BLD20150773 Plan Review Comments.pdf
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EVELOPMENT ERVICES EPARTMENTLANNING NGINEERING UILDING
July 1, 2015
Mr. Clayton Moss
Email: cmoss@formaseattle.com
RE: PLAN REVIEW COMMENTSFOR PLANCHECK #BLD20150773
SALT& IRONSIGNLOCATED AT 321 MAIN ST.
Dear Mr. Moss:
I have reviewed the above building permit applicationfor the Planning Division,and it was found that the following
information, corrections, or clarifications will need to be addressedbefore review can continue:
Design Standards:
1.Properties within the Downtown Business, BD, zones are subject to the design standards
of ECDC Chapter 22.43, including the following standards of ECDC 22.43.040.Bwhich are applicable to
signage:
8.Signage should be designed to integrate with the building and street front. Combinations of sign types
are encouraged, which result in a coordinated design while minimizing the size of individual signs.
9.Blade or projecting signs which include decorative frames, brackets or other design elements are
preferred. Projecting signs (including blade signs) of four square feet or less are permitted and are not
counted when calculating the amount of signage permitted for a business in Chapter 20.60ECDC.This
type of detail can be used to satisfy one of the required elements under ECDC 22.43.030(B).
10.Use graphics or symbols to reduce the need to have large expansesof lettering.
11.Instead of broadly lighting the face of the sign, signage should be indirectly lit, or backlit to only
display lettering and symbols or graphic design.
12.Signage should be given special consideration when it is consistent with or contributes to the historic
character of sites on the National Register, the Edmonds Register of Historic Places, or on a city
council-approved historic survey.
13.Signage shall include decorative frames, brackets or other design elements. An historic sign maybe
used to meet this standard.
Please revise the proposed signin order to be consistent with the above design standards.
Nonconforming Signage:
2.Note that signage in the proposedlocation is subject to the nonconforming
regulations of Edmonds CommunityDevelopment Code (ECDC) 17.40.040 because thepreviously permitted
sign for Housewares (BLD20070574)does not comply with ECDC20.60.020.A, which states the following:
“When located on a wall or mansard roof, no sign may extend above the highest point of the wall or roof, or
above the eave or drip line of a pitched roof on which it is located. A sign may not be attached above the eave
or drip line on a pitched roof.”The proposed change in business namecan only be allowed if the existing
brackets are utilized and as long as the sign is no larger thanthe previously permitted Housewares sign.
Please submit three copies of allrevised plan sheets to a Development Services Permit Coordinator. Our office
hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. The Permit Center is closed
or
on Wednesdays.If you have any questions, feel freeto contact me via email at Jen.Machuga@edmondswa.gov
viaphone at (425) 771-0220.
Sincerely,
Development Services Department -Planning Division
JenMachuga
Associate Planner