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1 PROPOSED ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF KISSIMMEE FLORIDA TITLE XIV PLANNING AND ZONING CHAPTER 14 2 CITY OF KISSIMMEE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDINGING SECTION THROUGH 163 SIGNS PROVIDING NEW SIGN REGULATIONS REMOVING SECTION COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA OVERLAY SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS AMENDINGING SECTION THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS AMENDING THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AMENDINGING SECTION TERMS DEFINED AMENDING DEFINITIONS TO REF LECT ADDITIONAL SIGN TERMS REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KISSIMMEE FLORIDA THAT CHAPTER 142 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 SIGNS PURPOSE INTENT A B C It is the purpose of this subchpter to promote nd protect the public helth sfety generl welfre nd esthetics of the city by regulting existing nd proposed signs nd other street grphics within the city It is further intended to protect property vlues crete better business climte enhnce the physicl ppernce of the community nd preserve the nturl beuty of the city Also it is intended to improve vehiculr sfety nd reduce visul pollution The esthetic impct of signs is n economic fct which my ber hevily upon the enjoyment nd vlue of property therefore the regultion of signs is vlidly justified on the bsis of conserving the vlue of property nd encourging the most pproprite use of lnd throughout the municiplity Furthermore it is not irrtionl for community scitizens to pln their physicl surroundings in such wy tht unsightliness is minimized D Not withstnding nything contined in this chpter to the contrry it is further intended tht ny sign erected pursunt to the provisions of this Chpter or otherwise lwfully existing with commercil messge my t the option of the owner contin noncommercil messge in lieu of commercil messge The noncommercil messge my occupy the entire sign fce or ny portion thereof The sign fce my be chnged from commercil to noncommercil messges or from one noncommercil messge tu nother s frequently s desired by the owner of the sign provided tht the sign is not prohibited sign nd provide tht the size height setbck nd other dimensionl criteri contined in this chpter hve been stisfied 1

2 APPLICABILITY A B The provisions of this chpter shll pply to ll new signs erected within the City Overly Districts 1 Properties within the Downtown Kissimmee CRAO District must dhere to the requirements set forth in the CRAO Design Mnul Where the Mnul remins silent this chpter shll pply 2 Properties within the Vine Overly District must dhere to the requirements 54 Where remins silent this chpter shll pply set forth in 142 C D E Non conforming signs existing t the time of doption of this chpter tht were previously pproved nd received building permit shll be considered leglly non conforming signs until such time the sign is determined to be bndoned hs been destroyed substntilly dmged or ltered to n extent exceeding 50 of the vlue of the sign Upon losing leglnon conforming sttus sid signs must be removed within sixty 60 dys Non conforming signs existing t the time of doption of this chpter tht were not leglly estblished must obtin permit within thirty 30 dys of notice by Code Enforcement nd must be brought into complince with in 6 months of permit issunce Sid signs shll not be considered leglly conforming upon obt ining permit but must dhere to the provisions of this chpter which my necessitte ltertion or removl of sid sign Non conforming temporry signs existing t the time of doption of this chpter must be removed within thirty 30 dys of its doption unless different time frme hs been llowed in n pproved building permit GENERAL PROVISIONS A Mesurement of Copy Are The surfce re of ny sign fce must be computed from the smllest rectngles circles ovls or tringles which will enclose ll words letters figures symbols designs nd pictures together with ll frming bckground mteril colored or illuminted res nd ttention ttrcting devices forming n integrl prt of the overll disply At time ofbuilding permit submittl the pplicnt must indicte which method ofinesurement hs been utilized for the proposed copy re Figure 1 explins methods ofcopy re mesurement tht must be used for ll new signs h 1 r Q t re h x 1 re h x 1 re Pi x r2 re Pi x b Figure 1 Methods of Copy Are Mesurement The following shll lso pply to copy re mesurement for ll sign types 2

3 1 For wll signs pinted on or ffixed directly to building wll fcde or roof nd hving no discernible boundry the res between letters words intended to be red together nd ny device intended to drw ttention to the sign messge shll be included in ny computtion of surfce re 2 Signs plced in such mnner or bering text s to require dependence upon ech other in order to convey mening must be considered one sign nd the intervening res between signs included in ny computtion of surfce re 3 Logos sign perimeter bnds nd grphics must be included s prt of the clcultion of copy re If registered trdemrk ny logo my be clculted seprtely from the rest of the copy re provided it does not exceed the totl sign copy re lloction 4 Supporting frmework or brcing tht is clerly incidentl to the disply itself shll not be computed s copy re 5 Double fced to bck signs shll be regrded s single sign with one fce mesured when clculting copy re only if Mounted on single structure b The distnce between ech sign fce does not exceed two feet c For ngled signs the ngle between fces must not exceed 45 degrees 6 A sign tht consists of one or more three dimensionl objects ie blls cubes clusters of objects sculpture or sttue like trdemrks not hving conventionl sign fces shll be processed s follows Signs withthree dimensionl objects tht project six inches or less from the sign fce shll be mesured s flt sign b Signs with three dimensionl objects tht project more thn six inches from the sign fce shll be subject to review nd pprovl by the Architecturl Review Committee ARC who shll determine the copy re All dimensions must be shown on the submitted plns B Illumintion The following requirements re intended to provide effective estheticlly pproprite methods for illuminting signs while protecting djcent properties nd right of wy from dverse impcts of such lighting Unless specificlly ddressed elsewhere in the sign code the following stndrds shll pply to ll signs 1 The light from ny illuminted sign must be shded shielded or directed wy from djoining street rights of wy nd properties See figure 2 No exposed reflective type bulb or incndescent lmp which exceeds eleven 11 wtts shll be used on the exterior surfce of ny sign so s to expose the fce of the bulb light or lmp to ny public street or djcent property 3

