8-13D-10-6: SIGNAGE:

Signage throughout the project shall be consistent and compatible. Sizes, styles, and configurations will vary depending on the specific purpose, activity level and building materials.

   1.   General:

      a.   Lighting and landscaping shall be considered an integral part of all signage proposals.

      b.   Regardless of style, signs constructed of brick, concrete, wood, stucco, stone, and other natural materials with painted or relief cut letters are encouraged.

      c.   Prohibited signs shall include:

         •   Signs which constitute a hazard to traffic of pedestrians;

         •   Signs located within any stream or drainage channel;

         •   Mobile signs or portable signs; balloons, flags, or kite style signs;

         •   Inflatable signs;

         •   Signs which produce odor, sound, smoke, flame, or other emissions;

         •   Signs which imitate or simulate official signs, or which use yellow or red blinking or intermittent lights resembling danger or warning signals;

         •   Signs using strobe lights or individual light bulbs exceeding 75 watts;

         •   Signs on public property or right of way or signs attached to utility poles, streetlights, fences, barns, sheds, or other similar structures; and

         •   Roof signs and billboards.

      d.   Free-standing signs should be in proportion/scale to surrounding elements. Emphasis should be placed on sizing signs in relationship to the vehicular vs. pedestrian traffic they serve. Sign faces should only be large enough to accommodate the minimum typeface size and quantity needed to convey the intended message.

   2.   Residential Signage:

   Identification signs will be provided at project entrances as part of the overall entry statement to Hidden Springs. Each residential area may have its own entry statement and signage theme or color combinations.

   Monument signs, piers, walls, freestanding monolith/pylons shall be used.

   Project or residential identification signs shall not exceed six feet (6') in height or one hundred twenty (120) square feet in area and may be provided on each side of an entrance street. Lighting of residential entrance identification signs shall be indirect, with screened wall or ground-mounted light sources.

   3.   Commercial Signage: Commercial signage shall be kept small and subdued to respect the residential character of the community. Commercial establishments shall have a maximum of one identification sign either hung directly on the front facade of the structure from a porch column or roof, or on a post at the entry wall. Commercial signs shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet in area on facades and twenty-four feet (24') if hung from a freestanding post.

   4.   Special purpose signs:

      a.   Directional, informational, and regulatory signs shall not exceed six feet (6') in height or sixteen (16) square feet in area and shall be compatible throughout the project.

      b.   Temporary signs shall not exceed six feet (6') in height and twenty- four (24) square feet in area. The location and number of temporary signs shall be subject to approval by the DRC.

      c.   Political signs are permitted to be displayed only on private property and only two (2) weeks prior to an election. They must be removed twenty-four (24) hours after the election.

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)