2009-05-07
CITY OF BEVERLY
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
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Design Review Board
May 7,2009
Jane Brusca, William Finch
Colleen Bruce, Patrick McGowan
Associate Planner Kate Newhall
City Councilor Wes Slate
Andrea Bray
Newhall calls the meeting to order.
Si2n Aooroval
1. 311 Cabot Street - U.S. Tae Kwon Do Center - DoW"nKim. 149 Cabot Street. Beverly.
MA 01915
Newhall states that the telephone number will be removed from the sign, as noted by Steve
Frederickson.
Do Wun Kim states that the letters will not light up, and it is a box sign.
Finch asks how tall the letters on the main sign are, and Do Wun Kim states that they are 18
inches tall. Finch says they are discouraging the use of internally illuminated signs.
Do Wun Kim states that the background color will be beige instead of white. He agrees to use
either no lighting or a gooseneck light.
Finch: Motion to approve the sign design, the panel sign to include external illumination at the
applicant's wish in the future, seconded by Brusca. Passes 3-0.
2. 200 Ranto"l Street - S"b-Marino's Cafe - Sandwich Board Si2n - Anthony Marino. 200
Ranto"l Street. 200 Ranto"l Street. Beverly. MA 01915
Newhall states that this sandwich board meets all of the requirements and is within the zoning.
Finch states that this is a "no brainer", and it looks fine.
Newhall confirms that the Board does not need to vote on this and she agrees to send a positive
recommendation to the City Council.
3. 4 Colon Street - CVS Pharmacy - Carol B"2bee. P.O. Box 87. E. Sandwich. MA 02537
Newhall states that this will be a temporary location for CVS, and will be used during the
construction of the new Rantoul Street location.
Finch confirms that there will be channel letters.
DRB
May 7, 2009
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Newhall: Motion to approve the design as presented, seconded by Brusca. Passes 3-0.
Site Plan Review
4. 1 Water Street - Black Cow Restaurant - Joseph A. Leone. P.O. Box 2490. South
Hamilton. MA 01982
Architect Doug Trees describes the design, showing sample colors (Cape Cod Grey siding and
trim with black asphalt shingles on the roof). He shows photos of the wall fixtures and bollards.
Newhall states that the bollards selected are not made in the brushed copper finish.
Brusca says they can get something similar to the bollards presented in a brushed copper finish.
Finch asks if the front panel is all glazed and Trees states that it is.
Trees confirms that the dumpster will be concealed and refrigerated. He adds that they will
return to the DRB for sign approval.
Finch expresses concern about the monochromatic paint scheme and states that the scale of this
building is much different than the Newburyport location. He states that they need something on
the west elevation to give the building more texture.
Trees states that since this is a water site, it will need to be stained on a regular basis; matching
wall and trim color will be easier to upkeep. He agrees to place a trellis on the west-facing wall.
Newhall states that they can recommend the trellis. She reviews all of the Board's suggestions:
. The bollards will be in a style similar to the wall sconces and have a brushed copper finish
. The applicant will return to the Board for sign approval
. All mechanicals will be concealed
. The west elevation will have a trellis or something to break up the solid wall
. The Board encourages the use of as much natural vegetation as possible
The members agree to send this to the Planning Board with a letter of recommendation
containing the above noted points.
City Councilor Wes Slate requests a copy of the letter and Newhall agrees to email him a copy.
AU2ust Meetin2
Newhall requests that the August meeting be rescheduled to August 13th and the members agree
to the new date.
Approval of Minutes - April 2. 2009 Meetin2
Finch:
Motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Brusca. Passes 3-0.
Finch:
Motion to adjourn, seconded by Newhall. Passes 3-0.
The meeting is adjourned at 7:15 pm.