§ 154-92.7. I Industrial, O-1 and O-2 Office; SRI Specially Restricted Industrial Districts; and office buildings in the MCD Major Commercial District., Article XII. Signs, Chapter 154. Zoning, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Mount Laurel

Master planned multibuilding developments. These are large-scale projects consisting of two or more buildings which are integrated into a unified and interconnected design for streets, parking, open space, drainage facilities and signage.

(1)

In all projects, a master sign program shall be submitted for review by and approval of the appropriate Township land development board. An approved master sign program shall supersede all requirements of this article in terms of size, type, design and location of all signs within the project. The approving land development board may grant variances from specific sections of the master sign program.

(2)

The master sign program shall show the proposed color combinations, locations, design and sizes of all signs within the development. The program shall permit the following signs:

(a)

The overall project shall be permitted freestanding project identification signs, one along each existing perimeter street or highway. These signs shall identify only the name and logo of the entire project. They shall be monument-based and ground-mounted horizontally and shall not be raised in the air on poles. The permitted maximum height is six feet. A maximum three-foot-high sign base is permitted in addition to the sign height. The area surrounding the base of a freestanding sign shall be appropriately landscaped and kept neat and clean at all times.

(b)

Each office building and industrial building shall be permitted one freestanding sign at each intersection where the public street intersects with the site's access driveways. These signs shall indicate the name and address of the building and may indicate the name of the building owner. The building owner name shall be smaller than the tenant names. A maximum of five tenant panels are permitted, provided that letter heights on each panel do not exceed eight inches. In addition, logos for all tenant names are permitted on each panel. Freestanding signs may be horizontal or vertical but shall be monument-based and not raised in the air on poles. Vertical freestanding signs shall not exceed eight feet in height and six feet in width. Horizontal freestanding signs shall not exceed eight feet in width and six feet in height. A maximum of a three three-foot-high base is permitted in addition to the sign height. Professional descriptions are permitted such as "attorneys-at-law."

(c)

Each office building and industrial building shall be permitted one or more tenant directory signs for multioccupied buildings. These signs shall be located within the parking lot near the vehicular access points. These signs shall be monument-based and ground-mounted horizontally and shall not be raised in the air on poles. These signs may list the occupants of the building and suite numbers. Such signs shall not be greater than 18 square feet in area and six feet in height.

(d)

Each office building and industrial building may add freestanding signs in the parking lot to direct visitors to parking locations for major tenants. Tenant names and professional names, logos and directional arrows are permitted with tenant names and logos not to exceed eight inches in height for each tenant. A maximum of five tenant names are permitted on each sign with a maximum of four signs for each office building. The building owner's name and logo may be included on these signs in addition to the five tenant names. The maximum sign height shall not exceed five feet and the sign width shall not exceed four feet.

(e)

Each tenant in a multioccupied office or industrial building shall be permitted a wall-mounted sign next to entry doors listing the occupant's name, suite number and logo. These signs shall not be greater than 12 inches by 12 inches. These signs may also be painted on the entry doors.

(f)

Each office or industrial building may be permitted a maximum of three facade signs, one each for three separate tenants, except that if a public restaurant is provided, the restaurant also may have a facade sign. The facade signs may be located on the same wall or separate walls. Logos for all names are permitted. In addition to the three facade tenant signs, the building name and address may also be included as a facade sign. These signs and logos shall be individual channel letters not exceeding 30 inches in height. The length may vary according to the number of letters and logos necessary to spell out the complete name of the tenant. The gross surface area of a wall sign shall not exceed 10% of the area of the building wall, including doors and windows, to which the sign is to be affixed or 50 square feet, whichever is smaller. Two lines may be used for each tenant name or company description, such as "attorneys-at-law." No facade sign shall face a residential district or use.

(g)

Restaurants in office buildings shall be considered as tenants and shall be allowed to have signage as specified in §154-92.7.

(h)

Each office and industrial building is permitted to have a canopy over each building entrance. The canopy extends over the entrance sidewalk to provide shelter to pedestrians. Tenant identification signage may be included on the canopy, including personal professional names. Three sides of the canopy may have signage with letters and logos not to exceed 24 inches. Names, logos and suite numbers may be included. Each canopy shall be limited to a single color, which shall be limited to one of the following colors: black, red, blue or green.