A certificate of appropriateness was granted to Moravian College on colors for the Moravian Book Store at 428-444 Main St. by the Historical and Architectural Review Board. The new color palette for the building was approved at the commission’s Oct. 3 meeting in the Rotunda. The vote was unanimous.

Representing the project were Moravian College VP for Finance and Administration Mark Reed, with architect Jill Hewes and project designer Jackie Parks from MKSD Architects. Parks served as spokesperson and proposed a light gray for repainting the brick, with darker shades of gray, blue and black for the trim.

Their replacement awning proposal for taupe fabric had been previously approved Aug. 1. Reed said he had been advised by a marketing firm to change the fabric color to match one of Moravian’s logo colors, an intense blue. The board advised them to return with a darker shade of blue or gray for the awning.

Bruce Haines, accompanied by Brian Rodenbach from Valley Wide Signs & Graphics, received unanimous approval for proposed signage for a new ice cream spot located across from the Hotel Bethlehem at 462 Main St. The red “Hotel B” illuminated window sign is fashioned in a style similar to the neon “Hotel Bethlehem” perched atop the venerable inn with the “Ice Cream Parlor” signage below it in a beige serif font. In the three-pane transom above is “Featuring Penn State Creamery Ice Cream” in blue on an off-white background. Flanking it in the other panels are “Waffle Sundaes” and “Pastries” in beige vinyl lettering. Haines was instructed to reduce the size of the words “Ice Cream” as the board found it out of scale, and he agreed to add a pinstripe around the center sign. Antique lattice in the window can be retained, but the applicants are to remove the hanging lights from it.

A two-sided polycarbonate hanging sign with vinyl letters for “HB” in brick red and “Ice Cream” in black on a beige background was also given the thumbs up. A thin black line is to be added to separate it from the bottom half of the sign, where an additional tenant’s business would be displayed.

The building is owned by Peter Kozicky and was previously home to the Confetti Café.

Representing Yaralov Gallery at 91 W. Broad St., Maria Yaralov was granted a COA for new signage for the art establishment she and her artist husband Sergei Yaralov own. The hanging sign with a black bracket features the gallery name in a script font. The approval is pending on Yaralov submitting color samples for review by Chairman Fred Bonsall and Connie Postupack

. Yaralov Gallery recently moved from 462 Main St. to this address, which was previously occupied by retailer Glenn Anthony.

Christian Barrett received unanimous approval for colors for painting the exterior trim, side porch, shutters and rear siding, deck and stairs of his house at 30 E. Wall St. The doors and steps are to be black, with the trim and porch floor a cream color. The porch components and balusters are to be dark gray with the rails painted cream.

Representatives for 251 E. Church St. were a no-show.

The Historical and Architectural Review Board meets the first Wednesday of every month to review all exterior changes proposed to buildings in the Bethlehem Historic District north of the Lehigh River. When a proposed project receives a certificate of appropriateness from the board, applicants must wait for city council to vote on it before proceeding.