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Guidelines - City of Oklahoma City

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Preservation Standards AND <strong>Guidelines</strong> August 1, 2012<br />

3.10 SIGNS<br />

POLICY:<br />

Signs must be in accordance with the <strong>City</strong>'s overall sign ordinance, have good visibility and legibility,<br />

and <strong>of</strong> appropriate materials and design for the property and district for which they are proposed.<br />

DESIGN JUSTIFICATION:<br />

Permanent signs may not have been traditionally used in a particular district; therefore, new signs<br />

should be <strong>of</strong> limited size and made <strong>of</strong> appropriate materials for the property and district in which they<br />

occur. Placing signs in areas where they would not have been used historically may detract from the<br />

property and district.<br />

SUSTAINABILITY JUSTIFICATION:<br />

As with building elements, signs should adhere to principles <strong>of</strong> sustainability in their materials. The<br />

use <strong>of</strong> wood from managed forests is encouraged. As a petroleum based material (a non-renewable<br />

resource), plastic signs are not allowed nor compatible with historic property and district materials.<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW:<br />

ACTIONS THAT REQUIRE REVIEW AND MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED<br />

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3.10.1: Sign design and placement must comply with the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> <strong>City</strong> Sign Ordinance.<br />

3.10.2: Signs shall not obscure historic building features such as cornices, gables, porches, balconies<br />

or other decorative, architectural building elements.<br />

3.10.3: Signs placed on the exterior <strong>of</strong> buildings must be constructed <strong>of</strong> painted wood or metal.<br />

3.10.4: Sign lighting may be incandescent bulbs on the sign or gooseneck front lighting fixtures<br />

appropriate to the style and age <strong>of</strong> the building. Use internal illumination for letters, not background.<br />

3.10.5: Ro<strong>of</strong>, <strong>of</strong>f premise, flashing and plastic backlit signs may not be used unless documentation<br />

is available to demonstrate that such was used historically.<br />

3.10.6: Use the building‘s architectural style and detail to enrich the meaning <strong>of</strong> a sign‘s content.<br />

Locate signs so that they relate to and do not compete with architectural features <strong>of</strong> the building.<br />

3.10.7: Small scale neon signs may be used inside storefront windows; larger neon signs may be<br />

appropriate on buildings used for theatrical or entertainment purposes.<br />

3.10.8: Small-scaled painted window signs are historically appropriate when they do not obscure<br />

views to merchandise and other window displays.<br />

3.10.9: In general, signs must be small and limited to one per building including those with multiple<br />

commercial tenants. Content and design <strong>of</strong> a sign for such an instance must be coordinated.<br />

3.10.10: Appropriately scaled and placed signs applied to a building or free-standing monumentstyle<br />

signs in front yard areas are appropriate sign types for multi-family properties and should<br />

minimize visual interference with the significant features <strong>of</strong> a property.<br />

<strong>Oklahoma</strong> <strong>City</strong> Historic Districts 101

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