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Design Review Board

Level 1: Minor alteration of an existing building/structure
Level 1: Sign

3-A-12-DT

Add a canopy sign attached directly to the underside of a new entry canopy, which was approved as part of the Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) 7-B-11-DT. The sign will be made of hot-rolled steel for the body of the lettering, translucent wire glass (not plastic) for the letter faces, and "earth white" neon lighting behind the glass. The sign will be 1 foot 8 inches tall by 20 feet long, or approximately 33 square feet.

Add building mounted signs on the corner of Market Street and Union Avenue, and Union Avenue and the alley. The sign at Market/Union features projecting letters that have been cut and folded out of the attached steel plate. The sign at the Union/alley features simple cut-out lettering within the steel plate. The signs will be made of hot-rolled steel plate with routed letter cut-outs, and exposed "earth white" neon lighting. Both signs will have two faces, each of which is 6 feet 2.75 inches tall by 1 foot 1 inch wide, or 6.87 square feet per face. The sign at Market/Union features lettering that projects 6.75 inches out from the face of the steel plate. The plate itself is mounted 3 inches off the face of the building in both locations. The bottom of the sign at Market/Union is 9 feet 1.75 inches above the sidewalk. The sign at Union/alley is 8 feet 2 inches above the sidewalk.

The center and right storefront bays facing Market Street will be slightly modified from the original approval in CoA 7-B-11-DT. The right bay is now proposed to be flat and not have a recessed entry, which was part of the original approval. The bulkheads will be poured concrete and be approximately 8 inches tall. The original approval had a wood or metal paneled bulkhead, approximately 18 inches tall. The main entry in the center bay will have a new door. The doors will be tube steel with steel angle glazing stops and 1 inch clear glazing. The door handles are to be steel plates finished with wood. The doors combined will be 9 feet tall by 7 feet 2.25 inches wide.

Location
501 Market St
Applicant Request
Add a canopy sign attached directly to the underside of a new entry canopy, which was approved as part of the Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) 7-B-11-DT. The sign will be made of hot-rolled steel for the body of the lettering, translucent wire glass (not plastic) for the letter faces, and "earth white" neon lighting behind the glass. The sign will be 1 foot 8 inches tall by 20 feet long, or approximately 33 square feet.

Add building mounted signs on the corner of Market Street and Union Avenue, and Union Avenue and the alley. The sign at Market/Union features projecting letters that have been cut and folded out of the attached steel plate. The sign at the Union/alley features simple cut-out lettering within the steel plate. The signs will be made of hot-rolled steel plate with routed letter cut-outs, and exposed "earth white" neon lighting. Both signs will have two faces, each of which is 6 feet 2.75 inches tall by 1 foot 1 inch wide, or 6.87 square feet per face. The sign at Market/Union features lettering that projects 6.75 inches out from the face of the steel plate. The plate itself is mounted 3 inches off the face of the building in both locations. The bottom of the sign at Market/Union is 9 feet 1.75 inches above the sidewalk. The sign at Union/alley is 8 feet 2 inches above the sidewalk.

The center and right storefront bays facing Market Street will be slightly modified from the original approval in CoA 7-B-11-DT. The right bay is now proposed to be flat and not have a recessed entry, which was part of the original approval. The bulkheads will be poured concrete and be approximately 8 inches tall. The original approval had a wood or metal paneled bulkhead, approximately 18 inches tall. The main entry in the center bay will have a new door. The doors will be tube steel with steel angle glazing stops and 1 inch clear glazing. The door handles are to be steel plates finished with wood. The doors combined will be 9 feet tall by 7 feet 2.25 inches wide.
Staff Comments
The canopy and wall signs as proposed do not fit any of the traditional sign types described in the guidelines, however, staff believes that the designs conform to the intent of the guidelines and the illumination is consistent with past approvals by the board in regard to how internal illumination is utilized.
Applicant

NewStudio Architecture

Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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