Signage | Town Center
I. Review and modifications to standards
3. The director may approve applicant-proposed modifications of up to 25 percent of the sign area, height, width, and other dimensional standards as part of the Level 2 design and compatibility review process, pursuant to SDC 21.07.090M.; provided, that any such approval shall be based upon an overall sign concept that is integrated with the building and is consistent with the goals of SDC 21.07.090M., Design and compatibility review. Applicant- proposed modifications to the number of signs allowed, illumination standards, the types of signs allowed, or sign modifications that would result in a sign that is not designed consistent with this purpose of this chapter shall not be considered. 4. Applicants proposing a sign that is subject to the Level 1 basic sign review may choose to request a Level 2 design and compatibility review in order to take advantage of the director’s ability to modify sign standards, pursuant to subsection 3. of this section.
1. All sign permits shall be approved administratively, subject to the permit review requirements of SDC 21.09.010; provided, that: a. Signs subject to the Level 1 sign review shall be reviewed for compliance with this chapter but shall not be subject to the provisions of SDC 21.07.090M., Design and compatibility review; b. Signs subject to the Level 2 design and compatibility review requirements shall be reviewed for compliance with this chapter, including the provisions of SDC 21.07.090M., Design and compatibility review. 2. Sign design may be reviewed and approved as part of a unified zone development plan review consistent with SDC 21.07.120, provided: a. Specific sign designs approved as part of a unified zone development plan will require a sign permit, but will not require additional design review at the time of permit application when in accordance with the approved unified zone development plan; or b. Additional design standards and guidelines may be adopted through the review process, subject to specific design review of signs at the time of building permit application. Additional design standards and guidelines adopted through the review process shall govern all subsequent sign design reviews including replacement signs.
J. Sign area calculation
1. Sign area shall be calculated as follows:
a. Sign area for nonmonument freestanding signs shall be calculated by determining the total surface area of the sign as viewed from any single vantage point, excluding support structures. b. Sign area for pole signs shall be calculated by determining the total surface area of the sign as viewed from any single vantage point, excluding support structures.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 543
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