4 Shielding Figure 2 Shielded Light Source 2 No sign shll hve blinking flshing spinning or fluttering lights or other illumintion devices which hve chnging light intensity brightness color or direction except for messge center signs in complince with B8 3 No illumintion or glre from ny sign shll be emitted directly onto public street or rodwy so s to constitute hzrd or impediment to motorist trffic or sfety 4 The light which illumintes sign must be shded shielded or directed so tht no structure including sign supports or wnings is illuminted by such lighting 5 Cbinet signs The use of cbinet signs with trnslucent bcklit pnels is prohibited Cbinet signs must utilize opque pnels where only the lettering ppers to be lighted See Figure 3 Figure 3 Cbinet bckground 6 The bcklighting of signs to crete silhouette of individully cut letters symbols or logos is permitted The light source used must be shielded from view of djcent properties nd rights of wy See figure 4 4

5 t 1 L t l I i r Figure 4 Bcklit Sign 7 Commercil grde ccent lighting fiber optic or similr type lighting non residentil districts Used to illuminte building fetures outlining or rchitecturl detiling on exterior building wlls nd roofs outdoor plzs or ptios nd cn be viewed from publicright of wy which do not convey business messge business logo or other such business identifiction or dvertising This includes commercil grde rope nd string lights The illuminting lights must be sttionry not running or flshing nd be of single color with exceptions s prescribed by section Cfor temporry holidy decortions Any illumintion must not cuse glre or excessive brightness on djcent properties or dversely ffect the opertion of vehicle on public rights of wy Lights must be mintined in good working order nd meet ll pplicble building nd relted codes Neon tubing or fluorescent lighting shll not be permitted 8 Messge Centers The messge cn chnge by electronic or mechnicl mens no more often thn once every four seconds such tht n entire messge my be red within single frme rther thn scrolling or constntly trnsitioning messge tht requires severl seconds to understnd fully No nimtion scrolling or firework ptterns tht involve constnt motion on the screen shll be permitted Such signs shll only be llowed in non residentil districts on lots with frontge on streets clssified s n Arteril or Collector in the Comprehensive Pln Messge centers must not exceed the copy res outlined in Serchlights Serch lights nd or becon lights my be permitted for totl of 10 dys per clendr yer per business upon pprovl of the Development Services Director The following specil requirements shll pply b c d Conditions The Development Services Director my require such electricl nd lighting restrictions s deemed pproprite Trffic The loction must be such tht the lighting equipment does not interfere with trffic Noise Noise must be confined to the business property for which the lights re intended for dvertisement Glre Glre must be shielded so s to prevent the csting of light upon djcent to publicly dedicted rodwys nd surrounding property 5

6 e Number The number of lights must be limited to four lights per tennt business C Design The following requirements re intended to crete minimum esthetic stndrd tht will enhnce the businesses they re designed to promote while voiding negtive visul impcts to surrounding properties 1 All signs must be rchitecturlly integrted into the design of the building nd or site using similr nd coordinted design nd style fetures mterils nd colors etc Attched signs must be horizontlly nd verticlly proportiontely locted on ech fcde with no protrusions bove roof lines obstructing windows trim cornices or other building fetures 2 Si ms must be designed nd plced in mnner which will be rchitecturlly comptible with the structure nd in hrmony with the chrcter of surrounding developments 3 Signs must be plced in mnner which is sensitive to the existing vegettion nd nturl fetures on the site 4 Where the rer or side of ny sign is visible from ny street or from ny djoining residentil district sid side or rer must be finished in such wy s to concel the structurl member of the sign 5 Pedestrin scled signs tht re sized nd locted to be primrily seen by pedestrins re encourged where pproprite It is desirble nd encourged to include pedestrin scled sign s one of the permitted signs for business s these re signs designed for nd directed towrd pedestrins so tht they cn esily nd comfortbly red the sign s they stnd djcent to the business 6 The following sign mterils shll be prohibited b c d e Pper Fbric unless used for temporry bnners or wnings Plywood Unfinished metl unless pproved by the ARC Other mterils tht esily wrp fde or degrde in qulity due to exterior use D Cretive Signs 1 Purpose This section estblishes stndrds nd procedures for the design review nd pprovl of cretive signs nd mster sign themes The purposes of this cretive sign progrm re to Encourge signs of unique design nd tht exhibit high degree of thoughtfulness imgintion inventiveness nd spirit nd 6

7 bl Provide process for the ppliction of sign regultions in wys tht will llow cretively designed signs tht mke positive visul contribution to the overll imge of the city while mitigting the impcts of lrge or unusully designed signs 2 Cretive Sign Bonus An pplicnt my request pprovl of sign permit for cretive sign to uthorize on site permnent signs tht employ stndrds tht differ from the other provisions of this chpter This provision my lso be used in the cretion of mster sign themes s discussed in H Cretive signs my exceed the heights or sizes outlined in through 155 up to but no more thn25 s determined by the ARC nd must not be construed to llow n increse in the number of signs or different type of sign thn those permitted by the sign code 3 Procedure A sign permit ppliction for cretive sign shll be subject to pprovl by the Development Services Director fter recommendtion by the ARC 4 Design Criteri In pproving n ppliction for cretive sign the review uthority shll ensure tht proposed sign meets the following design criteri Design Qulity The sign must 1 Constitute substntil esthetic improvement to the site nd must hve positive visul impct on the surrounding re 2 Be of unique design nd exhibit high degree of thoughtfulness imgintion inventiveness nd spirit nd 3 Provide strong grphic chrcter through the imgintive use of grphics color texture qulity mterils scle nd proportion b Architecturl Criteri The sign must 1 Utilize clssic historic design style cretive imge reflecting current or historic chrcter of the city or n inventive representtion of the use nme or logo of the structure or business 2 Utilize or enhnce the rchitecturl elements of the building nd 3 Be plced in logicl loction in reltion to the overll composition of the building sf de nd not cover ny key rchitecturl fetures nd detils of the f de c Neighborhood Impcts The sign must be locted nd designed not to cuse light nd glre impcts on neighboring residentil uses E Administrtive Vrince The Development Services Director or Designee shll hve the bility to provide vrinces from criteri outlined in 14254N nd through 155 on cse by cse bsis when pproprite Applicnts requesting vrinces to these sections must dhere to the following 7

