SCENIC & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
JULY 27, 2020 4:00 PM
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S&H Case No.: 01-20 Zone: S&H
1705 Genesee Street Cert. of Appropriateness
Applicant: John Clapper
Owner: Bestdent, LLC
In accordance with the requirements contained in Section 2-29-294 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica, the applicant is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to install additional signage at the above referenced property.
The applicant received approval in 2019 for a 2’ x 12’ white painted wood sign with black painted lettering. The sign reads “John Paolo’s Xtreme Beauty Institute.” It has four channel posts and is parallel to Genesee Street.
The applicant is proposing to install two additional sign boards. One sign will be 2’ x 12’ and will read “Goldwell Products Artistry (315) 736-2002.” The second proposed sign will be 6’ x 3’ which will read WWW.JohnPaolo.edu.”
The Scenic and Historic Preservation Commission met on January 27, 2020 and there wasn’t any representation on behalf of the applicant present at the meeting. The Commission had discussion regarding the number of proposed signs and the style of the signage.
The Commission voted to table the application and requested that the applicant submit a plan to consolidate all of the signs into one free-standing sign as permitted by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica. The property is located within a Community Commercial zoning district. The maximum size for a free-standing sign in a CC zoning district is 90sf (both sides included). The applicant is proposing a 4’ x 12’ (48 sf) single sided sign. No information has been provided on the style of the posts or supports for the sign.
S&H Case No.: 11-20 Zone: S&H
1011 Parkway East Cert. of Appropriateness
Applicant: Anthony J. Garramone
Owner: Anthony J. Garramone
In accordance with the requirements contained in Section 2-29-294 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica, the applicant is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to install an additional blacktop extension of the driveway.
The applicant is proposing to install a 16’ x 26’ addition to the driveway for a turnaround area for the applicant to access the Parkway. This will allow the applicant to pull out of the driveway forward onto the Parkway. He has stated that the visibility when backing out of the driveway is difficult and has had to avoid several accidents at this location.
The newly proposed blacktop pad will start at the inside edge of the sidewalk and run parallel with the driveway. There is no intention of parking in this area.
S&H Case No.: 12-20 Zone: S&H
1 Sage Court Cert. of Appropriateness
Applicant: Ramon Collado
Owner: Ramon Collado
In accordance with the requirements contained in Section 2-29-294 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica, the applicant is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to legitimize the painting of the exterior of the home at the above referenced property.
The applicant has painted the majority of the home a shade of yellow. The previous color was salmon.
S&H Case No.: 13-20 Zone: S&H
2522 Genesee Street Cert. of Appropriateness
Applicant: Meghan & Ryan McGrogan
Owner: Meghan & Ryan McGrogan
In accordance with the requirements contained in Section 2-29-294 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica, the applicant is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to install signage at the above referenced location.
The applicant is proposing to replace the existing sign with a 6’ x 4’ (24 sf) parallel to Genesee Street. The sign will have the commonworker logo in white, on a green background (to match the house) and six (6) areas for each tenants’ business name. The business names will have a consistent look with the same front, size and color. McGrogan Design logo will be beneath the commonworker sign with white lettering on a black background. The applicant will be utilizing the existing sign posts from the previous sign and will cover them with PVC. Exterior ground lighting will be installed to illuminate the sign.
S&H Case No.: 14-20 Zone: S&H
1307 Oneida Street Cert. of Appropriateness
Applicant: Victory Sign
Owner: Salah Ahmed
In accordance with the requirements contained in Section 2-29-294 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Utica, the applicant is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to install signage at the above referenced location.
The applicant is proposing to replace the existing signage with channel set internally illuminated letters on a raceway that will read “metro by T-Mobile”. The signage will be centered in the strip above the storefront.
