ARB MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman David Wight called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members
David Wight, Chairman
Jonathan Gibbs, Regular Member
Kingmon Snow, Regular Member
Absent Members
Theodore Pendleton, Secretary
Arcangela Claffey, Alternate
Elizabeth Swenson
Attendant Staff
Joanne Rynecki, Recording Clerk
III. OLD BUSINESS
- “Azul Fine Clothing” Signs
270 Main Street (Map 37/Lot 133)
Business B-1 District
Applicant/Agent: Tawnya Siniscalco
Ms. Siniscalco returned tonight to present actual photos of the 2 signs currently installed on her building. The Board pointed out that the signs are blue lettering on a white background on a building where all other tenants have white lettering on a black background in order to keep the historical color scheme of the building, the blue circular logo extends over the top and bottom of the sign band, and the sign does not align with the fenestration on the building.
MOTION to recommend the applicant return at the next meeting with resolutions to the following issues. 1.The front and side signs must both be within the sign band and align with the top of the adjacent tenant’s sign and the fenestration of the building. 2. The circular logo must not extend beyond the boarders of the sign. 3.Consideration of sign colors, white on black, to match the historical color scheme of the building. MOVED by D. Wight; SECONDED by J. Gibbs; IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs, K. Snow; OPPOSED: none ABSTAINED: none APPROVED: 3-0-0.
MOTION to amend the agenda to postpone New Business item A. “Between the Bridges, LLC” until the next regular meeting scheduled for December 14, 2009 at the Town Hall 2nd Floor Conference room at 302 Main Street. Add New Business item B “Soundrunner”. MOVED by D. Wight; SECONDED by K. Snow; IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs, K. Snow; OPPOSED: none ABSTAINED: none APPROVED: 3-0-0.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
- “Between the Bridges, LLC” Site Plan
142 Ferry Road (Map 45/Lots 11, 14 &29)
Marine Commercial District, Residential A District
Applicant/Agent: Attorney William Childress
Application postponed until next meeting.
238 Main Street, (Map 37/Lot 133)
Business B-1 District
Applicant/Agent: Julie Francis
Ms. Julie Francis presented the Board with a computer rendition of the proposed sign for her new retail space on Main Street. The sign will be centered on the tenant’s space. The sign will consist of individual blue and black letters on the shake overhang. The lettering will be centered vertically between the top and bottom of the shake leaving approx. 2 inches from either edge. The words “soundrunner” will be centered horizontally above the main entrance. The Applicant has no plans to illuminate the sign.
MOTION to recommend approval of the sign application with the dimensions as indicated in the application with lettering centered vertically on the shake and “soundrunner” name centered horizontally above the main entrance. MOVED by D. Wight; SECONDED by K. Snow; IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs, K. Snow; OPPOSED: none ABSTAINED: none APPROVED: 3-0-0.
V. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes- November 9, 2009
MOTION to approve the minutes of November 9, 2009. MOVED by J. Gibbs; SECONDED by K. Snow; IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs, K. Snow; OPPOSED: none ABSTAINED: none APPROVED: 3-0-0.
- Correspondence – Letter to ARB from The Ottery Group inviting the Board to participate as a consulting party to Section 106 review of the proposed AT&T Mobility Telecommunications facility at 1363 Boston Post Road.
- Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 10:15 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday December 14, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 302 Main St. MOVED by D. Wight; SECONDED by K. Snow; IN FAVOR: K. Snow, D. Wight, J. Gibbs; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 3-0-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Joanne Rynecki, Recording Clerk
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