Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The high density and intensity of the
Oklahoma Health Center and the recommendations of the OHC Master plan for a
future development focus on construction of larger more prominent structures
with parking garages. The potential for an increase in the campus population
and higher concentration of structures within the confines of the subdistrict
creates a need to specify certain types of signage for the Health Center
Sub-district. Signage design standards should be aesthetically compatible to
building materials, appropriate to landscaping and non-impacting to pedestrian
connections. Logos and other identification themes related to specific entities
should be considered in the design of all identification and on site
directional signage. To assist motorist traveling along the street in locating
their destination placement, height, visibility and readable signage text are
important considerations. The use of a graphic system including directional and
wayfinding signage is essential in identifying destinations from distant
locations such as major thoroughfares, intersections, parkways or gateways. In
designing signage factors such as size, location, color, existing
landscape/streetscape and maneuvering around necessary obstructions such as
configuration of streets, existing structures, lighting, traffic and other
government approved safety/warning signals should also be addressed. No sign
shall be installed in any location that impedes vehicular traffic or interrupts
pedestrian movement. These regulations will address signage issues specific to
the Oklahoma Health Center and only applicable in the Health Center District
(HC), Health Center Commercial District (CHC), and the Mixed Use Overlay Zoning
District, Health Center Commercial (MXD-1).
(b) All signage installed in the
" HC" zoning districts shall be in compliance with
all other applicable Sections of this Chapter. The location, installation, and
number of signs permitted must be in compliance with this Subchapter. Any sign
not defined but permissible in the zoning district and defined in Subchapter 15
of this Chapter may be permitted in the HC zoning districts.
(c)
Permissible Signs. The
following sign types are permissible in the zoning districts listed in OAC
120:10-15-16(a) of this Subsection, in addition to signage permissible under
OAC 120:10-15:
(1)
"Light pole banner
sign" means a rectangular substrate sign suspended from brackets mounted
on a permanent decorative light pole designed to be used as a
directional/locator sign, form of temporary advertising display, or to identify
a neighborhood association or other district organizations. This type sign is
only permitted in off-street parking lots. The Commission shall determine the
number permitted based on the location and size of the lot and the off-street
parking lot lighting standards of the City of Oklahoma City.
(2)
"Building mounted identification
signage" means letters and/or logos that identify the facility that are
also defined as the sign face area. The overall dimension of the sign face area
shall be measured vertically at the highest point of the tallest character or
logo and horizontally at the longest line of text. Building mounted signs shall
cover no more than 25% of building wall or building section on which it is
installed.
(3)
"Campus/Complex directional signage system" means a system of
large usually post mounted 2-sided signs strategically placed in the most
visible locations within the street right-of-way containing a message system
that directs, locates, and identifies a unified complex of buildings,
structures, and functions. Signage may be lit from an internal source or
indirectly lit.
(4)
"Decorative, insignia, and flags means" flags, emblems, and
insignias of the United States, the State, and municipal and other bodies of
established government, or flags which display the recognized symbol of a
school, nonprofit and/or non commercial organization.
(5)
"Ground mounted signage
means" a sign installed on the ground or mounted to a base attached to
the ground that may be installed at a height 2 feet above the top of the second
story level of the main building measured at the highest elevation of the site
on which the sign will be located. The sign height may be increased based on
the height of the building.
(6)
"Internal directional signage" means a group of signs containing
letters and/or logo providing directions to specific locations within a complex
of buildings or a mixed use building.
(7)
"Kiosk" means a freestanding
prefabricated structure that may be partially enclosed constructed of weather
sustainable materials used for the purpose of advertising or displaying
information and providing a vehicular and pedestrian navigation system
including interactive displays directing persons to specific destinations
within the Oklahoma Health Center and providing information regarding Health
Center or other community events. This type signage is only permitted in
strategic locations in the Health Center (HC) and Health Center Commercial
(CHC) zoning districts.
(8)
"Mixed used building signage" means signage used to identify
multiple tenants or multiple functions within one structure. Identification of
the primary user may occupy the majority of space on the sign face all other
identification text shall be installed horizontally on a single sign face or on
individual panels, identical in size with one line of text characters and logos
identifying each individual tenant or function. A building under single
ownership with multiple functions signage may identify each use on one sign
located at the entrance to the building or at the location most visible from
the street.
(9)
"Monument
sign means" an architecturally designed sign preferably constructed of
concrete, rock, stone, or other masonry material used to identify a campus or
complex of buildings of common or uncommon ownership. The dimensions of the
sign shall be determined by the Commission based on the proposed location and
the size of the complex. Additional landscaping may be required.
(10)
"Regulatory sign" means an
informational sign that may be pole mounted or mounted and fastened flat
against a building wall that is used to provide a warning regarding health and
safety issues. These type signs can be no larger than 2 square feet in area or
24 inches in diameter.
(d)
Landscape area required.
(1) All ground mounted identification signage
shall provide a landscaped area containing one square foot of plantings for
every 2 square feet of the sign base or a fraction thereof located within 10
feet of the base of the sign. Turf grass shall not be used to satisfy this
requirement.
(2) Landscape planting
can include but is not limited to, ground cover, ornamental grasses, flowing
plants, shrubs or miniature trees planted along the base of the sign spaced at
a distance that will allow plantings to achieve full growth potential. Planted
at a height that at maturity will not interfere with the visibility and
readability of the sign message. All plants must be compatible to the Oklahoma
City environment.
