Subway letter re signageURWAY, INC. TOM and DEBBIE CHAPMAN
DEPT, 368 OWNERS
P,O. BOX 769
COPPELL, TX 75019
(214) 393-5866
(214) 393-4822
City of Coppell September 17, 1998
City Council Members
Dear Council Members,
In the P&Z meeting dated September 17th, 1998, I responded to an issue that dealt with limiting the
Subway channel sign as it pertains to the size (total square footage) not exceeding 29 square feet and
the color of its letters. Please note that this letter is included in your packag& To both issues !
agreed to the "City Code" and the City Councils agreement with the Landlord to abide by the size and
color selections.
I realize the city would like to have a scale drawing of the elevation and the proposed lettering as it
would appear on the from of the store, but I am unable to meet the deadline for the Council meeting on
the 13* of October in terms of this presentation. I would like to further explain that the Subway
Franchise supplies fixed sizes for its "Channel Letter Signage" to the franchisee, but those offerings do
not meet the City of Coppell's code requirements.
I, therefore, am going to have the landlords sign vendor construct a custom channel letter sign to meet
the city's requirements. This effort requires the landlords sign company to be certified or approved for
Subway's sign specifications. This process is underway, but will not be completed in time for the
Council meeting on the 13t~ of October.
Because of my concern for not meeting this deadline, I conferred with Ms. Isabelle Moro of the City
Planning Department. She felt that since I have already agreed to correct the issues with the
Development Review Committee; wrote a letter addressing the issue to the Planning and Zoning
Commission (agreeing to comply on all items) and with this additional letter to the City Council, it
would provide sufficient documentation to proceed to the City Council meeting of October 13~. At the
Councils request, I would also be in agreement to provide the signage drawing and it's specifications for
the city records as soon as they are made available to me.
Sincerely,
Tom Chapman
Subway Fr~c~see
URWAY, INC. TOM and DEBBIE CHAPMAN
DEPT. 368 OWNERS
P,O. BOX 769
COPPELL, TX 75019
(214) 393-5866
(21 zl) 393-4822
City of Coppell September 17, 1998
Planning and Zoning Commission
To Whom It May Concern,
The following issues were recommended to the Planning and Zoning Commission by the DRC:
Item 1. Limit the Subway channel sign to 29 square feet and the color of the sign will be restricted to
the uniform sign color selected by the landowner.
Subway's Response:
It is Subway's intent to conform to the city code on signage and will comply with the 29 square feet.
Subway will also conform to the color selected by the landowner. It is also Subway's request to the
Planning and Zoning Commission that it maintains its consistency with their decision, when it comes
to other tenants in this center requesting variances to the landowner's choice of signage colors.
Item 3. Revise Tower Elevation to reflect the sign's proper size.
Subway's Response:
In a phone conversation on September 15, 1998, Ms. Isabelle Moro suggested this letter would be
sufficient for (Items 1 & 3) and that a revise Tower Elevation would not be necessary.
Sincerely,
Tom Chapman
Subway Franchisee
City of Coppell
Name of Business: SUBWAY / TCBY
Address: Eleanor's Square
230 North Denton Tap Road
Suite 102
Coppell, Texas 75019
Store Operating Hours: Monday thru Thursday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Friday thru Saturday 10:00 AM tO 12:00 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM to 11:00 ?M
Store dimensions: 29' wide by 70' in depth. Total square footage is
2,030 square feet.
Store seating capacity: 66 people
Submitted by: Thomas Chapman
Owner
Office: 214-922-1610
Fax: 214-855-0080
SUBWAY / TCBY
Eleanor's Square
230 North Denton Tap Road
Suite 102
Coppell, Texas 75019
TOWER ELEVATION
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SUBWAY Channel Letter Specifications ChannelLetters 2/91
The following are scale model specifications for SUBWAY Signage. In order to maintain continuity throughout the chain any
sign produced locally must follow these exact specifications. All signage MUST be approved by Store Design BEFORE
man u facturing unless ordered thru DAI. OR is purchased through one of the local channel letter manufacturers that have been
pre-approved by STORE DESIGN.
NEON CHANNEL LE'I'rERS
COMPLIES WITH UNDERWRITER 1ABOi2ATOI~IES P~QUIEEMENTS
SUBWAY NEON CHANNEL LETTER SPECIFICATIONS
These sign specifications must be followed without any deviations unless there are written lease or local zoning restrictions. The
logo is a registered trademark and cannot be dislorted in any way. The channel letter signs must have U.L. approval
Returns: .040" aluminum, painted SOA 1260 Matthews Brown (PMS 412)
Backs: .063" aluminum
Trim Caps: I" Duronodic Brown (PMS 412)
Faces: .125 pigmented plexiglass (Robin & Haas)
Depth of Letter:. $ inches
Colors: "SUB" # 7328 White
"WAY" # 2037 Yellow
Illumination! I3mm cool white neon tubing
18"and 24" letters = Two rows
30" and 36" letters = Three rows
Transformers: 60 MA in COLD weather areas (30 MA in WARMER climates)
PK Housings and 1/2" flexible conduit
The proper spacing of the letters will result in the following lengths:
18" Height = 10'-I 1/2" length 30" Height = 16'-10 1/4" length
24" Height = 13'-6" length 36" Height = 20'-2 7/8" length
~ All signage MUST be approved by Store Design ~F,f..Qi?~manufacturing unless ordered thru DAI. OR is
purchased through one of the local channel letter manufacturers that have been pre-approved by STORE DESIGN,
OUTDOOR SIGNAGE Some landlords and/or zoning departments require
"actual square footage" measurements while others
There are many types of signage intended for use
will need "rectangle square footage" measurements
outside your store. As your main store sign, you
have four options to choose from: a channel letter when approving signage requests. Both equivalents
sign, an awning, a contour box sign, or a single face are provided here.
