HomeMy WebLinkAboutstaff report DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
WOLF PEN CREEK DESIGN DISTRICT
STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, AICP, Sr. Planner Report Date: May 7, 2008
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov Meeting Date: May 14, 2008
For
WASHINGTON CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding freestanding sign details for
Washington Baptist Church, located at 1801 Texas Avenue South in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning
District.
Applicant: McCo-Ad Signs dba Insignia
Item Summary: The applicant is requesting to install a freestanding sign for the Washington
Baptist Church Building. All signs within the Wolf Pen Creek district must receive approval from
the Design Review Board. Sign details have been provided as an attachment and color
samples will be available at the meeting. The proposed sign includes a maroon base and
cabinet surround and a white sign face with red vinyl lettering.
All signs reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board will require the submittal of a sign
application to the Planning & Development Department in order to receive an approved sign
permit prior to installation of any signs.
Administrator Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the proposed signage.
Issues/Items for Review:
Signage —The proposed sign is 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
a. Every sign shall be designed as an integral architectural element of the building
and site to which it principally relates.
b. Every sign shall have good scale and proportion in its design and in its visual
relationship to buildings and surroundings.
c. The colors, materials and lighting of every sign shall be retrained and
harmonious with the building and site to which it principally relates.
d. The number of graphic elements on a sign shall be held to the minimum needed
to convey the sign's major message and shall be composed in proportion to the
area of the sign face.
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:
6
1. Application
2. Sign details
3. Color& Material Samples (available at the meeting)