Regular Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, Second Floor Conference Room
302 Main StreetOld Saybrook, CT
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Tony Brodeur, Kingmon B. Snow, Jr., Susan Hitchcock Missel, Barbara D’Agostino, Anita Yust, Alternate and I Ben Aiken who was seated for Theodore Pendleton.
Absent: Theodore Pendleton
Attendant Staff: Stella Beaudoin, Recording Clerk.
Mr. Brodeur called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. “Great Harvest Bread Co.” Roof Sign
535 Boston Post Road (Map 40/Lot 46)
B-2 Zoning District
Applicant/Agent: Donna McNeill; Owner: Maria Pertusis
Donna McNeill presented. Ms. McNeill stated that this is a business for a whole grain bakery and will produce cookies, bread, sandwiches.
Ms. McNeill stated that the roof sign will be back-lit and the other signage on the property belonging to the adjacent Subway business is also back lit. The dimension of the street sign is 23.25 s/f. The dimension of the roof sign is 31.14 s/f. The signs will be placed on a timer, scheduled to shut off one hour after closing at 6:30 p.m.
MOTION to approve “Great Harvest Bread Co.” Roof Sign; MADE by Kingmon Snow; SECONDED by I. Ben Aiken; ABSTAINED: APPROVED by T. Brodeur, S. Missel, K. Snow, I Ben Aiken and B. D’Agostino (5-0-0).
- “Home at Last” Wall Signs
71 Mill Rock Road (Map 42/Lot 34)
I-1 Zoning District
Applicant/Agent: Eleanor Edgeworth
Eleanor Edgeworth presented. Ms. Edgeworth stated that her business is a home decorating store. The proposed side sign facing Route 1 is “A Primitive Shop for Needful Things.” The proposed sign over the front door facing Mill Rock Road East is “Home at Last”. The signage for the business will be mustard and burgundy in color and it will replace the existing signage on the same footprint.
Mr. Brodeur suggested that the sign locations be reversed: “Home at Last” to be located on the side of the building facing Route 1 and the sign “A Primitive Shop for Needful Things” to be located over the front door facing Mill Rock Road East.
There was a lengthy discussion and recommendations surrounding the color of the proposed signage. It was suggested that the burgundy letters be brighter in color so as to be more easily read from the road. Mr. Aiken suggested that the letters on the signage should be larger and a bolder font with a lighter background.
MOTION to approve “Home At Last” Wall Signs with the recommendation that the house logo/picture will be larger inside the top 2’ section of the sign facing Route 1. The “Home at Last” sign will be located on the side of the building facing Route 1 and the sign “A Primitive Shop for Needful things” will be located over the front door facing Mill Rock Road East. The lettering will be done in a bolder font with enough contrast to make it stand-out. The sign will include a decorative logo or artwork on which will fill in the gap on each end of the sign facing Route 1 and this artwork will be in keeping with the surrounding neighborhood; MADE byTony Brodeur; SECONDED by Kingmon Snow; ABSTAINED: APPROVED by T. Brodeur, S. Missel, K. Snow, I Ben Aiken and B.
D’Agostino (5-0-0).
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes
MOTION to approve the 5/19/2012 meeting Minutes; MADE by Barbara D’Agostino; SECONDED by Kingmon Snow; ABSTAINED: APPROVED by T. Brodeur, S. Missel, K. Snow, I Ben Aiken and B. D’Agostino (5-0-0).
B. Correspondence
Discussion on the publication SignLine was tabled to the June 11, 2012 regularly scheduled meeting.
Discussion on the publication New Urban News was tabled to the June 11, 2012 regularly scheduled meeting.
A brief discussion on the hand-out regarding the CT General Statute guidelines on Conflict of Interest for members.
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn at 8:25pm; MADE by Barbara D’Agostino; SECONDED by Kingmon Snow; ABSTAINED: APPROVED by T. Brodeur, S. Missel, K. Snow, I Ben Aiken and B. D’Agostino at 8:30 pm (5-0-0)
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
Monday, June 11, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 302 Main Street
2nd Floor Conference Room
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