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N SIGN GUIDELINES FREEWAY BUSINESS CENTER TRACT 45282 ---PAGE BREAK--- V. SIGN AND GRAPHICS: A Introductions These signage guidelines have been developed for the Freeway Business Center and are part of the overall Development Plan established for the project The purpose of these guidelines is to provide standards for the selection and placement of signage within the business park It is intent to provide guidelines for a reasonable number and size of signs required for proper conduct of business, and to control the design and placement of afl signage The information contained in this program establishes the criteria to These standards shall apply to all future and existing lots within Freeway Business Center boundaries B. General Provisions, General Sign Requirements and Regulations Compliance Requireds No person shall erect, reerect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, ---PAGE BREAK--- improve, convert, equip any sign or sign structure, or cause, or permit the same to be done contrary to this sign pro gram Compliance with this sign program shall be enforced by the Committee and in conjunction with the City of Palmdale's Site Plan Review process In the event there is a conflict between the City of Palmdale's Sign Guidelines and the provisions of these CC and R's, the City's requirements shall prevail. No signs shall be erected without prior written approval by the Committee. Sign Content: All business Identification signs shall be limited to the Property Owner's/Occupant's trade name or company logo Exempt Non-Conforming Signs: Any sign granted an exemption to this sign program criteria, by the City of Palmdale and the Committee shall not be considered a non-conforming sign and is not subject to the compliance requirements of a non-conforming sign Sign Maintenance: All signs, together with all of their supports, braces, and anchors, shall All signs shall be subject to the following maintenance provisions; rust or other corrosion due to the elements shall be removed and the sign refinished; cracked or broken sign faces shall be adequately repaired or ---PAGE BREAK--- replaced; and malfunctioning lamps shall be replaced Proper and timely maintenance of all signs will be enforced by the Committee and the City of Palm dale All sign illumination must be approved by th City of Palmdale and adhere to the following guideilnest ---PAGE BREAK--- means of publicizing special events such as Grand Opening u, 'Under New approved for a period of time corresponding to the duration of the construction process. ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- B. A udible signs, including signs that ring, bang, or buzz, etc, 9. Hand-painted wall, window or ground signs of a permanent nature used to identify a company or products sold rithin. 10. Political signs. C. Exempt Signs: The following signs, if non-illuminated, are allowed and exempt from the application, approval and permit process of the Planned Sign Program. Interior signs within a building or activity which are not visible from off-site. Official and legal notices issued by any court, public body, person, or officer in performance of a public duty or in giving any legal notice. D. Signs Relating to Inoperative Activities: Signs pertaining to enterprises or occupants which are no longer using the premises to which the sign relates shall be painted out, obliterated, or removed from the premises within thirty (30) days after the associated enterprise or occupant has vacated the premises. Permitted temporary signs, such as construction signs, shall be displayed no E. Enforcement: Enforcement shall be pursuant to the provisions of these Restrictive ---PAGE BREAK--- Covenants, City Ordinances and/or Municipal Code, as appropriate F. Severability: If any provision of this document is found to be in valid by interpretation or application to any person or circumstances, such in validity shall not affect the provisions of applications thereof which can be given valid effect G. Permanent Identification Sign - Single Tenant Building Each building site improved with a single tenant building, shall have one free standing building identification sign or shall have one building mounted permanent identification sign The single tenant building identification sign shall conform to the following requirements: The sign shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall consistent with the general architectural design of the buildingS The sign shall be free standing and shall be located within the front yard of the building site near the access driveways The sign shall be no higher than 4'6 and no wider than 8'O The sign shall con tam only the name of the building, the address of the building and the company name and/or company logo All lettering shall be open or organized on a plain background and should not be larger than l8 in height, except building signs fronting on the Antelope Valley Freeway on Parcels 1 through 10 of Map Number 4528Z Lettering shall not be larger than 30 in height on the freeway side All wiring and all appurtenant electrical equipment shall be installed inside the building, underground or within the sign ---PAGE BREAK--- 8'ø 4. The sign shall contain the name of the building, the address of the building and may also contain the names of all ---PAGE BREAK--- width ---PAGE BREAK--- J Crfteria: The crfteria set forth herein this ArUcle is intended to provide guidelines and -10-