BLD20140215_AbsoluteMortgageSign.pdf
CITY OF EDMONDS
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121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.EdmondsWA.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICESDEPARTMENT•PLANNING DIVISION
March 18, 2014
TO:
Connie Guffey, Plumb Signs: connie@plumbsigns.com
RE:BLD 2014 0215
Planning Division comments for building permit file »Absolute Mortgage Sign
Greetings,
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illuminatedwall sign115 2Ave NBD2
Thank you for submitting a building permit application for at in the
zone. I have reviewed the above building permit application for the Planning Division and it was found that the
following information, corrections, or clarifications will need to be addressed before the Planning Division
review can continue.
1.Clarity:
The text on page 2 of the plans is too small. Please revise the plans so that all text is legible.
2.Existing Signage:
Please confirm whether or not thereis any existing wall (or other) signage for this site.
Please be aware that, even if there is no existing signage, it appears that this business will be taking up most
of the allowable sign area for the site. As a courtesy, you may want to consider alerting the owner or other
businesses to the fact that they may not be permitted to install wall signage.
3.Sign Area:
The site appears to be only 60’ wide. Please updatethe plans so that the building frontage is less
than 60’ (currently, 65’ is shown).Per ECDC 20.60.025.A.1, “The maximum total permanent sign area for
allowed or permitted uses in the BN, BC, BD and CW zones shall be one square foot of sign area for each
lineal foot of wall containing the main public entrance to the primary building or structure located upon a
separate legal lot.”
4.Matrix Conditions:
ECDC 20.60.020.L and M containrequired conditions forproperties in thedowntown.
Please revise the plans to show that the following two conditions can be met.
a.Illumination.
ECDC 20.60.020.M.2 states: “Internally illuminated signs in the downtown area and
neighborhood commercial areas may only light the letters. The background of a sign face may not be
illuminated.”Are you also planning on lighting the logo? Please explain.
b.Height.
ECDC 20.60.020.M.5 states: “Internally illuminated signs in the downtown area shall not be
permitted to be higher than 14 feet in height.”The plans show this sign higher than the code allows.
Please move the sign down the wall of the building so that the top of the sign is not higher than 14 feet.
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Please submit a written response to the above, along with any revised plans to your Permit Coordinator
Kristin Johns. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to working with
youon this project.
Sincerely,
Gina Janicek::
Associate Planner
City of Edmonds Development Services Department
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121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
425.771.0220 x 1778 | gina.janicek@edmondswa.gov
cc:BLD2014 0215
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Development Services Department –Planning Division | 121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 | 425.771.0220
All code citations can be foundonlineat: http://www.mrsc.org/mc/edmonds/Edmondsnt.html.