Ordinance 1849-92 - Laserfiche WebLink

• for each additional business on a lot having more than one business, up to a maximum area of one-hundred and fifty (150) square feet. c. The maximum height for a freestanding sign shall be five (5) feet plus two (2) feet for each one (1) foot the sign is setback from the property line which abuts the street right-of-way, up to a maximum height of twenty-five (25) feet. d. On lots where more than one freestanding sign is permitted, the sign area permitted for each sign may be combined if installed on one sign structure, provided that the maximum sign area permitted shall not exceed three-hundred (300) square feet. SECTION 38: Section 36.170.A or Ordinance No. 1671-89 is amended by the addition of the following: 6. Shopping centers or office complexes which are designated as sign Category A, which have more than 300 feet of street frontage on one street may have one freestanding sign for each 300 feet of frontage or portion thereof. Such signs shall be separated from one another by at least one-hundred fifty (150) feet. SECTION 39: Section 36. 190.E of Ordinance No. 1671-91 is hereby deleted. SECTION 40: Section 36. 210.A of Ordinance No. 1671-89, which reads: Comprehensive Design Plan Permits. A. Application may be made to the Planning Commission for special consideration whereby deviations from the requirements and restrictions of this Section may be permitted when an applicant is using a comprehensive design plan to integrate signs into the framework of the building or buildings, landscaping, and other design features of the property, utilizing an overall design theme. This process may be sued to allow flashing, rotating, revolving, and swinging projecting signs or other similar signs creating the illusion of movement; to allow off premises directional signs; to allow roof signs; or to allow the height of freestanding signs to exceed the standards of this Section. Comprehensive design may be used on an existing building where the facade is being altered, when there is now construction, or in freestanding signs. These permits are not to confused with the procedures for obtaining variances for hardship or unusual circumstances. Rather, these permits are based upon the applicant satisfying the Planning Commission that an exceptional effort has been made toward creating harmony between the sign, the building and the site where it is located through use of a consistent design theme which complements and enhances the surrounding environment. The comprehensive design plan shall be presented to the Planning Commission with a narrative describing the proposed plan. The Planning Commission shall assess the applicant's information using the following criteria: