Item 9C Master Sign Plan Comparison
Master Sign Plan Multi-story Office Building Comparison September 2019
Granite Building MSP16-003
Sign Brief Description Current 704-H
regulations
North Elevation – Sign Area ‘D’
Proposed Sign Location
• North elevation faces S.H. 114
• Maximum area of 2 ½ feet high by 30
feet wide = 75 square feet
• Maximum letter height = 2 ½ feet (30
inches)
• Limited to single row text – 2 words
• Left justified placement
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 111 square
feet
• Maximum 24 inch letter
height allowed
• Double stack text allowed
if area and letter height
comply
• Placement must be in
middle 75% of the facade
East Elevation – Sign Area ‘A’
Proposed Sign Locations
• East elevation faces Reserve Street
and has direct line of sight from SH
114.
• Maximum area is 4 ½ feet high by 50
feet wide = 225 square feet
• Maximum letter height = 4 ½ feet (54
inches)
• Limited to single row text – 3 words
• Right justified placement
• All upper story signage
requires City Council
approval of a master sign
plan
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 200 square
feet
• Double stack text allowed
if area and letter height
comply
• Placement must be in
middle 75% of the facade
Granite Building MSP16-003
Sign Brief Description Current 704-H
regulations
East Elevation – Sign Area ‘C’
Proposed Sign Locations
• East elevation faces Reserve
Street.
• Maximum area for first story sign
is 2 ½ feet high by 30 feet wide =
75 square feet
• Maximum letter height = 2 ½ feet
(30 inches)
• Limited to single row text – 2
words
• Left justified placement
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 200 square
feet
• Double stack text
allowed if area and
letter height comply
• Placement must be in
middle 75% of the
facade
West Elevation – Sign Area ‘B’
Proposed Sign Location
• West elevation faces internal
drives, however, has direct line of
sight from SH114 frontage road
• Maximum area for upper story
sign is 4 ½ feet high by 50 feet
wide = 225 square feet
• Maximum letter height = 4 ½ feet
(54 inches)
• Limited to single row text – 3
words
• Left justified placement
• All upper story signage
requires City Council
approval
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 200 square
feet
• Double stack text
allowed if area and
letter height comply
• Placement must be in
middle 75% of the
facade
MSP16-006 Methodist Southlake Hospital
Sign Brief Description Current 704-H
Regulations
North Elevation – Sign Location 4
• North elevation faces S.H. 114
• Maximum area is 4’-2” high by 16’-4
½” wide = 68 sf
• Maximum letter height = 2’-1 1/8”
(25.1 inches)
• Double row text – 3 words
• Center justified placement on facade
• All upper story signage
requires City Council
approval of a master sign
plan
• Maximum sign area allowed
is 280 sf for the front facade
• Maximum allowable letter
height is 42”
• Double stack text allowed if
area and letter height comply
• Placement must be in middle
75% of the façade
North Elevation Parking Garage – Sign Location 6
• North elevation faces SH 114.
• Maximum area is 7’-5 1/8” by 30’-2 ¼”
= 223 square feet
• Maximum letter height = 4’-0” and 1’
11/16”
• Maximum logo: 7’-5 1/8” by 7’-5 1/8”=
43.2 sf
• Limited to two row text – 3 words
• Left justified placement
• All upper story signage
requires City Council
approval of a master sign
plan
• Maximum sign area allowed
is 190 square feet
• Maximum allowable letter
height is 42”
• Double stack text allowed if
area and letter height comply
• Placement must be in middle
75% of the facade
Monument Sign Location 1
• Existing 5-feet high by + 49-feet wide
masonry wall
• 3’-8” height by 16’-8” wide= 57 sf area
proposed single-sided sign
• Back lit letter illumination
• Existing compliant address numbers
are located on the sign
• Maximum height allowed is
12 feet
• Maximum height of sign face
is 10 feet
• Maximum sign face area is
80 square feet (per side)
• Maximum number of panels
is 8
• Setbacks are 15 feet from
north property line and 10
feet from east property line
• 6 inch masonry frame
required
• 8 inch address numerals
required
MSP16-006 Methodist Southlake Hospital
Sign Brief Description Current 704-H
Regulations
East Elevation – Sign Location 10 and 11
• Elevations face internally
• Maximum area for parking garage is
8” high by 6’-8 ½” wide = 5.7 sf
• Maximum area for the outpatient sign
is 8” high by 9’-4 ¼ ” wide = 6.2 sf
• Maximum letter height = 8-inches
• Limited to single row text
• Center justified placement
• Placement must be in middle
75% of the facade
• Maximum sign area of 100 sf
• Maximum letter height–12-
inches
• Each lease or tenant space
shall be permitted only one
attached building sign per
street front with a maximum
of two signs per tenant/lease
space.
