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The undersigned owners of land to be affected by this submission, hereby submit to the
Watertown Town Council the following proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment:
That the Town Council vote to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Watertown by
adopting the changes set forth in the attached document entitled "Regional Mixed Use District
[RMUD] Proposed Zoning Amendments."
Further, that the Town Council amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Watertown by removing
the following described land from the existing Zoning District(s), and establishing the same in
the RMUD (Regional Mixed Use District). The effected parcels shall include, at a minimum, the
following Parcel ID numbers: 1301 2A 1, 1301 2D 2, 1301 2 1, and 1301 2 IA.
The 2015 Comprehensive Plan, adopted on June 23, 2015, identified the Arsenal Street Corridor
as the primary location for future economic development in Watertown. The Plan went on to
recommend that the zoning at the eastern end of the Arsenal Street Corridor be amended in
several ways, to accommodate the anticipated developments. These suggested amendments
included: an update to the allowed uses, adjustments to dimensional criteria, revisions to the
signage regulations, and to utilize the Planning Board as the sole review and Special Permit
Granting Authority to simplify the permitting process, among others; as well as the creation of a
Regional Mixed Use Zoning District. Therefore, in keeping with the recommendations of the
2015 Comprehensive Plan, these amendments request the creation of said district and associated
changes, "To transform Arsenal Street into a dynamic mixed use corridor" - 2015
Comprehensive Plan, page 18.
Respectfully submitted on this 4th day of August, 2015,
BP WATERTOWN RETAIL LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By: BP/Arsenal Group LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
By:
Name: William P. McQuillan
Title: Manager
Hereunto duly authorized
BP WATERTOWN RETAIL II LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By: BP/Arsenal Group LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Manager
By:
Name: William P. McQuillan
Title: Manager
Hereunto duly authorized
615 ARSENAL RETAIL LLC,
a Massachusetts limited liability company
By: BP WATERTOWN RETAIL LLC, its
managing member
By: BP/Arsenal Group LLC,
a Delaware limited liability
company, its manager
By:
Name: William P. McQuillan
Title: Manager
Hereunto duly authorized
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REGIONAL MIXED USE DISTRICT [RMUD]
PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS
DRAFT DATE: 4 August 2015
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ARTICLE III ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
SECTION 3.01 CLASSIFICATION OF DISTRICTS
(d) Special Zoning Districts —
RMUD — Regional Mixed Use District
ARTICLE IV GENERAL USE AND DIMENSIONAL
REGULATIONS
SECTION 4.11 EXCEPTIONS TO SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
(e) Developments in the NB, LB, CB, I-1, I-2, I-3, RMUD, and PSCD
Districts may be contiguous on a block: zero (0) lot line and/or shared
party wall. Corner Tots may be developed with two front yards
determined by the zoning Enforcement Officer.
ARTICLE V TABLE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTION 5.01 TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS
[See attached Section 5,01 Table of Uses Regulation adding RMUD uses]
SECTION 5.02 TABLE OF ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS
[See attached Section 5.02 Table of Accessory Uses Regulation adding RMUD
accessory uses]
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SECTION 5.03 NOTES TO TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS
(14) Within a retail setting, the display of light duty passenger
vehicles as an advertisement for sale or lease is
permitted. Franchise automobile dealerships and uses as
defined by Sections 2.56 and 2.57 of the Zoning
Ordinance are prohibited.
SECTION 5.04
District
TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
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RMUD
Min. Lot Size (s.f.) 10,000 (w)
Min Frontage (ft) 50 (f)
Setbacks (ft): Front 10; Max. 30 (s)(x)
Side 15 (d)
Rear 20 (x)
Max. Building Coverage (%) 80
Max. Impervious Coverage (%) 90
Max. Height (ft/stories) 79/7
Min. Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit (s.f.) N/A
Max. FAR 2.0 (i)
Min. Open Space (%) 10
SECTION 5.05 NOTES TO TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
(f)
The minimum frontage of the lot shall be one hundred (100) feet for
new construction of multi -family dwelling structures, townhouses, and
rowhouses.
