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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 ar...
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