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An Ordinance amending Article 17-7(e) of the Zoning Ordinance to modify the requirements for a third wall sign in the Professional Office (P-1) and Mixed Use 1: Neighborhood Node (MU-1) zones (Urban County Council). Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 9-0 [Div. of Planning, King]
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[An Ordinance amending Article 17 of the Zoning Ordinance to modify the requirements for a third wall sign in the Professional Office (P-1) and Mixed-Use 1: Neighborhood Node (MU-1) zones. Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 9-0 [Div. of Planning, King]]
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WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission has considered a text amendment to Article 17-7(e) of the Zoning Ordinance to modify the requirements for a third wall sign in the Professional Office (P-1) and Mixed-Use 1: Neighborhood Node (MU-1) zones; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on this proposed text amendment on December 13, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did recommend APPROVAL of the staff alternative text amendment by a vote of 9-0; and
WHEREAS, this Council agrees with the recommendation of the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation form of the Planning Commission is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Article 17-7(e) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 17: SIGN REGULATIONS
17-7(e) PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONE (P-1) AND MIXED-USE 1: NEIGHBORHOOD NODE ZONE (MU-1)
Permitted signs may be either free standing or wall mounted, as specifically noted; signs shall be non-illuminated, indirectly illuminated, or internally illuminated unless otherwise specified. No free-standing sign shall exceed ten (10) feet in height.
(1) One free-standing identification or business sign per building not to exceed forty (40) square feet in area with a minimum setback of ten (10) feet.
(2) One wall-mounted identification or business sign for buildings with one street frontage, not to exceed five percent (5%) of the wall area to which it is attached. When a free-standing sign is not utilized on a lot with only one street frontage, a second wall-mounted sign on a different building face shall be permitted as regulated above in place of the permitted free-standing sign.
(3) Two wall-mounted identification or business signs for buildings with two street frontages, located on separate wall faces, not to exceed five percent (5%) of the wall area to which the signs are attached.
(4) Three wall-mounted identification or business signs for buildings three (3) stories or taller with two street frontages, located on separate wall faces, not to exceed five percent (5%) of the wall area to which the signs are attached. Signs not located on a street frontage shall not be placed on a building face directly adjacent to any residential zone.
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Section 2 - That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Clerk of Urban County Council