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ORDINANCE 2005- 017 6. Where allowed, changeable copy signs that have a dark opaque background with translucent lettering. (e) Reduction in sign sizes and dimensions: Modifications to Table 1 (freestanding signs) and Table 2 (wall signs), Schedule of Regulations for Permanent Signs Requiring Permits, sign ordinance. 1. Freestanding signs: i. Maximum cumulative signage: Reduce to fifty (50) percent of what is allowed in Table 1, except for I-95 signs as described in iii, below. ii. Maximum signage on a single face: Reduce to fifty (50) percent of what is allowed in Table 1, except for I-95 signs as described in iii, below. Maximum height: Reduce to thirty (30) percent of what is allowed in Table 1, but no less than six (6) feet and no greater than ten (10) feet. Maximum height and size modifications do not apply to properties located within one thousand (1,000) feet of I-95 entrance or exit ramps where an applicant demonstrates that a taller proposed sign is oriented so as to be seen by I-95 motorists approaching the SR 60 interchange. For properties located between one thousand (1,000) feet and two thousand (2,000) feet of I-95 entrance or exit ramps, a maximum sign height of twenty (20) feet and a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet shall be allowed. Any pole for such a sign shall be colored dark bronze, black, or dark green. All other special restrictions and prohibitions shall apply. a. Sign base and sign pole base landscaping: for signs near I-95 allowed to exceed twenty (20) feet in height, sign bases and sign pole bases shall be screened from view of the adjacent roadway with a minimum of three (3) canopy trees, three (3) understory trees, and a continuous hedge having a height at planting of at least three (3) feet above grade. For signs allowed to exceed ten (10) feet in height but limited to a height of twenty (20) feet, sign bases and sign pole bases shall be screened from view of the adjacent roadway with a minimum of three (3) understory trees and a continuous hedge having a height at planting of at least three (3) feet above grade. (See Figures F-14 and F-15 at the end of section 911.19). iv. For development involving sites of forty (40) acres or more the ten (10) feet sign height requirement may be waived by the Board of County Commissioners if the development project applicant prepares and the Board of County Commissioners approves a sign package that reduces the total sign area otherwise allowed under the corridor plan NOTE: All wording is new wording for new Section 911.22 F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2005\Chapter 911.22 Other Corridors.rtf 17