For all new construction in the RMUD, NB, LB, CB, I-1, I-2, I-3, and I-
3 Districts the maximum length of a contiguous building facade shall
be no more than one hundred and fifty (150) feet long or up to two
hundred and fifty (250) feet long by Special Permit in keeping with
adopted Design Guidelines. In the RMUD, greater lengths of
contiguous building facade may be allowed by Special Permit, if
determined to be in keeping with adopted Design Guidelines.
Offsets of a minimum of twenty five (25) feet in depth and fifty (50)
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feet in length, shall be incorporated for facades to not be considered
contiguous. The maximum linear dimension of a building shall be less
than three hundred (300) feet long, unless a project of greater length,
by Special Permit, is determined to be in keeping with adopted Design
Guidelines. Buildings with a substantial publically-accessible pass
through at the ground floor that is a minimum of fifty (50) feet across
and twenty (20) feet in height, or an equivalent area, may be
considered as separate buildings, as determined by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer.
(1)
No use in the RMUD, I-1, I-2 or I-3 Districts shall exceed an FAR of
1.0 without receiving a special permit consistent with Sections 9.03-
9.15 and in no instance shall the increased intensity of use allowed by
special permit exceed an FAR of 2.0. In addition, no residential use in
the I-3 District shall be allowed without receiving a special permit
consistent with the above noted sections and Section 5.07.
(w) Existing Tots in the RMUD District that are less than 10,000 sf
and were established prior to January 1, 2015, shall be deemed
to be conforming as to minimum lot size.
Sx) In the RMUD, Front and Rear setbacks may be reduced to be
the same as existing adjacent buildings on the same lot or
adjacent lots by Special Permit.
SECTION 5.18 REGIONAL MIXED USE DISTRICT [RMUD]
Watertown's Design Guidelines were created "to enhance the economic
vitality of selected commercial areas through attractive, consistent
design." The commercial corridors and squares of Main Street, Pleasant
Street, Galen Street, North Beacon Street, Mt. Auburn Street and Arsenal
Street are being positively impacted by the Design Guidelines and
Standards as they are clarifying expectations about what development
should look like and raising the quality of construction.
As the Town's primary commercial corridor, the eastern portion of Arsenal
Street has some of the largest retailers in the region. This area warrants
greater density in light of the size of the geography and its catalytic and
M transformative potential for the region. The scale of development in this
n o area merits greater height, massing and sionage requirements for new
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construction commensurate with its role as a regional attraction and
destination.
(a) Intent and Purpose
The Regional Mixed Use District [RMUD1 has been enacted to assist,
promote, and guide the orderly conversion and redevelopment of the
Arsenal Street Corridor. The establishment of the RMUD is intended
to accomplish the following objectives:
1) Facilitate transformative development consistent with
Watertown's goal to promote mixed use development that
includes retail, office, hospitality, multi -family residential and
research and development uses, and that serves regional
demand
2) Allow development at a density, scale and character
appropriate to define a corridor that is a major gateway for the
Town; Additional height may be appropriate in such Gateway
Locations where consistent with Watertown's economic
development goals, and the adopted Design Guidelines, as they
may appropriately apply to development in the RMUD
3) Enhance the quality of life, including promoting the
development of a high quality public realm, generally
consistent with Watertown's Design Guidelines, that provides a
well -articulated pedestrian environment which implements
Complete Street concepts and facilitates connections to
surrounding neighborhoods and the Charles River
4) Enhance publicallv available open space networks by
connecting to and integrating with adjacent state, municipal
and privately -owned parcels, where practicable.
5) Respect historic assets and architectural features that help
define the character of the community
6)
7)
tncentivize real estate investment that will enhance the
diversity and maximize the value of the Town's tax base
encourage Low impact Development using "green" building
practices that encourage energy efficiency and are planned,
designed, constructed, and managed to minimize adverse
environmental impacts
8) Encourage development that accommodates multi -modal
access
(b) District Delineation
Proposed Town of Watertown RMUD District
The boundaries of the Regional Mixed Use District [RMUD1 are as
defined on the Zoning Map of Watertown, Massachusetts, as
amended on <month, date>, 2015 (insert map amendment adoption date)
The provisions of this section shall apply only to the Regional Mixed
Use District.
