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Design Review Board

Level 1: Sign

5-A-11-DT

This proposal is for a new sign on a building that is on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a combination light, with a sign hanging below. Unlike most signs with a separate light, this light is more of a fixture on its own and it not attached solely to illuminate the sign.

The sign/light fixture will have a clearance with the sidewalk of 10 feet. The sign will be approximately 28 inches wide by 17.5 inches tall, or 3.4 square feet. The sign will be made of wood or wood-like material, and will be painted. The sign itself will be non-illuminated.

Location
521 Union Ave
Applicant Request
This proposal is for a new sign on a building that is on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a combination light, with a sign hanging below. Unlike most signs with a separate light, this light is more of a fixture on its own and it not attached solely to illuminate the sign.

The sign/light fixture will have a clearance with the sidewalk of 10 feet. The sign will be approximately 28 inches wide by 17.5 inches tall, or 3.4 square feet. The sign will be made of wood or wood-like material, and will be painted. The sign itself will be non-illuminated.
Staff Comments
Section 1.C.7a of the Downtown Knoxville Design Guidelines states that a projecting sign shall have a maximum size of nine square feet. Section 1.C.9a of the guidelines states that the use of indirect lighting of the building façade is allowed where appropriate. Because of the unique design of this sign, staff determined the board should review the appropriateness of this sign and lighting fixture. It does not fit within a defined signage and/or lighting type in the guidelines and there has not been an approval by the board on a proposal like this in the past.
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Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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