http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/20141119/2014-gigabillboard-tesla-proposes-enormous-sign-outside-fremont-factory 2014: Gigabillboard? Tesla proposes enormous sign outside Fremont factory By Chris De Benedetti The Argus 11/19/14
FREMONT -- Those wondering if Tesla Motors and Fremont will continue strengthening their relationship soon might see a sign. A very large illuminated sign between Tesla's factory and Interstate 880, to be exact. The electric car manufacturer wants to erect the towering, 6,300-square-foot advertising space outside its South Fremont compound, where it will promote its new vehicles. The Fremont Planning Commission will consider Tesla's proposal Thursday night. "It's big, but I think it's important for people to see that Tesla is here in Fremont," said Mayor Bill Harrison. "I support them branding themselves and them putting it out there that we're the home of Tesla." The company's logo already is prominently displayed on the factory's facade next to I-880, near the Milpitas border. Asked Wednesday why bigger, newer signage is needed, Tesla representative Koohyar Fard Arya replied: "Why do people put billboards anywhere?" "Come to Thursday's meeting and see why," he said. The company's press office declined to comment. The 200-by-40-foot sign would be illuminated, according to a city report. The sign itself would be 30 feet high perched on a 10-foot column. Fremont bans electronic signage with moving images but allows static images made more visible by lighting. Tesla's sign can be twice as high as the city's 20-foot height limit for billboards because it does not fit the city's definition of a billboard, said James Willis, a Fremont planner. "Billboards must be for rent, display off-site advertising and be on a site with one use," and Tesla's sign does none of those things, Willis said. Though headquartered in Palo Alto, Tesla Motors is one of Fremont's largest employers, boasting around 4,000 employees in the city's biggest building, standing on a 212-acre property. The property's grand size helped persuade city staffers to recommend approval for the company's proposal, Willis said. "The sign is relatively in scale with the rest of the site," he said. "We wouldn't consider this for a small-size parcel." The new sign would be the most visible part of the 850-acre Innovation Center, where Fremont envisions adding up to 4,000 housing units, 12,000 jobs, shopping, restaurants, hotel and convention facilities, and parks near the Warm Springs-South Fremont BART station, set to open at the end of next year. Tesla has been the anchor of that vision and a good partner for Fremont, where the electric car company has opened a sales room, Harrison said. "That allows us to capture some sales tax dollars," he said. "They're good corporate citizens for us, and we should be good partners for them." [© santacruzsentinel.com] ... http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26418717/tesla-proposing-giant-billboard-fremont-factory-880 2014: Gigabillboard? Tesla proposes enormous sign outside Fremont factory By Chris De Benedetti The Argus ... http://www.veteransnewsnow.com/2014/11/13/veterans-tour-teslas-fremont-factory/ Veterans Tour Tesla’s Fremont Factory November 13th, 2014 | by Arnaldo Rodgers ... http://www.indeed.com/q-Tesla-Motors-l-Fremont,-CA-jobs.html Tesla Motors Jobs, Employment in Fremont, CA [dated] http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/28/tesla-motors-looks-to-install-massive-sign-near-fremont-plant-billboard-electric-cars-factory-mayor-bill-harrison-interstate-880-nimitz-freeway/ Tesla Motors Looks To Install Massive Sign Near Fremont Plant August 28, 2014 Christin Ayers [video http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video?clipId=10523653 Billboards are a common sight along Bay Area freeways, but drivers along the Nimitz could be in for a surprise. Tesla is looking to install a billboard standing 40 feet tall and stretching 200 feet wide in Fremont. Christin Ayers reports. (8/27/14) ] FREMONT (KPIX 5) — Billboards are a common sight along Bay Area freeways, but drivers along the Nimitz could be in for a surprise. Tesla is looking to install a billboard standing 40 feet tall and stretching 200 feet wide near its factory in Fremont. The sign would be installed where there are currently a cluster of poles in an overgrown lot near Interstate 880. “I think it’s important for us to say here is Tesla, here they are in Fremont and they’re very proud of them,” Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison told KPIX 5. The sign will practically scream it, with a rendering of a Tesla splashed across an illuminated sign 40 feet tall and 200 feet wide, roughly the length of five school buses. Fremont has strict regulations against billboards, and signs are supposed to be no taller than 20 feet. But the mayor said he would like to see the planning commission make an exception for a company that has brought jobs and big business to the city. “We want people to know as they drive down 880 that a) they’re in Fremont and b) the Tesla plant is right here,” Harrison said. Tesla did not return KPIX 5’s calls asking for comment. The planning commission is expected to vote on the sign at a meeting Thursday night. [© sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com] http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Tesla-Sign-Fremont-Factory--273110791.html Tesla Plans to Install Sign the Size of a Hockey Rink Outside Its Fremont Factory By Scott Budman Aug 29, 2014 [video flash] Electric car maker Tesla wants to put up a giant sign near its Fremont factory that, if approved, would instantly become one of the Bay Area's biggest. Scott Budman reports. (Published Thursday, Aug 28, 2014) Electric car maker Tesla wants to put up a giant sign near its Fremont factory that, if approved, would instantly become one of the Bay Area's biggest. Fremont city leaders foresee heavy development in the area along Interstate 880 where Tesla is situated. In addition to a BART station, they want to add thousands of housing units and thousands of new jobs, too. Tesla is an anchor of the plan – and the company has an idea to make sure its brand stands out: Tesla wants to put up a sign that’s 40-feet tall by 200-feet wide, as long as a hockey rink. "We want people to know that they're in Fremont, Tesla's factory is in Fremont, and we're very proud of that,” said Bill Harrison, Fremont’s mayor. That civic pride will, if approved, be on display, lit up and visible 24 hours a day along I-880, showing off one of the Bay Area's most successful companies. California Highway Patrol officials said the agency isn’t concerned about the sign distracting drivers. Motorists NBC Bay Area spoke with agreed. Besides, San Jose driver Jim O'Brien said, “As long as it's not causing accidents, and it’s good for the company, it’s good for the Bay Area." "They're a great company to have around,” Fremont resident Karen Kenaga said. “I have no problem with any kind of sign. We need the recognition." Fremont has strict rules for the size of billboards, but the city says those don’t apply in this case because Tesla says it’s not a billboard, it’s a sign. Harrison insists, it's not a sweetheart deal for Tesla, just good business for his city. “I think we'd be doing this if it wasn't Tesla,” Harrison said. “If there was a factory here producing something other than awesome cars, but employing over 4,000 people, I as mayor would make sure we're doing what we can to help them." Tesla declined a request to comment on the sign, other than to say it will have more information available at Thursday night’s planning commission meeting, which was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Fremont City Hall. 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