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12.06.2010 <br />Possible Amendments to the Ordinances and Standards Regarding Signage in the HD. <br />Signs are defined in general by Ordinance 2008-021, Chapter 28: Signs and Billboards. <br />Further definitions can be found in the Design Standards for the HD, p 73 - 78. <br />1. Computational formula to determine allowable area for attaclied signs in the HD: <br />The formula for computing allowable signage in the HD is 36 sq in (6"x6") per <br />lineal foot of fagade, or .25 sq ft per lineal foot. <br />Many store fronts in the D-HD have less than 20 lineal feet of fagade. By rule, a <br />20 Lft fagade limits that business to five (5) sq ft(3'x2') for total signage on that fagade. <br />Recommendation: <br />A. Maintain the present computational formula for allowable attached signage <br />only. Exempt under-canopy, blade, and A-frame signs from the present formula. <br />2. A-Frame signs: Amend the Ordinance and Standards similar to the fo i g: <br />An A-frame sign may be a temporary sign, or a permanent, but ortable ign that <br />may include a business name, logo, hours of operation, telephone numbe website <br />address. A-frame signs shall be exempt from the computational formula for attached <br />signage, and A-frame signs shall be permitted in addition to any attached signage. <br />The maximum area of an A-frame sign shall be 12 sq ft per side or 24 sq ft total. <br />The maximum height of an A-frame sign sha11 be four feet (4' 0"), and the maximum <br />width shall be three feet (3' 0"). All borders, bracing and support structures shall be <br />included when computing the area of an A-frame sign. <br />Any application for a COA or a permit for an A-frame sign must be accompanied <br />by current drawings or photographs of the proposed location, indicating the actual width ' <br />of any sidewalk, measured from the back of the curb to the building facade, and any <br />obstructions in the sidewalk. <br />A-frame signs must be located a minimum of three feet from the back of any curb <br />of any adjacent street, must be placed on a sidewalk or adjacent to a sidewalk, must <br />provide an unobstructed pedestrian clearance of at least four feet in width, shall not be <br />placed in any manner to interfere with vehicular traffic or cause a hazard, sha11 not be <br />placed in any median, and shall not be placed within a utility or right-of-way easement. <br />, <br />Permanent, but portable, A-frame signs shall be permitted subject to the same fee. <br />structure regulating attached signs. , <br />EXHIBIT "A" <br />- - 21 <br />