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Permit Details

Status:
Complete
Type:
Sign - Permanent
Address:
140 N MAIN AV
Apply Date:
03/20/2020
Applicant:
Joe Cerniglia
Description:
Master sign program for Tucson Museum of Art's campus expansion into new buildings - wall signs and monument (MSP 21-003 T21SA00067)

Permit Reviews

Permit Number - T20OT00261
Permit Status: Complete
Permit Description: Master sign program for Tucson Museum of Art's campus expansion into new buildings - wall signs and monument (MSP 21-003 T21SA00067)
Start Date Submittal Complete Date Status  
11/04/2022 PERMANENT SIGN REVIEW v.1 12/05/2022 APPROVED Review Details

Outstanding Inspections

Permit Status: Complete
Permit Number: T20OT00261
Permite Description: Master sign program for Tucson Museum of Art's campus expansion into new buildings - wall signs and monument (MSP 21-003 T21SA00067)
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
Last Inspection Date Description Inspector Results Comments
03/30/2023 COT - SIGN - Self Certification Inspection N/A Requested

Completed Inspections

Permit Status: Complete
Permit Number: T20OT00261
Permit Description: Master sign program for Tucson Museum of Art's campus expansion into new buildings - wall signs and monument (MSP 21-003 T21SA00067)
Total Completed Inspections - 1
Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/20/2022 COT - ENGR - Signage Final Passed {Activity date: 10/20/2022; Status: Approved; Inspector: hthrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - } ; {Activity date: 04/19/2021; Status: Approved; Inspector: hthrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - SIGN DESIGN REVIEW - MASTER SIGN PROGRAM MSP-21-03 - APPROVED 04/19/2021 (appeal ends 5/13/21)

} ; {Activity date: 02/02/2021; Status: Continued; Inspector: hthrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - HISTORIC REVIEW APPROVED THE PROPOSAL WITH DIRECTOR'S DECISION LETTER 02/02/2021 APPEAL ENDS 02/16/21. CONDITIONS LISTED.

SIGN DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS UNDERWAY. MSP-21-03} ; {Activity date: 10/22/2020; Status: Continued; Inspector: HThrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - RE: sign permit review (requires, historic and Sign Design Review Committee approval)
For: new signage ( wall and monument sign)
At: Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main (expansion to use area)
Permit: T20OT00261
Reviewer: H. Thrall
Date: 10/22/2020 (2nd review - pertaining to 10/07/ revision)

Codes: National Electrical Code (NEC 600), Outdoor Lighting Code (OLC), International Building Code (IBC) 2018, and Unified Development Code (UDC) 7A Sign Standards.

Site / sign history: A prior variance from 2016 allowed 2 signs on Main, 2 signs on Alameda and to have a sign on Alameda at 200 sq.ft. (Case C-10-19-16 / online T16SA00369)
Proposal: request to add 2 signs; 1 wall sign on Alameda (to existing 2) and 1 monument fronting on Telles Street. (Campus has expanded into use of two buildings at Court/Alameda.)
**FOR SDRC PROCESS APPLICATIONS code variations are:**
**A) to exceed the number of signs along Alameda Street - by 2, (UDC 7A.11.1. B allows 1 sign per street front, up to 3 signs total - if multiple street fronts)**
**B) to exceed the number of signs along Telles Street - by 1 (UDC 7A.11.1.B allows 1 sign per street front, there's an existing sign on the blue arch facing Telles)**
**C) to have more than 3 signs for one establishment (UDC 7A.11.1.B allows 1 sign per street front, up to 2 signs total - if multiple street fronts) for a total of 2 per street front, for 6 signs - to include the existing sign on the blue wall along Telles in the count)**
**D) to exceed the maximum of 1 monument signs for this premise, and add one (1) monument sign along Telles St frontage. The sign on the detached blue wall is an existing (old) freestanding sign (UDC 7 A.11.1. HISTORIC DISTRICT4. Freestanding signs, monument and low profile only.
a. Maximum number: One per premises.)**

1) CODE INFO:
A) Return written property owner's permission to proceed with historic and Sign Design Option review (SDRC). (on 10/14, emailed Dr. Thwait of TMART with a contact in City Real Estate Property Management to assist with contact.)

B) The site is zoned HC-1, historic commercial - and in El Presidio Historic District. The Historic District of the Sign Standards applies to this site. As a safety protocol during COVID-19, historic commission meetings will be online. Return application to staff to proceed with neighborhood review, then historic commission review. (Emailed 10/14/2020 Dr. Thwait with TMART the historic review application.)