8 1 Request The pplicnt must submit the vrince request in writing t the time of permit ppliction which outlines those criteri for which the vrince is being requested nd resons why the vrince is necessry 2 Verifiction ofhrdship The request nd proposed sign must exhibit ll of the following b c d e Tht specil conditions nd circumstnces exist which re peculir to the lnd structure or building involved nd which re not pplicble to other lnds structures or buildings in the surrounding re Tht the specil conditions nd circumstnces do not result from the ctions of the pplicnt Tht grnting the vrince requested will not confer on the pplicnt ny specil privilege tht is denied by this chpter to other lnds buildings or structures in the sme zoning district Tht literl interprettion of the provisions of this chpter would deprive the pplicnt of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the sme zoning district under the tertns of this chpter nd would crete unnecessry nd undue hrdship on the pplicnt Tht the vrince grnted is the minimum vrince tht will provide resonble visibility to the business or property requesting the vrince Tht the grnting of the vrince will be in hrmony with the generl purpose nd intent of this chpter nd will not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimentl to the public welfre 3 Procedure nd Approvl The ARC must review the request for dherence to the criteri bove nd mke recommendtion to the Director bsed on their findings The Director must determine whether to pprove or deny sid request nd my impose conditions on the pprovl tht will lessen potentil negtive impcts of the sign nd or increse conformity to this chpter 4 Appel Appels to the Director s decision must be reviewed by the Bord of Adjustment in ccordnce with 2312C F Required signs The following signs must be plced where relevnt 1 Sfety Signs Fire sfety mkings s my be prescribed by the Fire Deprtment Plese see 14 2x2 2 Address Numbers Address numbers must conform with Section through of the Osceol County Code of Ordinnces including the following except tht no digit my hve height or width greter thn 12 inches without meeting copy re nd other sign stndrds of this suuchpter Residentil building Address numerls t lest three inches high nd one hlf inch in width 8

9 b Non residentil building Address numerls t lest five inches high nd one hlfinches in width Address numerls must be plced t both the front nd rer doors nd must be of contrsting color to the building See Article II of Chpter 7 of the Code for dditionl ddress numbering requirements 3 Hndicpped Prking Signs In ccordnce with stte requirements 4 Or Site Trffic Signs As my be required t the time of site pln subdivision or building permit pprovl G Mintennce All signs shll be subject to the mintennce stndrds outlined in 1315F GENERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PERMANENT SIGNS INCLUDING AC AND OS DISTRICTS The following signs re uthorized in ll residentil districts including MUPUDs with residentil future lnd use A Residentil subdivisions nd multifmily properties churches griculturl uses schools nd other public uses only 1 Identifiction Signs Alloction One wll or primry ground sign per development entry Two my be provided where ttched to symmetriclly plced entrywy to development b Size nd height Mximum 24 squre feet nd 4 feet in height 6 feet is permitted for signs ttched to perimeter wll c Setbck Signs must be set bck minimum of 5 feet from the right of wy d Illumintion Exterior illumintion only See B for dditionl stndrds e Chngeble copy re shll be permitted within signs on lots which directly front nd rteril or collector rodwy For non residentil uses only j Non profit use identifiction signs eg churches nd schools cn lso include informtion on hours of services nme of minister specil events etc g Where multifmily dwellings re prt of lrger development there must be only one such sign on ech public street frontge on which the development fces 2 Instructionl Signs Instructionl signs contining no commercil dvertising shll be permitted Signs must be mximum of 3 squre feet nd 3 feet in height The Deprtment must determine 9

10 I 1 the number of signs to be llocted bsed on development chrcteristics externlly illuminted only See Bfor dditionl stndrds Signs must be B Finnce insurnce nd rel estte office estblishments nd professionl service estblishments locted in n RB 2 District which hve received conditionl use pprovl shll be llowed to hve the sme signge which they would be llowed in RPB District in ccordnce with unless more restrictive requirements re estblished s prt of the conditionl use pprovl process for the use GENERALNON RESIDENTIAL PERMANENT SIGNS INCLUDING RPB DISTRICT A Ground signs 1 Loction of All Ground Signs All ground signs must be locted ccording to the following see Figure 5 b Must be set bck minimum of3feet from ll properiy lines except where djcent to residentilly zoned districts where the setbck must be 25 feet Must not be locted within required sight tringles prking spces or lndscpe islnds c Must be locted so s to void the unnecessry removl or htrcking of trees or otherwise dversely impct existing trees I t Y M 7 Lndcps Are Sign 2 Mln O t p u L 10 S1 httrlngle 35 Sight Tringl N 3 Setbck Ri ht f Wy Figure 5 Ground Sign Plcement 10

