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<br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 19, 2010 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br />Public Comments <br /> <br />Jeff Lipton, Chairman of the Planning Commission, stated the Planning <br />Commission had recommended that Menaker make his presentation to the HPC <br />to receive feedback. <br /> <br />Commission Comments <br /> <br />Muckle asked if the request is to amend the entire sign code or is it <br />recommended to focus on downtown only. <br /> <br />Menaker stated he thinks focus needs to be placed on d,.~own. <br /> <br />Williams asked if the museum mural sign would be pemlltted under current <br />regulations. L, <br /> <br />Menaker stated no. ~ ~~ <br /> <br />Muckle stated she understood the drafting oy~e;ommerCiaN{eVelopment <br />Design Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG"(l wdfe to loosen up t~;}cjowntown <br />sign code. < ~ <br /> <br />Lipton stated he was here for the drafting of{he d).s~tandards and the <br />CDDSG and confirmed the CDDSG was done~parately. <br /> <br />~;~:ker stated most signs dOW~Il~1 non-conforming <br /> <br /> <br />Lewis stated she believed the desig~ s~an9--ards~r...signs,should be looked at but <br />wanted to make su"cti8~e\reSe~qJi/,'as f01~ed. <br /> <br />Poppitz stated hiS<'6isli~for sandwich bOCl[d signs. <br /> <br />Menaker stated ~e <1:10U9ht sJnJw~ bO)~\signS are important for the <br />downtown, they jU~t'l~~t6 }1ave~de?rgn regulations. <br /> <br />POPPitz,~ asked(,f the proposal?or illumination would be backlit. <br /> <br />MeQ~ said it wo~be)~ljt, not box signs. <br /> <br />PO~itZ offered to co~~t D~'}and Calthorpe for suggestions. <br /> <br />Stewa~~d this woul be a good idea to take a fresh look at the sign code. <br /> <br />Stewart re~)~nd~Gf f91 staff to use the City of Boulder sign code that is <br />currently used f0~ear.I'Street. <br /> <br />Williams reminded ~ryone that downtown is a pedestrian oriented area and <br />signs don't have to be too large. He also stated his concern with too much neon. <br /> <br />Koertje stated he wouldn't want more Empire (neon) signs and would not want <br />signs so large they obscure the buildings upon which they are attached. <br /> <br />McCartney stated he would keep the HPC posted on the progress. <br /> <br />Pre-filing Conference - 1045 Main Street - residential addition <br />The applicants, Gary and Anna Rothenburg, made a presentation to show their <br />proposed addition. <br />