Historic Zoning Commission

Individual Landmark: Level II

12-C-04-HZ

Applicant Request

II: Sign

Install 3' x 3' sign, complete with landscaping.

Site Info

Two story brick veneer office building with hip roof with parapet railing at top of roof line. Monumental two story front entrance with aluminum storefront at ground level and aluminum storefront access to front balcony; balcony and rail supported by Doric columns on large stone plinths. Beltcourses bellow first story windows and bewtween first and second stories. Concrete lintels. Three bay building with three windows on side bays flanking central entry. Rectangular plan.

The Commission should note that the brick foundation and frame for the existing sign, which does not meet the design guidelines, is being modified, not removed. This modification results in a berm, finished in landscape stones, that will conceal the original brick foundation and make it unnecessary to remove that brick foundation. If the sign were located more directly in line of sight of Knollwood, the additional elevation of the sign might not be acceptable. However, given the location of the sign, and the reduction in size of the signboard, this modification, accompanied by extensive landscaping, is probably an acceptable solution to the problem posed by the existing sign. The overall height of the sign and the berm, from the original ground level, will be 57" to 59" tall. The sign originally applied for was 67" tall. The sign in this application will be 36" wide. The previous request was for a sign that was over 60" wide.