Sad News
I was looking at the Cool Beans site yesterday and saw they have pulled their sandwich board. This is a shame, but I would just like to make clear a couple things.
1. The old sign code was written about the same in relation to sandwich boards on public property-you pay a fee, you put it up, In the Central Business District. Sandwich boards OUTSIDE the CBD have never been legal on public property. This is a result of inforcement of the code.
HOWEVER
Nowhere does it state why you can only have a sandwich board downtown. It says"Encourage signage of a scale and character consistent with building, site, streetscape, and neighborhood"
and "Ensure protection of pedestrians and motorists from injury and/or damages attributable to distractions and obstructions caused by improperly placed signs" but nowhere does it say why sandwichboards are safer or more asthetically pleasing downtown than say, Central Ave West.
Now I agree with the enforcement part. Your permit $$ is going to enforce the code, so every time someone puts up a sign without a permit, you are paying a city guy to go tell them to take it down. UNLESS it is a construction site sign, government sign, real estate sign, political sign, idealogical sign, or a very gray area defined as flags, emblems, crest or insignia of any nation, political subdivision, corporation or any other entity or business. (Ms. Patton confirmed "a logo could be considered an emblem and then it would not require a permit however if it was placed on a wall it would count against the wall sign allowance")
If you see a sign that is not complying with the code, let the city know, you are paying someone $50,000 a year to enforce this!
1. The old sign code was written about the same in relation to sandwich boards on public property-you pay a fee, you put it up, In the Central Business District. Sandwich boards OUTSIDE the CBD have never been legal on public property. This is a result of inforcement of the code.
HOWEVER
Nowhere does it state why you can only have a sandwich board downtown. It says"Encourage signage of a scale and character consistent with building, site, streetscape, and neighborhood"
and "Ensure protection of pedestrians and motorists from injury and/or damages attributable to distractions and obstructions caused by improperly placed signs" but nowhere does it say why sandwichboards are safer or more asthetically pleasing downtown than say, Central Ave West.
Now I agree with the enforcement part. Your permit $$ is going to enforce the code, so every time someone puts up a sign without a permit, you are paying a city guy to go tell them to take it down. UNLESS it is a construction site sign, government sign, real estate sign, political sign, idealogical sign, or a very gray area defined as flags, emblems, crest or insignia of any nation, political subdivision, corporation or any other entity or business. (Ms. Patton confirmed "a logo could be considered an emblem and then it would not require a permit however if it was placed on a wall it would count against the wall sign allowance")
If you see a sign that is not complying with the code, let the city know, you are paying someone $50,000 a year to enforce this!
posted by a-fire-fly at 11:42 AM
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