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[The following map is for informational purposes only and is not intended to
be included in Section 5.18]
Dimensional Criteria
1) Alterations, additions and extensions to nonconforming
structures shall be subject to Section 4.06.
2) No use in the RMUD shall exceed an FAR of 1.0 without
receiving a Special Permit pursuant to Sections 9.03-9.05 and
9.09-9.13 of the Watertown Zoning Ordinance, and in no
instance shall the increased intensity of use allowed by Special
Permit exceed an FAR of 2.0.
3) Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit I -Density]: N/A
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4) Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet, subject to Section 5.05(f)
5) Height of building:
a. Minimum height of building: For Office Buildings and
mixed -use developments in the RMUD greater than or
equal to ten thousand (10,000) gross square feet or
containing ten (10) or more residential units, the
minimum building height is twenty four (24) feet.
b. Maximum height of building: 79 feet / 7 stories or, within
a defined mixed -use project, shall employ a Master Plan
Special Permit and use adopted Design Guidelines and
the allowed FAR of 2.0 to determine height.
6) Maximum Total Building Coverage: eighty percent (80%).
7) Minimum Open Space: All new developments shall have at least
ten percent (10%) of the total site area devoted to Open
Space; required setbacks shall be considered as part of the
total area for Open Space. The required Open Space shall not
be used for parking, loading, or roadway purposes. Fifty
percent (50%) of the Open Space shall be publicly accessible.
8) Setbacks:
a. Front: Build -to -line of ten (10) to thirty (30) feet as
specified in Section 5.04 and 5.05(S); per Section
5.05(x), front yards may be reduced to be the same as
surrounding existing buildings by Special Permit
b. Side: 15 feet; per Section 5.05(d), side yards may be
omitted by Special Permit provided that the side yard
does not adjoin a Residential District, and that the access
of emergency equipment to the rear is not rendered
inaccessible
c. Rear: 20 feet; per Section 5.05(x), rear yards may be
reduced consistent with surrounding existing buildings by
Special Permit
9) Minimum Lot Size: 10,000 square feet; Existing lots
per Section 5.05(w)
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Off-street parking shall comply with the requirements of Article VI of
the Watertown Zoning Ordinance. [Note: see amendment to Article VI
below]
(e) Signs and Illumination:
Signage shall comply with the requirements of Article VII of the
Watertown Zoning Ordinance. [Note: see amendments to Article VII
below]
(f) Design Guidelines
Per Section 9.03(d), developments in the RMUD with four or more
residential units or 10,000 square feet of new development or
greater are subiect to review according to the Town of Watertown's
adopted Design Guidelines.
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(g)
RMUD Master Plan Special Permit with Site Plan Review
Any project requiring relief per Section 5.01 of the Ordinance shall be
subject to Sections 9.03 and 9.05 of the Watertown Zoning
Ordinance, or a Petitioner/project may seek, as an alternative
approval process, an RMUD Master Plan Special Permit under Section
5.18(g), if a project encompasses five (5) or more acres.
The revitalization and redevelopment of property in the RMUD may
involve new uses and buildings, additional structured parking,,
enhanced landscaping, and other significant changes. The projects
may occur over time, and in phases. A Petitioner may wish to seek
conceptual level approval of a large-scale mixed -use project, with
detailed Final Site Plan Reviews of individual buildings under Section
9.03 to occur later, before each new building is constructed.
A project -level review provides an opportunity to consider and
address the cumulative effects of the individual phases and for the
holistic consideration of a large-scale mixed -use project. The RMUD
Master Plan Special Permit with Site Plan Review process provides
the opportunity and a mechanism for review of a large-scale mixed -
use project that will be built in phases.
