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Home My WebLink About2009C-42 - SIGNAGE - PROJECTMay ft: Lot #: Unit #: SF. ee Name: Street Unit #:, Permit A: • • c C - Department: llsto•rac striet Commission Document Type: : 2 P ..fl ■ TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS 02420 !- 13 f-' 2: 20 HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION NOTICE OF DETERMINATION Notice is hereby given that at a hearing of the Historic Districts Commission held on July 2, 2009, the Commission granted a Certificate of Appropriateness to Dawn McKenna, representing, Andrew Friedlich, with respect to signage at Town Center, which is located within the Battle Green District. Participating in the decision were Commissioners Joseph M. Welch - Chairman, Alfonso Hernandez, Daniel Griffin Jr., and Robert Warshawer and Associate Commissioner Scott Kyle Ref: Certificate No. 2009C -42 July 2, 2009 HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION /a / / By ep M. Welch, Chairman TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS 02420 13 Pn2 :20 HISTORIC DISTRICTS'C - I i ¢ t SON CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS This certificate is issued pursuant to Chapter 447, Acts of Massachusetts, 1956, as amended, to Dawn McKenna, representing, Andrew Friedlich with respect to signage at Town Center, which is located within the Battle Green District. The approved work shall be as follows: • Placement of "Walk Bicycles on Sidewalks / Code of Lexington, Chapter 100, Section 100 -2D" signs on 16 trash barrels in the town center. • These signs will be applied to the space between the horizontal band and where the barrel flutes up • The signs will be aluminum with a white background with burgundy vinyl letters. • Massachusetts Avenue: In front of 1853 Mass Ave'., o In front of 1835 Mass Ave. a In front of 1789 Mass Ave, o In front of 1776 Mass Ave., o In front of 1749 Mass Ave., 0 In front of 1727 Mass Ave., o In front of 1709 Mass Ave., o Comer of 1666 Mass Ave and driveway, 0 In front of 1736 Mass Ave., o In front of 1780 Mass Ave., o In front of 1844 Mass Ave., o Corner of Mass Ave., and Clarke Street • Waltham Street: In front of 13 Waltham Street • Repositioning trash receptacles: o Move barrel from the front of 1776 Mass Ave., to the alley side and place in front of the tree planter. o Move the barrel from the comer of Mass Ave., and Meriam St., and place in front of that tree planter and turn the bike rack 90 degrees. o Move one barrel from 1666 Mass Ave., and place in front of 20 Waltham Street. All of the above locations are subject to small changes based on the visibility of the signs to bicyclists. The Tourism Committee will change locations accordingly and apprise the HDC as to the final placement. The work shall conform to the information submitted on July 2, 2009 and be completed to the satisfaction of the Commission. After completion, the work shall, in the judgment of this Commission, be maintained in good repair. This Certificate shall be void if it is not acted upon within one year from the date of this Certificate, or if the work described is removed, abandoned, or replaced. HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION by: Date: July 2, 2009 Certificate No. 2009C -42 Walk Bicycles on Sidewalks in Lexington Center Signage (Notes from walking the center to determine which trash receptacles to place signs on) Attendees: Andy Friedlich, Dawn McKenna (Tourism Committee), Stew Kennedy and Peg Enders (Bicycle Advisory Committee), Francine Stieglitz (Disability Commission) and Paul Jenkins (Lexington Center Police Officer) Signs approved by HDC already: Last year HDC approved 4 signs to be put up at portals to the center. For some reason they aren't up yet and should placed at the at bikeway portals to the center as soon as possible. NA L_ Trash receptacle Dawn has spoken with the woman who did the brown parking and signage format: direction signage to see if she can do the "Walk bicycles..." signs. Trash receptacle repositioning: 1. Move the trash barrel at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Meriam St. in front of the tree planter and turn the bike rack 90 degrees. Move the trash barrel in front of 1776 Mass. Ave. to the alley side of the tree planter. There are 3 trash barrels between Lexx and Oriental Rugs. Move the center one to the corner of Waltham St and Mass. Ave (on the Waltham St. side by Goad Feet) (9Q Trash Receptacles to get signage: North side of Mass. Ave. (from Meriam St to Town Office Building): 1. Barrel in front of Candy Castle 2. Barrel in front of Eastern an*io right coming out of Depot Square) 3. Barrel in front of avmgs Bank (corner of Mass. Ave. and Depot Square) 4. Barrel in front of 1776 Mass. Ave. 5. Barrel in front of Peet's Coffee and Tea 6. Barrel in front of Not Your Average Joe's (becoming Nourish) .Barrel in entrance to Kushboo (1709 Mass. Ave.) : - . . - : • . : K" ; I 1111 ! I ' I • . South side of Mass. Ave.: 9. Barrel in front of Lexx by the driveway to the back parking lot 10. Barrel in front of Great Harvest 11. Barrel in front of Michelson's Shoes 12. Barrel in front of Crafty Yankee 13. Barrel in front of the library at the comer of Mass. Ave. and Clarke St. Waltham SL: 14. Barrel in front of Ranc's Ice Cream Barrels not receiving signage in the fast round but passible second round: • If " h.. " - .: 1 1 7- -Barrel in irnnt of i wnun.!twus Other Lexington Center signage issue: The need to approve signage for each trash receptacle stating: WALK BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS IN LEXINGTON CENTER Why is the signage needed: It's become a public safety issue. Both children and adults have been continually riding their bicycles on the center sidewalks, even after having been asked to walk them. Two older female residents were hit when they were leaving CVS and sustained injuries requiring the ambulance to be called. It has become enough of a problem so that both older residents and parents with children have become fearful of walking through the center when people are riding their bicycles. It won't be long before a child leaving a store or bolting from a parent's hand is severely hit. Though we have had a bylaw stating that bicycle riding isn't allowed in the center business district, police officers on duty in the center haven't been enforcing it since there is no signage to point to. (A number of years ago, this was not a problem since we had continual police coverage in the center. However, the later afternoon and evening center police detail was lost due to budgetary constraints.) Whv on the sidewalk side of each trash receptacle: Though HDC has approved signage proposed by the Police Department, only having a few signs is inadequate. Needham found the only thing that was effective was putting vertical signs on every parking meter throughout their center. However, that won't work in Lexington center given the plantings and space between the parking meter poles and where people are riding their bicycles. Signage on each trash receptacle is needed so that both police officers and residents have something they can point to. Putting the signs on the sidewalk side of the receptacles will not detract from the view of the center from the street. Whv signage with a black background and white lettering: Signage with a black background will blend in with the color of the trash receptacles so that only the white printing will be seen. This will make the signs as unobtrusive as possible. WALK BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS Code Of Lexington, Chapter 100, Section 100 -2D WALK BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS Code Of Lexington, Chapter 100, Section 100 -2D "e€V9" WALK BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS Code Of Lexington, Chapter 100, Section 100 -2D (;)e Oil I SPECIFICATIONS alumininum with vinyl letters. White background with tourism brownlburgundy Nattering. Signs to be mounted to trash cans size to be determined. 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