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7. Signs
S I G N S
Section 7.01. General
All signs erected, altered, displayed, or relocated in Jumeirah
Village shall be constructed, maintained and removed
according to the standards established by this Code.
Section 7.01.01. Signs Permitted by Zone
Table 7.01, Signs by Zone indicates sign classification by
Zoning Zone according to type and purpose. A “P” indicates
that a classification of sign is permitted by right within
the given Zone. Permitted signs must meet all appropriate
requirements of this Code.
Section 7.01.02. Summary of Standards
Tables 7.02, Sign Standards by Purpose provides a description
of sign requirements permitted according to:
A. total permitted sign area.
B. maximum number.
C. sign type.
D. maximum height.
E. lighting requirements.
Section 7.01.03. Required Approval
All temporary or permanent signs erected, altered, displayed
or relocated in Jumeirah Village require approval from
Jumeirah Village LLC in accordance with the development
review process described in Section 9, Administration and
Procedures.
Table 7.01,
Signs by Zone
Zone
Midrise P P P P P
Tower P P P P P P
Town Center P P P P P P
Neighborhood Retail P P P P P
Ramblas P P P P P
Open Space P P P P P
Purpose
Identification P P P P P
Information P P
Advertisement
P
Section 7.01.04. Sign on Premise
All signs in Jumeirah Village shall be located on the site for
which information or advertisement is intended.
Section 7.01.05. Exemptions
The following signs are exempt from the requirements of this
Code:
A. Signs which are wholly within individual building
enclosures and which can be viewed only by the
occupants and visitors to that building.
B. Traffic, parking, warning, danger, street name, utility
marker, official signs and legal notices issued by
Jumeirah Village LLC.
C. Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
D. Address plate incidental to sign regulations no greater
than 0.3 square meters in total area.
Section 7.02. Abandoned Signs
All signs shall be removed within 60 calendar days of the date
that the business, person or activity that the signs identifies
or advertises ceases to operate on the site on which the sign
is located.
Section 7.03. Master Sign Plan
A Master Sign Plan shall be submitted for all applications for
development that include signs beyond those exempted in
accordance with Section 7.01.05, Exemptions. The Master
Sign Plan shall show the location of the proposed signs and
detail dimensions, proposed color, material, and method of
illumination.
Section 7.04. Prohibited Signs
No sign shall be erected, altered or displayed which:
A. Moves, makes sounds, revolves or uses waving, blinking,
flashing, vibrating, flickering or otherwise animated
lighting.
B. Constitutes a traffic hazard, by reasons of size, location,
projection, content, color or manner of illumination.
C. Is affixed to utility poles, trees, stones, bushes, other
natural features or other signs.
D. Obstructs light, air, ingress or egress from a required
door, window or other opening.
E. Is structurally unsafe or not kept in good repair or
maintenance.
F. Advertises a business or product no longer operated or
sold.
G. Projects more than 1 meter into the public right-of-way
or within 1 meter of an adjacent street, as measured from
the farthest projection of the sign.
H. Obstructs neighboring signs or pedestrian traffic, either
physically or visually.
I. Is mounted on a roof.