ORDINANCE - Amending UDO Article 11 Sign Regulations 6-18-18

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Development a Signage Plan containing the information required herein. For sites that contain multiple establishments, a signage plan that shows all proposed signage shall be required. Note that shopping centers and/or superstores in excess of 25,000 square feet shall meet the additional criteria as set forth in § 10.2.8 of this Ordinance. The Department of Community Development shall review the application in accordance with the criteria established in this Ordinance. Permanent signs for planned unit developments, Traditional Neighborhood Developments and Special Uses shall be reviewed as part of the site plan. The Signage Plan shall include the following information: The location of buildings, parking lots, driveways, and landscaped areas on such lot or parcel; Computation of the maximum total sign area, the maximum area for individual signs, the height of signs and the number of freestanding signs allowed on the lot(s) or parcel(s) included in the plan under this Ordinance; and An accurate indication on the plot plan of the proposed location of each present and future sign of any type, whether requiring a permit or not. Incidental signs need not be shown. The following principles shall control the computation of sign area and sign height: 11.4.1 COMPUTATION OF AREA OF SINGLE -FACED SIGNS. The area of a sign face shall be computed by means of the smallest square or rectangle that will encompass the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem, or other copy, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the background of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or structure against which it is placed, but not including any supporting framework, bracing, or decorative fence or wall when such fence or wall otherwise meets zoning ordinance regulations and is clearly incidental to the display itself. 11.4.2 COMPUTATION OF AREA OF MULTI -FACED SIGNS. The sign area for a sign with more than one face shall be the maximum total area of all sign faces visible from any one point. When two sign faces are placed back to back, they cannot be more than forty-two (42) inches apart. 11.4.3 HEIGHT. The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be either of (1) existing grade prior to construction or (2) newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to the Principal Structure on the lot or parcel, whichever is lower. All signs shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards: 11.5.1 CONSTRUCTION. 11.5.1 All signs shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to retain sound structural condition, and shall comply with all applicable provision of the State Building Code, all applicable electrical codes, and this Ordinance, at all times. 11.5.2 Except for flags, temporary signs, and window signs conforming in all respects with the requirements of this Ordinance, all signs shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the ground, a building, or another structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame, or structure. 2