Common signage plans

A. For individual shopping centers on one or more zoning lots or where a zoning lot otherwise contains more than one principal use or establishment, the provisions of this article shall apply to the shopping center or zoning lot as a whole.
B. The property owner(s) shall be responsible for allocating permitted signs and display surface areas among the individual uses or establishments.
C. The common signage plan submitted for such zoning lot or shopping center shall show all business, directory and directional signs located or proposed thereon and shall be designed so that all signs are harmonious with each other in terms of number, type, size and location.
D. For applicable new development, as part of the development plan review or land development process, the property owner(s) shall submit a common signage plan for review by the Technical Review Committee and Planning Board, as applicable, in accordance with current Town standards to which all signs on the building or within the shopping center will conform. The plan must be approved by and on file with the Planning Board prior to or in concert with review and approval of individual signage for each establishment or activity on the building or within the shopping center.
E. The common signage plan shall display harmony and consistency with regard to placement of signs, materials, and type of lighting.
F. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to inform its tenants of this requirement and to furnish each tenant with a copy of the approved signage plan for their center.
G. Signage proposed for individual commercial units on sites subject to the common signage plan requirements that lack a required common signage plan, per § 185-90A, shall be reviewed by the Technical Review Committee, with approval subject to a positive finding that the proposed signage is consistent in terms of placement, materials and type of illumination with existing business signs at the site.
H. Requirements of a common signage plan application are as follows:
- (1) Submittal Requirements.
  - (a) Site plan of entire zoning lot.
  - (b) Dimensional information and spreadsheet for signage for all tenant spaces.
  - (c) Digital files: provide all images, plans and documents, including placement on building elevation.
- (2) Project Information.
  - (a) Overview: theme, concept, style and color palette.
  - (b) Number, location and size of signs: allocation of sign area (square footage) for each tenant based on standards within this article; maximum and minimum sizes of signs.
  - (c) Lighting: type, hardware/fixtures.
- (3) Ground signs: site plan or aerial showing location, sight distance triangles, property boundaries and setbacks, sidewalks, buildings, parking areas and streets.