4-C-21-DT

Level I: Radius Rooftop Lounge Sign Revision

Approve Subject To Conditions

APPROVE Certificate 4-C-21-DT, with the following conditions: 1) final drawings meet all applicable Building Code and City sign code requirements; and 2) the sign is installed such that it does not obscure the street light fixture.

Case File

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of Certificate 4-C-21-DT as submitted, with the condition that final drawings meet all applicable Building Code and City sign code requirements.

Applicant Request

Level I:
Multi-story modern concrete hotel building with multiple commercial storefronts along Gay Street and Union Avenue.

- Revision to existing sign to increase visibility. Existing sign (reviewed and approved by the Board, 10-B-19-DT) is located to the left (south) of the canopy, with the bottom of the sign 22.02' above the sidewalk level. Due to the location of the balcony, the visibility of the existing sign is compromised, especially when approaching from the north on Gay Street or exiting the hotel.
- The applicant proposes to move the existing sign outward towards the edge of the canopy, and install longer mounting brackets (7' long) so the sign is aligned with the canopy.
- The sign remains a 13 sq. ft, round, non-illuminated sign (3'-7.5" in diameter).

Property Notes / Work to be Completed

- The application involves moving an existing sign to increase the sign's pedestrian visibility. No additional signs will be added to the Embassy Suites canopy, and the non-illuminated, 13 sq. ft. hanging sign has already been reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board.
- While the sign's new location won't be in the same horizontal plane of the existing projecting signs, it will be relatively visually aligned with the Knox Mason balcony.
- Building Code (3202.3.1) states signs with less than 15' of clearance above the sidewalk shall not extend into or occupy more than two-thirds the width of the sidewalk measured from the building. City Sign Code (13.5.B) states that in the DK district, signs must maintain a minimum clear height of 7' above sidewalks if non-electrified; and where signs project over public property, the sign cannot extend closer than 20" to the back of the curb of the street

Applicable Guidelines

Downtown Design Guidelines

- Section 2.B.1. (RECOMMENDED SIGNS)
- These recommendations for signs in the traditional grid district recognize that certain types of signs are more pedestrian-friendly and should be encouraged within the grid district.
- GUIDELINES:
- 1a. Wall signs on sign boards that are above a transom or first story and mounted flush to the building façade.
- 1b. Projecting signs of modest size (9 square feet, maximum); a larger sign must be approved by the board.
- 1c. Window signs, less than 30 percent coverage, including neon signs.
- 1d. Building name sign and/or building directory

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