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02840 EXTERIOR CAMPUS SIGNS

PART 1: GENERAL

1.01 Cornell University has a comprehensive signage program for the campus. The two major components of the program are: 1) New York State Department of Transportation Signage and 2) Exterior Campus Signage. The policies and specifications for Exterior Campus Signage are contained in the Cornell Signage Program Project Manual, dated November 1985.

         Exterior Campus Signage includes:

A. Freestanding Aluminum Signs
B. Building Mounted Aluminum Frame and Panel Signs
C. Street Signs
D. Cast Aluminum Letters mounted to building facades

PART 2: POLICIES

 

2.01 All signs located on Cornell property must be in compliance with the Policies and Specifications outlined in the Cornell Signage Program Project Manual. Further, all such signs must conform to existing zoning and sign ordinances. Therefore, all signs located on Cornell property must be coordinated and ordered through either Planning, Design and Construction or the Office of Transportation Services, as outlined in Section II of the manual.

 

PART 3: REFERENCE

3.01 A reference copy of the Cornell Signage Program Project Manual is available to designers or any other interested persons by contacting the Department of Planning, Design and Construction. In addition to policies, specifications, drawings, and purchasing information, the manual contains copies of the sign ordinances from the local municipalities having regulatory authority for exterior signs on the campus.
 
Standard Last revised on 03/01/96
Web Page Last updated on 03/30/00

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