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8. Directional signs. On-premises directional signs may be placed on private property near driveway entrances, at building entrances, and in parking lots and loading areas where reasonably necessary. Each such sign shall be located on premises and shall adhere to the regulations pertaining to vision triangles and other setbacks as defined in subsection (f)(2) of this section. Such signage shall be considered exempt from the total signage calculation for the premises as long as all the following standards are met: a) Such signage does not serve an additional advertising purpose. b) There are no more than three four directional signs per lot, not including a maximum of one directional sign allowed per driveway entrance/exit. c) Surface area per sign does not exceed four square feet. d) Logos do not exceed two square feet in area per sign. e) Sign height does not exceed five feet above ground elevation at base of sign. 9. Flags and decorative banners. The following regulations apply to all flags and decorative banners: a) A minimum clearance of eight feet over pedestrian ways and 14 feet over vehicular areas. b) Maximum number of flagpoles for any lot is three. c) Maximum height of any flagpole is 50 feet. d) Maximum number of flags per lot is four. e) Maximum area of any flag shall be 40 square feet. f) Flags representing a private entity, including corporate or business flags, shall be included within the maximum sign area total for the site, as applied to the allowance for a ground sign, and shall require a sign permit. i) Comprehensive sign plans. 1. Purpose. Multi-tenant developments such as shopping malls, due to the varying occupants’ needs for signage and the potential for unique architecture and placement of different occupancies as they relate to street frontages, can create challenges to the applicability of sign regulations and the fair distribution of permitted square footage for occupants. This section is intended to define how signage permitted under this Section Code will be distributed among the different occupancies available in the development. The comprehensive sign plan shall create visual harmony between the signs, buildings, and building site through unique and exceptional use of materials, design, color, and lighting, and other design elements; and shall result in signs of appropriate scale and character to the uses and buildings on the lot as well as adjacent buildings, structures and uses. 2. Applicability. A comprehensive sign plan shall be required of an applicant for all planned unit developments and commercial or industrial multi-tenant developments where different occupancies will compete for permitted square footage on a single lot. 3. Submission requirements. An application for comprehensive sign plan approval shall be submitted to the planning community development director and shall include: a) A site plan, dimensioned, showing the location of the buildings, structures, parking areas, driveways, and landscaped areas on the lot upon which the proposed sign is to be attached or erected. b) A table or tables containing: