Level I: Red Panda Grocery Sign
8-D-22-DT
Approve Subject To Conditions
APPROVE Certificate 8-D-22-DT, subject to two conditions: 1) meeting all applicable requirements of the City Sign code; 2) applicant submit a revised illumination plan to staff, limiting the illumination to push-through graphics or letters or using a fully opaque background so illumination is limited to those areas; 3) reducing the size to 9 sq. ft. or under.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 8-D-22-DT, subject to two conditions: 1) meeting all applicable requirements of the City Sign code; 2) applicant submit a revised illumination plan to staff, limiting the illumination to push-through graphics or letters or using a fully opaque background so illumination is limited to those areas.Applicant Request
Level I: Sign- New illuminated projecting sign. Rectangular sign to measure 42" by 28", with the bottom of the sign to be 96" over the sidewalk. Illumination on the sign is proposed to be double-sided LED illumination through the entire sign face, with a white background and vinyl graphics.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- 123 S. Central Street is a contributing structure to the Southern Terminal and Warehouse Historic District, so the Historic Resources section of the guidelines (incorporated into the Warehouse District sign guidelines). At 10.67 square feet, the proposed sign is not significantly larger than the recommended 9 square feet maximum.
- Guidelines for historic resources note "do not light signs internally." However, internal illumination has been approved by the DRB on a case-by-case basis, approving when illumination is limited to push-through graphics and letters instead of back-lighting the entire sign. For this sign, the white background would contribute additional brightness to the illumination.
Applicable Guidelines
Downtown Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- C. The Warehouse District
- 1. Recommended Signs
- 1a. Projecting signs of modest size (9 square feet, maximum); a larger sign must be approved by the board
- 1b. Wall signs on sign boards mounted flush to the building façade
- 1c. Painted wall signs
- 1d. Painted or new window signs, less than 30 percent coverage, including neon sings
- 1e. Building name sign and/or building directory
- C. The Warehouse District
Meeting Date
August 17, 2022
Red Panda Grocery sign
123 S. Central St.
DK (Downtown Knoxville)
Applicant
Allen Sign Co. Benjamin Booher
Owner Boyds Group Properties, LLC
