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sites having multiple street frontages, the maximum area is calculated based on both frontages, but may be distributed on the building according to the Comprehensive Sign Plan approval. The subject building's frontage is approximately 150 feet along Nadeau Road, and an additional 90 feet along Country Drive. The building height appears to be 15 feet (based on staff calculations from the applicant's photographs), for a total facade area of 3,600 square feet. As a result, total allowable signage on the property may not exceed 540 square feet — 15% of the silhouette area of the building facade. Current signage on the property includes 120 square feet for the freestanding monument sign, and 44 square feet for an existing wall sign for Dynamic Connections, a current tenant. The proposed sign, together with the existing signage totals 198 square feet, according to the applicant's materials. This leaves a maximum additional sign area, under the code, of approximately 342 square feet. The applicant has also requested up to 7 additional wall signs of 44 square feet each (a total of 298 square feet of signage) which could be located at each of the building's entrances. The application does not specify where those signs would be located. The applicant should prepare a specific plan identifying how those future signs might be applied. Staff would recommend that none of this signage is permitted along the west wall •which faces a residential area Tenant identification on doors or windows can be permitted under the code, separate from the Comprehensive Sign Plan approval. It should be noted that the City's Architectural Guidelines promote signs that use individual letters, or sign design that relies on lighter colored lettering and graphics on a dark background. The applicant should verify consistency with this design for future signage. Conclusion / Recommendation Based on the preceding review, planning staff recommends approval of a CUP /Comprehensive Sign Plan for 2905 Country Drive, subject to the following conditions: 1. Signs shall be erected in accordance with the approved comprehensive sign plan. 2. To avoid the processing of a conditional use permit amendment, the applicant is encouraged to consider all potential signage for the property under the current permit. As a part of this allowance, a plan showing distribution of future signage should be prepared to directing such signage, if it is proposed. 3. All signs shall be subject to a sign permit as provided for in the Zoning Ordinance. 2 8