Based on the application and plans as submitted, staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the requested sign permit with the following condition:

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

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Details of Action

Based on the application and plans as submitted, staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the requested sign permit with the following condition:

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

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Staff Recommendation

Based on the application and plans as submitted, staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the requested sign permit with the following condition:
1) Meeting all relevant requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance, as appropriate.

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1) This is a request for approval of a yard sign and three building signs for Building 1 in a recently approved development off of Valley Vista Road. The building has 2 front-facing facades, one on Virginia Pine Way and the other facing Pellissippi Parkway. Signs are proposed for both building frontages.
2) The proposed building signs consist of the name of the business, Clear Defense Pest Control. There are two building sign designs. Both designs consist of individually mounted logo and letters in black, white, and blue, and both types of signs will be backlit with LED lighting.
3) Two of the signs will be located on a raised roof-box forming a second level on the southern side of the building on the west-facing and east-facing building façades (diagram 1, Sheet A4.5). The roof box forms a gray background for the sign. These signs are 55 square feet each. Since the east building façade only has one sign, this side of the building contains 55 square feet of signage.
4) In addition to the sign on the roof box, the west facing façade has a second building sign that is located in the opposite corner of that façade. It is on the top of the first level beneath the wood detail. This sign comprises 44 square feet. When added to the sign on the roof box, this façade contains 99 square feet of building signage.
5) For building signs, the TTCDA allows a maximum of 100 square feet for each frontage. Both facades contain signage within the maximum amount allowed.
6) The new yard sign would be a tenant directory sign. It consists of an aluminum sign supported by gray metal posts fitted into a concrete base. Panels resembling wood are applied in a decorative manner as an outer shell on each side of the sign in a sculpted curve wrapping around the sign's message area from the bottom of the sign area on the right side of the sign to the far upper corner of the left side of the sign. The message area sits within the decorative shell and contains the name of the business as well as 3 other panels for future tenants.
7) The sign consists of aluminum letters with a matte finish attached directly to the sign. The sign will not be lit.
8) The yard sign message area comprises 50 square feet, which is below the 100 square foot maximum allowed for buildings with frontage exceeding 100 linear feet. The sign will be one-sided and will be located in the northeast corner of the site in a grassy area outside of the setbacks.