This section shall apply to all districts designated by the zoning provision as office professional. This section shall specifically apply to the following zone districts: PO
(A) Residential uses. Signs for residential uses shall be permitted as provided in § 10-6.07 of this chapter.
(B) Office uses: freestanding signs.
(1) Size and height. Office developments may use one of two optional freestanding sign programs: a single freestanding sign listing the name and address of the office center, or the business in the case of a single business development. The sign area and the sign height shall not exceed those listed in the following table:
Each Street Frontage | Height | Face Area |
0 - 50 | 4' | 12 Sq. Ft. |
51 - 100 | 6' | 18 Sq. Ft. |
101 - 200 | 8' | 24 Sq. Ft. |
201 - 400 | 10'* | 32 Sq. Ft. |
401 - Plus | 12'* | 48 Sq. Ft. |
* Up to a 25% increase in the height of the sign may be granted by the Planning Director where the Director determines a taller sign “structure” shall enhance the design of the development. | ||
(2) Location. The location of such signs shall not be less than one foot inside the property line and shall not interfere with the safety of vehicular traffic entering into or exiting from an office development property or with vehicular traffic or pedestrians.
(3) Number. The allowable number of freestanding signs shall be as follows:
(a) The total face area may be utilized in one sign or be divided among one sign per street frontage, with a maximum height of eight feet and provided a minimum distance of one-half of the width of the lot is maintained between each sign and the street corner of the lot. This provision shall be for frontages having 201 feet or greater of the total street frontage and shall be approved by the Planning Director.
(b) When an office building has more than one tenant, individual low-profile freestanding signs for each tenant may be permitted in lieu of a single freestanding sign for the site, as permitted by subsection (a) of this section. Such low-profile signs shall be uniform in construction (except for copy) and shall not exceed four feet in height, eight feet in length, and two feet in width per business. Such low profile signs shall be limited to copy on one side and placed parallel to the street.
(4) Directory signs. There shall be no quantity limits for directory signs located within the interior of a business center when those signs are not viewable from the public right-of-way. For directory signs located along the exterior street frontages of a business center, only one such sign shall be permitted for each approach entrance, or as determined otherwise by the Planning Director when the design, location, shape of the center, or other special circumstances exist and warrant special consideration.
(C) Office uses: on-building identifications signs.
(1) Size. Each business frontage having a public entrance shall be allowed on-building identification signs having an area of one-half square foot per front foot of building lease area, up to 30 square feet of maximum area. Buildings set back 150 feet or more from the street shall be permitted one square foot of sign area per front foot of building lease area, up to 50 square feet.
(2) Location. When approved by the Planning Director, the sign area may be transferred from a frontage with a public entrance to one without a public entrance provided the ratio of signing per lineal foot is not exceeded on any one elevation.
(Ord. 864 C.S., passed 11-4-09)