11 Architecturi Feture PY AR EA c i n Bse wy s Min Hgt rit Figure 6 Primry Ground Sign 2 Primry Ground signs See Figure 6 Sign Alloction One 1 sign per street frontge per trct For trcts with more thn 300 feet ofstreet frontge nd more thn 300 prking spces two 2 signs shll be permitted b Height Signs must hve mximum height of 9 feet where locted on rodwys designted s locl or collector street For rteril rodwys signs must not exceed 10 feet in height c Copy Are Mximum copy re for primry ground signs shll be llocted per Tble 1 below When property fronts multiple streets with different clssifictions copy re lloctions must not be trnsferred between frontges Tble 1 Copy Are by Zoning District Mximum Copy Are by Zoning District RPB B1 B2 B3 HC B5 BP IB AO AI CF UT HF PUD Principl Arteril Osceol Pkwy Vine Street Min Street north of Vine John Young Pkwy Poincin Blvd Bldg re

12 Bldg re Other Streets Bldg re Bldg re For hospitl sign stndrds see B 2 Applies to MUPUDs with non residentil or mixed use future lnd use with primrily non residentil uses d Illumintion See B for illumintion requirements e Additionl Criteri 1 Sign Bse The bse shll not be intended or designed to include messges nd must be pinted in erth tones The bse must not include colors trdemrks or ny other decortive design fetures tht re primrily intended to ttrct ttention rther thn be unobtrusive or comptible with the rchitecture of the building or other site fetures b If ny support upright brcing or frmework is utilized or proposed to support ground sign sid support upright brcing or frmework must be either encsed in n ornmentl shell of stone brick ornmentl metl or similr ndlor comptible mterils with the rchitecture of the building or other site fetures or constructed of n externl support structure extending between grde nd the bse of the copy re tht must not exceed two supports Sid supports must be pinted in erth tones Lndscping must be incorported t minimum depth of 36 inches round the bse to include low growing shrubs nd ground cover nd or flowering nnul to promote color When two primry ground signs re locted on the sme property minimum seprtion equl to one hlf the lot width mesured prllel to the property line must be provided between signs The copy re of one ground sign my be incresed by 50 if ll other ground signs on site re eliminted Sid sign shll not be eligible for cretive sign bonus The mximum size of the bckground sign structure not including bse must not exceed 125 percent of the totl copy re This includes ny rchitecturl embellishments not prt of the copy re For exmple for copy re of 100 squre feet 125 squre feet ofbckground sign structure shll be permitted The bse of the sign must not exceed two2 feet in height 12

13 5 Chngeble copy signs shll be permitted for signs on lots which directly front nd rteril or collector rodwy 3 Multiple LotDevelopment Identifiction Signs One perimeter wll or monument style ground sign shll be permitted per public street frontge for non residentil developments with multiple lots This sign is intended to identify the development nme only s opposed to individul businesses within the development Sid signs must be mximum of 36 squre feet in size nd 6feet in height 4 Onsite Wyfinding Signs Commercil developments lrger thn squre feet shll be permitted two 2 on site vehiculr wyfinding directionl signs The sign is ment to be informtive nd provide directionl informtion within site nd is not ment to be viewed from the djcent street right of wy Signs must be mximum of six 6 squre feet in totl copy re nd no more thn four 4 feet in height Signs must be plced t internl intersections only All sign print is to be ofthe sme type fce nd sme color See Figure 7 SAL CN CLQTHE S FLTRNITiTRE THEATER DINER 4 fretailers Figure 7 Onsite Wyfinding Sign 5 Onsite Directionl Signs Onsite directionl signs shll be permitted for ech property in order to ssist customers in entering nd exiting the site Sid signs must be mimum of 3 squre feet in size nd no more thn 2feet in height nd my contin commercil dvertising for single business only Signs shll be exempt from permitting requirements See Figure 8 13

14 ENTER 2 Figure 8 Onsite Directionl Sign 6 Flgs nd Flgpoles Officil flgs one of which my be corporte flg s opposed to governmentl flgs on permnent poles ech pole not to exceed 30 feet in height from grde or 5 feet bove the roofline of the building shll be permitted A mximum of 3 ground poles or 4 building mounted poles shll be permitted per property b Size Within residentil zoning districts or if mounted to building flgs must not exceed 15 squre feet in size Within non residentil nd RPB zoning districts flgs must not exceed 40 squre feet in size Size restrictions shll pply to corporte flgs only c d Flgs shll be subject to the stndrds in Section 175 of Title 36 of the United Sttes Code Annotted While the flg itself is exempt from permitting requirements flgpoles shll be subject to stisfying ll pplicble building nd engineering construction requirements nd must be pproved through the permit review process prior to instlltion B Building Signs The signs outlined below re intended to be used in coordintion with ech other to provide cohesive nd effective sign pckge for ech business When used in conjunction these signs will work together to provide visibility both from djcent streets s well s pedestrins 14

15 V thai LAr1iE7t1Ni USt 15 Figure 9 Wll signs 1 Wll Signs Individul business wll signs shll be permitted in dherence with following criteri Sign Alloction 1 One wll sign shll be permitted per ground floor estblishment with frontge on public street or privte street built to City Stndrds 2 One wll sign shll lso be permitted for ground floor estblishments which hve no direct street frontge but hve dedicted entrnce fcing interior to prking re nd locted within multitennt center 3 One wll sign shll be permitted for upper floor estblishments with dedicted entrnce on the ground floor of the building fronting public privte street 4 5 Businesses hving more thn forty thousnd squre feet of retil spce nd more thn one 1 entrnce to the premises my be entitled to use second identifiction sign no more thn 4 squre feet in re provided tht it is locted directly over or in the immedite proximity of the entrnce to the re which the sign nnounces This entrnce must led directly into the use tht the sign identifies nd not into the generl overll use of the fcility Additionl non illuminted wll signs no more thn 4 squre feet in re shll be permitted on fcdes not visible from djcent streets in order to ssist in directing customers to the business entrnce b Copy Are 1 15 squre feet per liner foot ofbuilding unit frontge for shuctures set bck more thn 120 feet from djcent rights of wy s mesured from the property line 15

