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Planning Commission restricts phase 1 signage for Boardwalk/arena area, delays tower sign approvals
Summary
After lengthy debate about scale, digital displays and visibility, the Planning Commission approved Phase 1 of the Boardwalk/arena-area sign package with technical evaluations that limit residential tower signage to one sign per elevation, hotel tower signage to two per elevation, ban billboards, restrict EMD/digital signage above the podium, and defer super-tall tower signage (phase 2) for later review.
Following an extended presentation and multi-hour discussion, the Planning Commission on Dec. 11 approved Phase 1 of the sign package for the Boardwalk/Bricktown development and set limits on tower and digital signage while deferring the largest, highest-elevation ("super-tall tower") signage decisions to a later phase.
Rob Beadetti of AO Architects walked the commission through a detailed package that divides signage into monument/wayfinding, tower identity, tenant/retail signs and podium-level electronic-message displays (EMDs). Beadetti told commissioners the submission "removes the signs off the super…
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