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DEVELOPMENT SERVICEs DEPARTMENT: PLANNING DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
- STAFF DECISION -
BLD20120508 Project Proposal
Games, Comics & Cards has submitted an application for an internally illuminated individual
letter wall sign at 22616 76th Avenue West (#101).
Property Owner
Triple K Family Ltd Part.
c/o Lukins & Annis
717 W. Sprague Ave, #1600
Spokane, WA 99201
Design Review Process
Applicant/Contractor
Shoreline Sign & Awning
12101 Huckleberry Lane
Arlington, WA 98223
Design review for signs is considered a Type I decision subject to the requirements of ECDC
20.01.003 and ECDC 20.60 (Sign Code).
Analysis
1. Design Standards. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the site as Highway 99 Corridor
within the Medical/Highway 99 Activity Center. The proposed sign satisfies the intent of the
following goals and policies from the Comprehensive Plan:
a. Medical/Highway 99 Activity Center and Highway 99 Corridor objectives are found on
pages 62 - 67 and are intended to encourage high quality, well-designed projects to be
developed throughout Edmonds that reflect the values of its citizens.
b. "Establish uniform signage regulation for all properties within the corridor area which
provide for business visibility and commerce while minimizing clutter and distraction to
the public." (page 66)
2. Sign type. An internally illuminated individual letter wall sign is a permitted sign type in the
SR -99 (Highway 99 Corridor) area per ECDC 20.60.0201.
3. Number of signs. According to ECDC 20.60.025.A.4, a maximum of three signs may be
located at the subject subtenant space, excluding window signs regulated in ECDC
20.60.035. The proposed wall sign will be the only non -window sign for the subtenant
space.
4. Sign size. According to ECDC 20.60.025.A.2, the maximum total permanent sign area for
uses in the CG zone is one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of building frontage
along a public street and/or along a side of the building containing the primary public
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File No. BLD -2012-0508
Games, Comics & Cards wall sign
entrance to a maximum of 200 square feet. The subject building is approximately 150 lineal
feet along the north side of the building where the public entrances are located.
According to ECDC 20.60.030.A, the maximum area for a wall sign on a single -tenant site in
the CG zone is 1 square foot per lineal foot of attached wall. The width of the storefront is
28 feet. The proposed sign is 26.66 square feet. As a result, the proposed wall sign satisfies
code requirements for size.
5. Sign height and location. According to ECDC 20.60.030.8, the maximum height for a wall
sign in the CG zone is 14 feet or the height of the face of the building on which the sign is
located. The proposed wall sign is less than the height of the face of the building and so
complies with code.
6. Colors. The wall sign will consist of red acrylic lettering with yellow returns mounted on a
raceway painted to match the face of the building.
Decision
Based on the facts and analysis in this report, staff finds that the design review for this project
(File No. BLD20120508) is APPROVED, with the following condition:
1) No commercial sign shall be illuminated after 11:00 p.m. unless the commercial
enterprise is open for business and then may remain on only as long as the enterprise is
open.
I have reviewed the application for compliance with the Edmonds Community Development
Code.
Mike Clugston, Planning Division
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Appeals: Design review decisions by staff are only appealable to the extent that the applicable
building permit or development approval is an appealable decision under the provisions of the
ECDC. Design review by staff is not in itself an appealable decision.
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