HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bridges PUD Sign PackageSection 9. Sianage Requirements. All signage on the Real Estate shall comply with Chapter
25.7 of the Zoning Ordinance as revised, supplemented and amended by this Section 9 of the
Bridges Ordinance, subject to ADLS approval.
Section 9.1. Center Identification Ground Signs. One Center Identification Ground
Sign shall be permitted at (i) the southwest corner of 116a' Street and Illinois Street, (ii)
the southeast corner of I l6a' and Street Springmill Road, and (iii) and both the northeast
and northwest corner of 11 I b Street and Illinois Street.
A. Area: Maximum Sign Area per sign shall be seventy-five (75) square feet.
B. Height: Maximum Sign Height shall be six (6) feet.
C. Location: Minimum five (5) feet from street right-of-way.
D. Design: All such Signs must be of a similar design, lighting and style of
construction.
E. Copy: No Changeable Copy shall be permitted.
F. Illumination: Internal or completely shielded.
G. Landscaping: All such Signs must be accompanied by a landscaped area at
least equal to the total Sign Area.
Section 9.2 Entrance Signs. One entrance Identification Signs shall be permitted at each
entrance from (i) I I Ob Street, (ii) Illinois Street and (iii) Springmill Road.
A. Area: Maximum sign area per sign shall be seventy-five (75) square feet.
B. Height: Maximum sign height shall be six (6) feet.
C. Location: Minimum five (5) feet from street right-of-way.
D. Design: All such Signs must be of a similar design, lighting and style of
construction.
E. Copy: All such Signs may include Changeable Copy (tenant names) except
for Entrance Signs located on Springmill and/or 1110, Street in which case no
Changeable Copy is permitted.
F. Illumination: Internal or completely shielded.
G. Landscaping: All such Signs must be accompanied by a landscaped area at
least equal to the total Sign Area.
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Section 9.3 Directory Signs. Directory Signs shall be permitted.
A. Area: Maximum Sign area per sign shall be twenty (20) square feet if the sign
is ground mounted and six (6) square feet if the Sign is of a street sign style.
B. Height: Maximum Sign height shall be five (5) feet if ground mounted or
nine (9) feet if the Sign is of a street sign style.
C. Number: The number of Signs shall be identified as part of any DP.
D. Location: Minimum ten (10) feet from street right-of-way.
E. Design: All such Signs must be of a similar design, lighting and style of
construction.
F. Copy: All such Sign may include Changeable Copy.
G. Illumination: Internal or completely shielded.
H. Landscaping: All such Signs must be accompanied by a landscaped area at
least equal to the total Sign Area.
Section 9.4. Office Building Signs.
A. All Signs on Office Buildings shall meet the Sign Area limitations (per sign)
of Sign Chart A of the Zoning Ordinance, in effect at the time of adoption of
this Bridges Ordinance, which is included as Exhibit 14 (Sign Area Chart).
B. Only wall Signs shall be permitted. No individual ground signs or roof signs
shall be allowed.
C. Wall Signs shall not be required to orient toward a public street frontage.
D. Two wall Signs shall be permitted for each frontage provided that a business
can include its name on only one of the signs. In a case where a building has
no public street frontage two wall Signs shall be permitted.
E. In addition to the wall signs permitted above in this Section 9.4 a wall sign a
maximum of thirty (30) square feet shall be permitted at each building
entrance for Buildings greater than forty -thousand square feet in area.
Section 9.5. Commercial Building Signs. Single -Tenant and Multi -Tenant Ground
Floor Commercial Buildings shall meet the following requirements.
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A. Wall Signs shall be permitted. No individual ground signs or roof signs shall
be allowed.
B. Businesses are permitted one sign per fagade. The rear of a building (fagade
generally opposite the public entrance) shall not qualify for the purpose of
1 determining the permitted number of signs.
C. Signs are not required to face a public street frontage.
D. The width, in lineal feet, of a Business' area of a Building shall be used to
determine Building Frontage for the purpose of determining the maximum
Sign Area (per sign).
E. The maximum permitted Sign Area (per sign) shall comply with the
limitations of Sign Chart A of the Zoning Ordinance, in effect at the time of
adoption of this Bridges Ordinance, which is included as Exhibit 14 (Sign
Area Chart).
F. Signs shall fit within the horizontal and vertical elements of the Building and
shall not obscure details of the Building. No sign shall be allowed to extend
above the roof line of a Building.
G. Multi -story Buildings with the first floors occupied primarily by Retail &
Service Uses and Cultural / Entertainment Uses shall be permitted signs per
the requirements of this Section.
H. Wall signs on Buildings adjacent to Springmill Road shall not be oriented
toward (generally facing and parallel with) Springmill Road. The term
"adjacent" indicates a building within 200' of the centerline of Springmill
Road.
I. Drive-thm service menu signs shall be permitted up to 30 square feet in area
and 6 feet tall. A "preview" menu ground sign shall also be permitted up to
16 square feet and 6 feet tall. Both Signs shall require ADLS approval.
Section 9.6. Dwelling Building Signs.
