10/17/2017 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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Minutes of Meeting of Mashpee Design Review Committee Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Mashpee Town Hall Waquoit Meeting Room Committee Members Present: Joseph Cummings, Joshua Spencer, Michael Mendoza, and William Blaisdell (substituting for Jonathan Furbush). Absent: Jonathan Furbush, and Miles Peters. Michael Mendoza called the meeting to order at 5:37 a.m. Project Address, 680 Falmouth Rd., Unit#2 Business name: Adam S. Avratin, Attorney-at Law Owner/Agent: Adam S. Avratin Representative: Adam S. Avratin Request: Sign Adam Avratin appeared and said he apologized because the proposed sign is already up. He said the landlord had approved the sign and gave him authority to install it. Mr. Avratin said he is an attorney and he ought to have known better and that is why he apologized. He said it was not his intent to circumvent the process, but rather, it was due to his lack of knowledge. He said the sign is 87X30, which he believes is under the 20 square feet prescribed under the Bylaw. Mr. Avratin said the sign was put up by a professional installer. The sign is not illuminated. Sign is white and black. He said the sign is vinyl that is all white with a decal on it. Joe Cummings noted that the sign seems to be much larger than the other signs on that building. Mr. Avratin said he went to the sign designer who made all the signs for the building. Joe Cummings advised that the limit is 10% of the building outside calculations. Mike Mendoza advised that the Committee needs to know Mr. Avratin's building area in order to determine that the sign doesn't exceed 5% of that area. Mike said if applicant exceeds that 5%, then he may have to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Bill Blaisdell commented that he has the same question as to whether or not this sign exceeds the 5% of applicant's building front area. Joshua Spencer asked why applicant used plastic when the others had used wooden sign. Mr. Avratin responded that he went with the sign the designer recommended.