(A) A common signage plan shall be required to issue a permit involving any of the following:
(1) Two or more contiguous lots or parcels under the same ownership developed as a coordinated site;
(2) A single lot or parcel with more than one principal use or building (not including accessory structures) or qualifying on the basis of street frontage for more than one freestanding sign; and
(3) A Planned Development District (PDD).
(B) The plan shall contain all information required for sign permits as stated in § 157.114, and shall specify standards for consistency among all signs on the lot or parcel affected by the plan with regard to:
(1) Lettering or graphic style;
(2) Lighting;
(3) Location of each sign on the building;
(4) Materials; and
(5) Sign proportions.
(C) For all lots or development tracts in all zoning districts containing multiple uses or buildings, the common signage plan shall limit the number of freestanding signs to a total of one for each street in which the lots included in the plan have frontage, and shall provide for shared or common usage of such signs.
(D) Once approved by the Zoning Administrator, the common signage plan shall become binding on all businesses and uses occupying the affected lots, but may be amended by filing a new or revised plan that complies with all the requirements of this subchapter.
(E) If any new or revised common signage plan is filed for a property on which existing signs are located, it shall include a schedule for bringing into conformance, within 18 months, all signs not conforming to the proposed amended plan or the requirements of this subchapter in effect on the date of submission.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15)