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An Ordinance amending Article 17 for signage for hospitals and regional medical campuses to allow additional wall-mounted and free standing signage for a hospital or a regional medical campus (Baptist Hospitals, Inc.). Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 9-0 OBJECTORS [Div. of Planning, Duncan]
Summary
[An Ordinance amending Article 17 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow additional wall-mounted and free standing signage for a hospital or a regional medical campus. Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 9-0 OBJECTORS [Div. of Planning, Duncan]]
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WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission has considered a text amendment to Article 17 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow additional wall-mounted and free standing signage for a hospital or a regional medical campus; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold public hearings on this proposed text amendment on December 17, 2015 and January 28, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did recommend APPROVAL of the staff alternative text 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 as follows and by adding17-7(e):
17-7(e) Professional Office Zone (P-1) and Mixed Use 1: Neighborhood Node (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, with the exception of hospitals, as regulated below.
No change to sub-sections (1)-(11)
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