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ORDINANCE 2005- 017 communicate the coordination and consistency of design, colors, materials, illumination, and locations of signage. In a multi -tenant project where no established pattern exists as described above, the owner of the multi -tenant project shall be required to submit a sign program for approval prior to issuance of any new sign permits fora tenant space. (h) Design criteria and additional restrictions and allowances: 1. Freestanding signage: i. All freestanding signs restricted to a maximum height of no more than sixteen (16) feet shall be of a wide -based monument style. Pole signs are discouraged, but may be permitted when the supporting structures are completely screened from view with landscaping or berm features. Said landscaping and/or berming shall cover and screen the entire area beneath the sign at time of certificate of occupancy (C.O.) issuance. Design and locational requirements may be modified for compliance with sight distance standards, upon approval from the publicworks and community development directors or their designees. ii. Any freestanding signs constructed from flat panel material, such as high density polyurethane, MDO, sheet metal, or the like, shall have a distance of no less than eight (8) inches from face to face, and shall be enclosed on all sides to cover internal frame. 2. Freestanding changeable copy signs: i. Where allowed, a freestanding changeable copy sign shall not comprise more than eighty (80) percent of the total area of the actual sign. 3. Wall/facade signage: i. The maximum vertical dimension of a facade or wall sign shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the building height. ii. Awnings with lettering shall be considered wall signs. Where lettering is used on an awning, the area of lettering shall be included in the percentage limitation of a project's sign area. iii. Lettering, logos, and trim colors on canopy facia shall be considered a wall sign and shall be limited to thirty-three (33) percent of the facia area of any one elevation. Internally illuminated signs shall not be placed on a canopy structure, and no sign shall be placed above the facia on a canopy structure. NOTE: All wording is new wording for new Section 911 22 F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2005\Chapter 911.22 Other Corridors.rtf • 19