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Phases two and three will require separate Planning Commission approval. This will provide the City to evaluate the progress of the landscaping and to ensure that sufficient parking has been provided. Should the parking prove to be insufficient, that may impact the size of the buildings in phases two and three. 9. Sign Component The applicant has submitted a signage plan for the entire development (Attachment 3B-3). The PUD process permits flexibility in sign size, number, and dimensions. The submitted plan does show how some of the signs may look; however, the City cannot regulate content. The actual design or message on the signs rnay be changed during the building process. However, once the PUD is approved, the signs could not exceed the area, number, or dimensions set during the PUD process. Signage not approved in the PUD process would require a PUD amendment at a later date. Because the property is adjacent to County Road E and Lexington Avenue, it is in sign district four (County Road E) and district five (Lexington Avenue). The Sign Code does not indicate which sign district is the controlling district; however, the following sign dimensions would be pennitted: Sign Code Sinn District 5 6 Wall Area 60 sf 80 sf Linhtinn ElliS ElliS Area 80 sf 100 sf Freestanding Heinht 22 t 16t Linhtinn ElliS ElliS EillB:external.inlernal.orbackJit Since the retail strip mall primarily faces Lexington Avenue, Staff has traditionally used sign district five for signage. For multi-tenant buildings, such as the adjacent retail strip mall, each tenant with street access is permitted a separate wall sign. Since the applicant is proposing to subdivide the property into four separate parcels, it is unclear exactly how the Sign Code should apply. The Sign Code nonnally permits each legally separate property to have a freestanding sign. Properties with frontage on two streets are typically pennitted two freestanding signs. This proposal includes a plat for four separate properties and it is conceivable that each property could have a separate monument sign. However, proposed lot 4 would not have frontage on Lexington Avenue and since off-site signs are not pennitted, a freestanding sign for lot 4 is less practical. Ciry ofArdell Hills Planning Commission Nfeetingjor August I, 2007 \\Metro-inCI.us\ardellhills\P{ollllillgIPlmlllillg Cases\2007\07-018 - Arden Plazn PUf) (11/ RCI.j{:w)\080107 - PC Reporl- Ardell P/aza - Mas/er P{JD,doc Page 9 of 13