City of Pleasant Hill - Architectural Review Commission Meeting - May 21, 2026

The City of Pleasant Hill Architectural Review Commission held a meeting on May 21, 2026, primarily to review and provide feedback on signage proposals for a new restaurant, Nobuya Sushi and Izakaya, located at 1428 Contra Costa Boulevard. The discussion focused on the design, size, font consistency, and legibility of the proposed wall-mounted cabinet sign and a double-sided monument sign. Commissioners expressed concerns about the small size of the lettering on the wall sign, inconsistencies between the fonts used on the two signs, and the discoloration on the building facade from previous signage. The commission recommended increasing the text size on the wall sign to improve readability, potentially splitting the text into two lines, and maintaining font consistency with the interior signage. A motion was passed to reduce the logo size on the wall cabinet sign, increase the text size to approximately 6 inches, and align the font style of the monument sign's text with the wall sign, while keeping the logo as is. Staff was authorized to review and approve the final design adjustments based on these directions. No new contracts or budget allocations were discussed during this meeting.