box sign. Other attention-getting signage that sup-
Sign Size Rectangular Sq. Ft. Actual Sq. Ft.
ports your main store sign may include the use of a
pole sign or a readerboard. '18" (20 2/16" H x 10' 1 I/2" L) 17.53 15.55
24"(27 I/4" H x 13' 6" L) 31.10 27.50
30"(33 s/8" H x 16'10 1/4" L)48.31 42.57
When developing your outdoor signage plan, you 36" (40 3/g.. H x 20' 2 ~/g" L) 69.60 61.27
must use the largest amount of signage allowable by
code and by lease that will physically fit on your "The use of channel letter signs measuring less than 30" in
building. Additionally, all SUBWAY® stores must height must be approved by the Store Design Dept.
have at least one sign on the outside of the building.
Your D.A. may also require a pole sign for your loca- Contour Box Signs
tion. Information regarding your specific local sign If you are not allowed to use channel letters in your
requirements and restrictions can be obtained from locale, or if you have a light-colored building where
your local zoning department. Please become famil- signage "contrast" may be a concern, a contour box
iar with this information in order to plan your sig- sign is a good choice. A contour box sign is made in
nage needs correctly, one continuous piece, rather than in individual letter
"units." A narrow brown border wraps around each
Channel Letters raised/embossed letter, allowing for the largest let-
Of the four types of outdoor store signs available, we ters possible yet providing enough contrast for visi-
recommend the channel letter option as your first bility (see Figure 2).
choice. Each letter is an individually lit unit with
(see Figure 1). Each unit can either be mounted onto
a fixed bracket or track (referred to as a raceway) or s
can be installed directly on the wall, where they are
then connected to power. Because each letter is not 3~. t,,,,,, s2 ,,2'~ ~9'~ ,,~'o~e~,, ~e
restricted by a border or any other connective mater-
ial, your square footage display area on a channel let- Figure 2 Contour Box Sign
ter is 50% larger than its box sign counterpart. For
this reason, we recommend the use of channel letters There are a few added benefits to consider with con-
whenever possible, tour box signs:
] 20~f~ ~,,,~c.~s ~ · Great for roof-mounted applications because con-
~-~' ~~~~ nettingstreet level.brackets are practically "unseen" from
~' I.e~,, ]6# high lelletS, remote Iransformer~ ]6' high ]e~ets On race,ray ~ Uses standard fluorescent tubes for illumination.
When you need to replace a lamp, your local sign
Figure I Channel Letter Sign company will probably already have one in stock.
~' Contour box signs suffer less breakage when
shipped by common carrier, (makes this a good
option for international locations).
January 1, 1996 Chapter 5 · Signage & Neon I
TCBY® Interior Window Display Sign (Neon)
Hanging Tab
General Specifications
Ail signs are UL and cUL listed. They are supplied as self-contained, ready-to-hang un~. Hanging chains (black #14
jack chain) and 4 #313 black'S' hooks are included. Installation requires only a means of attachment for the hanging
chains and a grounded, 120V electrical outlet within the proximity of the line cord's reach.
"TCBY" (double stroke)Treats (single stroke)
Listing: U.L. and cUL (Canadian UL)
Input Requirements: Volts: 120 Vac 50/60 Hz Amps: 1.2 amps
Back Panel: 3/16" Clear Polycarbonate
Neon: TCBY- 10 mm VEEP Green
Treats- 15 mm Magenta
All neon tubing is back dipped 'black
Electrical Insulating Components: Black ElectroBits Caps, Shortstops, and Black G.T.O. Sleeving
Tube Supports: Snap Retension Black Valox 357
Transformer:. 9000V/30 mA Solid State, UL & cUL (Canadian UL) listed
non-mercury migrating
Dimensions: 19 x 30"
On/Off Switch: Pull Chain (on transformer)
Line Cord: 3 Prong (grounded) 6' 120v Power
Wiring: 14 AWG 15,000V G.T.O. Cable a c~ivision ofzeon C~pon=f;on
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Ph 303-666-9400 Fax 303-666-5400
SUBWAY/TCBY
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230 North Denton Tap Road
Suite 102
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Store Operating Hours
Monday thru Thursday 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Friday thru Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Please note: Store hours dictated by Franchise