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120902 ADD ON Regular P Town Center Sign Pennits
COMMISSION AGENDA
ADD-ON
ITEM P
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR X
December 9,2002
Meeting
MGR~T
Authorization
REQUEST: City Manager requesting the City Commission to give authority to Staff to
approve Sign Permits in the Town Center requiring only copy and lettering review.
PURPOSE: This agenda item is needed to expedite the issuance of Sign Permits.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Section F.l of the Town Center Code provides that "all signs shall be subject to a discretionary
aesthetic appropriateness review by the DRC".
There are a number of permits backing up in the system. Due to the requirement of the Town
Center Code for the Commission sitting as the DRC to provide the aesthetic review, tenants can
be held up in December for a month, and as much as three weeks in a regular month when the
Commission meets twice.
The copy area of the signs is approved in the Building Front Elevations by the Commission. The
standard for lettering in the Code is clear. Therefore, as long as there is an approved front
elevation of the building defining the copy area, Staff would like the authority to approve the
lettering that would be placed in the appropriate copy area as defined in the front elevation of the
building approved by the Commission. Staff would not approve any lettering that is inconsistent
with the Sign Code Section of the Town Center Plan. Additionally, Staff would refer all sign
proposals to the Commission sitting as the DRC which were in conflict with the copy area
approved in the Building Front Elevations.
120902 ADD ON Regular P Town Center Sign Permits
FUNDING: N/A
RECOMMENDA TIONS:
Staff is recommending that the City Manager be authorized to approve sign permits which are
consistent with sign copy area defined in Building Front Elevations approved by the City
Commission and the provisions of Section F (Sign Section) of the Town Center Code.
ATTACHMENTS: Town Center District Code Section F.
COMMISSION ACTION:
F. Signs
1. General Requirements
* All signs shall be subject to a Discretionary
Aesthetic Appropriateness Review by the DRC
in order that signs are consistent and in hannony
with the Winter Springs Town Center. The
DRC shall use graphics in this section as non-
binding guidelines, but shall make a
determination of appropriateness on a case by
case basis.
*Signs shall be flat against the facade, mounted
projecting from the facade, or mounted above
the top ofthe facade. Free standing monument
signs are pennitted by special exception along
State Road 434 frontage.
*Signs shall be externally lit. Individualletters
and symbols may be internally lit or back -lit.
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2. Finish Materials
*Wood: painted ornatural
*Metal: copper, brass, galvanized steel
*Painted Canvas
*Neon
*Paint/engraved directly on facade surface
3. Configurations
*Maximum gross area of signs on a given facade
shall not exceed 10% of the applicant's facade
area.
*Maximum area of any single sign mounted
perpendicular to a given facade shall not exceed
10 square feet.
*Signs shall maintain a minimum clear height
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Desirable
. Signs are coordinated
in size and placement
with the building and
storefront
Undesirable
. Building sign
conceals the cornice
. Over-varied sign
shapes create visual
confusion
. Awning sign covers
the masonry piers
. Sale sign too large
for storefront and
poorly placed in
display window
Examples of Signs Flat Against the Facade:
The sign is centered
within the symmetrical
arrangement of the
window above and
shop front below
Internally lit letters
Internally lit letters
The sign runs horizontally
along the expression line
Lamps for external
lighting
The sign is centered above
the main entrance at the
top of the facade
Lamps for external
lighting
The top edge of the facade
is sculpted to create a
special focal spot for the
Sign
External lighting
discreetly located above
the awning
Internally lit plastic signs
are designed for the "strip",
not a pedestrian oriented
town center
Town Center District Code
June 12, 2000
Page 32
Examples of Signs Mounted Projecting from
the Facade:
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Discreetly located external
lighting
Sign painted on the face of
a canvas awning over
entry
Neon signs can provide a---+
warm glow, enhancing
night time pedestrian
activity
Signs on the sides of
awnings are directly in the
line of sight of pedestrian
customers
Vertical projecting signs
are highly visible far down
the street
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A lower marquee sign
caters to people on foot
and in cars passing
directly in front of the
venue
Signs hanging from the
ceilings of arcades
command the attention of
pedestrian shoppers
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~ Monument signs fit within
.~ ' the deep setbacks of
suburban strip
development to direct
motorists to stores set too
far back
Examples of Signs Mounted Above the Top of
the Facade:
Signs projecting from the
tops of buildings are
highly visible from a great
distance
This distinctive sign, made
of individual letters
projecting from the front
of the facade and
extending above the
cornice line, is memorable
to shoppers and is higWy
visible from many
directions
A second lower sign
marks the entrance to the
store
Projecting signs which
break the skyline are
visible from a variety of
distances and serve as
beacons to customers
when lit at night
Signs projecting above the
roof stand out against the
sky, adding an
architectural flair to a
shop's identity
"r:... Pole mounted signs are
designed to fit in deep
suburban setbacks and are
not appropriate for
pedestrian-oriented
environments
Billboards cater entirely to
motorists traveling at high
speeds
Town Center District Code
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