16 i E I i 2 1 squre foot per linel foot of building unitfrontge for ll other wll signs c Plcement 1 Signs llocted bove my be plced on ny building f de However lloction of copy re shll be bsed on thef de fronting public privte street 2 Signs must not be plced to obstruct ny portion of window doorwy trnsom or other rchitecturl detil 3 Signs must not project bove the top of thef de or wll d Additionl Criteri 1 For signs with chnnel lettering rcewys nd other supporting structures must be pinted to mtch the color ofthe wll behind 2 Signs my be hnd pinted onto the building but must not be pinted on to plywood or other mterils unsuitble s pinted surfce All hnd pinted signs shll be subject to review nd pprovl by the Architecturl Review Committee ARC 3 For illumintion requirements see Section B 4 Chngeble copy signs shll be permitted for signs on lots which directly front nd rteril or collector rodwy j i Li SIGN i SIC V r r Figure 10 Projecting Sign Figure 11 Under Cnopy Sign 2 Projecting Under Cnopy Signs See Figures

17 b c d One projecting or under cnopy sign shll be permitted per ground floor estblishment meeting criteri for wll signs bove Signs shll be limited to 4 squre feet in size which must be deducted from the totl re llowed for wll signs Signs must hve minimum 8foot clernce from the ground nd must be set bck minimum of 3feet from djcent curb or vehiculr use res Sign supports nd brckets must be comptible with the design nd scle of the sign e For illumintion requirements see B Chngeble copy signs shll be permitted for signs on lots which directly front nd rteril or collector rodwy r s 3 Awning Signs See Figure 12 Figure 12 Awning Sign b c Primry ground floor wnings Signge is permitted but must be deducted from the totl re permitted for wll signs Secondry Awnings Individul wnings provided bove windows nd doorwys on the first nd second stories of building my lso hve signs not to exceed 10 of the re of ech wning tops nd sides Bcklighting or internl illumintion of wnings is prohibited 4 Directory Signs Multitennt centers my provide one 1 mximum 4 squre foot sign on the building wll or freestnding in n interior couriyrd to identify the businesses within tht development See Bfor illumintion requirements 5 Building Identifiction Signs 17

18 b c Building identifiction signs shll be permitted in ddition to ll signs bove for buildings 3 stories nd tller For buildings less thn three stories in height building identifiction signs shll be permitted in lieu of individul tennt wll signs Copy Are 1 1 squre foot per foot of liner building frontge djcent to right of wy 2 15 squre feet per liner foot of building unit frontge for structures set bck more thn 120 feet from djcent rights of wy 3 Copy re my be divided mong ll building fcdes provided tht ech sign is identicl in design mterils content nd illumintion d e 4 Signs my be pplied verticlly t one corner of ech building f de provided tht the sign does not exceed3feet in width nd three stories in height Building identifiction signs must be bcklit or consist of individul cut or chnnel letters Cbinet signs shll not be permitted Signs must not cover ny windows or rchitecturl fetures of the building 6 Window Signs Permnent Window signs must comply with the following One window sign mximum of 4 squre feet in size shll be permitted per ground floor estblishment b c Merchndise displys Merchndise displys without signge shll be exempt from these requirements but must not block more thn 50 ofthe trnsprent window re Interior signs must benon illuminted nd plced minimum of 15 feet from the window glss or building opening nd must be locted only in res ccessible to the public in order to be exempt from these requirements Sid signs must not exceed 20 squre feet in copy re 7 Instructionl Signs Instructionl signs identifying n entrnce or providing direction with no commercil dvertising shll be permitted Signs must be mximum of 4 squre feet in size Signs must not be plced to obstruct ny portion of window doorwy trnsom or other rchitecturl detil nd must not project bove the top ofthe frde or wll Illumintion must follow the requirements of B SPEC IAL DISTRICT USE SIGNS In ddition to the stndrds bove the following requirements shll pply to those districts uses set forth below in order to ccommodte the unique circumstnces such uses pose 18

