(A) A common signage plan shall be prerequisite to the issuance of any sign permit involving:
(1) Two or more contiguous lots or parcels under the same ownership;
(2) A single lot or parcel with more than one principal use or building (not including accessory uses or buildings) or qualifying on the basis of street frontage for more than one free-standing sign; and
(3) The identification or announcement of a land subdivision or development project.
(B) The plan shall contain all information required for sign permits generally and shall also specify standards for consistency among all signs on the zone lot affected by the plan with regard to:
(1) Lettering or graphic style;
(2) Lighting;
(3) Location of each sign on the buildings;
(4) Material; and
(5) Sign proportions.
(C) The common signage plan, for all zone lots with multiple uses or multiple users, shall limit the number of free-standing signs to a total of one for each street on which the zone lots included in the plan have frontage and shall provide for shared or common usage of the signs. The maximum sign area may be increased by 25%.
(D) Once approved by the Building Official, the common signage plan shall become binding on all business and used occupying the affected zone lots, but may be amended by filing a new or revised plan that conforms with all requirements of this subchapter.
(E) If any new or amended common signage plan is filed or a property on which existing signs are located, it shall include a schedule for bringing into conformance, within three years, all signs not conforming to the proposed amended plan or to the requirements of this subchapter in effect on the date of submission.
(Ord. 94-06-01, passed 6-14-94)