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A petition was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting eleven temporary banners to be hung on light poles along the north bound traffic lane side of First Street between Binney and Cambridge Streets, announcing the Cambridge Arts River Festival, along the East Cambridge Waterfront in Lechmere Canal Park and in the DCR parklands adjacent to Cambridge Parkway. Banner will be on display on Monday May 15, 2018 through Monday June 4, 2018
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name: Cambridge Arts, C/o Julie Barry
Address: Cambridge Arts, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Cambridge MA 02149
Organization or Business Represented: Cambridge Arts Council
Pole locations (Street and pole numbers, attach separate sheet if necessary): First Street from Cambridge
Street to Binney Street
Pole numbers:
M4 (has 47 on it as well but that is covered over by M4);
45 (painted completely over in green paint no other sticker)
M8
M10
M12
M14
M18 (no M16)
M20
M22
M24
M26
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: See attached mock up
Date of attachment: May 15' 2018 - June 4'h 2018
Contact Person: Julie Barry
Telephone: [phone removed]
Cell phone: [phone removed]
Email: ibarry@cambridgema.gov
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 1152 square inches, approximately 18 inches x
48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, or 24 inches x 48. 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).
CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL
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CAMBRIDGE
ARTS
cambridgeartscouncil.org
344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
[phone removed] fax
May 3, 2018
City of Cambridge, City Council
Cambridge City Hall
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dear Cambridge City Council,
Cambridge Arts is writing today to request the placement of 11 banners, measuring 2ft by 4ft
each, on the light poles along the north bound traffic lane side of First Street between Binney
and Cambridge Street in East Cambridge for the purposes of advertising the Cambridge Arts
River Festival, a city produced event.
We are requesting to have these banners on display from Tuesday, May 15th (or as soon as
possible through Monday, June 4th in order to properly showcase the event.
This year's Cambridge Arts River Festival will take place on Saturday, June 2nd from 11am-
6pm along the East Cambridge Waterfront in Lechmere Canal Park and in the DCR
parklands adjacent to Cambridge Parkway.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. We look forward to the possibility of
hanging our banners along First Street.
Director of Community Arts
[phone removed] (Direct)
jbarry@cambridgema.gov
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BANNER
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