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-2- SPECIAL REPORTS: 1) Sign Ordinance: The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the following sign regulation for "B-2" "B-3" and "SC" Districts be adopted as part of the zoning ordinance. Section 14.281 The gross surface area of all business signs on a lot shall not exceed the sum of three square feet per front foot of a buildingj plus one square foot per lineal front foot of lot area not covered by a building, plus one square foot per lineal foot of side yard contiguous to a side street. No individual business sign surface shall exceed 100 square feet in area, plus one-half square foot for each lineal foot the sign is set back in excess of 60 feet distant from the center line of the frontage street, but not to exceed 300 square feet. No two or more signs shall be arranged or integrated so as to cause a gross surface area exceeding the area limitations in this section. Individual buildings having two or more types of commercial activity or retail outlets operating under a common name and in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross building area may have a name plate sign of a gross area not in excess of 20 percent of the building face upon which the sign is located on or above, but shall not exceed 300 square feet in area. Any individual commercial use in excess of 10,000 square feet of gross building area may have a name plate sign of a gross area not in excess of 20 percent of the building face upon which the sign is located on or above, but shall not exceed 200 square feet in area. Signs which have letters or graphics mounted directly on a wall or fascia or in such a way as to be without a frame shall be permitted to exceed the normal sign size requirements by 40 per cent. The dimensions for calculating the square footage shall be the area extending 6 inches beyond the periphery formed around such letters or graphics in a plane figure bounded by straight lines connecting the outermost points thereof. Each surface utilized to display a message or to attract attention shall be measured as a separate sign. 2) Screening Requirements: Dahlgren presented the Commission with detailed drawings of screening and planting requirements to cover the following sections of the ordinance. 1) Section 7.110 Screening parking spaces adjacent to residential property. 2) Section 8.120 Off-Street parking in a Business District. 3) Section 8.220 Buffer zone between Business and Residential Properties. 4) Section 9.120 Residential property adjoining a Shopping Center. S) Section 10.260 Residential area adjoining Industrial Property. 6) One drawing showing each illustration together with screening requirements and conditions for planting. Dahlgren suggested that these requirements would convey to the owner what he is to do to carry out the provisions of the ordinance. He will consult with the Village Attorney to see how the screening requirements can be applied. 3) Street layout in the industrial area. Dahlgren advised that the Village Council has not authorized him to proceed with the report. He did, however, present a map of the Village which he is preparing indicating all the houses, schools, churches, buildings, tank farm and industrial buildings. The map will also indicate all the lakes, swamps, ponding areas, etc. In addition, all the pro- posed roads including STH No. 35 Wand its corresponding lanes will be platted.