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May 18, 2015 — Meeting Minutes

These are the minutes of the City Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board meeting held May 18, 2015. The excerpts cover roll call and attendance, approval of prior minutes, a subdivision plat application for 123/125 Gay Avenue (site, landscaping, tree removals/replacements, driveway and driveway apron details, stormwater and design conformity, and recommended conditions), design and materials for new homes in the Clayton Gardens Urban Design District (setbacks, exterior materials, garages, fences, and staff recommendation to use two distinct color schemes), and a sign-regulations discussion involving a Scottrade office tenant requesting a sign modification on the Hanley Road elevation (staff finds the sign size complies but the tenant is not permitted additional frontage signs and staff questions whether a modification is warranted).
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4. The building tenant signs shall be made of a consistent, high quality material, color

The motion was seconded by Jim Liberman and unanimously approved by the Board. Being no further business this evening, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

15 ______________________________ Recording Secretary

Mr. Stephens indicated that one is Bank of America, but they want to attract other large- scale tenants. Jim Liberman asked about the monument sign. Mr. Stephens stated that it will remain. Jim Liberman commented that the property seems cluttered with signage. Mr. Aholt stated that the owners have lost large tenants due to the lack of signage; one recently who was interested in occupying 40,000 square feet. He stated that they don’t want their building to be known as the “Bank of America building”.

14 Jim Liberman stated that he likes the idea of a sign district and the awnings, but that he’s not crazy about the tenant signs; suggesting one per elevation. He asked what number they would be happy with.

Chairman Lichtenfeld stated he’d be okay with 3 total.

Jim Liberman indicated he’d be okay with 2 total.

Craig Owens stated he’d be okay with 1 per building face.

Chairman Lichtenfeld agreed. He stated that he can’t imagine moving the Bank of America sign to one of these locations.

Mr. Aholt informed the members that Bank of America wants their own revolving door; the other one would be used for the main entrance to the building.

A discussion between the members ensued regarding the tenant signage.

Chairman Lichtenfeld stated that staff’s recommendation makes sense and would agree except for the northeast corner.

Susan Istenes indicated that installing signage is a challenge when a building doesn’t have the right surface to anchor signage to.

More discussion and opinions regarding the tenant signage took place.

Sally Cohn asked if they considered re-doing the monument sign.

Mr. Aholt stated that the monument sign is more of a walk-up sign; the plantings around it keep motorists from really seeing it.

Jim Liberman asked who their biggest tenant is.

Mr. Aholt indicated that is yet to be determined.

Being no further questions or comments, Josh Corson made a motion to approve per staff recommendations (except add to recommendation No. 3 “except the northeast elevation”). The motion was seconded by Jim Liberman and unanimously approved by the Board.

Being no further business this evening, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

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