Signage for commercial uses within Major Planned Unit Developments shall be considered according to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive. These sign area limitations supercede and replace Chapter 1321 of the Norwood Zoning Code for Major Planned Unit Developments only.
(a) Total signage area for the Planned Unit Development shall be the sum of allowable signage area calculated from the base rate of two square feet of sign area per linear foot of building frontage.
(b) Surface signs are recommended. Other sign types are permitted as follows, with reductions in sign area.
(1) The sign area for ground [monument] signs shall be reduced by one-third of the standard allowable area.
(2) The sign area for pole signs with a total height of 15 feet or less shall be reduced by one-half of the standard allowable area. Sign area for pole signs with a total height over 15 feet shall be further reduced by one-quarter for each additional 3 feet height.
(3) Sign area for all other non-surface signs shall be reduced by one-half.
(c) Bonuses in signage area are calculated from the base size set by the reductions taken in (b) and are permitted as follows, up to an overall maximum of three square feet of sign area per linear foot of building frontage:
(1) Use of natural materials or sandblasted resin for the sign face shall be permitted a bonus of one-quarter additional signage area.
(2) Use of uniform font face and size shall be permitted a bonus of one-quarter additional signage area.
(3) Use of three or fewer colors (black and white included in the three) shall be permitted a bonus of one-quarter additional signage area.
(4) Signs which are not lit shall be permitted a bonus of one-third additional signage area.
(5) Ground or pole signs which are placed more than 5 feet off the property line shall be permitted a bonus of one-eighth additional area for each additional 4 feet of setback.
(Ord. 9-2003. Passed 2-25-03.)