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WOLF PEN CREEK DESIGN DISTRICT
STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, AICP, Sr. Planner Report Date: March 6, 2008
E-mail:jprochazka@cstx.gov Meeting Date: March 24, 2008
For
GRAND STATION ENTERTAINMENT
Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding sign details and building colors for
Grand Station Entertainment, located at 2400 Earl Rudder Freeway South in the Wolf Pen
Creek Zoning District.
Applicant: Mike Logan, President/CEO of Grand Station Entertainment
Item Summary: The applicant is requesting to repaint the building and to install signage for the
Grand Station Entertainment Building, formally Wolf Pen Bowl. The proposed colors are
Beguiling Mauve (SW 6269) and Sensational Sand (SW 6094), approved colors on the City's
color palette. Color samples will be available at the meeting.
The proposal also includes four building signs and a new face for the existing freestanding sign.
Sign details have been provided as an attachment. All signs and building colors within the Wolf
Pen Creek district must receive approval from the Design Review Board.
Administrator Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the proposed building colors
and signage.
Issues/Items for Review:
1. Building Colors — Beguiling Mauve and Sensational Sand are approved colors on the
City's color palette. The Unified Development Ordinance offers the following guidance to
the Design Review Board when considering building colors:
• Section 5.6.A.8.h states that colors shall be harmonious and that only compatible
accent colors shall be used.
2. Signage—The proposed signs are in compliance with Section 7.4 Signs of the Unified
Development Ordinance. The Design Review Board may use the following guidance when
considering signs in Wolf Pen Creek:
• Section 5.6.A.11
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d. The number of graphic elements on a sign shall be held to the
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e. Each sign shall be compatible with signs on adjoining premises and
shall not compete for attention.
f. Identification signs of a prototype design and corporation logos shall
conform to the criteria for all other signs.
Attachments:
1. Application
2. Building elevations
3. Sign details
4. Color samples (available at the meeting)
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