Staff recommends approval of the proposal with the conditions that 1)the diameter of the awning tie-back cable be smaller than that for cables at 1 Market Square, 2) that the awning be visibly sloped, and 3) that the awning be covered in canvas.
This request is for the addition of a new pre-engineered metal canopy with tie back rods and an integral gutter/downspout system. All components will be matte black to match the existing storefront and columns which will remain intact. The connection to the building façade will be the four tie-back rod locations and the two downspouts that will run down the interior face of the existing building columns and the corners of the canopy to the two columns on each end of the facade. The canopy is intended to cover the outdoor dining area which is 10' x 25' in size. The canopy is intended to have small surface-mounted LED lighting with dimmers on the underneath side to illuminate the dining tables. A black metal café surround with horizontal rails is to be installed around the café area as per sumbmitted drawings. The existing gooseneck lighting and signage area will be retained with a new sign applied.
McBath Brothers Building. Two-story three-bay with segmentally-arched second-story windows with contrasting keystones, springers and sills. Pressed metal bracketed cornice with corbelled brick below cornice. Altered storefront. The buidlings was originally built as three storefronts. A saloon owned by Michael Cullinan in 1880. Cullinan expanded his saloon to 13 Market Square from 1886 to 1905. Later occupants included clothing and shoe stores in 1930, Market Square Billiards, and then Snyder's dry goods and department store until it became part of Watson's (Ira A.).
1. The existing storefront is not original.
2. The proposed signage, gutters, and café railing meet the guidelines and/or are compatible with the context of Market Square.
3. Early photos indicate that early awnings were sloped in Market Square, while three awnings with decorative cornices on Union Avenue were designed to be level and integral with the building.
4. Three recently approved awnings in Market Square are attached to the building with tiebacks and sloped as illustrated in the Market Square Design Guidelines (photos included in the staff report).
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