horizontal lines. This recommendation applies only to the red portion of the background and does allow for the border detail to be routed out and allow light to pass through that portion only.
Meeting Date
April 19, 2017
Pour Taproom
207 W Jackson Ave
Applicant
