Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 2 – Surrey 2050

DP1.1 COMMON GUIDELINES

Free-Standing (cont.) Within a development, the following elements shall be considered for Sign installations: 209. Placement of the address on the top of the freestanding sign is encouraged. (Illustr.)

210. Use aesthetically-pleasing materials and detailing for sign bases such as architectural concrete or masonry. 211. Install landscaping around the base of free- standing signs. Landscaping should be layered, with lower plants in the front and higher plants closer to the sign base and consistent in plant species, design, layout and Best Management Practices to that used throughout the rest of the develop- ment. (Illustr.) 212. Changeable copy lettering or designs are discouraged from being used on or with free-standing signs.

Miscellaneous Within a development, the following elements shall be considered for Sign installations: 213. Projecting and/or blade signs shall be two- sided and professionally designed and may be cared, routed, built up, sculpted or lettered. (Illustr.) 214. Inflatable signs are not permitted. 215. Sign variety is encouraged, particularly

SIGN GUIDELINES

for sites with multiple buildings or for an over- all development. Signs using the following design elements, in place of back-lit, flat- face sign boxes, are encouraged: - non-illuminated individual letters

with remote illumination - halo-lit individual letters - under-awning signage - under-canopy signage - wall-mounted plaque signs - creative lettering styles - two-dimensional back-lit signs

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