Plan Surrey 2013: Official Community Plan

PLANSURREY 2013 | OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN

DP1.1 COMMON GUIDELINES

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Free-Standing (cont.) Within a development, the following elements shall be considered for Sign installations: 211. Placement of the address on the top of the freestanding sign is encouraged. (Illustr.) 212. Use aesthetically-pleasing materials

and detailing for sign bases such as architectural concrete or masonry. 213. 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 spe- cies, design, layout and Best Manage- ment Practices to that used throughout the rest of the development. (Illustr.) 214. 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: 215. Projecting and/or blade signs shall be

two-sided and professionally designed and may be cared, routed, built up, sculpted or lettered. (Illustr.) 216. Inflatable signs are not permitted. 217. Sign variety is encouraged, particularly for sites with multiple buildings or for an overall development. Signs using the following design elements, in place of back-lit, flat-face sign boxes, are en- couraged: - non-illuminated individual letters with remote illumination

SIGN GUIDELINES

- 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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DP1—FORM AND CHARACTER

AMENDED: February 25, 2019