Sign professionals like the project managers at Lemberg are familiar with the codes and requirements for communities throughout the region, what is allowed, and what is not. They consistently are involved in code research, street closures, permitting, and safety for every project. No two cities are the same, and that is where a good project manager can really help.
Here are just a few examples of the support Lemberg sign professionals offer for each and every customer.
You might have a vision for your sign, but the city where your business is located might have codes preventing that vision.
Making things more complicated are zoning differences within the cities themselves or areas where municipalities butt up against one another. For example, code allowances for height on one corner of an intersection may be higher than for a business directly across the street, simply because each business sits within a different city, town, or zone.
Sign professionals make it their business to understand the restrictions at play and when the customer may have a case to challenge those restrictions.
Different communities look at variances differently, and some are stricter than others. With the help of a good project manager, a company may be able to show a hardship that may convince a commission to allow a variance, such as a disadvantaged location that needs a higher-than-allowed sign or a non-profit with a mission that can only be served with specialty signage.
A good sign project manager will educate a customer on what they know about their municipality and how a given planning commission may view a presented hardship. They can help determine the best plan of action when approaching a situation and whether it is best to design around a hardship rather than trying to gain approval for a change. Either way, a reputable sign professional is with the customer through the entire process.
According to Zach Wenger, project manager for Lemberg, “The goal is to make it as seamless as possible for the customer. Most customers are not construction savvy. We educate them on the steps and process to achieve the end result that will be the best representation of themselves and their brand.”
In cases where there are high-rise installs, be them in urban or less densely populated areas, there are specialty installers, equipment, and operators involved. Project managers arrange all the details for this type of complicated installation, which may involve special cranes, rooftop equipment, and specially trained installers.
Project managers ensure that not only are pedestrians and vehicular traffic safe, but so are those working on the project. They ensure that their teams and all who work with them are OSHA 30 trained, certified in crane operation as well as rigging and signaling.
They ensure the team that shows up on the job is not only skilled and trained, but they are also dressed the part and fully protected according to OSHA safety regulations. This minimizes liability for you and your brand.
Sign professionals work as a team from start to finish creating a design that sits aesthetically within its surroundings and suggested mount. A project manager will work with the sales team and designers to see the project wholistically from the first read of a plan drawing to the final installation to avoid any surprises.
Your sign project team can help you create signage from existing logo designs or create something unique and fresh. Either way, professionals are well-versed in creating signage to fit not only your vision but also your location and municipality.
Project managers, like Wenger, conscientiously consider how they would like to see a project managed and how they’d like the end result to look. Then they take the necessary steps to make that happen. They go the extra mile on aesthetics. For example, they understand building construction and can avoid installations that leave unsightly damage, as in the case of precast buildings where drilling into the wall from the outside creates “spall” that damages the inside of the building.
Sign professionals have plenty of experience with a variety of situations, industries, customers, and municipalities. There’s really nothing that they can’t handle. It’s important that you communicate your expectations early with your sign team. They can offer you their professional guidance as to your municipal codes and restrictions and offer their expertise to bring your vision to life.
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