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An application was received from Top Drawer, requesting permission for an external illuminating projecting sign at the premises numbered 5 Brattle Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter mailing has been provided
General Information
Cambridge City Council approval may be required.
Sign Information
Contractor
Sign Permit
69548
Submitted On: Mar 09, 2020
Applicant
Mark Conserva
[phone removed] ext. 34
[email removed]
Location
5 Brattle St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Description of Proposed Work
(1) new projecting blade sign, double sided, internal illumination ( LED modules mounted under and within top frame bracket),
aluminum frame, acrylic faces, mounted below emergency light and bell and to left of decorative column, lineal frontage of space is
approx. 14 feet, grade to bottom of sign is 9 feet, total projection including bracket is 48 inches.
Estimated Cost of Sign(s) in dollars
4925
Describe any existing signs that will remain (including the size of the remaining signs).
new internally illuminated letter set wall sign to be submitted on separate application, 8.86"H x 90"W = 5.54 sq. ft.
Will one or more of the proposed signs extend six (6) inches
into the public sidewalk?
Yes
Static Field
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Sign Text
Topdrawer
Type of Sign
Projecting
Illumination
Internal
Height of Sign (feet)
1.5
Width of Sign (feet)
3.5
Area of Sign (square feet)
5.25
Height from the ground to the top of the sign (feet)
10.5
Height from the ground to bottom of the sign (feet)
9
Sign Material
aluminum and acrylic
Weight of the sign (lbs)
30
Projection from the Building (inches)
48
Width of Building Facade for Associated Use (feet)
14.33
Is the sign an accessory to a first floor store?
Yes
Contractor's Signature
Contractor Name
Brian Chipman
Address
151 Hosley Rd Gardner Ma 01440
E-mail
[email removed]
Telephone
[phone removed]
License Number
89645
License Expiration Date
11/08/2021
Signature of Licensed Contractor
Brian A Chipman
Date
03/09/2020
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
831 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Fl., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Telephone: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] TTY: [phone removed]
E-mail: histcomm@cambridgema.gov URL: http://www.cambridgema.gov/Historic
Bruce A. Irving, Chair, Susannah Barton Tobin, Vice Chair; Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director
Joseph V. Ferrara, Chandra Harrington, Elizabeth Lyster; Caroline Shannon, Jo M. Solet, Members
Gavin W. Kleespies, Paula A. Paris, Kyle Sheffield, Alternates
CERTIFICATE OF NONAPPLICABILITY
Property: 5 Brattle Street
Applicant: AP Brattle Square LP
Attention: Mark Conserva, Metro Sign
The Cambridge Historical Commission hereby certifies, pursuant to
Chapter 2.78, Article III of the Code of the City of Cambridge and
order establishing the Harvard Square Conservation District, that the
work described below does not involve any activity requiring issuance
of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Hardship:
Install a zoning compliant, externally illuminated blade sign for
the Top Drawer shop. The sign shall be attached with mechanical
fasteners at the mortar joints, not through the stone façade.
ISD record #69548
All improvements shall be carried out as shown on the plans and
specifications submitted by the applicant, except as modified above.
Approved plans and specifications are incorporated by reference into
this certificate.
This certificate is granted upon the condition that the work
authorized herein is commenced within six months after the date of
issuance. If the work authorized by this certificate is not commenced
within six months after the date of issuance or if such work is
suspended in significant part for a period of one year after the time
the work is commenced, such certificate shall expire and be of no
further effect; provided that, for cause, one or more extensions of
time for periods not exceeding six months each may be allowed in
writing by the Chair.
Case Number: 4314
Date of Certificate: March 12, 2020
Attest: A true and correct copy of decision filed with the
office of the City Clerk and the Cambridge Historical Commission
on March 12, 2020.
By Charles M. Sullivan/slb , Executive Director.
Twenty days have elapsed since the filing of this decision.
No appeal has been filed . Appeal has been filed .
Date , City Clerk