A. Signage for a residential use shall meet the requirements of Section 25.7.02-
02 of the Zoning Ordinance.
B. Home occupation signs shall be governed by the requirements of Section
25.07.02-03 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 9.7. Institutional Uses and Recreational Uses.
A. Signs for Institutional Uses shall meet the requirements of Section 25.7.02-05
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of the Zoning Ordinance.
B. Signs for Recreational Uses shall meet the requirements of Section 25.7.02-06
of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 9.8. Proiecting Signs, Porch Sims and Awning Signs.
A. Projecting and Porch Signs shall be permitted only in the Commercial
Amenity Use Block.
B. One Projecting Sign or Porch Sign shall be permitted, per Business, in
addition to permitted wall signs; provided, however, that a business with more
than one fagade (such as a Business on the corner of a multitenant building)
shall be permitted two such Signs.
C. Awning signs may be placed on more than one awning per Business provided
that they do not exceed the maximum Sign Area limitations.
D. Maximum Sign Area: (i) twenty (20) square feet for a Projecting Sign, (ii) six
(6) square feet for a Porch Sign and (iii) ten (10) percent of the overall face of
the subject tenant's awnings for Awning Signs.
E. Projecting signs shall be a minimum of 8 feet above the adjacent sidewalk
grade.
Section 9.9. Window Sims and Murals.
A. Window Signs shall meet the requirements of Section 25.7.02-12 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
B. Murals, painted on or applied to a wall of a Building, which do not contain
moving parts or internal lights, shall not constitute a Wall Sign and shall be
permitted, but only within the Commercial Amenity Use Block.
1. Not more than 3 murals may advertise goods, products, services or
facilities at a different location other than the location at which the
mural is installed.
2. A mural requires a framed design feature
3. If a mural is illuminated, indirect lighting shall be used.
4. A mural on a Building adjacent to Springmill Road shall not be
oriented toward (generally facing and parallel with) Springmill Road.
5. A mural shall be permitted a maximum area of 100 square feet.
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6. A maximum of 10 murals are permitted.
Section 9.10. TemporarySigns: Temporary Signs shall be permitted and shall meet the
requirements of Section 25.07.03 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 9.11. Permitted banners: Banners shall be permitted and shall meet the
requirements of Section 25.07.04 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 9.12. Automobile Service Station and Changeable Cony.
A. Signs shall not be permitted on an Automobile Service Station building
canopy.
B. A remotely operated internal mechanical system that changes copy (fuel
pricing display) and that is intended to achieve that same result as manually
changed individual panels, shall be permitted. This system shall not include an
exposed LED lighting source and is limited to ground mounted signage for an
Automobile Service Station use.
C. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 9.5 of this Bridges Ordinance an
Automobile Service Station shall be permitted two (2) ground signs, in
addition to permitted wall signs. The two ground signs shall each be a
maximum of 30 square feet and 6 feet tall. No wall signs shall be placed on
the fuel pump island canopy structure.
Section 9.13. Incidental Signs (Signs less than three square feet in area and less than
three feet in height where ground mounted) shall be permitted and shall be of a number
approved by the Plan Commission as part of an ADLS.
Section 9.14. Decorative poles with fabric banners are not defined as a sign and any copy
(sign) on a banner shall be limited to three square feet in area. The size, number and
location of decorative banners shall require ADLS approval.
Section 9.15. No Sign on the Real Estate shall include an exposed neon lighting source.
Section 9.16. Conceptual Character Imagery of some forms of permitted signage are
illustrated in Exhibit 13 (Conceptual Character Imagery — Signage).
Section 10. Parking Requirements.
Section 10.1. Automobile Parking,
A. Except as provided in this section below, the requirements set forth in Section
27.02, 27.03, 27.05 and 27.08 of the Zoning Ordinance shall apply in
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Exhibit 14
Sign Area Chart
Sign Chart A: Non-Freewav?i
Sh fGLB TENANT & MULTI -TENANT BUILDINGS (Ground Flom & Multi -Level)
Distance of Sign from Street
Right -of -Way*
(minimum of 5 feet)
Building
Frontage
(Tenant Unit)
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum Height
of Ground Sign
5 — 50 feet
under 50 feet
30 sq. ft.
6 feet
51- 100 feet
45 sq. fi.
6 feet
101-150 feet
60 sq. fl.
6 feet
151- 300 feet
75 sq. fL
6 feet
51-100 feet
under 50 feet
35 sq. fL
6 feet
51-100 feet
60 sq. fL
6 feet
101- 150 feet
80 sq. ft
6 feet
151-300 feet
95 sq. ft
6 feet
101. — 300 feet
under 50 feet
40 sq. ft
6 feet
51-100 feet
75 sq. fL
6 feet
101- 150 feet
90 sq. ft
6 feet
151-300 feet
105 sq. fi.
6 feet
Over 300 feet
under 50 feet
50 sq. ft
7 feet
50 - 100 feet
90 sq. fL
7 feet
101-150 feet
100 sq. ft
7 feet
151- 300 fed
115 sq. fL
7 feet
300 + feet
150 sq. ft.
7 feet
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