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1Vlou�ds �l�evv Planning Cosramis�ion Janua�y 17, 2001 l�egular IVieet�ng p�gQ �p Coinmunity Development Directar Ericson asked how the Plaruling Commission felt about wall signage for commercial property. Currently commercial properties are : allowed to have 100 square feet of wail space in additian to a freestandu�g sign. , He aslced if the wall signage should be limited by indicating a total number of square fee"t for both the wall sign and the freestanding sign. Community Development Director Ericson indicated the!; Woodlawn: Terraca and Scotland Green multi-famiiy carnplexes have signage on their buildings'in addrtzon.to �. their ground signs. He questioned whether 64 square feet was ;needed or if in R-3 district the maximiun should be 32 square feet. , Commi ssioner J'ohnson inquired as to whether in R-5 dzstricts there needed to be an atlowance for wall signage if a trailer park with an office wanted� to have:'a. sign or i� an aliowance was needed for wall signage in an R-O zoning di'strict. Connnaunity Development Director Ericson indicated he did�not believe:R.S and R-O properties would need wall signage. Vice Chai erson Stevenson stated mosti ; lar e ho�sin coiii lexes would have non- � g g l� . conforming signs ii the ground signage maximum was any less thari 32 square feet. Commissioner Miller inquired signage currently exists for each Commuruty ]Development Direci Commu�iity Development 17irec feet is that niost signs, wera four won't be in confoi-n?ance: Vice C�airperson Stev.enscin st� allowed``to the size of the.n�oberi Ericson pful to lrnow how much has this information. indicated the i-eason he suggested 32 square ►at size. There are some signs, hawever, that it "might be bene�cial ta relate the size of the sign Coxrunissioner Johnson :stated`he would like to approve 64 square feet of ground signage for the R-4 zoning distncts. Coii�unissioner Hegland suggested relating signage allowed to the size of the property. ,, Co�nx��nity Development Directox Ericson indicated ther� may be a way to tie the size of `the si�'allowed into the size of the project but indicated he didn't want to break it down too far or it would become difficuit ta adminster. Commissioner Hegland suggested opening up #he signage requirement to 100 square feet and hope common sense would lceep sznaller properties from putting up a large sign.