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North Logan staff proposes citywide wayfinding, placemaking signage study
Summary
A city staff member proposed a study to create consistent entrance, wayfinding and park signage across North Logan, suggesting funding from the Gateway Urban Renewal RDA fund with portions paid from park and street impact fees; council asked for a concise presentation at the upcoming budget meeting. No formal vote was recorded on the study.
Alan (city staff member) told the North Logan Redevelopment Agency that he plans to propose a citywide wayfinding and placemaking signage study and will include the item in the next budget.
He said the study would create a consistent brand and design for entrance signs, park maps and directional signage across the city and could address private commercial signage standards as well. “A logical place to pay for this study would come out of our economic development or our gateway urban renewal, which has an entrance sign,” Alan said. “But you’d pay for a study that would say, this is a way to put together your entrance sign, give the city a brand or a design, and then every single entrance sign throughout the city…would all be consistent across the board.”
Alan noted the city has debated pole signs versus monument signs and said many cities adopt specific requirements for exterior signage; he emphasized the study would recommend consistent, citywide standards without necessarily imposing overly restrictive rules.
He also told members the study’s cost could not be borne entirely by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) fund where it was proposed. “We might take a portion of it out of park impact fees and a portion out of street impact fees as well, because we can't fully take it out of RDA. That would be illegal to put it in parks,” Alan said.
Councilmember Emily responded positively when the item was raised and asked that Alan provide a concise presentation at the upcoming budget meeting. No formal motion or vote to fund the study was recorded in the transcript; staff said the proposal would appear in the next budget meeting for further consideration.
Why it matters: A coordinated wayfinding and placemaking program can affect visitor experience, economic development, and the visual identity of public spaces. The proposal links the city’s Gateway Urban Renewal resources with park and street impact fee accounts and is set to be discussed again during the budget process.
