Board approves awnings, planter boxes and awning signage for The Olive Shop at 911 3rd Avenue

The Community Parents Board voted to approve exterior changes for The Olive Shop at 911 3rd Avenue, clearing two awnings, planter boxes and conditional signage on a small over-door awning. Speaker 4, a staff member presenting the item, told the board that “all of this, except for the signage that is on the awning, is compliant with the UDO” and that staff would confirm awning-sign sizing before issuing permits.

The board reviewed details including a proposed deep-brown paint sample (referred to in the packet as Gildan Pro) and a platform-style pergola awning plus a smaller black awning over the door. Speaker 4 said staff can “verify that it would meet the UDA requirement sizing before permitting takes place.”

Board member Speaker 5 moved to approve the package “as submitted” with an explicit condition that the planter boxes remain planted. As Speaker 5 put it in the meeting: “We approve as submitted. As long as the flower boxes continue to have flowers in them and not be trash collectors.” The motion was seconded and the chair declared the motion passed.

What this means: staff will confirm the awning signage meets the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) / UDA sizing rules before issuing a permit. If the proposed awning lettering requires adjustment to meet the 25% coverage or square-foot limits, the applicant will need to modify the sign prior to installation.

The board did not set a new hearing date for this item; permitting will proceed once staff confirms compliance.