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Gary Sieb
Mike Hodge
2/16/2004 2:24:57 PM
Fwd: Mike: I understand the Container Store is in for signage permits, and thought the
>>> Gary Sieb 2/16/2004 2:23:18 PM >>>
Mike: I understand the Container Store is in for signage permits, and thought the following information
might be helpful as you review their requests.
When the PD was approved by Council, the Container people showed a sign slightly larger than normally
allowed by zoning. Because this is a PD, and the fact that Council specifically approved this sign, a
permit for its fabrication should be issued.
With regard to the attached signage, our calculations show it to be 229 square feet in size, slightly larger
than the 200 square foot maximum, but less than the 600 square feet of multiple signage they could
normally place on the building. Because, technically they are asking for less signage than permitted, the
fact that this 229 foot sign would be placed on a facade 1900 feet long, and, again because it is a PD,
under the provisions of Article 12-27-2 of the Zoning Ordinance, I recommend that the permit be issued.
If you have questions, or if we need to discuss this issue further, please contact me at your earliest
convenience
February 16,2004
Mr. Matt Steer
City of Coppell
255 Parkway
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Mr. Steer,
Bob Rice of Duke Realty asked me to deliver the attached four (4) copies of the proposed signage
(monument and building) for our new headquarters at 500 Freeport Parkway.
With the three upper case letters at 60" and the remainder of the lower case letters at 42", our total
signage square footage is approximately 230 square feet, which is very close to the sign code restriction
of 200 square feet.
We have done numerous studies on sign sizes, and given the scale of our building, we feel that signage
any smaller would look too diminutive. Obviously, The Container Store is quite proud to be bringing one
of "The Best Places to Work in America" to Coppell and representing our brand identity appropriately is
important to us. We do hope that the City will grant approval of the building sign as proposed in the
layout, incorporating our blue 'brand' letters. As you may recall, our monument sign as proposed was
approved last year by City Council.
We are very excited to be moving into our new headquarters building March 12, 2004, and are most
anxious to get the City's approval so that we may release our sign vendor to fabricate and install by the
time we move...which is less that a month away!
Thank you for your attention to this very important matter. Please do not hesitate to call me at (214) 654-
2098 If you have any questions or need further clarification.
Sincerely,
Martha L. Morrill
Construction Project Manager
The Container Store
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ValerieRichardson
Bob Rice
JeffTumer
Andrea L. Roy
The Container Store
Duke Realty
Duke Realty
City of Coppell
Selected #1 on FORTUNE magazine's list of
"100 Best Companies To Work For In America"
Real Es~ale Department
2000 Valwood Parkway
Dallas, Texas
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Tel: (214) 654-20o0
Fax: (214) 654-2035
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