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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

APP 2020 #20·Council meeting Apr 13, 2020·24 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
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 -- 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