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Application: A Petitioner proposing to construct one or more
new buildings (which may include structured parking and
may include alterations to one or more existing buildings)
may seek approval of the overall project through a Master
Plan Special Permit, for which the Planning Board will be the
sole Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA) for all
purposes. An application for an RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit shall include, at a minimum, for each proposed new
building, structural alteration of an existing building, or
principal use outside of a building:
a. The proposed location, approximate footprint, height,
and gross floor area;
b. Building elevations showing principal building
entrances, overall building massing, rooflines, and
general fenestration patterns and will require multiple
three-dimensional elevations;
c. Cross section drawings indicating the relationship of
the building or buildings to adjoining properties,
streets and open spaces;
d. Identification of all principal and accessory uses, other
than parking, exceeding 10% of the proposed
additional gross floor area;
e. Vehicle and bicycle parking areas or facilities to be
provided;
f. Proposed design criteria establishing a palette of
building materials, architectural elements, and
landscaping elements to be finalized for each individual
building during later, detailed Site Plan Reviews;
g. Shadow Analysis;
h. TIAS of traffic generation and onsite/offsite impacts;
i. Verification of sewer capacity; and
j. Storm -water Management
2) Review of Application: The SPGA shall hold a public hearing
in accordance with procedures outlined in Section 9.04. The
SPGA shall not approve an RMUD Master Plan Special Permit
unless it finds that the four conditions for Special Permit
approval set forth in Section 9.05(b) of this Zoning
Ordinance have been met. The Petitioner's submission of and
the review of the conceptual level plan component of an
RMUD Master Plan Special Permit shall follow the procedures
set forth in Section 9.03. The SPGA shall not approve such an
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RMUD Master Plan Special Permit unless it finds that the
Petitioner has satisfactorily addressed, at a conceptual level,
the ten criteria listed in Section 9.03(c).
3) Parking Reduction: In granting an RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit, the SPGA may reduce the number of required parking
spaces, based on the availability of public transportation
alternatives at or near the RMUD master -planned project, the
transportation demand management programs implemented
or to be implemented as part of the RMUD Master Plan, the
ability of uses with peak user demands at different times to
share parking spaces or other factors for which the
Petitioner provides a parking study or analysis prepared
under the direction of a Professional Engineer or Architect
with the requisite experience in conducting such analysis,
using standards and methodologies promulgated by the
Institute of Transportation Engineers, the Urban Land
Institute, or other appropriate source.
In addition, the SPGA may allow the Petitioner to
temporarily further reduce the amount of parking provided
as part of an RMUD master -planned project during a
phase(s) of an approved large-scale mixed -use project if
existing parking spaces will be eliminated during a phase of
implementation, to be replaced in that or a later phase of
implementation, for example if a structured parking facility
is to be built on the location of an existing surface parking
lot. In determining whether to grant such a temporary
further reduction of the amount of parking, the SPGA shall
take into consideration the factors set forth above in this
subsection and the applicant's proposal% if any, to provide
substitute off -site parking or other interim measures to
reduce the demand for parking within the RMUD master -
planned project.
4) Final Site Plan Review: Prior to the issuance of a Building
Permit for any building approved under an RMUD Master Plan
Special Permit, the Petitioner shall obtain Site Plan Review of
the final design details of the proposed building and any
related landscaping or other improvements following the
u procedures set forth in Section 9.03 of this Zoning
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5) Amendments to an approved RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit: Changes to an approved RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit site plan that are Minor, as determined by the SPGA
or Director of the Department of Community Development
and Planning (Director), may be approved by the SPGA as
part of the Final Site Plan Review for the associated
building(s). Changes that the SPGA determines are Major
shall require an amendment to the RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit, following the procedures set forth in Section 9.05 of
this Zoning Ordinance.
In determining whether changes are Minor, the SPGA or
Director shall consider as Minor any changes that do not
alter by more than ten percent (10%) a building's footprint,
height, floor area ratio, or setbacks, provided that the
resulting building still complies with applicable dimensional
requirements; changes to building materials, architectural
elements, and landscaping elements that are consistent with
the approved RMUD Master Plan Special Permit,
rearrangement of the proposed principal and accessory uses,
and changes to the alignment of internal streets or
pedestrian corridors shall be considered as Minor.
Changes that increase a building's footprint, height, or floor
area ratio by more than twenty-five percent (25%), that
eliminate a proposed internal street or pedestrian corridor,
or that eliminate or add a principal use occupying more then
twenty-five percent (25%) of the proposed gross floor area,
shall be considered Major.
