Salt Lake City Planning Division
Record of Decisions by the Historic Landmark Commission
City & County Building 451 South State Street, Room 326
1. Smith's Monument Sign at approximately 402 6th Avenue - Smith's Grocery Store represented by Richard Forsyth, is requesting Historic Landmark Commission approval to modify an existing monument sign facing E Street at the above listed address. The proposal would convert the sign from externally illuminated to internally illuminated. No changes to the size or shape of the sign are proposed. The property is zoned CB (Community Business). This type of project must be reviewed for a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction in a Historic District. The subject property is within Council District 3, represented by Stan Penfold (Staff contact: Ray Milliner at (801) 535-7645 or ray.milliner@slcgov.com. Case number PLNHLC2013-00558).
Decision: Tabled to the January 16, 2014 meeting.
2. Trolley Square Water Tower Signs at approximately 602 East 500 South - SK Hart Management, represented by Lynn Attwood, AIA, is requesting approval from the City to remove the existing movie theater signs on the north and south sides of the water tower and replace them with electronic message signs. The applicant also requests a special exception to modify the size and placement of the new sign faces. This type of project must be reviewed for a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction in a Historic District and because the applicants are requesting a special exception which must be authorized by the Historic Landmark Commission. The subject property is an individually listed landmark site on the City Register and located in the Central City Historic District, in the CS (Community Shopping) zoning district and in City Council District 4, represented by Luke Garrott. (Staff contact: Janice Lew, 801 535-7625, or janice.lew@slcgov.com)
a. MAJOR ALTERATION - In order to build the proposed project noted above, a certificate of appropriate is required. (Case number PLNHLC2013-00854)
b. SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR MODIFICATION AND PLACEMENT OF NEW SIGNS - The applicant has proposed to locate the new electronic signs higher on the water tower and than the existing movie theater signs. In order to modify the sign, the size or the sign placement, the applicant must receive special exception approval which can be authorized by the Historic Landmark Commission. (Case number PLNHLC2013-00952)
Decision: Tabled to a future meeting
1. Central City Reconnaissance Level Survey Update - Salt Lake City has engaged Certus Environmental Solutions, LLC to evaluate the buildings in the Central City Historic District and the Historic Landmark Commission will consider accepting the final report of the survey. The district is roughly bounded by South Temple, 900 South, 500 East and 700 East. (Staff contact: Janice Lew at (801) 535-7625 or janice.lew@slcgov.com).
Decision: Approved