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Design Review Board

Level 1: Sign

8-D-15-DT

SUMMARY: Two new signs and an awning for the tenant in the Summer Place storefront within the Walnut Street Garage.

WALL SIGN: Internally illuminated wall sign centered above the storefront entrance. The sign is 3'-1" tall by 15'-5" wide (47.53 square feet).

PROJECTING SIGN: Internally illuminated projecting sign centered on the Locust Street elevation, with approximately a 17' clearance with the sidewalk. The sign will be 12'-6" tall by 2'-6" wide (31.13 square feet). The sign will stand off the facade approximately 6 inches.

AWNING: The awning extends essentially the full length of the storefront and has a minimum sidewalk clearance of 11'-8". The awning is 4'-0" tall and projects 3'-6" from the building. It is constructed of painted standing seam metal panels with black painted aluminum framing.

Location
530 Summer Place
Applicant Request
SUMMARY: Two new signs and an awning for the tenant in the Summer Place storefront within the Walnut Street Garage.

WALL SIGN: Internally illuminated wall sign centered above the storefront entrance. The sign is 3'-1" tall by 15'-5" wide (47.53 square feet).

PROJECTING SIGN: Internally illuminated projecting sign centered on the Locust Street elevation, with approximately a 17' clearance with the sidewalk. The sign will be 12'-6" tall by 2'-6" wide (31.13 square feet). The sign will stand off the facade approximately 6 inches.

AWNING: The awning extends essentially the full length of the storefront and has a minimum sidewalk clearance of 11'-8". The awning is 4'-0" tall and projects 3'-6" from the building. It is constructed of painted standing seam metal panels with black painted aluminum framing.
Staff Comments
City Council recently adopted a new sign ordinance and this proposal has been reviewed using the new allowed sign area standards. For this application, the maximum allowed sign area is calculated as 10% of the storefront area (86.45 square feet). The proposed signs are a total of 78.6 square feet, less than the maximum allowed.

Applicable guidelines:

Section 1.B.4. (ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER)
Buildings should be visually interesting to invite exploration by pedestrians. A building should express human scale through materials and forms that were seen traditionally. This is important because buildings are experienced at close proximity by the pedestrian.
GUIDELINES:
4c. Scale first floor signs to pedestrians.

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 facade
1b. Projecting signs of modest size (9 square feet, maximum); a larger sign must be approved by the board
Applicant

Sycamore Sign Service

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