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Signage Elements <br />Less discussion was devoted to sign issues than the first two topics. However, i#.was <br />acknowledged that signs play an important role in the aesthetic impressions of the district. <br />It was generally agreed that signs should be regulated to avoid conflicts with the remainder <br />of the regulatory efforts, and that signs could even add to the character if constructed and <br />sited in appropriate locations. <br />The committee made the following comments regarding possible Signage elements: <br />• Sign locations should be consistent from building to building, and defined on a <br />project-wide basis. <br />• Sign number, size, and area, should be consistent throughout the project, granted <br />on a specific size per building bay. <br />• Potential sign locations would include an area at the top of the building's base, <br />small hanging or projecting signs over the sidewalk, and a limited amount of window <br />signs. <br />• Window signs should be limited to <br />hanging a printed sign in the window. <br />• Backlit plastic box signs are not in <br />prohibited. <br />• Temporary Signage should be allowed, <br />and only allowed in the recessed ; <br />Temporary signs such as sandwich be <br />painting or etching the glass, rather than <br />keeping with the district, and should be <br />but only if removed at the close of business, <br />ireas of the building fronts, if they exist. <br />ards should not be placed on the sidewalk, <br />street, or other public areas. <br />• Signs will be discussed more fully at the second workshop. <br />The workshop closed with a discussion of the next meeting's date, time, and agenda. It <br />was agreed that the meeting would be held after the Planning Commission's regular <br />business on November 9, 1995. The Planning Commission would begin its regular <br />meeting at 7:00 p.m., with the workshop to follow. The agenda would include a review of <br />photos and samples of projects from the Twin Cities area as suggested by the committee, <br />as well as other illustrations reflecting specific elements. The consultant would develop <br />a list of policies reflecting the discussion at this workshop, and the committee would <br />consider how each of the elements would be approached as to policy or ordinance. <br />The meeting was closed at 10:15 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />~% <br />Stephen Grittman <br />