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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: PERMANENT SIGN REVIEW v.1
Permit Number - TS-PRM-0424-00145
Review Name: PERMANENT SIGN REVIEW v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2024 | Signs | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | RE: wall sign review For: 256 E Congress St / Chela's Latin Cuisine Zone: OCR-2 (downtown) Building; owned by City of Tucson - obtain management permission for install Building: Contributing Historic - Rio Nuevo Reviewer: H. Thrall (Heather.Thrall@tucsonaz.gov) Date: 4/22/24 Codes; Unified Development Code (UDC, 7A Sign Standards, UDC, 5.12.7, Rio Nuevo, National Electrical Code 600, (NEC), Tucson-Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code (OLC), International Building Code (IBC) 2018 1. UDC A. UDC 5.12.7., As the building is a contributing historic building located in Rio Nuevo, a historic minor review is required for the proposal. A historic review case has been generated and invoiced (SD-0424-00039). Staff will work to schedule the historic minor review session (held on Zoom) as quickly as possible. Please be prepared to install Zoom on your phone, and be present in the field during the session to show the historic commissioner and staff the site conditions. Please watch for an emailed appointment from Michael Taku or Jodie Brown for a Zoom meeting. B) Staff wishes to clarify that the sign area is within Sign Standards allowances, thank you. C) The building is owned by the City of Tucson Real Estate Division; please provide property management permission to install the sign. 2) NEC / OLC: A) provide a notation that the sign shall shut off at midnight B) label shut off switch location C) a penetration from the building may be existing for the power to the wall sign - that should be shown on the plan set for the historic review discussion 3) IBC A) Thank you for the detailed attachment rendering. This diagram provided indicates this suite should have an existing mounting bracket in front of the block glass on the north building facade (like staff recently saw with the Macaron sign next door). To assist with the review, please provide detailed up to date photos of that facade, as the photos provided currently show the final install proposal, but the bracket system is not visible. (Upload as a PDF to the sign permit and staff will share with the historic case.) B) Final attachment and number of penetrations - including for electrical - will be discussed in the historic minor review session with staff (Heather, Michael, historic commissioner and the sign contractor) to ensure both the building and the sign are honored structurally. 4. PROCESS: A) this review B) historic minor review session on Zoom with recommendation to Director C) Director issues Decision (approval, approval with conditions, denial) D) if Director approval; RESUBMITTAL of the sign permit package w/ any conditions shown met E) permit issuance (Time frame - approx - working as quickly as possible to arrange Historic Minor review on Zoom, Director's Decision w/in 3 days after session, final review and permit issued within 5 days of historic session) Please email Heather.Thrall@tucsonaz.gov and Michael.Taku@tucsonaz.gov with any questions. |