(A) In any newly proposed or existing Planned Unit Development Zone District, a sign package plan shall be prepared by the developer and approved by the Planning Commission at the same time the final development plan is approved.
(B) The sign package plan shall establish the maximum size, the prototypical design and the number of signs that will be allowed within the subject planned development. After the sign package plan has been approved by the Planning Commission, the County Department of Planning, Zoning and Building Code Enforcement shall be authorized to issue sign permits for businesses when the requested sign is in compliance with the approved sign package plan. No permit for any sign shall be issued unless it is in compliance with the approved sign package plan.
(C) The sign package plan shall include the following information:
(1) Front building elevation(s), indicating lengths of individual storefronts, location(s) of signs and the maximum sign area for each individual business sign;
(2) Location of development identification sign, if any, indicating the setbacks and maximum sign area for this sign;
(3) Drawings, to scale, of all signs proposed for the planned unit development, including dimensions (height and width);
(4) Color schemes for all signs and the design of all signs, including how they will need to be erected, and the types of structures which, will be used to support each sign;
(5) The types of structures that will be used to support each sign; and
(6) The elevation of the centerline of the nearest adjacent improved public right-of-way, for purposes of determining the maximum height permitted.
(D) The sign package plan, once approved, shall become a part of the final development plan. Any change to this portion of the plan shall require that an amended final development plan be submitted by the developer/owner of the planned unit development for approval by the Planning Commission, as a whole. The Chairperson shall not approve any amended sign package plan administratively, as provided for in §§ 155.195 and 155.278 of this chapter.
(E) The following is a list of maximum sign areas permitted per type of sign and applicable zone district.
(1) Development identification. Development identification signs shall identify the name of the development, only and shall not exceed 150 square feet per street frontage. One development identification sign per street frontage shall be permitted. Individual tenants shall not be permitted to display a sign on the development identification sign.
(2) Fascia signs identifying tenants.
(a) Each tenant shall be permitted to display one fascia sign identifying his or her business. Each tenant sign shall be limited to one square foot of sign area for each one linear foot of building frontage. In no case shall a tenant be limited to less than 25 square feet of fascia sign, or allowed a maximum of over 250 square feet.
(b) Businesses located on the interior of a single building, and having customer/client access from the interior of the building shall be permitted to have one fascia sign on the exterior of the building. The maximum area of this sign shall be no greater than one square foot of sign area for each one linear foot of interior storefront area. No minimum or maximum sign areas shall apply to this requirement.
(3) Monument signs. On individual lots within a planned unit development, businesses shall be permitted one monument sign. The maximum permitted sign area for a monument sign shall not exceed 40 square feet. The maximum height of the monument sign shall not exceed six feet. The location of any approved monument sign shall be one-half the distance of the building setback.
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 11.22)