MSP17-002 Baylor Scott and White Medical Office Building
Sign Proposed Allowed under 704-I
Attached Sign 2
(North elevation)
1. Upper story sign with 1st floor lease
and not located within lease space
frontage (non-leasable common
area)
2. 22.5 ft. sign width within 75% of
single plane façade
3. 20.63 and 7.81 inch letter ht.
4. 79.39 sf total sign area
5. 47.35 inch logo height
6. 17.39 sf logo area
7. Reverse lit letters and logo: blue
channel cut letters and logo (Blue,
Teal & Yellow)
1. Each lease or tenant
space shall be permitted
only one attached building
sign per street front and
within lease space. Upper
story signs require a
Master Sign Plan or
variance.
2. 22.5 ft. allowable sign
width within 75% of single
plane façade
3. 42 inch max. letter ht.
4. 91 sf sign area based on
133 ft. lease width on 1st
floor (shown in blue).
Total sign area to fit within
allowable sign width.
5. 52.5 inch max. logo ht.
6. 18.2 sf logo area 20% of
allowable sign area
7. Reverse channel letters
may be any color with
white or off-white lighting.
Logos may use any color.
Attached Sign 3
1. Sign is an upper story sign and
located within the tenant lease
space and located within the
façade (not within 75% of lease
space)
2. 14.5 ft. sign width within 75% of
single plane façade
3. 21.41 and 10 inch letter ht.
4. 34.65 sf total sign area
5. 27.5 inch logo height
6. 5.58 sf logo area
7. Reverse lit letters and logo: Black
channel cut letters and logo (Blue,
Rust & Olive)
1. Upper story signs require a
Master Sign Plan or
variance. Centered within
75% of single plane
façade.
2. 39.75 ft. sign width
3. 42 inch max. letter ht.
4. 75.6 sf total sign area.
Area is determined by
lease space width and
what can fit into the
middle 75% of the single
plane facade(must be
located within lease
space frontage)
5. 52.5 inch logo height
6. 15.12 sf logo area (20%
of allowable sign area)
7. Individually-mounted
channel letters must be
white, ivory, black, grey,
beige or similar neutral
colors for internal
illumination. Reverse
channel letters may be
any color with white or
off-white lighting. Logos
may use any color.
MSP17-002 Baylor Scott and White Medical Office Building
Sign Proposed Allowed under 704-I
Attached Sign 4
(east elevation)
1. Located within the 75% façade
width
2. 9.86 ft. sign width
3. 9.04 and 3.42 inch letter ht.
4. 15.02 sf total sign area
5. 20.75 inch logo height
6. 2.99 sf logo area
7. Reverse lit letters and logo: blue
channel cut letters and logo (Blue,
Teal & Yellow)
1. Centered within 75% of
single plane façade
(57.42 ft. lease width)
2. 43 ft. allowable sign
width
3. 16 inch max. letter ht.
4. 40.2 sf total sign area.
5. 20.75 inch logo height
6. 8 sf logo area (20% of
allowable sign area)
1. Individually-mounted
channel letters must be
white, ivory, black, grey,
beige or similar neutral
colors for internal
illumination. Reverse
channel letters may be
any color with white or
off-white lighting. Logos
may use any color.
Attached Sign 5
(east elevation)
1. Located within the tenant lease
space and within the 75% façade
width
2. Sign width to be determined per ht.
of the elements so that overall sign
does not exceed 7.14 sf.
3. 16.7 inch max letter height within
the sign area shown
4. 7.14 sf max. sign area
5. 21.75 inch max. logo ht.
6. 7.14 sf max. logo area limited to
within sign area as shown
7. Reverse lit letters and logo
Sign 5 overall size and height above ground
should be approximately the same visually at the
pharmacy logo located in the adjacent lease
space.
1. Centered within 75% of
single plane façade (48.6
ft. lease width)
2. 38.9 ft. allowable sign
width
3. 16.7 inch max. letter ht.
4. 38.9 sf total sign area.
5. 20.9 inch logo height
6. 7.78 sf logo area (20% of
allowable sign area)
7. Individually-mounted
channel letters must be
white, ivory, black, grey,
beige or similar neutral
colors for internal
illumination. Reverse
channel letters may be
any color with white or
off-white lighting. Logos
may use any color.
