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Planning Commission Staff Report December 13, 2012 6 Height The approved height in the GDP for Planning Area #1 is 40’. This development is located within Planning Area #1 on the GDP. The building proposed for Lot 1 is shown t 32’ in height. a Architecture The proposed structure on Lot 1 (Building One) is designed to look like an arts center. Most art centers are boxed buildings designed to take advantage of high ceilings and straight walls, which allow the most efficient interior spaces. To break up the “boxed” design, the architect has provided articulations on the north and west facades, which are the facades facing Kaylix Avenue and Paschal Drive. The design lends a great deal of shadowing to break up the façade with step backs, awnings, varied materials and roof articulations, all he signs cover approximately 13.6% of the wall surface (the wall surface is 3,441 SF). d on the surface of the building and will have owncast, gooseneck lighting. f 2-feet The east facing façade, which faces Highway 42, provides a large, flat wall. The architect has used different materials and colors to give visual interest to this wall. The applicant would like to take advantage of this wall space by proposing two (2) large w signs. The first wall sign measures 12’4” X 12’4” (151 SF) and the second wall sign measures 47’3” X 6’7” (317 SF). The total sign area proposed for the east wall is 468 SF. T The requested signs will be painte d The sign standards established in the Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG) permit wall sign area at “1 square feet of sign area per linear foot o building frontage of the individual business. No individual sign shall exceed 200 square feet”, only one sign is allowed per building tenant, and characters may not exceed in height. The applicant is requesting 6’7” lettering on the sign. The length of the building is approximately 111’. Based on the CDDSG sign area standard, the maximum