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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProvidence Shoppes Signage Regulations Providence Shoppes Tenant Signage Exhibit Signage Standards are governed by the Providence at Old Meridian Planned Unit Development Ordinance, City of Carmel Ordinance No. Z-338, Section 16, and Providence at Old Meridian Phase 3 DP/ADLS Approval, Docket #05010043, Plan Commission brochure dated March 15, 2005. Permitted Business Signs The Providence Shoppes buildings have frontage on the following public and private streets: Old Meridian Street (NW frontage), Providence Boulevard (NE frontage), and Cranston Avenue (SW frontage). Tenants are permitted two business signs per tenant frontage on any one of these three streets from the following list below. Tenants located in corner buildings are permitted two signs for each street frontage from the following list, as if each frontage were a separate business establishment: 1. Wall-mounted signs a. Signs shall be located in the wood fascia area above the window transom and should be sized to fit accordingly. The height of the sign shall not exceed to height of the wood trim area. b. Signs may not project outward from the wall more than six inches. c. Applied letters may be substitute for wall-mounted signs, if constructed of painted wood, painted cast metal, bronze, brass, or black anodized aluminum. Applied plastic letters shall not be permitted. d. Internally lit plastic letters or plastic box signs are not permitted. e. Lighting: Signs that are illuminated by a direct source of light (such as gooseneck lamps or other fixtures that project) are the preferred method of lighting signs. Light fixtures should be simple and unobtrusive in appearance and size. Fixtures should not obscure the graphics of the sign. f. Illuminated signs such as neon back-lighted signs with opaque, reverse channel letters, neon back-lighted signs with dimensional Plexiglas letters, exposed neon tubing script, and signs with illuminated open-face channel letters are permitted subject to review of design appropriateness. 2. Awning signs a. The sign shall be located on the valance of the awning. (Awning valances are 10 inches in height). Letters shall not exceed 8 inches in height. b. The sign area shall not exceed thirty square feet per sign. 3. Projecting signs a. Signs shall be mounted perpendicular to the building wall, except for corner signs which shall be located at a 45 degree angle from the intersecting building walls. b. The sign area shall not exceed twelve square feet per sign unless a corner sign which shall not exceed twenty square feet. c. The distance from the ground to the lower edge of the projecting sign shall be eight feet or greater. d. The distance from the building wall to the projecting sign shall not exceed 12 inches. e. The width of the projecting sign shall not exceed five feet. f. The height of the projecting sign shall not exceed twelve inches. 4. Painted window or door signs a. The sign shall not exceed 30 percent of the window or door area. b. Permanent window signs should consist of individual letters and/or logos placed on the interior surface of the window. Glass-mounted graphics may be applied by painting, silk screening, or vinyl die-cut forms. Other Signs Permitted 1. Businesses with service entrances may identify the service entrance(s) with one sign not exceeding six square feet. 2. In addition to other signage, restaurants and cafes shall be permitted one of the signs from the following list: (a) A wall-mounted display featuring the actual menu as used at the dining table, to be contained within a shallow wood or metal case, and clearly visible through a glass front. The display case shall be attached to the building wall, next to the main entrance, at a height of approximately five feet, shall not exceed a total area of six (6) square feet and may be internally or externally illuminated. (b) A sandwich board sign, as follows: (i) The sign area shall not exceed eight (8) square feet. (ii) The sign shall be constructed of wood, chalkboard, and/or finished metal. (iii) Letters can be painted or handwritten. (iv) The sign shall be located within four feet of the main entrance to the business and its location shall not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular circulation. (v) The sign shall be removed at the end of the business day. 3. If historically appropriate to the type of business conducted, i.e. a barber pole for a barber shop or a window fixture for a restaurant or antique store, a retail business may display an illuminated window sign in addition to other permitted signs provided the sign area does not exceed six square feet. Design Requirements Signs affixed to the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style, composition, materials, colors, and details of the building, as well as other signs used on the building. All signs shall be subject to the review and approval of the Landlord prior to application for a Sign Permit from the City of Carmel. Permitting Requirements Tenants are responsible for obtaining a Sign Permit from the City of Carmel in accordance with the Permit Procedures set forth in section 25.7.07 of the City of Carmel’s Sign Ordinance.