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An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, announcing Public Art at MIT from August 5, 2019 thru October 13, 2019

APP 2019 #58·Council meeting Jul 30, 2019·3 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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City of Cambridge Electrical Department Banner Permit Applicants Name: MARK LINGA Address: 20 Amps St Bldg E15-109, Cambridge MA Organization or Business Represented: MIT LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER ole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet it necessary M 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 1, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 (greeN) 12 (silver) 21 Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: L060 and Public Ant at Mit Date of attachment: August 5 - 2015 Date of removal: October 13, 2015 Contact Person: MARK LINGA Telephone: [phone removed] 336-287 - 0058 Cell phone: MLINGA @MIT. Edu Email: 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: 7-17-9 Approved by:_
MIT List Visual Arts Center July 17, 2019 Cambridge City Council 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing on behalf of the MIT List Visual Arts Center, the contemporary art museum at MIT to request permission to display banners on Ames Street, where the List Center is located in order to promote MIT's Campus Public Art Collection The design of the banners is in keeping with the List Center's logo and design standards and will be professionally designed and printed according to material and size specifications as outlined in the attached request form. Every other banner has our logo, and our name. The remaining banners have a representative image from MIT's Campus Public Art Collection. Enclosed please find a mock up for the banners. The banners will be printed and installed by Heritage Flag. We'd like to include this request to be considered for Monday, July 22, 2019 City Council Meeting as we would like to install banners the week of Monday, August 5, 2019. Thank you for considering this request. indregard palen big. Communications Coordinator MIT List Visual Arts Center [email removed] Office: [phone removed] Cell: [phone removed] 20 Ames Street, Bidg. E15-109 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone 617253 4400 Fax 617 2587265 listart.mit.edu ST
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