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Summary Staff Report:
For several
months, the Planning Commission has been considering ways to
allow additional signage in certain Commercial and
Industrial Districts utilizing elements of traditional or
neo-traditional design. At present, Liberty Station and
Bishops Run fall into this category.
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A proposed text amendment came before the Planning
Commission on September 28, 2006. At that time, the
Planning Commission elected to not initiate the text
amendment. Instead, the Planning Commission scheduled the
text amendment for an October 16, 2006 work session. During
the work session, the Planning Commission opined that this
concept is best handled on a case-by-case review of
proposed developments. Accordingly, staff was directed to
prepare a text amendment where signage may be increased
by special use permit in multiple use developments utilizing
elements of traditional or neo-traditional design. The authority to allow
additional signage is broad.
The attached
text amendment was initiated by the Planning Commission on
October 26, 2006. On November 30, 2006, by a vote of 4 to 0,
the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the proposed
ordinance. The amendment allows the amount, size, and type
of signage in Commercial and Industrial Districts to be
increased by special use permit in multiple use developments
utilizing elements of traditional or neo-traditional
design. In issuing such permits, the decision maker is
required to take into consideration the location of the
development, site specific needs for such signage,
surrounding uses, the Comprehensive Plan, and good zoning
practices, provided, however, that the permitted signage not
increase by more than 100%.
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