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Design Review Board

Level 1: Sign

4-C-21-DT

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).

Location
507 S. Gay St.
Applicant Request
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).
Staff Comments
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
Applicant

Patel

Planning Staff
Lindsay Lanois
Phone: 865-215-3795
Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org
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