C) Site has a prior 2016 variance for number of signs per street front (Main and Alameda), and to exceed allowed size for a sign on the Alameda frontage, and overall number of signs for entire campus. Master sign program (SDRC review) request, if approved for the new signs, would be an additional overlay to this variance.

D) Code info: This proposal is both for an additional wall sign on the south elevation of the expanded museum campus, and for a freestanding sign on the Telles Street frontage. This request requires a master sign program (MSP) to vary code criteria under the Sign Standards for additional signs to the Alameda frontage - of the expanded museum site. (Additional details provided below.) The MSP review is a Sign Design Committee review process. (Emailed on 10/14/2020 the SDRC applications to Dr. Thwait at TMART. Provide sign design review committee application addressing design crtieria of UDC 7A.7.1.e, and findings - section g. for the proposed signs.)
2) PROCESS INFO: This proposal, as it is both within a historic neighborhood and is a request to vary the Sign Standards, requires these levels of process:
A) Review by El Presidio Neighborhood - with recommendation to Tucson-Pima County Historic Commission's plans review subcommittee (TPCHC p.r.s.) - if approved:
B) Review by TPCHC p.r.s. - with recommendation to PDSD Director and Sign Design Review Committee (SDRC) , if approved:
C) Recommendation from SDRC to PDSD Director for Decision

3) MINOR UPDATE ON PLANS: RE: revise the Number of signs:
A) ADD these signs to location mapon sheet 7 for code variation / SDRC process:
B) sign on blue wall facing Telles St (code variation is for 2 signs along Telles frontage)
C) 2nd sign on south elevation facing Alameda Street (it's next to 200 sqft wall sign)
D) 2nd sign on far west elevation facing Main Av - (there's one by door and one above door - **code variation for 3 signs on Alameda frontage in historic district**)


send revisions and HISTORIC and SDRC applications to heather.thrall@tucsonaz.gov
} ; {Activity date: 10/14/2020; Status: Continued; Inspector: HThrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - Emailed City Real Estate Property Management on 10/14/2020 - need their written permission for Museum to proceed with request for additional / new signage before they can attend historic or SDRC evaluations. (This is city owned property that museum leases.) Copied Dr. Thwait of TMART to follow up with City RE contact.} ; {Activity date: 10/14/2020; Status: Continued; Inspector: HThrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - Emailed Dr. Thwait of TMART on 10/14/2020 with historic application.
SDRC also required for sign code variations, applications included.
Code referral in process for details of code variations needed.} ; {Activity date: 10/07/2020; Status: Continued; Inspector: HThrall; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - Resubmittal received 10/07/2020 from contractor.} ; {Activity date: 05/18/2020; Status: Continued; Inspector: hthrall1; Comment: Entered by HTHRALL1 - RE: sign permit review (requires, historic and Sign Design Review Committee approval)
For: new signage (
At: Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main (expansion to use area)
Permit: T20OT00261
Reviewer: H. Thrall
Date: 5/18/2020
Codes: National Electrical Code (NEC 600), Outdoor Lighting Code (OLC), International Building Code (IBC) 2018, and Unified Development Code (UDC) 7A Sign Standards.

Site / sign history: A prior variance from 2016 allowed 2 signs on Main, 2 signs on Alameda and to have a sign on Alameda at 200 sq.ft. (Case C-10-19-16 / online T16SA00369)
Proposal: request to add 2 signs; 1 wall sign on Alameda (to existing 2) and 1 monument fronting on Telles Street. (Campus has expanded into use of two buildings at Court/Alameda.)
code variations are:
A) to exceed the number of signs along Alameda Street - by 2, (UDC 7A.11.1. B allows 1 sign per street front, up to 3 signs total - if multiple street fronts)
B) to exceed the number of signs along Telles Street - by 1 (UDC 7A.11.1.B allows 1 sign per street front, there's an existing sign on the blue arch facing Telles)
C) to have more than 3 signs for one establishment (UDC 7A.11.1.B allows 1 sign per street front, up to 2 signs total - if multiple street fronts) for a total of 2 per street front, for 6 signs - to include the existing sign on the blue wall along Telles in the count)


1) CODE INFO:
A) The property is zoned HC-1, historic commercial - and in the El Presidio His

Documents

File Name Document Type  
T20OT00261 SIGN PERMIT.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW
T20OT00261_HISTORIC REVIEW DECISION LETTER_HPZ-20-075DL-TMA_V1.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW
T20OT00261_RESUB_PLANS_TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART FOR SDRC_V1.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW
T20OT00261_RESUB_SIGN LOCATION PLAN_TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART FOR SDRC_V1.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW
T20OT00261_SDRC_MSP-21-03_DECISION_T21SA00067-TMA_V1.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW