Design Review Committee
Regular MeetingAmesbury, MA · November 1, 2022
Minutes
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE By City Clerk at 6:21 pm, Jan 26, 2023
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 2022
1. Call to Order/Roll Call – Matt S. call the meeting to order at 6:05pm
2. Minutes – Motion by Matt to approve 9/20 and 10/18 draft minutes as presented.
Second by Rachel. Approved.
3. Public Comments – None
4. Communications – None
5. Continued Applications
Sign – 35 Water Street
The Applicant reviewed the proposed sign with staff during a site visit. Staff ad-
vised that the proposed sign be recommended for approval. DRC had no further
comments and recommended approval.
Motion by Rachel to recommend approval as submitted, seconded by Matt.
Unanimous.
6. New Applications
Sign – 39 Main St, Bean and Cone
The sign application is seeking to install a projecting wall sign and to also install
some decals on the window and entrance door. DRC inquired about the vinyl decal
and asked the application be modified to have the decal only on the main entrance
door or one of the store front windows. DRC also suggested that the main hanging
sign be revised to have a pin line around the edges and to simplify the sign by re-
moving the year from the sign. The Applicant agreed to revise the application per
these discussion points.
Motion by Rachel to recommend approval with the stipulation that the sign
package be revised as discussed – only one vinyl decal and the hanging sign to
be revised with a pin stripe around the edges and to remove the year from the
face of the sign, seconded by Matt. Unanimous.
7. Other Business -
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East End Smart Growth Overlay District – Design Standards
Also in attendance – Joe and Carol Finn, residents of Main Street and Alex Loth
from Minco. DRC reviewed 11 or so images provided by neighborhood represent-
atives with them, focusing on first if the image was sufficiently illustrative to be
included in the style guide, and if so, what would be encouraged or discouraged in
each image.
There were comments presented by Alex on the draft design standards that were
circulated at the last meeting. The residents also made some comments and sought
clarifications on some of the existing and proposed language in the design stand-
ards.
The group agreed that there is still additional work needed to finalize the style
guide, as well as additional work on the proposed edits to the design standards.
The final draft documents will be circulated before the next DRC meeting so that
the final recommendations can be made at that time. The next DRC meeting will
be on 11/29.
Motion by Rachel to continue discussion on EEOD design standards to the
next meeting. Second by Matt. Continued
8. Adjourn - Matt moved to adjourn @ 8:30pm. Rachel seconded. Approved unani-
mously.
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Agenda
By City Clerk at 2:46 pm, Oct 27, 2022
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
(Posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL Ch. 39, Sec. 23A, as amended)
TUESDAY, November 1st, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Municipal Development Center
39 South Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA 01913
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Minutes
3. Public Comments
4. Communications
5. Continued Applications
Sign – 35 Water St.
6. New Applications
Sign – 39 Main St.
7. Other Business
a. East End Smart Growth Overlay District (EEOD) – Design Standards
8. Adjourn
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