2004-03-04Design Review Board
Meeting Minutes - March 4, 2004
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CITY OF BEVERLY
Public Meeting Minutes
BOARD: Design Review Board
SUBCOMMITTEE:
DATE: March 4, 2004
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Colleen Bruce, William Finch, Jane Brusca,
Douglas Haring
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT: Leah Zambernardi
RECORDER: Diane Presutti
The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m.
1. Custom Medicine Pharmacenter - Mary Beckman/25 Cabot Street/Sign
Ms. Beckman approaches the Board with a Sunbrella awning and a wall sign. She
presents color samples of the signs that she presented to the Board at the February
meeting.
Mr. Haring motions to accept as presented, seconded by Ms. Bruce. Motion carries 4-0.
2. Dairy Queen - John Nikolaou/479 Cabot Street/Sign
Mr. Nikolaou presents a design to replace the face of the existing freestanding sign. The
design will be larger with an ice cream cone added. The bottom sign will be 5 feet wide.
The two signs will be 95.5 SF.
Ms. Zambernardi states the existing freestanding sign is nonconforming and if Mr.
Nikolaou wishes to increase the existing size then his sign will no longer qualify as
"grandfathered". She also states that the design would have to be referred back to Mr.
Nelson for review. She feels there are questions to be addressed with the building
department regarding the size of the new sign.
Mr. Haring asks Mr. Nikolaou if Dairy Queen has various sizes of signs he may choose
from that may be smaller or equal to the size he currently has. He also suggests that the
Board keep the discussion open until the Building Department can address the questions
the Board has regarding the size of the sign.
The Board agrees to table further discussion for Ms. Zambernardi to review the design
with the Building Department.
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3. Chenko Corner - Emily Chen - 7-11 Railroad Ave./Sign
Ms. Chen approaches the Board with a design of a wall sign with a white background and
burgandy lettering. The sign will be placed flat against the side of the building facing
Cabot Street and they will remove phone number from the sign.
Mr. Finch motions to accept design as presented, contingent upon the phone number
being removed, seconded by Mr. Haring. Motion carries 4-0.
4. Cabot Place - Nikita Paras/256 Cabot Street/Sign
Mr. Paras approaches the Board with a new sign design for Cabot Place which he has
owned for ten years. The sign will be polished stainless reverse channel letters. The light
behind the letters will be white or red.
Mr. Haring motions to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Finch. Motion carries 4-0.
5. Cool Cream - Gail Hercher /280 Cabot Street/Sign
Ms. Hercher approaches the Board with a design of a wall sign. She states that when the
existing awning is rolled out, the sign cannot be seen. She is requesting to install a new
sign that is lower than the existing sign.
Mr. Haring asks if the air conditioner on the front of the building could be removed to
help improve the appearance of the storefront. Ms. Hercher states she has tried to address
this problem but she hasn't quite found the best solution yet.
Mr. Haring motions to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Finch. Motion carries 4-0.
6. One Stop Market - Ken Hansen/324 Rantoul St./Sign
Mr. Hansen approaches the Board with a design to replace the faces of the existing
freestanding sign. He states that the freestanding sign will be lowered and a planter will
be placed at the base of the sign. The new face will be beige with red and black lettering
made of plexi glass and vinyl.
Mr. Finch likes the idea of lowering the sign but questions visibility issues.
Ms. Zambernardi states that the gas price signage is allowed according to the Sign
Ordinance. She also states that the planter was previously approved by the Planning
Board. She asks Mr. Hansen to remind his clients of their obligation to install the pl;anter
and landscaping.
Mr. Haring confirms the name of the business is One Stop Market & Liquors and
suggests that a decorative line be placed between two of the words. He also suggests that
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making the lettering "One Stop" larger than the lettering "Best Gas" and making one of
them in italics to distinguish the two names from one another.
Mr. Haring motions to approve contingent upon submittal of plan reflecting the changes
discussed this evening, and contingent upon the applicant removing window signage that
does not conform to Zoning. Seconded by Mr. Finch. Motion carries 4-0.
7. Realpro - Linda O'Connor/Corner Cabot & Federal/Sign
Ms. O'Connor displays a wall sign of 10' x 2' with lettering of 12". The sign will have
gold lettering with a green background. She also states that the signs have been approved
by Mr. Nelson of the Building Department.
Mr. Haring motions to accept as presented, seconded by Ms. Bruce. Motion carries 4-0.
8. Other Business
Ms. Zambernardi speaks briefly regarding the epidemic of sign violations in the
downtown area. She states that she spoke to Mr. Nelson and Ms. Cassidy. She will be
writing a letter addressed to the Chamber asking for tenants to comply with the Sign
Ordinance.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.