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Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Correction Required
Inspection History: SIGN SITE REVIEW
Permit Number - T14OT00988
Inspection Description - SIGN SITE REVIEW
Inspection Status - Correction Required
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/14/2014 | SIGN SITE REVIEW | Correction Required | Freestanding pole sign requirements are as follows: 1. Maximum faces: Two (2) per sign. 2. Maximum area: Seventy-two (72) square feet per face. 3. Maximum height: Twelve (12) feet. 4. Minimum setback: Thirty (30) feet from curb to leading edge of sign. 5. Pole cover: The sign structure configuration must be equipped with pole covers or architectural embellishments that hide or conceal all structural components or braces (such as pipes, angles, iron, cables, internal back framing, bracing, etc.). Minimum requirement is eighteen (18) inches by six (6) inches. The pole cover or architectural embellishment shall require a plan check for construction specifications in accordance with applicable technical codes. 6. When allowed: Allowed only when there is a minimum of two hundred twenty- five (225) feet of street frontage, or one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of street frontage and four (4) or more business addresses. 7. Maximum number: Only one (1) freestanding pole sign allowed per street frontage per premises Sec. 3-53. Prohibited signs enumerated. Electronic message center: An electronic or electronically controlled message board, where scrolling or moving copy changes are shown on the same message board or any sign which changes the text of its copy electronically or by electronic control more than once per hour. Copy or message cannot change more then once per hour FREESTANDING SIGNS ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE WITH SUBMITTALS: A scaled site plan indicating street frontage, property lines, sight visibility triangles, proposed and existing rights-of-way, location of sign on property and relationship of proposed sign to ingress and egress points. Previously approved site plan can be found @ http://www.tucsonaz.gov/PRO/pro/devactionsrch.jsp Provide a separate sheet within submittal for each of the following: Provide construction details of the sign; method of attachment (details), including number, size and type of anchors being used; weight of sign or components; and character of structural members to which attachment is to be made. For illuminated signs, complete electrical data, including type of illumination, number of fixtures, operating voltage, number of circuits, total line load and location of electrical disconnect(s). Sec. 3-23. Special inspector required. A. The following sign types shall be subject to continuous inspection by special inspectors as provided in Chapter 1 of the International Building Code. 1. All detached sign structures exceeding one hundred (100) square feet in area Engineered plans and specifications. The following signs shall require engineered plans and calculations sealed by an engineer and/or architect registered in the State of Arizona: Detached or freeway signs when the area of the sign or the aggregate area of all signs on the sign structure, including the pylon and/or pole cover, exceeds sixty (60) square feet. Additional review is required for all exposed illuminated signs (EMC) per 2012 City of Tucson/Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/sites/default/files/dsd/Codes-Ordinances/2012_outdoor_lighting_code_.pdf Application will be submitted to City of Tucson Electrical Representative for review and possible comments. If a variance is necessary the following requirements apply: Sec. 3-128. Application to the board. A. Filing. An application to the sign code advisory and appeals board or an appeal from a determination of the sign code administrator pursuant to section 3-107 shall be filed with the sign code administrator, who shall transmit the same, together will all fees, plans, papers, the report of the sign code administrator and all other materials pertaining to the matter to the sign code advisory and appeals board. B. Application for variances. Applications for a variance shall be written on forms prescribed by the development services department and shall be accompanied by statements, plans and other relevant evidence. C. Staff report. The sign code administrator shall, on each request for a variance, make a recommendation to the sign code advisory and appeals board. This recommendation may be included as part of the staff's report to the board or it may be transmitted separately. (Ord. No. 10481, ยง 2, 11-27-07, eff. 1-14-08) Additional comments may apply upon subsequent reviews. |