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Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a Sign Permit for the proposed building signs with the following condition:

1) Meeting all relevant requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance, as appropriate.

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This is a request to replace two existing building signs for an indoor storage facility. The proposed signs are for Extra Space Storage.

PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 4 OF THE TTCDA ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES, THE DECISION OF THE TTCDA TO APPROVE A SIGN MUST BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

A. CONFORMITY OF THE SIGN PROPOSAL WITH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
1. The existing 'Valley Storage' signs on the west and north sides of the building would be removed and replaced with two new identical building signs. The existing address sign on the west side of the building would be retained.
2. The proposed signage includes the company name 'Extra Space Storage' in individual channel lettering. The lettering would be directly mounted onto the building façade via an aluminum raceway painted gray to match the building.
3. The sign faces are acrylic with matte finishes and are illuminated with LED lighting. The 'Extra Space' sign face would be green, and 'Storage' would be white.
4. The area of each sign is 33.46 sq ft, totaling 66.92 sq ft. There is an existing 4.9 sq ft address sign on the west side of the building that will not be removed. The total signage area for the proposed and existing address signage is 71.82 sq ft. This is within the 100 sq ft maximum area allowed based on the building's linear frontage.

B. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE TO SIGNAGE ON NEARBY PROPERTIES, IN TERMS OF SIZE, LOCATION, MATERIALS, AND COLOR
1. The proposed signs are in proportion with signs in the vicinity.