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Permit: T18OT00768

Parcel: 13348128F


Addresses:

100 S HOUGHTON RD


Inspection Status: Approved

Inspection History: SIGN SITE REVIEW

Permit Number - T18OT00768

Inspection Description - SIGN SITE REVIEW

Inspection Status - Approved

Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/09/2018 SIGN SITE REVIEW Approved No appeal ok to release permit 10/10
09/25/2018 SIGN SITE REVIEW Continued Director's Notice of Decision issued 9/25/18 for Master Sign Program (MSP-18-016 / T18SA00768 on line) - approval of 7 new internally illuminated wall signs exceeding sign area in scenic corridor overlay sign district. Total allowed sign area is 545 square feet.
Expiry of appeal to Notice of Decision is 10/09/18 at 4 p.m.
09/20/2018 SIGN SITE REVIEW Continued Revised plans received, updated referral to SDRC review for increased sign area request for 7 wall signs in scenic corridor overlay sign district - total request for 545 square feet sign area. Plans and documents under case MSP-18-016 / T18SA00428.
07/27/2018 SIGN SITE REVIEW Continued RE: PERMIT REVIEW - FOR INTENDED MASTER SIGN PROGRAM (EXCEED SIGN AREA/SCENIC DISTRICT)
FOR: GALAXY THEATRES - WALL SIGNAGE
AT: 100 S HOUGHTON RD
SIGN PERMIT: T18OT00768
REVIEWER: H.THRALL
DATE: 7/26/18
CODES: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC), NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE (NEC) OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODE (OLC), INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)

1) NEC. 600 - NOTE ALL SIGNAGE UL LISTED (OR WHAT NRTL).

2) UDC 7A.4.1.a.5. SIGN E - DIAGRAM FOR PERFORATED METAL SIGN FACE APPEARS TO CALL OUT A VINYL COVERING BEHIND METAL, (NOT CLEAR ON MOUNT PAGE - REFERS AS POLYCARBONATE FACE) CLARIFY AND ENLARGE DIAGRAM FOR REVIEW/ SCAN.

3) 7A.6.1.A - SIGN E -RE-EVALUATE SIGN AREA. MEASURE IN STRAIGHT RECTANGLE AROUND WORD, TO INCLUDE, AS SHOWN ON PLANS, FULL CAPITAL LETTER ACROSS BODY OF WORD BUT EXCLUDE NON-EXAGGERATED LOWER CASE DESCENDER ON ONE LETTER (PER PRIOR ADMINISTRATION MEMO ON NORMAL SPEECH/TEXT). RECTANGULAR, NOT TRAPEZOID.

4) 7A.6.1.A -SIGN E - RE-EVALUATE SIGN AREA ON PLUS SIGN, PER UDC. 7A.6.1. MEASURE USED SPACE ONLY IN RECTANGLES OR BOXES. (Where non-useable space is within measurement rectangle and non-useable space is greater than 50% of area of useable sign area, measurement rectangles may enclose useable sign area only.) DRAWING MEASUREMENTS ARE UNCLEAR/ANGULAR.

5) 7A.6.4.C. - SIGN E - DIGITAL SIGN ALLOWED 1 CHANGE PER MINUTE WITHOUT ANIMATION. THOUGH NOT A DIGITAL SIGN, NOTATION IS STATES SIGN INTERNAL ILLUMINATION WOULD HAVE ANIMATED SEQUENCE. A LIGHT COLOR MAY CHANGE 1 TIME PER MINUTE, WITHOUT ANY METHOD OF ANIMATION (NO SEQUENCE, SCINTILLATION, ETC.). PLACE A NOTE ON PLANS TO CLARIFY IF SIGN LIGHTING IS TO CHANGE COLOR 1 X A MINUTE, AND SPECIFY COLOR RANGES FOR SDRC REVIEW. (NO NEON COLORS ON SCENIC ROUTES) NOTE HOW LIGHTING CHANGE TO BE CONTROLLED, I.E. TIMER.

6) SIGNS C & D - FOR SDRC UNDERSTANDING OF A "RAISED CHANNEL LETTER" AND HOW LIGHT IS "HALO" EFFECT, DIMENSION SPACE OF REVEAL OFF WALL SURFACE TO BACK OF LETTER.

7) ACKNOWLEDGED LIGHT BARS AT ENTRY WAYS ARE SHOWN FOR CONSISTENT LOOK OF PACKAGE WITH COLORS & LIGHT STYLE, SEPARATE REVIEW FOR NEC AND OLC TO BE DONE VIA SEPARATE PERMIT.

8) ACKNOWLEDGED ELEVATIONS IN PACKAGE ARE LISTED WITH TENANT BUILDING FRONTAGE IS 270'. PROVIDE COPY OF DEVELOPMENT OR BUILDING PLAN SHEET TO CONFIRM DIMENSION - FOR SIGN AREA REVIEW IN SCENIC DISTRICT.

9) SUBMITTING SIGN COMPANY LICENSED IN AZ TO PROVIDE LETTER/EMAIL FROM SIGN COMPANY DOING DRAWINGS TO ALLOW THEIR DRAWINGS TO BE USED FOR OBTAINING ANY POTENTIAL PERMIT. (CONFERRED WITH BOTH, UNDERSTOOD THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER, THIS IS FOR PROCESS.)

10) ***FOR SIGN DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE (SDRC)***
PER UDC. 7A.2.2., 7A.11., AND 7A.11.3 - AS SITE IS ALONG SCENIC ROUTE (HOUGHTON), PER CITY OF TUCSON MAJOR STREETS & ROUTES MAP, APPLICABLE SIGN DISTRICT IS SCENIC CORRIDOR DISTRICT. AS SUCH, WITH APPROXIMATELY 560 SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL WALL SIGN AREA PROPOSED, SDRC EVALUATION TO VARY THE FOLLOWING SIGN CRITERIA WITHIN SCENIC DISTRICT IS REQUIRED:
A) UDC. 7A.11.3.B.1. FOR COMMERCIAL USES, MAXIMUM TOTAL ATTACHED SIGN AREA IS 1.25 SQ FT PER FOOT OF BUILDING FRONTAGE. 560 SQFT EXCEEDS RATIO OF 1.25 X 270' HOUGHTON FRONTAGE = 337.5 SQ.FT.
B) UDC.7A.11.3.B.1. FOR COMMERCIAL USES, MAXIMUM SIGN AREA OF 250 SQ.FT. PER TENANT. APPROXIMATELY 560 SQ.FT. SHOWN EXCEEDS THIS CAP.

RESUBMITTAL TO BE EMAILED TO HEATHER.THRALL@TUCSONAZ.GOV AND COPY PDSD_SIGNPERMITSUBMITTALS@TUCSONAZ.GOV WITH SUBJECT LINE "GALAXY THEATER / SDRC / FOR HEATHER'S REVIEW)
07/20/2018 SIGN SITE REVIEW Continued REVISED SET SENT IN BY CONTRACTOR