§ 28-32. Unified development sign plan.

(a)

A unified development sign plan is required for developments of over one (1) acre.

(b)

A unified development sign plan is also required prior to the issuance of a sign permit, or as otherwise required herein, to determine overall sign locations on a property, the relationship of the signs to surrounding existing, proposed, and future improvements, and to determine consistency and uniformity among buildings and signs.

(c)

A unified development sign plan shall contain the following information:

(1)

Elevations of the signs illustrating the materials of construction, colors, lighting, fonts of letters, and dimensions of the signs. If the sign is to be attached to a building, the elevation shall be a composite of the sign and the building;

(2)

Elevations depicting the size of the signs in relation to the size of the buildings within the development;

(3)

A plan drawn to concept plan, preliminary site plan, or site plan specifications, of the site illustrating the location of existing and proposed signs on the property and, if required by city staff, on adjacent properties;

(4)

Other information to illustrate the consistency and uniformity of the signs.

(d)

For nonresidential and multifamily developments, the sign coordination plan shall be submitted to the city for review with a concept plan, preliminary site plan, or site plan of the property. For single-family and two-family developments, the sign coordination plan shall be submitted to the city for review with a concept plan, preliminary plat, or final plat of the property.

(e)

Unified development sign plans shall be submitted to the building development services department in digital format (i.e., pdf, shapefile, or CAD file for review with the application for a building permit for the initial development of property or properties to be affected.

(Ord. No. 2017-O-044 , § 1, 10-3-17)