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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-069 (adopting Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Order related to Tilted Tiki Design Permit Case No 2016-02) RESOLUTION 2017-069 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS AND ORDER RELATED TO TILTED TIM DESIGN PERMIT CASE NO 2016-02 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota that the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Order related to the sign Design Permit for Tilted Tiki at 324 South Main are hereby approved and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the said Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Order. Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 4th day of April, 2017. Z•442 Ted Kozlowski, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk STATE OF MINNESOTA CITY OF STILLWATER COUNTY OF WASHINGTON BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL In Re: Chris Goetzke FINDINGS OF FACT Sign Design Permit CONCLUSIONS For Tilted Tiki,324 South Main AND ORDER Case No. 2017-02 The City Council of the City of Stillwater convened a Public Hearing for Case No. 2017- 02 at 7:00 p.m. on March 21, 2017 at the Council Chambers in City Hall. The purpose of the hearing was to consider a Heritage Preservation Commission denial of a Design Permit for a sign at the Tilted Tiki, 324 South Main Street. At this Public Hearing, the City Council considered the oral report of Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director; testimony by Dan Frahs, representing Chris Goetzke ("Applicant"); the planning report dated March 15, 2017 by Amy Lucas, Preservation Planning Consultant, and Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director; and the appeal email from Chris Goetzke dated February 27, 2017. The Heritage Preservation Commission considered the Design Permit request on February 15, 2017. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the documents that are part of this file, upon the testimony of all those who offered it, and upon all the records, recordings and proceedings herein, the City Council makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. This property is located at 324 South Main Street. 2. The property is located within the Downtown Stillwater Design Review District. 3. In the Downtown Stillwater Design Review District, all exterior signs require a Design Permit to be reviewed and approved by the Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission. 4. The Applicant submitted a request for the City to approve a Design Permit for the sign with Tilted Tiki installed on the entrance arch to their patio. 5. City Code Section 31-509(f) states that the a multiple tenant building such as the one within which the Tilted Tiki is located, must have a sign plan for the entire building. Such a sign plan exists and has been approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission. 6. The approved building sign plan requires signed on the subject arched entrance to be attached to existing brackets on the arch and to match the lettering style on the entrance arch leading to the main entrance to the multiple tenant building. The sign installed by Tilted Tiki is inconsistent with the building sign plan. It neither attaches to the existing brackets, nor does it use the same lettering style. 7. The inconsistencies of the Tilted Tiki sign diminish the intent of a building sign plan, with is to implement a"unified design strategy". 8. The City of Stillwater has adopted the Downtown Design Manual to guide in the design and review of Design Permits. The Downtown Design Manual includes numerous sign guidelines, including: • Use painted wood where practicable. • Multiple-tenant buildings should submit a Sign Package that views the building as a whole and creates a unified design strategy. • Tenants and owners should use a common lettering style and color scheme. • The commercial structures of this time period did not use a wide range of paint colors. The palette was particularly narrow; dark green, dark brown and black were common. Signs were painted for contrast rather than for color-black letters on a white background, gold letters on a black background. Complete ranges of paint color are available today, ranging from the jarring to the pastel. If they are used indiscriminately, the unique historic character of Stillwater will be destroyed. 9. The Tilted Tiki arched entrance sign is not made of wood, is not consistent with the building sign plan, uses lettering not common to other lettering found in the building sign plan, and uses colors inconsistent with the acceptable color palette. CONCLUSION OF LAW 1. That this matter was properly before the City Council pursuant to the procedure set forth in the City Code. 2. That based upon the findings, the sign design for the Tilted Tiki fails to meet the requirements of the City Code regarding downtown sign design. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 1. That the request for Design Permit is denied. Adopted by a 5 - vote of the City Council this 4th day of April, 2017. CITY OF STILLW ATER Ted ' .- •wski, Mayor ATTEST: `rte.... Diane F. Ward, Clerk EXHIBITS A. Planning report to the Heritage Preservation Commission dated February 15, 2017 written by Amy Lucas, Preservation Planning Consultant. B. Planning report to the City Council dated March 15, 2017 written by Amy Lucas, Preservation Planning Consultant and Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director. C. The City Council minutes of March 21, 2017. D. The Heritage Preservation Commission minutes of March 15, 2017.