TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee
THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager
FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Approval of a master sign program for the First Presbyterian Church of Orange administration building located at 191 N. Orange Street.
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2. SUMMARY
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A proposal to establish a master sign program for a newly renovated, non-contributing, multi-tenant building in the Old Towne Historic District. The Planning Commission approved a project to remodel the building on April 4, 2022. (ENT 25-0029).
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approval by the Design Review Committee.
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4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: 191 Orange, LLC, Adam Chez
Property Location: 191 N. Orange Street
General Plan Designation: Old Towne Mixed Use 15 (OTMIX-15)
Zoning Classification: Old Towne Mixed Use-15 (OTMU-15)
Existing Development: Two-story commercial building
Associated Application: None
Previous DRC Project Review: None
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant is requesting approval of a master sign program for the two-story commercial building at 191 N. Orange Street. The building contains multiple tenant suites and two building elevations (north and west) adjacent to the public right-of-way. Sign area allowances are based on the lineal feet of the building's street frontage. The sign locations are placed to provide visibility on ground views and building views on N. Orange Street and E. Maple Avenue.
The proposed sign program establishes criteria for the retail/restaurant tenant wall signs as well as for office tenant signage, including locations on exterior building walls, maximum area per elevation, sign construction, and illumination. The sign program also allows for illuminated halo lit channel letters, and externally illuminated signs for any future tenant signage.
The proposed sign program does not identify any ground-mounted freestanding monument signs, and all directional signs and window s...
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