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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION
HEARING OFFICER
C-1/CITY CENTER PARCEL 5 SIGNAGE
JANUARY 21, 2011
Carmel City Hall Caucus Rooms
One Civic Square
Carmel IN 46032
3:30 PM
HEARING OFFICER: Michael Hollibaugh, Director, Department of Community Services for
Carmel Plan Commission
DOCS Staff Present: Rachel Boone
Also Present: Ramona Hancock, Carmel Plan Commission Secretary
Single Item Agenda:
Docket No. 11010005 ADLS: Carmel City Center Parcel 5: Signage
hlti The applicant seeks approval for the Sign Package for the site. The site is located at the Southwest corner of
Range Line Rd. and City Center Drive and is zoned C -1. Filed by the Department of Community Services on
behalf of Pedcor Design Group.
Present for Petitioner: Steve Sturtz and James Walls, Pedcor Design Group
Overview:
Petitioner seeking approval for sign design criteria
o Any approvals today should be conditioned upon CRC Design Committee (Les Olds)
o Open /Closed Signs for tenants generally will allow
o Concern with open /closed signs is from business perspective rather than aesthetics
Agree to remove animated signs
Banners /vertical signs consistent with Indiana Design Center
o Would offer banners /vertical signs only if an anchor tenant, corner location —would not do on single
banner basis —will classify as anchor tenant only
o Possibility of a hotel /conference center /ballroom would be single purpose building
o Hotel partner as yet unknown
o Blade Signs —will change text —do not want facilities to appear "closed" if lights are off, people
assume business is closed and will not patronize
o Flashing lights prohibited
o Signs illuminated by led bulbs —not signs with lights shining on them; exposed led's are not allowed
o The word "identification" has been added to Identification Sign
o Neon may be allowed, but amount of neon would be limited (see page 44)
o See page 49 for description of neon
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Projected Sign not interested as a possibility will remove
Petitioner willing to limit roof sculpture icon to one place Hotel
Window sign —last sentence incomplete -will remove sentence
Fragrant sign —will remove
Multiple illuminated window signs bldgs with multiple facades if illuminated window sign is
appropriate on one face, may be appropriate on another as well would like to include language that
each frontage is identified as an individual facade for signage
Page 49 will add "per frontatge" to description for illuminated window sign
Petitioner will submit a complete, up -dated design document for signage
Department Comments, Rachel Boone:
All concerns have been addressed
Dept recommends approval with changes as noted per discussion
Direction Michael Hollibaugh:
Requests written sign -off on sign proposal from Carmel Redevelopment Commission
Requests up -dated sign package with noted changes incorporated
Docket No. 11010005 ADLS, Carmel City Center, Parcel 5 Signage was approved by DOCS Director Michael
Hollibaugh, functioning as Hearing Officer for the Cannel Plan Commission SUBJECT TO receipt of a up-
dated sign package, and written sign -off from the Carmel Redevelopment Commission.
The meeting adjourned at 4:18 pm.
Michael Hollibaug earing Officer
for the Cannel Plan Commission
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ona Hancock, Secretary
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