This street and access (signs) standards section applies to the following types of development: ST; CV; CS; TD; TN; ZL; SC; CD; IP; DP; and PD.
(A) General. All streets, public or private, shall have signs necessary to provide a safe environment for drivers and pedestrians and provide information for located streets, addresses or development amenities and shall be paid for and installed by the developer.
(B) Cross-reference. The city’s policies and the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices for Streets and Highways (current version adopted by the State Department of Transportation) shall be used to determine the type, size, height and location of each of these signs. Each sign’s location and height shall be communicated to the petitioner at the time they are received by the petitioner.
(C) Public safety signs. The applicant shall coordinate with the City Engineer before purchasing and installing any public safety related street sign. The City Engineer shall make the final determination regarding the final location and height of each sign. All public safety related street signs shall be installed prior to any street being open to the public.
(D) Street name signs. The applicant shall coordinate with the City Engineer before purchasing and installing any street name sign. One street name sign shall be required for each intersection within the development and on all perimeter intersections. The City Engineer shall make the final determination regarding the final location and height of each sign. All street name signs shall be installed prior to any street being open to the public.
(E) Wayfinding system signs. The applicant may propose a wayfinding system of signs.
(1) Purpose. Wayfinding system signs shall be used to direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic to specific destinations.
(2) Appearance. Wayfinding systems shall be required to have signs of consistent size, scale and appearance.
(3) Location.
(a) Wayfinding system signs shall not be located within the vision clearance triangle as regulated by § 165.293 (Vision Clearance Triangle).
(b) Wayfinding system signs may be located within rights-of-way with written authorization from the City Street Superintendent. However, the City Street Department shall not be responsible for the maintenance or replacement of any wayfinding system signs.
(4) Review and approval. Proposals for wayfinding systems shall be reviewed and approved at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may take into account the need for the wayfinding system, the size and complexity of the development, quantity and location of signs, number of entrances and exists and the appearance of signs.
(Ord. 10-2010, passed - -2010, § 7.27)