Item 4FProposed Amendment to Sign Ordinance No. 704, As Amended
Item 4F – Ord. No. 704-H
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Proposed Revisions to the Existing Sign Ordinance
Provide a definition to clarify upper story signage
Add language prohibiting upper story signage unless approved under a Master Sign Plan or Variance
Add upper floor signage to Master
Sign Plan provisions
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Proposed Upper Story Signage Definition, Section 4
SIGN, UPPER STORY: An attached sign located on a multistory building that is either displayed above the ceiling level of the first story and/or displayed 20 feet or more above grade
of the closest roadway surface.
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Proposed Addition to Prohibited Signs, Section 5
5.2.23 Upper story signs, unless approved as part of a Master Sign Plan or variance.
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Section 8.3 “Application Requirements”
b. Upper Story Signs
Section 8.4.9 “Multistory Buildings corporate offices and hotels”
a. For multi-story corporate offices and hotels, signs
should be limited to monument signs and possibly a single façade sign of appropriate scale and size that identifies the name of the major tenant or building.
b. For multistory commercial
buildings, upper story signs should be limited to tenants that have a minimum of 25 feet of horizontal building frontage.
Proposed Revisions to Master Sign Plans, Section 8
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Sign Board
August 20, 2015; Approved (5-0) as presented, subject to staff report dated August 14, 2015
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Questions?
Ken Baker: (817) 748-8067
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