Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 05 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 8, 2010 Page 8 of 10 Other public comments: Garrett McCarthy, Old Louisville Inn owner, discussed how difficult it is to include a company logo in the current square footage limitation. He also discussed a sign style using downcast projection onto a sidewalk and asked if it would a permitted sign in Louisville. McCartney stated he would need to research before giving a definite yes or no answer. Commission questions to Menaker: Loo and Lipton asked if the City was behind the times regarding LED signs. What better way is available to a business to get the news out. Menaker stated once an LED is made available there is no control as to what the message would say. Sheets expressed concern with how to regulate the context of the messages. Lipton asked if the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) had an interest in the signage for downtown. Menaker stated he and McCartney had already coordinated his presenting the th power point at the March 19 HPC meeting. Pritchard stated the downtown business owners should be contacted to get their opinion of what works and does not work for signage. He stated there should be flexibility in the downtown area regarding signs. Lipton suggested the HPC be invited to next Planning Commission meeting to continue the discussion of signage. Russell thanked Menaker for his presentation. He stated the Commission needs to hear from the community. He suggested a possible community task force of members from the following groups: Planning Commission, Downtown Business Association (DBA) and Historic Preservation Commission. McCarthy asked if the commission was giving too much weight consideration to the historic element of signage. Russell stated the focus needs to be on the downtown area of town because of its difference from the McCaslin area. Sheets stated staff had met with members of the DBA and they want flexibility and are feeling too constrained with the current requirements. Russell stated this is not a PC, HPC or staff issue; it is a community issue. Lipton stated he likes what Boulder has accomplished on Pearl Street. He suggested their guidelines might be a starting point for the City. He still would like to have HPC attend the next meeting to establish that working relationship. Russell discussed “Breaking Roberts Rules” and encouraged the commission to think outside the box and to consider breaking Roberts Rules.