4/3/2018 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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Design Review Committee Minutes April 3, 2018 2 Mr. Cummings inquired as to the length of time between messages. Superintendent DeBoer responded 10 seconds,which is based.on Mass Department of Transportation standards. Mr. Cummings and Building Commissioner Mendoza asked about-the light intensity and if it can be dimmed to which-Ms. DeBoer responded that it adjusts to the outside light. Mr. Furbush asked about the number of lumens per square foot and Ms. DeBoer said she did not know. Mr. Cummings stated he was okay with it as long as it did not exceed 100 lumens/square foot and that the sign can't be confused with.:a traffic signal. Mr..Furbush asked what colors? To which Ms. DeBoer said they can be changed ..Mr. Furbush asked that the colors stay in the "earth tone range" and Mr. Furbush stated.tlat.:governmental entities are exempt and Ms. DeBoer agreed but stated that the school doe'n wantto do something that would be an affront to the community as they are a part of the Town. IVIr:.Furbush went on to say that school children get there information from social media and not from message boards. Superintendent DeBoer then went on to say that.the Police,.Fire and Town hall would be able to post messages on the board as well, after review-by an administrator. Mr. Furbush stated that he did not want to set a precedent by endorsing a backlit sign that is this large, also he expressed his concern for.•the. residents -of the BRIDGES facility with the brightness and the frequently changing messages. Mr. Cummings stated.that it is zoned residential and he doesn't particularly care for it. Mr. Furbush went on to .say it is_ much larger than what is allowed by the by-law but he understands that governmental agencies don't have.to follow it. Next it will be Dino's, Andy's and Mashpee Commons..lookmg to do this; where does it stop? Is this setting a precedent? He also said.the Town should be setting an example�and it is a "total waste of taxpayers' money". Mr. Spencer said that concerns of the length of th.e messages was an easy fix, just set them to 25 or 30 second intervals. He also asked Superintendent DeBoer why the bottom panel was changed and Ms. DeBoer answered that they thought it had too much white. Mr,. Spencer said he agreed with much of what.Mr, Furbush and Mr. Cummings had said earlier. Mr. Mendoza clarified that.the sign was exempt from the bylaw but it still needs to go by the Design Review Committee and that the Design Review shall make a recommendation and he asked if the School is willing to abide by the changes to the length .of the message and Ms. DeBoer said they have no trouble with it. No more questions were asked.