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Commissioner Fox referred to the orientation of the sign and inquired if it was mounted on the actual siding or was it hanging out perpendicular to the building. She further inquired why the City would allow some to have window signs on the second floor and others on the siding, noting that she believed the City would want to be consistent in terms of signage. Mr. Otto replied that the overhang signs are mounted on the siding and the blade signs are perpendicular to the building. He added that the wall signs on the second floor were purely building identification signs. Commissioner Narum inquired what the percentage of sign space would be for a 12-square-foot window. Mr. Otto replied that the sign coverage cannot exceed 25 percent and that some of the window signs were approximately in the ten percent range. Commissioner Narum inquired if the Sign Ordinance allows for every window to potentially have a window sign on it. Mr. Otto replied that it potentially did. He explained that the Ordinance simply limits the actual size of a window sign for each window at no more than 25 percent and that there is a maximum square footage of signage in totality for the business property. Commissioner Narum noted that as shown on the exhibits, every single window on the first floor could have a sign on it. Mr. Otto clarified that there were also some signs that were not included in the drawings. He stated that in its first submittal, Comerica included four window signs as part of its proposal, but later decided it did not want to do window signs other than a small sign on the door. Commissioner Fox stated that she did not recall the original Kolln Hardware building having a building identification sign on the second floor but possibly on the awning. She inquired if the sign on the second floor was in keeping with the architecture of the building. Mr. Otto replied that he did not believe the Kolln Hardware building had a building identification sign but that there was a “Kolln Hardware” business sign located mid-level on the building on the Main Street elevation. He added that staff also does not believe placing the sign on the second floor would detract from the design or architecture of the building. Mr. Otto then discussed the actual design, lettering, and placement of the Comerica Bank signs. He noted that the applicants are also switching the locations of the ATM PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 25, 2009 Page 11 of 27