Agenda - Council Work Session - 05/26/2015 - Joint CC & Planning Comm

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5. Window signage (includes graphics) shall be permitted on the same building walls that have, or are allowed to have, wall signage pursuant to Item A above. Window signage shall be deducted from the allowable wall signage area. Within the COR2 district, where more conventional suburban development is expected, rather than the neo -traditional development planned for the other COR sub -districts, the following standards apply: A. Wall, canopy or marquee sign. Total sign area may not exceed 15 percent of the front building facade. At least 50 percent of the signage area must be placed on the measured wall with remaining signage area, if desired, distributed on any other wall. Sign height shall not exceed the top of the parapet wall or, if no parapet wall, sign height shall not exceed the height of the eaves. The gross surface area of a wall, canopy or marquee sign may be increased by ten percent if such wall sign: 1. Consists only of individual, outlined alphabetic, numeric and/or symbolic characters without background except that provided by the building surface to which the sign is to be affixed; 2. Illumination, if any, is achieved through shielded illumination, shielded silhouette lighting, or shielded spot lighting but not any lighting where the light source is visible or exposed on the face or sides of the characters; and 3. A wall, canopy or marquee sign may be located on the outermost wall of any principle building but shall not project more than 16 inches from the wall to which the sign is to be affixed. A wall sign shall not project higher than the parapet line of the wall to which the sign is to be affixed. B. Window signs are restricted to 30 percent of the area of the window in which the sign is to be displayed. In all COR sub -districts, restaurants and cafes shall be permitted one (1) wall -mounted display featuring the actual menu as used at the dining table, to be contained within a shallow wood or metal case and clearly visible through a glass front. The display case shall be attached to the building wall, next to the main entrance, at a height of approximately five feet (5'), shall not exceed a total area of two square feet, and may be lighted. This signage is allowed in addition to other permitted wall signage. Projecting Signs Projecting signs are permitted within all COR sub -districts. Projecting signs, including graphics or icon signs, mounted perpendicular to the building wall, are encouraged in all sub -districts, provided the following standards are met: A. The sign area shall not exceed six (6) square feet. B. The distance from the ground to the lower edge of the signboard shall be ten feet or greater. Design Framework — The COR February 28, 2012 Page 36