In addition to the requirements of Section 1151.07, any signage proposed for a new major plaza, six or more tenants) must submit a signage plan to the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
(a) Plaza Signage Plan. For any zone lot on which the owner proposes to have six or more tenants must submit to the Planning and Zoning Administrator a Plaza Signage Plan containing the following:
(1) An accurate plot plan of the zone lot, at such scale as the Planning and Zoning Administrator may reasonably require;
(2) Location of buildings, parking lots, driveways, and landscaped areas on such zone lot;
(3) Computation of the maximum total sign area, the maximum area for individual signs, the height of signs and the number of freestanding signs allowed on the zone lot(s) included in the plan under this ordinance; and
(4) An accurate indication on the plot plan of the proposed location of each present and future sign of any type, whether requiring a permit or not, except that incidental signs need not be shown.
(b) Common Signage Plan. If the owners of two or more contiguous (disregarding intervening streets and alleys) zone lots or the owner of a single lot with more than one building, including accessory buildings, file with the Planning and Zoning Administrator for such zone lots a Common Signage Plan conforming with the provisions of this section, a 5 percent increase in the maximum total sign area shall be allowed for each included lot. This bonus shall be allocated within each zone lot as the owner(s) elect.
(c) Provisions of Common Signage Plan. The Common Signage Plan shall contain all of the information required for a Master Signage Plan and permit requirements and shall also specify standards for consistency among all signs on the zone lots affected by the Plan with regard to color scheme, lettering or graphic style, lighting, location of each sign on the buildings, material, and sign proportions. To qualify for the bonus outlined in 1151.07(b), all signs must be uniform with regard to the above provisions.
(d) Showing Window Signs on Common or Master Signage Plan. A Common Signage Plan or Master Signage Plan including window signs must indicate the areas of the windows to be covered by window signs, the exact dimension or nature of every window sign and the general type of window signs (e.g. paper affixed to window, painted, etched on glass, or some other material hung inside window).
(e) Limit of Number of Freestanding Signs Under Common Signage Plan. The Common Signage Plan, for all zone lots with multiple uses or multiple users, shall limit the number of freestanding 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 such signs.
(f) Other Provisions of Master or Common Signage Plans. The Master or Common Signage Plan may contain such other restrictions as the owners of the zone lots may reasonably determine.
(g) Consent. The Master or Common Signage Plan shall be signed by all owners or their authorized agents in such form as the Planning and Zoning Administrator shall require.
(h) Procedures. A Master or Common Signage Plan shall be included in any development plan, site plan, planned unit development plan, or other official plan required by the City for the proposed development and shall be processed simultaneously with such other plan.
(i) Amendment. A Master or Common Signage Plan may be amended by filing a new Master or Common Signage Plan that conforms with all requirements of the ordinance then in effect.
(j) Binding Effect. After approval of a Master or Common Signage Plan, no sign shall be erected, placed, or maintained, except in conformance with such plan and such plan may be enforced in the same way as any provision of this ordinance. In case of any conflict between the provisions of such a plan and any other provision of this ordinance, the ordinance shall control.
(Ord. 2003-27. Passed 5-5-03.)