MSP17-004 TD Ameritrade
Sign Proposed Sign Details Current 704-I regulations
(A) Attached Building Sign
1. One upper story attached
building sign on the west
elevation facing SH 114
2. Letter height 32 ½ inches
3. Logo height 67 inches
4. Sign located outside of the
middle 75% by
approximately 23 inches
5. Sign area 96.65 square feet
6. Internally illuminated
channel letters neutral color
– light up as white at night
1. Upper story signs
require City Council
approval
2. Maximum letter height
allowed is 40.8 inches
(based on location of
freeway lane)
3. Maximum logo height
allowed is 51 inches
(based on freeway lane
location which is
approximately 268 feet
from the building)
4. Each sign must be
located within the
middle 75% of the
single façade
5. Maximum sign area
allowed is 400 square
feet
6. Internally illuminated
channel letters must be
neutral in color when lit
MSP17-004 TD Ameritrade
Sign Proposed Sign Details Current 704-I regulations
(B) and (F) Mounted Addresses
Dark metal 24 inch address
numerals located on south
façade of the building and
south facing façade of parking
garage
1. Approximately 11 ½
square feet
2. Addresses are right
justified on the facade
3. 24 inches in height
4. Non-illuminated
1. Address signs in excess
of five (5) square feet in
area shall be considered
attached business signs
and shall be counted
toward the area of
signage permitted on a
building façade or
monument.
2. Attached business signs
must be located within the
middle 75% of the single
plane façade.
3. A maximum 14 inch letter
height is permitted as an
attached sign at the
proposed locations
4. Illumination not required
* The proposed address
numerals are located on facades
that do not include any other
signage. With the address signs
being evaluated as attached
building signs, the main campus
bldg. has two attached bldg.
signs and the parking garage has
one attached building sign which
are permitted by ordinance.
Keller Williams @ Kimball Park Sign Variance
Sign Regulation Permitted Sign Ord.
704-I Proposed
Sign Location
Each lease or tenant
space shall be
permitted only one
attached building sign
per street front and
within lease space
Upper story signs
require a Master Sign
Plan or variance
Sign is not
located within
tenant lease
space and is an
upper story sign
Sign Width 73.125 ft. 30 ft.
Max. Letter Ht. for Attached Sign 42 inches 42 inch
Area of Building Sign 178.2 sf 105 sf
Internally illuminated channel cut letters – color
Non-neutral colored channel cut letters must be halo lit
Internally illuminated
channel cut letters are
required to be white,
ivory, black, grey, beige
or similar neutral colors.
Reverse channel letters
may be any color with
white or off-white
lighting. Logos may use
any color.
Reverse lit red,
gray and white
channel letters
with white LED
lighting.
MSP16-007 Cambria Suites
Sign Description Details Current 704-I regulations
South Elevation
• South elevation is approximately
650 feet from SH 114 frontage
road
• Maximum letter height requested
is approximately 51 ½ inches for
the ‘i’ and 48 inches for the
remaining letters
• The total sign area is
approximately 100 square feet
• The total sign width is
approximately 24 ½ feet
• Channel cut letters with internal
illumination; letters illuminate as
white at night; and the dot above
the ‘i’ as red.
• Sign face color described as
Honey – PMS131
• Upper story signs require
Master Sign Plan or
variance approval
• Maximum letter height
allowed is 42 inches
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 156 square feet
• Total sign width allowed is
25 feet (to meet middle
75% placement)
• Individually-mounted
channel letters must be
white, ivory, black, grey,
beige or similar neutral
colors.
East Elevation
• East elevation is approximately
480 feet from Kimball Avenue
• Maximum letter height requested
is approximately 51 ½ inches for
the ‘i’ and 48 inches for the
remaining letters
• The total sign area is
approximately 100 square feet
• The total sign width is
approximately 24 ½ feet
• Channel cut letters with internal
illumination; letters illuminate as
white at night; and the dot above
the ‘i’ as red
• Sign face color described as
Honey – PMS131
• Upper story signs require
Master Sign Plan or
variance approval
• Maximum letter height
allowed is 24 inches
• Maximum sign area
allowed is 180 square feet
• Total sign width allowed is
25 feet (to meet middle
75% placement)
• Individually-mounted
channel letters must be
white, ivory, black, grey,
beige or similar neutral
colors.