§ 27-731. Master sign plans.

Purpose. This Section establishes as process to develop standards to assure harmony and visual quality throughout a master planned project.

(a)

Applicability. This section applies to an office park, hotel or motor hotel, shopping center, industrial park, or other grouping of three or more buildings, tenants or establishments.

(b)

Master sign plan required.

(1)

An applicant subject to this section shall submit a set of sign standards for all exterior signs with any application for a rezoning, special use permit, or site plan.

(2)

The master sign plan is approved concurrent with the rezoning, special use permit, or site plan.

(c)

Standards—Generally.

(1)

The master sign plan shall establish standards for the size, colors, materials, styles of lettering, appearance, type of illumination and location consistent with this division and table VIII-11-9 below.

(2)

The applicant and its successors and assigns shall comply with the approved master sign plan.

(3)

The standards for the master sign plan supersede any standards in sections 27-727 and 27-728 to the extent that they are inconsistent. Any signs not addressed in the master sign plan are subject to the standards in sections 27-727 and 27-728.

(4)

The approved master sign plan standards shall run with all leases or sales of portions of the development.

(d)

Additional standards for center/secondary signs.

(1)

If not located within the landscaped setback, the sign base shall be located within a curbed, landscaped area extending at least three feet on all sides of the sign base.

(2)

An additional sign may be incorporated into a structure such as a water feature, sculpture, topiary, or other art form if the director finds that:

a.

The sign is integrated visually with the structure,

b.

Is compatible with the scale and design of the feature or art form, and

c.

Is compatible with surrounding development.

(e)

Wall signs.

(1)

Generally . One wall sign is allowed in a center for each occupant with façade frontage (refer to sections 27-727 and 27-728 for dimensional standards).

(2)

Districts CI and CPI. Individual businesses in multitenant buildings in the CI or CPI districts are permitted, in lieu of the maximum wall sign allocation, to have a wall sign up to 25 square feet in area if the sign does not exceed 10 percent of the wall area.

(3)

Districts CP-O and MP-3. In districts CP-O through MP-3, single tenant buildings of more than 100,000 square feet may have one wall sign on each building facade in addition to any permitted detached sign. Sign area must comply with section 27-728.

Table VIII-11-15 Center and Secondary Signs
Zoning Districts/TND T-Zone →		C-O, C-1, C-D, C-2, C-3, M-1, B-P, M-2, M-3, and planned district equivalents; TND T-5, TND T-6, TND D	Projects >50,000 sf building area in CP-O, CP-1, CP-D, CP-2, or CP-3; or >5 acres in MP1, BPP, MP2, or MP3
↓ Requirements
1.	Number of monument signs per one street frontage ("Center Sign") ( * see additional area and height restrictions below if a second center sign is used)	1	1 or 2 *
2.	Number of monument signs per additional street frontage ("Secondary Sign")	1	1 *
3.	Number of monument signs per main building (subject to maximum detached sign allocation in and lieu of the monument signs allowed in lines 2 and 3 above) ("Secondary Sign")	1	1
4.	Number-total	1 or 2 *	1 or 2 *
Dimensions
5.	Sign area (maximum-sf)
	Center Sign (maximum-sf)	n/a	100
	• Additional area per 1 foot of additional setback/maximum total area (applies only if there is a single Center Sign)	n/a	15/250
	Center sign - additional area allowed (above maximum in Sec. 27-727 and Sec. 27-728) for one street frontage where Center includes over 20,000 square feet of building area	33%
	Secondary Signs (see lines 2-3 above) (maximum - sf)	50	50
6.	Height (maximum-feet)
	Center Sign	n/a	20 (10 if there are 2 Center Signs)
	• Additional height per 1 foot of additional setback/maximum total height	n/a	1/30
	Monument sign height for Secondary Signs (see line 3-4 above)	12	8
Location
7.	Property Line Setback (minimum-feet)
	Center Sign	15	15
	Secondary Sign	5	5
8.	Spacing between other detached signs (minimum-feet)	10	10
Design Characteristics
9.	Digital	Up to 30% of sign face	Up to 40% of sign face
10.	Illumination, Internal	Yes	Yes
11.	Illumination, External	Yes	Yes
12.	Illumination, Halo Lit	Yes	Yes
13.	Channel Letters	Yes	Yes
14.	Changeable copy	No	No
Rules of Interpretation:  Yes = the sign type or characteristic is permitted;  No = the sign type or characteristic is not permitted;  R = the sign type or characteristic is required;  NR = the sign type is permitted for non-residential uses only;  "—" the standard does not apply.  Z = as established for the principal building by the applicable zoning district.

 

(Ord. No. O-35-16 , § 1, 6-30-2016)