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1982-07-22 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, IL THURS. , JULY 22, 1982 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Don Hardt called the meeting to order at 7:44 P.M. on Thursday, July 22, 1982 at the Village Hall . He introduced Mr. Ed Larson, new Com. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: C. Zusel , K. Krippes, E. Larsen and D. Hardt. QUORUM Commissioners Absent: B. Gibbs and C. Cea Bldg. Department: Mr. Dominic Saviano, Deputy Bldg. Commissioner III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 8, 1982 minutes were postponed. IV. BUSINESS - New Ch. Hardt changed the order as listed on the Agenda and took the two signs first. B. Sweet '•n Counter Mr. Joel Finfer, Owner and North Shore Sign Co. presented the sign located at Plaza Verde next to Fotomat and behind Burger King. Mr. Finfer asked that the color be changed to Red. The sign has been approved by Mr. Hymen and red is also an approved color. There were no objections from the Commission. Com. Krippes made a motion to approve the sign presented by Sweet 'n Counter as submitted - Color to be Red. Com. Zusel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Zusel Krippes Larsen Hardt Motion Passed 4 to 0. Nay - None C. Look 'n Hear - Grove Court Arrow Sign Co. - Mr. Arthur A. Bierman presented the sign and noted that the same sign is being used in the new location with the removal of the word 'entertainment. ' The new store frontage is smaller than the original location. Chairman Hardt noted that the background of the sign looks the same in the daylight, but at night the background behind the blue part looks white and the background behind the black lettering looks ivory. Mr. Bierman thought that this might be caused by the fact that the blue letters were more translucent, while the black letters were opague. Com. Larsen suggested that some of the lamps might be older than others and could cause the difference. Mr. Bierman agreed to change all the lamps when the sign is moved. The Commission had no questions or objections. Com. Larsen made the following motion: I move we approve the sign presented by Look 'n Hear A Panasonic Salon as submitted, with the stipulation that all the lamps be changed in an effort to make the background the same color at night. Com. Krippes seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Zusel Krippes Larsen Hardt Motion Passed 4 to 0. Nay - None A. The Grove - Sign Package Mr. Harold Eisenberg, Bernard J. Katz & Co. presented the draft of the sign package and noted that it would apply to the tenant's signs only. Because most of the storefronts are very narrow, signage has been limit- ed to 70% of the storefront. Single line copy will be preferred, no more than two lines. The bottom of all signs will be on the same plane with the lettering centered. After discussing the proposed design criteria, several changes were made and Mr. Eisenberg asked that the approval be Tabled until new copies can be drafted. The changes suggested were as follows: D. 2. add "and approved by the Appearance Commission." Wherever Lexan is used as reference - it should be changed to read: Polycarbonate plastic, such as General Electric Co. Lexan; OR Acrylic Plastic, such as Plexiglass; or an equivilant product. F. General specifications: 2. No exposed lamps or exposed neon tubing will be permitted. 3. All signs and their installation shall comply with all local building and electrical codes. 5. All conductors, transformers, and other equipment shall be concealed. 7. Disconnects for Tenant signage will be located behind the sign fascia, under (not above) soffit, etc. On diagram describing the under canopy sign, omit the reference to the triangular shape and "lexan" faces. APPEARANCE COMMISSION July 22, 1982 - Page Two Ch. Hardt noted, that when a sign package is well developed, permits can be issued by the building department administer. Only when LOGOS are presented will they be required to come in to the AC for approval . There will be one corner store, and Mr. Eisenberg said should signage be desired for the L/C wall , they will submit it to the AC. At present, they want to leave it a brick wall . Mr. Eisenberg said he would discuss the letter sizes with his architect and submit limitations of letter size, style, color and background color. Com. Larsen made a motion to Table Exhibit "E" - Design Criteria for The Grove Center Tenan until the August 12, 1982 meeting. Com. Krippes seconded the motion. Voice Vote was Aye Unanimously. Mr. Eisenberg then presented a drawing of the proposed Grove pylon signs to be located at the entranceway. He asked for suggestions and will pre- sent a new design on August 12, 1982. V. BUSINESS - Old A. Strathmore Square (Buffalo Grove Mall ) Mr. Frank Morelli presented Sign Criteria For Tenant's Signs. The Commission discussed the document and suggested several changes. Signs will be mounted at the heights designated on Exhibit on Page 2. LOCATION OF SIGNS —delete "storefront" and insert lineal storefront. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - Wording of signs shall be limited to the name of the business extablishment and shall not include advertising. Logos will be permitted at the discretion of the landlord and the approval of the Appearance Commission. All signs will be comprised of individually constructed and individually mounted letters - on the fascia, using upper case standard Helvetica medium letter styles with internal illumination; with dark bronze color returns and trim moldings. All . letter faces will be White, acrylic plastic material , such as Plexiglass. Addition: Variations will be granted. Paragraph 5: Sentence 3: delete "same material as the letters" and insert "acrylic plastic material ." Addition: Prior to issuance of permit, all Logos must come to the AC. Com. Zusel made the following motion: I move we approve the Sign Criteria for Tenant's Signs for Strathmore Square as presented with the changes as stipulated by Mir. Frank Morelli . Com. Krippes seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Zusel Krippes Larsen Hardt Motion Passed 4 to 0. Nay - None APPEARANCE COMMISSION July 22, 1982 - Page Three Com. Krippes made a motion to approve the Strathmore Square Pylon Sign as submitted with the variation as granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, July 20, 1982. Com. Zusel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Zusel Krippes Hardt Motion Passed 3 to 1 . Nay - Larsen VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Saviano explained that the owner of a new jewelry store at Plaza Verde had misunderstood him about coming for signage approval in August and came to this meeting. Since they are planning to open August 2, 1982, Mr. Saviano asked that the sign be reviewed at this time. Ch. Hardt agreed. C K JEWELRY Gifts - Aerial Sign Co. presented the sign with approval by Mr. Hymen. It meets the sign criteria for Plaza Verde. C J JEWELRY will be Orange Illuminated Letters and Gifts will be Orange, Non- illuminated. Store is located where the Print Store used to be, facing East. Ch. Hardt questioned whether Gifts is part of the business name? The owner, Mrs. Kim was present and stated that Gifts is part of their name. This being so, the sign meets the sign criteria and the AC had no objections. Com. Krippes made the following motion: I move we approve the sign presented by C K JEWELERS - Gifts as submitted. Com. Zusel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Zusel Krippes Larsen Hardt Motion Passed 4 to 0. Nay - None Com. Krippes asked what department would handle a landscaping problem? An evergreen tree located at the Crossings on Freement Way is causing a hazard to motorists. It is located on the parkway. Ch. Hardt suggested she contact the Engineering Department or the Police Department. Mr. Saviano asked if there would be any objection to posting small signs at Heritage Place's retention area - stating a warning to children. OK! An announcement was made about the new date for the combined meeting of the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals and Appearance Commission. It will be August 4, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. VII. ADJOURNMENT Com. Zusel made a motion to adjourn. Com. Larsen seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Shirley Bates, cretary APPEARANCE COMMISSION sb July 22. 1982 - Page Four