6) Exercise of RMUD Master Plan Special Permit: Substantial
use of a RMUD Master Plan Special Permit will be deemed to
have occurred for purposes of Section 9.13 of the Zoning
Ordinance and Section 9 of the Massachusetts Zoning Act,
M.G.L. c. 40A, if, within one year from the date of the grant
of the SPGA's RMUD Master Plan Special Permit, construction
of an approved building or commencement of an approved
principal use outside of a building has begun.
7) Procedure: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Article IX or elsewhere in the Watertown Zoning Ordinance,
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the Planning Board shall be the Special Permit Granting
Authority for all Special Permits in accordance with Section
9.03 in the RMUD, including the RMUD Master Plan Special
Permit, Site Plan Review and amendments to an approved
RMUD Master Plan Special Permit.
ARTICLE VI AUTOMOTIVE AND BICYCLE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 6.02 LOCATION AND DESIGN OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
(n) In the Business Zones arty Industrial Zones, PSCD and RMUD, the off-
street parking requirements of Section 6.01 may be satisfied with the use of
a stacked parking configuration. For the purposes of this section 6.02(n)
stacked parking shall mean a parking space, including enclosed garage
parking spaces, where within a parking space vehicles may be parked with
one (1) vehicle behind another, with a maximum two (2) vehicles in each
stack. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6.02(b) above, each parking
space shall be marked and shall not be less than eight (8) feet in width and
seventeen (17) feet in length for angle parking or twenty-two (22) feet in
length for parallel parking, exclusive of drives, walks and maneuvering
space. One (1) of the two vehicles in each stack shall have direct access to
an aisle or drive -way having a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet in the
case of two-way traffic or in the case of one-way traffic the minimum aisle
width provided in Section 6.02(c). The surfaced area of off-street parking
areas shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from all buildings and lot
lines. Such setback areas, except for entrance and exit drives, shall be
properly landscaped with grass, trees, shrubs, flowers and other landscaping
materials.
ARTICLE VII SIGNS AND ILLUMINATION
SECTION 7.07 SIGNS IN THE RMUD DISTRICT
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ri In the RMUD district, no on -premise sign or advertising device shall be
o permitted except as follows:
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(a) As permitted in S-10, S-6, SC, CR, T, OSC, R.75, PSCD and R1.2
districts.
(b) For mixed -use developments containing a minimum of 200,000
square feet of retail uses, signs shall be permitted as follows:
1) Free-standing signs:
a. Way -finding Signs: On -premises directional signs for the
convenience of the general public, identifying public parking
areas, fire zones, building addresses, site entrances and
exits and similar signs, non -illuminated, not exceeding six
square feet per face and six feet above the ground. Way -
finding signs can be free-standing or wall -mounted and, if
attached to a building, do not count towards the aggregate
total tenant signage area permitted for that building.
b. Vehicular Directory and Pedestrian Directory Signs: not to
exceed twenty square feet per face and eight feet above
ground, internally or externally illuminated. Directory signs
can be free-standing or wall -mounted and, if attached to a
building do not count towards the aggregate total signage
area permitted for that building.
c. Residential Monument Signs: free-standing signs for multi-
family residential uses with a minimum of twenty units
located at major project entries, not exceeding fifty square
feet per face and eight feet above the ground, internally or
externally illuminated.
d. Commercial Monument Signs: free-standing signs for
commercial uses located at major project entries, not
exceeding one hundred square feet per face and fifteen feet
above the ground, internally or externally illuminated.
e. Pylon Signs: one free-standing pylon sign for commercial
uses per frontage with a minimum of 100 linear feet. Signs
not to exceed three hundred and fifty square feet per face
fstructure and base excludedl and thirty feet above the
ground, internally or externally illuminated.
