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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STREET SI,G,N' STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, has established a City Code, which,
among other things establishes sets of standards and guidelines for
traffic and related matters; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Carmel that
standards be set for street signs to be maintained within the City's
corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, a need exists for a continuity of street signs within the
corporate boundaries of the City of Carmel, Indiana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Carmel, Indiana as follows:
It is declared a requirement by all persons, corporations, organi-
zations or other legal entities dedicating streets with street signs
to the City of Carmel, Indiana, or building streets with street signs
for the City of Carmel, Indiana, or otherwise maintaining streets and
street signs for the City of Carmel, that the following standard
street sign is established:
(1) The sign shall have a green reflective painted background of
6" in width, with a white 1/2" scotchlight border;
(2) Each sign shall have 4" white scotchlight letters in capitals
for the primary name of the street;
(3) That each sign shall have 2" white scotchlight letters in
capitals for the road type designation (i.e. "RD. ST. LANE., BLVD.,
etc.");
(4) Each sign shall be mounted on posts of 12' glavanized 3# U-
channel metal posts;
for
(5) Each sign shall be attached by lock proof style sign brack
extruded aluminum signs and U-channel posts; and
(6) Each person establishing a sign pursuant to this Ordinance
requirements, provide that the
is deuble sided, and that four
shall, in addition to meeting the above
sign grade is engineered, that the sign
holes are established per blade.
The City of Carmel, Street Commissioner, shall approve the signs,
posts and brackets of all signs which are placed on City streets. In
the event a developer or other person dedicates a road, street, etc.,
to the City of Carmel, all signs for said streets shall comply with
this Ordinance. The City shall replace and maintain said signs after
they have been and dedicated to and accepted by the City.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council for the City of Carmel,
Indiana, this / 7 day of September, 1988.
COHMON COUNCIL FOR TNE CITY
OF CAR.EL, INDIAN~ ~
2 ~/ DOROTRY~UANCOCK
~ Presiding Officer
AIIESIAIION:
,/- SUSAN JONES
Clerk-Treasurer
DATE:
ATTESTATION:
APPROVED:
By
~. /' / DOR~q'HY' HANCOCK
~d~b6r, City of Carmel
SUSAN -JONE~ ~/
Clerk-Treasuff-er