Minutes
Regular Meeting
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
Theodore G. Pendleton, Chairman Barbara D’Agostino, Regular Member
Anthony M. Brodeur, Vice Chairman Kingmon B. Snow, Jr., Regular Member
Susan Missel, Secretary
Anita Yust, Alternate Member, seated Barbara D’Agostino
I Ben Aiken, Alternate Member, seated for Kingmon Snow
Attending Staff
Christina Costa, Zoning Enforcement Officer
Stella Beaudoin, Recording Clerk
Mr. Pendleton called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
III. OLD BUSINESS – No old business
IV. NEW BUSINESS
“Signs” Petition to Amend the zoning Regulations
Section 64 Design Standards for Signs, Section 9 Definitions,
and Section 11 Prohibitions
Petitioner: Zoning Commission
Christina Costa presented to the Board the recent changes to the Sign regulations.
Section 64, Design Standards for Signs has been reformatted. Section 9 Definitions has incorporated and consolidated all of the definitions for Sign standards to this section. Any italicized language noted in the index can be found in Section 9.
Discussion on Section 64.4.7 Window Signs: Mr. Brodeur suggested capping the size of window signs and suggested various percentage ratios to square footage of the glassed area. A discussion ensued.
Ms. Costa summarized the ARB’s recommendations to the Zoning Commission for Section 64.4.7
- 64.7.4A – No internal illumination, the lesser of 25% maximum total of window or 50 s.f. maximum size per window sign.
- 64.7.2B- Internal illumination, the lesser of 10% maximum total of window or 10 s.f. maximum size per window sign.
- 64.4.7 C- Combination, the lesser of 20% maximum total of window
No illumination 15% of window or 25 s.f. maximum.
Illumination 5% of window or 5 s.f. maximum;
MOTION to recommend a favorable approval to the Zoning Regulations for the Petition to Amend Section 64 Signs, Section 9 Definitions and Section 11 Prohibitions with the following recommendations:
The ARB finds that Section 64.7 Window Signs permits signs that are too large for most windows and encourages sign clutter. The ARB strongly recommends that the Zoning Commission reduce the maximum sizes permitted for window signs. The suggestions in this recommendation are the maximum tolerances of the ARB and the Zoning Commission may want to consider reducing these further.
64.4.7 Window sign. In any window of a permitted business, the regulations permit the following area of any window to display signage, some of which may be internally illuminated where permitted in the underlying district
A. No internal illumination, the lesser of: 50% 25% max. total or
100 s.f. 50 s.f. max.
B. Internal illumination, the lesser of: 25% 10% max. total
or 50 s.f. 10 s.f. max.
C. Combination, the lesser of: 35% 20% max. total
or 50 s.f. 25 s.f. max.
no internal illumination 25% 15% max.
or 25 s.f. max
internal illumination 10% 5%max. total or 5 s.f. max.
MADE by Theodore Pendleton; SECONDED by T. Pendleton ; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, I. Ben Aiken, A. Yust and S. Missel and T. Brodeur (5-0-0).
November 26, 2012
Page 2: Correct the Motion for the Tractor Supply Application, noting that Susan Missel voted “No”.
December 26, 2012
MOTION to approve the Minutes of November 26, 2012 as amended and December 26, 2012 Minutes; MADE by T. Pendleton; SECONDED by A. Yust; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, I. Ben Aiken, A. Yust and S. Missel and T. Brodeur (5-0-0).
B. Correspondence~– No correspondence
- Committee, Representative & Staff Reports – No reports
Election of Officers
Tony Brodeur nominated Theodore Pendleton for Chair.
Theodore Pendleton nominated Anthony Brodeur for Vice Chair.
Theodore Pendleton nominated Susan Missel for Secretary.
MOTION to cast a unanimous ballot to elect Theodore Pendleton, Chair, Tony Brodeur, Vice Chair and Susan Missel as Secretary to the 2013 ARB slate; MADE by T. Pendleton; SECONDED by T. Brodeur; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, I. Ben Aiken, A. Yust and S. Missel and T. Brodeur(5-0-0).
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd floor conference room, 302 Main Street at 7:00 p.m.; MADE by T. Brodeur; SECONDED by T. Pendleton; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, I. Ben Aiken, A. Yust and S. Missel and T. Brodeur(5-0-0).
Respectfully submitted,
Stella C. Beaudoin
Recording Secretary
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