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An application was received from Harvard Arts Museum requesting permission for 22 temporary pole banners around Cambridge Commons, Quincy Street and Cambridge Street Hovey to Felton announcing Free Every Day until November 29, 2024
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name:
SHAVE SIGNS LLC
SHANE
ROBERT
EMERVILLE
48
Address:_
QUINCY
8 HARVARD ART MUSEUMS
Organization or Business Represented: _
Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
AROUNO CAMBRIDGE COMMON, QUINCY ST, CAMBRIDGE ST,
(SEE
ATTACHED)
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: SEE ATTACH MENT
PLAN
Date of attachment: ASAP
Date of removal: Nov, 2974
Contact Person:
ROBERT SHANE
Telephone: 617) 851-6469
Cell phone:
Email:
BOBO SHANE-SIENS, COM
Attachments to Poles:
1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with
non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets.
2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1800 square inches,
approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, 24 inches x 48,
or 30 inches x 60 inches. The actual size is subject to required clearances.
3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles.
4. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of:
a. 16 feet over a roadway
b. 12 feet over a sidewalk
5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway
signs, lighting, or traffic signals.
6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed
unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be
subject to costs.
7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of,
method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact
information).
Date: 7/29/24
Approved by. Dar al
Shane Signs
48 Quincy St. #2
Somerville, MA 02143
[phone removed]
To: The Cambridge City Council
July 28, 2024
Honorable Councilors,
On behalf of the Harvard Art Galleries, I would like to request permission for a light pole banner
program to promote the masterbrand campaign. We would like to install these banners from
August 6th, 2024 and remove them December 15th, 2024
22 banners in total. All banners are sized 30" wide by 60" tall and doublesided.
Light Pole Banner Route:
Last years art/banners: 9 poles total used
-Four poles on Quincy St. between Broadway and Harvard: 11, 9, 7, and 5.
-Five poles on Cambridge St. between Hovey and Felton: 115, 114, 113, 112, and 109
New art for this year: 13 poles total used
-Opposite of Cambridge Commons on Garden St.: 2, 4, 8, 10
-Going around Cambridge Commons: 3, 5, 7.5, 9, 153, 155, 155.5, 157, 159
Total poles used from August to December: 22
? = No visible number on the pole
The proposed banner designs are attached.
Thank you for your consideration,
Bob Shane
Owner/President
Shane Signs
48 Quincy St. #2
Somerville, MA 02143
[phone removed]
[email removed]
HARVARD ART MUSEUM SUMMER LIGHT POLE PROGRAM
13
New art going around Cambridge Commons on 16 light poles
Poles numbers are:
22,2,3,4,8,6,7 and 1/2, 8, 10,?,12,153, 155 and 1/2, 157, and ending at 159. We will skip 7 and 161 on this map.
Last years art/banners going on Quincy St. on 4 light poles
Pole numbers are:
11,9,7,5
Last years art/banners going on Cambridge St. on 6 light poles
446115, 114, 113, 112, 109 - Cambridge St., Hovey to Felton
All banners will be single 30"x 60" banners.
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