19 A AO District nd AI District Signs Signs in n AO or AI District must comply with the following dditionl regultions nd shll be reviewed for complince with these regultions by the Airport Director 1 Wll signs my fce runwy or txi wy but in no cse shll more thn two sides of building cont in such signs In the cse of the AO District two wll signs re llowed per ground floor estblishment but combined must not exceed the totl mximum copy re Copy re must be mximum of 1foot per liner foot of building frontge 2 Avition fuel signs t the irport re exempt from the trct frontge requirement One vition fuel sign is llowed for ech estblishment selling vition fuel t the irport 3 Lighted signs All lighted signs must be so designed locted shielded nd directed so s to prevent the csting of glre or direct light from rtificil illumintion upon ny djcent runwy djcent txiwy publicly dedicted property or property outside the AO nd AI districts 4 FAA Rules nd Regultions All signs within the AO nd AI districts must comply with ll pplicble Federl Avition Administrtion FAA rules nd regultions B Hospitls Signs on hospitl grounds directing the public to the emergency room s follows 1 Onewll mounted sign on the front fce of the emergency room entry wll not to exceed 100 squre feet which sign my only red EMERGENCY 2 One ground mounted sign not to exceed 16 squre feet indicting the direction to the emergency room 3 For hospitls with multiple ccess points the number of ground signs my be incresed to totl of one wyfinding sign per ech ccess point onto public street Sid wyfinding signs must not exceed 36 squre feet Submittl of signge showing the loction nd design of ech proposed sign must be provided nd subject to ARC nd building permit review nd pprovl The ARC shll bse its determintion upon the need for the dditionl signs the provisions of unified theme for ll signge on the site the comptibility nd esthetic impct of the request on the chrcter of the surrounding re complince with the provisions of this section nd ny other fctors regrding the helth sfety nd welfre ofthe generl public C Government Buildings Permnent nd temporry signs for government nd other public uses must be reviewed on fcility specific bsis Individul fcility needs s well s surrounding res nd pplicble requirements ofthis chpter must ll be considered in determining sign llownces for these fcilities Such signs must be reviewed nd pproved by the Development Services Director with forml recommendtion from the ARC D Gs Sttions 1 Cnopy In clculting linel feet ofbuilding frontge for purposes of determining wll sign size gsoline sttion cnopies shll not be included A compny logo nme not to exceed four squre feet shll be permitted on ech side of cnopy but no wll sign shll be permitted thereon 19

20 2 Gs Pumps b Instructionl signs with no commercil dvertising not exceeding totl of 15 squre feet shll be permitted for ech pump Sid signs re for the purposes of providing customers with direction on pumping gs nd re not intended for other product dvertisement Other signs must be limited to n dditionl 15 squre feet per pump side nd re intended to be viewed by the individul stnding t the pump not from djcent rights of wy E Movie Theters In ddition to the signs outlined in bove movie theters locted within multi tennt center shll be permitted one dditionl ground sign in ccordnce with the criteri below 1 Si ns must be mximum re of 100 squre feet nd9feet in height 2 Signs must be set bck from djcent property lines by 3 feet nd must be locted minimum of SO feet from djcent intersections 3 See B for illumintion requirements F Pwn Shops 1 All lettering on pwnshop signs must be solid chromtic erth toned or pstel color nd ech such letter must be the sme print nd color 2 The bckground on the disply surfce must be of the sme or different uniform solid chromtic erth toned or pstel color chosen for the letters 3 A pwnshop locted in commercil center tht hs unified signge scheme must utilize the scheme consistent with the rest ofthe center nd otherwise conforming to city codes G Drive Throughs Drive through resturnt estblishments shll be permitted to hve chngeble copy sign in ddition to other permitted signs showing its menu provided it meets the following criteri 1 The sign must hve trnsprent protective locked cover 2 The sign must be ffixed to wll ofthe estblishment djcent to the drive in service window or locted freestnding within nd prllel to the drive in lne re 3 If freestnding the top ofthe sign is not to exceed six feet in height nd 4 The speker must not be udible beyond the property line 5 Sign must not be locted between the building nd djcent rights ofwy 20

21 H Extended Home Occuptions For properties with vlid extended home occuptionl license s outlined in E2signge is limited to single one squre footnon illuminted plcrd tht is ttched to the residence ner the min entrnce of the residence Entrnces openings doors nd windows to grge ptio or screen room re not llowed to be mrked or hve signge The plcrd must not project from the structure nd must be mde out of mterils similr to the structure in which it is ttched The plcrd must only stte the nme of the business No other temporry or permnent signge is llowed I Mster Sign Design for Lrge Scle Mixed Use nd Plnned Unit Developments New Development Only 1 The purpose of this section is to encourge nd promotere development nd new construction diversity nd cretivity for signge within lrge scle developments Additionlly the intent is to set higher nd more cretive esthetic stndrds thn my be vilble under the stndrd code 2 Through the site pln process the pplicnt must submit s prt of their overll rchitecturl nd site pln review mster signge progrm deling with ll spects ofthe signge for the site nd the project The mster signge progrm must include set of stndrds but is not limited to the plcement of signs the mterils signs re mde of the letter size style nd or colors to be used within the project This shll be pplicble for the following type ofprojects b c d e Mjormuiti tennt centers Plnned Unit Developments Developments of Regionl Impct DRI Mixed use developments Residentil developments single fmily ormulti fmily occupying over five 5 cres or over three3 stories in height Commercil properties with minimum of six 6 outprcels 3 In reviewing the ppliction for pprovl the Development Review Committee DRC nd Architecturl Review Committee ARC shll review the ppliction to determine if it meets the following criteri b c Tht the signge for the project is in keeping with the overll rchitecture nd chrcter of the building development Tht the signge for the project is designed to meet the directionl needs of the project for communiction identifiction wy finding regultory nd informtionl messges in keeping with the overll rchitecturl theme ofthe development or project Tht the signge proposed is legible conspicuous nd esily redble 21

22 d Tht the visibility nd impct of the type of sign number of signs design size method of construction illumintion nd loction of the proposed signs does not dversely impct djoining properties e Tht the proposed signge is consistent nd not in conflict with the intent nd requirements of this chpter OFF SITE SIGNS A Billbords Any new billbords in the City shll require Conditionl Use pprovl by the Plnning Advisory Bord prior to building permit pprovl Signs must dhere to the following criteri 1 Loction Billbords shll be permitted in the B3 HC nd IB zoning districts only long Vine Street nd the Florid Turnpike 2 Setbcks Seprtion Requirements b c d e 35 feet from djcent rights of wy 50 feet from the edge of sign to intersections 300 feet from residentil zoning districts 3000 feet from other billbords Applictions must include survey certified by registered lnd survey of distnces from the nerest billbord snd residentil districts within 300 feet of the site 3 Billbords must be limited to 400 squre feet in re nd mximum height of 30 feet 4 V style signs not to exceed two sides shll be permitted in ny cse where the ngle sustined t the pex does not exceed 50 degrees nd where the width between the poles t the pex does not exceed 4 feet 5 See B for illumintion nd messge center requirements B Off Premise Directionl Signs 1 Stellite Prking Where stellite prking re hs been pproved by the city permit my be grnted for the erection of sign t the prking re In such cses the sign must not exceed three squre feet per side six squre feet totl nd my indicte only the existence t tht loction of prking re for the estblishment for whose benefit the prking re ws pproved Signs must be externlly illuminted only nd must be set bck minimum of 3 feet from ll property lines 22

