CITY OF ANDOVER

SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE

November 1, 2005

MINUTES

The Site Plan Review Committee met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at the Andover Central Park Lodge located at 1607 E. Central, Andover, Kansas. Chairman Doug Allison called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Members present were Jason Mohler, Don Kimble, David Martine, and Larry Crouse. Others in attendance were Les Mangus Zoning Administrator, Deborah Carroll Administrative Secretary, and Jeff Bridges City Clerk/Administrator. Members absent were David Beaver, and Kevin Dreiling.

Call to order

Review the minutes of the Site Plan Review Committee meeting of the October 4, 2005.

Chairman Doug Allison asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes. Hearing none, he declared them approved as presented.  

Review the minutes of the Site Plan Review Committee meeting of Oct. 4, 2005.

Communications:

Review the City Council minutes from the September 27, 2005 and October 11, 2005 meetings. The minutes were received and filed.

Review the minutes of the October 11, 2005 Subdivision Committee meeting. The minutes were received and filed.

Review the minutes of the October 18, 2005 Planning Commission meeting. The minutes were received and filed.

Review the Potential Residential Development Lot Report. The report was received and filed.

Review 2006 meeting calendar: July 2006 meeting falls on July 4^th holiday. Consensus of the Committee was to have the July 2006 meeting on the 6^th.

Communications:

SP-2005-27: Review the sign plan for Salon Blu located at 742 N. Andover Rd., Suite 1. Brian Kirkland of Miracle Signs presented the plans. He explained this sign is smaller than the existing sign on the west side of the building and is not illuminated.

Doug Allison asked if it is set on a raceway. Brian Kirkland said yes it is and it is painted to match the stucco. The face of the lettering will be even with the guttering.

David Martine made a motion to approve the sign plan as presented. Larry Crouse seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0.

SP-2005-27: Review the sign plan for Salon Blu located at 742 N. Andover Rd., Suite 1.

SP-2005-28: Review the sign plan for American Family Insurance located at 321 S. Andover Rd., Suite 400. Brian Rader with George Lay Signs and Michael Janzen business owner presented the plan. Brian said this sign would be constructed using channel letters and is the standard American Family Insurance corporate logo. He said the raceway will be painted the same color as the building.

David Martine asked if the sign is illuminated. Brian said yes it is.

Larry Crouse made a motion to approve the sign plan as presented. Don Kimble seconded the motion. Motion carried 5/0.

SP-2005-28: Review the sign plan for American Family Insurance at 321 S. Andover Rd., Suite 400.

SP-2005-29: Review the sign plan for Tuesday Morning located at 536 N. Andover Rd. Brian Kirkland of Miracle Signs presented the plan. He said this business takes the place of part of the old IGA space in the Plaza Shopping Center.

David Martine asked if the letters are red. Brian stated they are red faces with a black return, and will be illuminated. He said this signage is the same as the other Tuesday Morning stores in Wichita.

Don Kimble said the signage of 3’ tall and 30’ long is way too big. Brian said it is appropriate considering the total square feet of the store. Les said there is a 5% maximum which would be 95 square feet. Les stated this proposed sign is only 90 square feet. Don Kimble continued to be concerned about the size of the sign.

There was general discussion about the size of signage for existing tenants in the Plaza Shopping Center.

Doug Allison stated the signage in this shopping center has recently been changed to standardize them. Les said the other signs are illuminated box signs.

There was further discussion about the actual size of this sign. Larry Crouse said this store sits back from Andover Road and is the largest tenant in the center.

David Martine asked if the property owner has approved the plan for the sign as presented. Brian said he assumes so because he is only the subcontractor for this project.

There was discussion about making this a box sign to conform to the style of box of the others in the shopping center. Doug Allison said that type of sign would not look as nice as what is presented.

Jeff Bridges asked if this sign is approved as presented, will there be enough space left for future tenants. Les Mangus said the 95 square feet maximum signage would be just for the 76’ of store frontage they occupy. Les included this portion of the building is the tallest part of the Plaza.

Brian Kirkland said the grand opening for Tuesday Morning is Monday, November 7, 2005. He is requesting approval so he can obtain building permits tomorrow. Don Kimble said this will be the largest sign in the Plaza by over 10’.

Larry Crouse made a motion to approve the sign plan as presented. Doug Allison seconded the motion. Motion carried 4/1 with Don Kimble in opposition.

SP-2005-29: Review the sign plan for Tuesday Morning located at 536 N. Andover Rd.

Member Items: none

Member Items

Doug Allison declared the meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.  

Respectfully Submitted by

Administrative Secretary

Approved this 6^th day of December 2005 by the Site Plan Review Committee, City of Andover.