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CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA
ITEM 504
Consent
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Public Hearin
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July 26, 2004
Meeting
MGR. ~ /Dept. Iff
REQUEST: Community Development Department requests that the City Commission consider
neon window signs and 2 alternative wall signs proposed for both the east
(Cliffrose Drive) and west (parking lot) side of the Famous Uncle AI's Hot Dogs
shop at Building No.9, within the JDC Calhoun Town Center site.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Agenda Item is for the City Commission to consider an
illuminated wall sign. The wall signs comprise 22.1 square feet (23.75" x 134"-
slightly larger than the 24" x 120" typically depicted on architectural renderings
for buildings within the JDC Town Center) and are proposed to be mounted on
the building fac;:ade, above the awnings. "Famous Uncle AI's" is depicted in
brown illuminated letters and "Hot Dogs & Fries" as red and white internally lit
block of words (Option "A") or individually boxed words (Option "B"), with red
and white colors.
The Town Center Code states that "All signs shall be subject to a Discretionary
Aesthetic Appropriateness Review by the DRC in order that all signs are
consistent and in harmony with the Winter Springs Town Center."
CONSIDERATION:
Fanlous Uncle AI's is proposed to occupy a 19 foot wide bay in the JDC Town
Center building No.9, where the California Yogurt shop had been. The building
plans depict this portion of Building No.9 to be 26 feet tall (in contrast with 30
feet depicted on the applicant's submittal). The applicant's portion of the building
fac;:ade is approximately 494 square feet (26' x 19'). The Town Center sign code
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(Sec. 20-327 (f)) states that the "maximum gross area of signs on a given fayade
shall not exceed 10 % of the applicant's fayade."
The wall signs depicted on the applicant's portion of the approved Building No.9
architectural rendering approximate 22.1 (23.75" x 134" /144) square feet. Both
alternative designs box the words "hot dogs & fries" (aggregated in Option "A" or
individual words in Option "B") - this is not allowed within the Town Center
(require individual letters rather than internally illuminated or un-illuminated
boxes, which are designed for strip shopping centers but are not designed for
pedestrian-oriented town centers). Staffs objection focuses on the boxed words
and recommends that the words "hot dogs & fries" be provided with individual
letters.
The sign company has been notified that a wall mounted sign may not project
more than 6 inches from the wall.
The elliptically-shaped neon window signs (one depicts hot dog and one depicts a
hamburger) comprise approximately 6.56 square feet (pi x 1.67' x 1.25'=
6.55809) each. Neon signs are permissible in the Town Center. Staff believes
these neon window signs are proportional to the windows and recommends they
be approved (one for each 62.5" x 81" = 35 SF window). The applicant proposes
these on the parking lot side of the building, but not on the Cliffrose Drive side.
Staff recommends these be provided on the street side as well or not at all.
APPLICABLE CODE:
Section 20 - 470. Signs
Section 20 - 327. Architectural guidelines.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Proposed signage
RECOMM,ENDATION:
1. Staff recommends the City Commission approve the proposed internally lit,
individual letter wall sign age, subject to 6 inch maximum projection from the
wall, but not allow boxing any of the words (individually or in the aggregate) as
proposed by the applicant.
2. Staff recommends the City Commission approve the 6.56 square foot neon
window signs be allowed (one per 35 SF window), but that they be provided on
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both the street and parking lot sides of the building rather than only on the parking
lot side.
CITY COMMISSION ACTION:
ATTACHMENT A
Proposed Sign age
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FAMOUS UNCLE AL'S
1188 TREE SWALLOW LN. W.
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