23 2 Locl Street Frontge Where business or orgniztion or its ctivities re conducted t loction not hving frontge on n rteril or collector street directionl sign not exceeding 16 squre feet per side 32 squre feet totl nd denoting only the nme business or orgniztion my be erected with the pprovl of the city through building permit All other requirements for primry ground signs s indicted in And B shll pply 3 Mzcltiple Signs Where two or more pplicnts seek permission to erect off premise directionl signs t the sme generl loction the city shll hve the right to require the pplicnts to join in the erection ofone directionl sign in lieu of seprte directionl signs nd if they re unwilling to do so the city my deny the pplictions for individul directionl signs The structure of directionl sign must conform to the dimensions except copy re llowed within the respective zone Off premise directionl signge shll reduce the totl llowble signge for tht lot on which the sign is locted 4 A permit my be issued by pprovl of the City Mnger or designee irrespective of other prvisions ofthis subchpter for wyfinding signs s defined in for specil districts nd public orsemi public uses to be determined by the City Mnger 5 Off Premise directionl signs shll not be permitted within ny design overly districts such s the CRAO or Vine Overlys C Public wyfinding signs s defined in identified within the wyfinding sign system pln nd locted within the CRA Community Redevelopment Are long Brodwy shll be permitted TEMPORARY SIGNS Temporry signs not expressly listed below must be prohibited signs below shll not be required Unless indicted otherwise permits for the A Bnner Signs Permit Required 1 Residentil Districts One bnner per development my displyed for mximum of 30 dys per clendr yer for grnd opening events only Bnners must be mximum of 6 squre feet in size 2 Non Residentil nd Multi fmily Districts One bnner per estblishment my be displyed for mximum of 30 dys per clendr yer Bnners must be mximum of 21 squre feet in size Bnners for estblishments locted in multi tennt centers must dhere to the following b Only 25 ofthe licensed business estblishments in shopping centers or buildings with multiple business estblishments my hve bnner sign t ny given time A business estblishment with multiple city occuptionl licenses t single loction must only hve one bnner for 30 dys per clendr yer 23

24 c Only one single bnner sign must be mounted on permnent monument or pole sign dditionl permitted bnner signs for other business estblishments must be mounted on the building 3 Public nd Semi public uses One bnner per estblishment my be displyed for mximum of 60 dys per clendr yer Bnners must be mximum of 30 squre feet in size Off site bnners shll be permitted s follows b c Permitted for specil events or fund rising drives held by semi public or public use only Must be locted onnon residentil zoned property with permission of the owner of the property where bnner sign is to be displyed An estblishment my not hve both noff site nd n on site bnner sign concurrently d The totl mount of time off site ndon site bnners signs re llowed on n estblishment is mximum of 30 dys per clendr yer 4 Politicl Prty nd Cndidte Hedqurters nd Offices One bnner per estblishment my be displyed beginning six months prior to the election n must be removed within seven dys fter the election Bnners must be mximum of 21 squre feet in size 5 Illumintion No illumintion is permitted for bnner signs 6 Loction All bnner signs must be mounted or secured on the fcde of structure on permnent monument or pole sign or on fence or wll Bnner signs must not be mounted secured or hung from trees or other lndscping permnent flg poles utility poles light poles temporry poles or similr type supports constructed of wood plstic metl or wires or ny temporry device used solely for the purpose of supporting bnner sign Bnner signs must not be mounted or secured to vehicles Bnners must not cover windows locted on the front of the est iblishment or the storefront The bottom of ny bnner sign mounted or hung over pe estrin or vehicle trffic re must hve minimum of eight feet of round clernce 7 The length of disply for ny bnner sign my be divided into no more thn three seprte time periods with mximum length often dys ech requiring seprte permit B Fether Bnners Permit Required 1 Residentil Districts One fether bnner per development my displyed for mximum of 30 dys per clendr yer for grnd opening events only Bnners must be mximum of 6 squre feet in size nd no more thn 10 feet in height 2 Non Residentil nd Multi fmily Districts One fether bnner per estblishment my be displyed for mximum of 30 dys per clendr yer Bnners must be mximum of 21 squre feet in size nd no more thn 10 feet in height Bnners for estblishments locted in multi tennt centers must require the following 24

