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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />June 10, 2010 <br />Page 8 of 12 <br />ed); Projecting & Hanging; <br />Awning Signs; Monumen eestanding; dow; Menu Box; Sandwich <br />Boards; Marquee; Vendo • Mural; L mark Signs <br />• Potential Changes Discuss (s- iscussio ments below). <br />Wall Sign Discussion: <br />Lipton: Lettering on <br />permitted. <br />Loo: Would like <br />Sheets, Pritchard a • u - .. • - - • ith Cpton and Loo. <br />Mena me the existing signs would not be permitted. <br />Shoe s: Staff is not r mmending enforcing existing signs that don't comply. <br />Loo: We should consi orner lots and allow them more signage. <br />Russ: Staff agrees. Staf s not recommended it, but we should consider it. <br />Lipton: Ask the other bers if they agree to a corner lot discussion / direction. <br />All: Indicated their int rest in a discussion for corner lot signage. <br />Russ: Back to Menaker's comments, we recommend looking at Landmarking <br />some of the existing signs which otherwise would not be permitted after the <br />ordinance change. <br />Loo: Corner signs again: would this pertain to all signs ? <br />Russ: Baldwin Park only allows additional wall signs on corner lots. <br />Loo: I think this should include all signs. <br />• Context Matters - As we transition from urban to rural context, we can see <br />changes in roadway and roadside design. Sidewalks become more <br />prevalent and wider as land use becomes denser. So does the demand <br />for formalized on -street parking, more intense roadway lighting, and street <br />trees rather than wooded areas. <br />• The Purpose of Signs. <br />• Regulatory Tools — Chapter 17.24 of the Louisville Municipal Code, <br />Downtown Design Handbook, Commercial Development Design <br />Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG) and Industrial velopment Design <br />Standards and Guidelines (IDDSG). <br />• Principals of a Walkable Environment — Accescomfortable, <br />connected, convenient, engaging and vibra <br />• Sign Considerations: <br />i. Pedestrian Environments <br />ii. Vehicular Environments <br />• Comparative Research — Downtown Louisville, Baldwin Par gage <br />Center, Orlando, FL and Downtown Boulder. <br />• Sign Ordinance Comparison - Wall (flush <br />ould • - ed to be greater than currently <br />