§ 17-504. Signage Plan.

(a) Required.

Once an area is designated as an Area of Special Signage Control, a Signage Plan must be submitted to the Planning Commission.

(b) Contents.

The Signage Plan must include:

(1) a list of what sign types are being sought in the Area of Special Sign Control;

(2) the location and number of signs per lot or building;

(3) the maximum dimensions per sign; and

(4) the percentage deviation being sought in the area or height of the sign or in the maximum cumulative area of signs from what is allowed by right as provided in Table 17-201: Sign Regulations and Table 17-306: Maximum Cumulative Area of Signs.

(c) Content deviations and additions.

(1) The Signage Plan may include deviations from location, height, quantity, and dimensional requirements of this title so long as the deviation is allowed by Table 17-201: Sign Regulations or Table 17-306: Maximum Cumulative Area of Signs..

(2) The Signage Plan may include a type of sign that is not generally permissible in the underlying district if that additional sign type is listed in Table 17-201: Sign Regulations as one allowed in an Area of Special Sign Control for that district and is otherwise a sign type defined in this title.

(3) The Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals may not grant any variance for a sign that has been the subject of a deviation or addition under this section.

(d) Calculating percentage deviations.

When calculating the percentage deviation for a sign area or height, a fraction in the resultant allowable deviation that is ½ or more of a whole number counts as 1 additional square foot for sign area or 1 additional foot for height.

(e) Prohibitions.

The Signage Plan may not alter or deviate from the standards required by § 17-402 {"Alcoholic beverage and cigarette advertising signs"} or § 17-411 {"Obscene signs"} of this title.