Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/16/2010 - Special Meeting

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8. That parcels in the H-1 Highway 10 Business District are limited to one (1) ground sign per parcel or per street frontage. 9. That the gross surface area of a ground sign is limited to 100 square feet per sign face (nor should it exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 200 square feet). 10. That the maximum height permitted by City Code for a ground sign in the H-1 Highway 10 Business District is twenty-five (25) feet. 11. That dynamic displays are limited to a maximum of thirty-five percent (35%) of the actual copy and graphic area of a sign. 12. That the Applicant is proposing to install a pylon -style ground sign that is thirty (30) feet in height and includes 235 square feet of sign area (470 aggregate square feet). 13. That the proposed sign includes a thirty-three (33) square foot dynamic display, which is. approximately fourteen percent (14%) of the copy area of the sign. 14. That since the proposed signage would direct attention to a business, commodity, service, entertainment, or attraction sold, offered or existing elsewhere than upon the same lot or parcel where such sign is displayed, the sign would also be classified as a billboard. 15. That billboards are listed as a prohibited sign in City Code. 16. That the Applicant has stated the signage would be beneficial to support The COR development and to help guide visitors to the area. 17. That the City has, in the past, approved requests to exceed sign size restrictions allowed by City Code. 18. That the proposal will/will not grant the Applicant special privileges that are denied to other properties in the commercial area. 19. That the proposal will/will not be designed so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the vicinity and will/will not change the essential character of the area. 20. That the proposal will/will not adversely impact traffic in the area. 21. That the proposed increase in sign surface area and height will/will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use or to the public welfare. 22. That the proposal will/will not substantially impair the use, enjoyment, or market value of any of the surrounding properties. 23. That the proposal will/will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses. RESOLUTION #10-09-_ Page 2 of 3 41