2) Tenant Signs - on all commercial building facades, including
parking structures and the commercial portions of mixed -use
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a. Wall Signs: not to exceed two square feet per horizontal
a linear foot per floor of building facade facing a street, access
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drive or parking area; including marquee and banner signs
mounted parallel to the building facade but not including
way -finding signs, free-standing signs, directory signs or
projecting signs; internally or externally illuminated; except
that any tenant over 20,000 square feet may exceed this
ratio by up to an additional half of a square foot per
horizontal linear foot of facade. A building facade that does
not face a street, access drive or parking area may have
signage not to exceed one square foot per horizontal linear
foot per floor.
b. Window Signs: a sign that is applied or attached to the
exterior or interior of a window, or located in such manner
within a building that it can be seen from the exterior of the
structure through a window, does not count towards the
allowable total sign area on a building facade.
c. Projecting Signs: each tenant is allowed one blade, banner,
under -canopy or awning sign, mounted perpendicular to the
building, that does not count towards the allowable total
sign area on a building facade; internally or externally
illuminated. Additional projecting signs are counted towards
the aggregate total sign area. A projecting sign must be
mounted at least eight feet clear above the ground and
project no more than eight feet from the building facade to
which it is mounted.
3) Residential Signs - on all residential building facades, including
the residential portions of mixed -use buildings with commercial
uses:
a. Wall Signs: not to exceed fifty square feet per building
facade facing a street, access drive or parking area,
internally or externally illuminated. A building facade that
does not face a street, access drive or parking area may
have signage not to exceed thirty square feet.
4) Temporary Signs:
a. A temporary Tenant Sign, not exceeding the permitted size
for a permanent sign, may be erected while an application
for a permanent sign is being considered but, in no case,
shall it be displayed for a period of more than ninety days.
b. On -site construction signs in conjunction with an approved
p building permit shall be permitted for a period not to exceed
fourteen days prior to the commencement of construction
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through fourteen days following the completion of
construction. Such signs may identify persons or companies
involved with the construction, architecture, engineering
and development of the premises. No single construction
sign shall exceed thirty-two square feet in total area and ten
feet in height. Construction signs shall not be illuminated.
c. Civic Event Signs may be erected for a period not to exceed
thirty days prior to the scheduled date of the event and shall
be removed within three days following the event.
d. On -site Commercial Event Signs announcing a special,
unique or limited activity, service, product or sale of limited
duration may be erected for a period not to exceed thirty
days prior to the scheduled date of the event and shall be
removed within three days following the event. No single
sign shall exceed thirty-two square feet in total sign area
and ten feet in height. Commercial Event Signs shall be
permitted twice per caienaar year, and the aggregate total
area shall not exceed sixty-four square feet for the property
at any given time.
e. Seasonal Banners and decorations may be erected during
holiday periods, and must be located and scaled
appropriately with respect to the buildings that they are
affixed to.
f. On -site Real Estate Signs may be placed, not to exceed one
per frontage, and shall be removed within three days
following the sale, lease or rental of the premises. Real
Estate Signs shall not exceed twenty-four square feet and a
maximum height of ten feet.
5) Prohibited Signs:
a. Animated signs - signs having moving parts or strobe
lighting or motion picture projection, which create the
illusion of moving parts, animated viewing screens, flashing
chasing or twinkling lights, except for signs that have a
static display of at least eight seconds before changing to a
different fixed message, so as to be considered "stationary,"
as opposed to "dynamic" or "animated."
b. Free-standing signs shall not be placed in a public right of
way.
c. A sign shall not be designed or so placed as to endanger,
obscure, confuse, blind by glare or otherwise create a
hazardous condition to motor vehicle traffic.
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d. Roof signs.
e. Non-accessory signs advertising a business, service, product
or activity at other locations off -site.
6) Design Requirements:
a. Signage shall be sized and placed to reinforce, rather than
compete with, the architectural elements and proportions of
a building.
b. A wall sign shall not project beyond the ends of the walls to
which it is mounted.
c. Wall signs and projecting signs shall not extend above the
roof line or parapet of the building to which it is mounted.
d. No part of a projecting sign shall extend into vehicular
traffic areas or in anv way interfere with vehicular site lines.
e. All free-standing signs must be protected from vehicular
damage by a poured -in -place concrete curb or planter.
f. Signs may be erected in required setback areas.
g. All exterior lighting shall adhere to Section 7.12 EXTERIOR
LIGHTING STANDARDS and Section 7.13 EXTERIOR
LIGHTING TECHNICAL SUBMITTALS.
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