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19 <br />waiver will help to strengthen the architectural edge of the project and provide a more <br />`urban' character for the development. <br />Staff Comment: Staff is concerned about granting a blanket waiver without the benefit <br />of reviewing site-specific development plans showing the location of the proposed <br />landscape and/or architectural walls. Buffers along Buckhorn and west Ten Roads <br />should remain intact. <br />Staff recommends that the County Manager, upon receiving the recommendation of <br />staff, ensure that the site plans that are administratively reviewed include relevant <br />comments from County Departments, and outside agencies, as part of the later site- <br />specific development plan. <br />11. Waiver Eleven (11) as outlined on page thirty-nine (39) of the application reading as <br />follows: <br />`The applicant requests a waiver from Section 3.5 Signs and Lighting -Signs - <br />General Criteria of the EDD Design Manual' <br />The EDD Design Manual limits the use of signs within this district to: <br />a. A maximum number of three (3) signs per use, <br />b. A maximum number of one (1) freestanding sign per use, <br />c. A total square footage limitation of two hundred (200) square feet for all signs <br />located within the development; <br />d. A maximum size limit of seventy-five (75) square feet, and <br />e. A twelve (12) foot limit on sign height <br />As outlined within the application, beginning on page thirty-seven (37) the applicant is <br />proposing: <br />a. One (1) project identification sign that is fifty (50) feet in height and six <br />hundred (600) square feet in area, <br />b. A Maximum of eight (8) Tenant/Directory Signs that are fifteen (15) feet in <br />height and have three hundred (300) square feet of sign area each, <br />c. For each `Major/Minor Tenant' three (3) signs (wall, window, etc) for each <br />building, <br />d. 'One (1) projecting sign for each `Minor Tenant', <br />e. Directional signs at a maximum height of twelve (12) feet with a maximum size <br />of one hundred (100) square feet for each sign <br />Staff Comment: Staff requires additional information in order to make a <br />recommendation on this proposed design solution. Staff recommends that the applicant <br />be required to provide more detail justifying the design solution prior to any <br />recommendation being made by staff. <br />12. Waiver Twelve (12) as outlined on page forty-five (45) of the application reading as <br />follows: <br />