25 b Only 25 of the licensed business estblishments in shopping centers or buildings with multiple business estblishments my hve fether bnner sign t ny given rime A business estblishment with multiple city business tx receipts t single loction shll only hve one bnner for 30 dys per clendr yer 3 Fether bnners shll not be permitted in the CRAO District 4 Illumintion No illumintion is permitted for bnner signs 5 Loction All fether bnners must be set bck minimum of 5 feet from the front property line nd must not be locted within sight tringles 6 The length of disply for ny bnner sign my be divided into no more thn three seprte time pe iods with mximum length of ten dys ech requiring seprte permit 7 Fether bnners shll not be permitted concurrently with other bnners for the sme estblishment C Cold Air Blloons Permit Required 1 Cold ir blloons shll be permitted in non residentil nd multi fmily districts only Blloons shll not be permitted within the Downtown Kissimmee CRAO District except for lots with direct frontge on Vine Street or John Young Prkwy 2 One cold ir blloon per estblishment my be displyed for mximum of 20 dys per clendr yer for no more thn 10 dys per disply 3 Loction Blloons must meet setbck requirements of the zoning district where locted except blloons must be locted minimum of15 feet or the height of the blloon whichever is greter from djcent rights of wy s mesured from the property line to the outer edge of the blloon nd must not be locted within retention res required prking spces drive isles or site tringles 4 Cold ir blloons must not exceed 25 feet in height from grde 5 See Bfor illumintion requirements D Pedestrin Oriented Signs 1 One portble pedestrin oriented sign per ground floor estblishment shll be permitted for commercil estblishments within the CRAO nd multitennt centers s defined in Size Height Signs must be mximum of 8 squre feet per side for two sided sign nd no more thn 4 feet in height 3 Loction 25

26 b All signs must be locted within 5 feet of the entrnce of the business which they re dvertising or immeditely djcent to ssocited outdoor dining res Within the CRAO in ddition to the provisions of section bove signs my be locted on public sidewlk provided tht 5 feet of cler pedestrin ccess is mintined on the sidewlk 4 Signs must only be displyed during hours of opertion for the business which they re dvertising Signs must be stored inside the business when not in use nd must not be left outside or on the public sidewlk fter business hours 5 Si ms must not be secured or otherwise locked to ny item within the public right of wy in mnner tht would prevent necessry removl of the sign by the City E Temporry Window Signs Temporry window signs s defined in must not exceed more thn one third of the trnsprent glss re of ny window or 21 squre feet whichever is less Sid signs shll be permitted for mximum of 30 dys Merchndise displys without signge shll be exempt from this requirement but must not block more thn 50 of the trnsprent re of the window Signs displyed in the interior of the building must be non illuminted nd set bck minimum of 15 feet from the glss or opening in order to be exempt from this section F Future Occupnt Signs Permit Required Future occupnt signs re intended to ssist in dvertising businesses tht hve not yet obtined their Certificte of Occupncy or Business Tx Receipt One future occupnt sign shll be permitted per estblishment Sid signs must be mximum of 20 squre feet in size nd must be removed upon Business Tx Receipt issunce or within 120 dys of instlltion whichever is less This period my be extended by the Development Services Director upon forml request if Business Tx Receipt is not issued within 120 dys Future occupnt signs must contin only the nmes ndlor logos of future occupnts of the site Future occupnt signs must lso dhere to the stnd rdsoutlined in A for bnner signs G Rel Estte Signs 1 Residentil Districts One sign mximum of 6 squre feet in size shll be permitted per street frontge 2 Non Residentil nd Multi fmily Districts shll be permitted per street frontge One sign mximum of 32 squre feet in size 3 Illumintion No illumintion is permitted for rel estte signs 4 Off site rel estte signs shll be prohibited All rel estte dvertised must be locted on the premises where the sign is locted H Contrctor Signs nd Project Signs 1 Residentil Districts One sign per lot my be displyed during remodeling or construction only Contrctor signs my be instlled fter site pln permit pprovl for up to 18 months or the 26

27 issunce of Certificte of Occupncy whichever is less Signs must be mximum of 6 squre feet in size 2 Non Residentil nd Multi fmily Districts One bnner per estblishment my be displyed during remodeling or construction only Contrctor signs my be instlled fter site pln permit pprovl for up to 18 months or the issunce of Certificte of Occupncy whichever is less Signs must be mximum of 32 squre feet in size 3 Illumintion No illumintion is permitted for contrctor signs I Construction site screening Screening of construction site including mesh or other durble opque surfce which includes commercil dvertisement directly relted to onsite ctivities or directions on entering the site my be displyed during remodeling or construction only The screening my be instlled fter site pln permit pprovl for up to 18 months or the issunce of Certificte of Occupncy whichever is less Screening must be mintined ginst fding tering or otherwise coming loose from the fence to which it is ttched No illumintion shll be permitted J Model House Signs Permit Required 1 Mximum number One model house sign shll be permitted per model lot nd per office lot In ddition up to three 3 model rrow signs shll be permitted for the development 2 Size Model House signs must be limited to 6 squre feet in size Model rrow signs must not exceed 4 squre feet 3 Loction For developments with privtely mintined rights of wy the sign my be displyed in the right of wy with the permission of the entity responsible for mintennce For developments with public right of wy signs must be locted on privte property nd must be set bck minimum of3feet from the front property line All signs must be locted on street interior to the development 4 Time Signs my be displyed for up to one yer fter the Certificte of Occupncy is issued for the lst house in the development 5 Illumintion Exterior illumintion only See Bfor illumintion requirements K Grge Sle Signs Grge sle signs shll be permitted within residentil districts only One sign per lot my displyed for mximum of three 3 dys per grge sle Signs my be up to 2 squre feet in size nd must be locted onsite where the sle is locted Sid signs must not be illuminted L Mobile Triler Signs Permit Required One temporry mobile triler sign my be pproved by the Building Officil for ech lot in non residentil districts locted long street frontges impcted by rod construction project These signs require permit nd my be llowed during the construction process in loctions where the sign would not crete sfety hzrd M Non profit off site directionl signs Permit required A permit my be issued for temporry signs nnouncing specil events for civic nd other non profit orgniztions locted on public lnds or rights 27