The Downtown Design Commission on a voice vote approved a proposed new sign for the building at 401 North Hudson Avenue, staff said at the meeting.

Larg Griggs, planning department staff, told commissioners the downtown design district requires that “all signs, 100 square foot or larger in downtown, has to come before the commission,” and that the city’s sign-code calculation caps any single building’s allowance at 400 square feet. Griggs said staff added the proposed new sign to the building’s existing signs and estimated a combined total of about 272 square feet, which is below the 400-square-foot cap. “Sign allowance is based on 5% of the wall area,” Griggs said.

The applicant was not present. Griggs said the building already has a sign on the east facade, another near the front entrance on the first floor and a sign on the north (parking-lot) facade. Staff recommended approval in the staff report referenced by commissioners. A commission member moved to approve the application “on the basis that the project applies with regulations and guidelines of the Downtown Design District Zoning Ordinance as referenced in section C of the staff report,” another commissioner seconded, and the motion passed.

Commissioners did not solicit public comment on the item and raised no further questions during the meeting. No vote counts were recorded in the public transcript.

The commission moved next to the Bricktown item after the approval.