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A.Standards <br />The following standards must be met: <br />Only allowed in the TUC and TVS zoning districts <br />The site is located within a TUC district <br />Each grand monument sign is allowed as a substitute for one of the monument signs allowed to be <br />installed on the premises. <br />The site is allowed two freestanding signs that are discernible per the Permanent Free-standing Signage in <br />Commercial/Industrial Zones section of the Sign Code. The property is allowed the additional monument <br />sign because it has two street frontages Longacres Way and Strander Boulevard. (19.20.040 TMC) <br />Any poles or columns supporting the sign have an architectural treatment such as brick, stone or <br />wood cladding that is consistent with the design ofthe buildings on site. <br />The material palette for the site includes poured concrete, white tile and metal. The Amtraksign is <br />painted metal and glass in aconcrete base. The Sounder sign is also painted metal in a concrete base. <br />The sign message may be increased up to 100 square feet per side or 200 feet total and the <br />limitation on structure size is removed. <br />The message area of the Amtrak sign is 40 square feet per side with two sides and the Sound Transit sign <br />is a three dimensional sign with 46 square feet of sign area. <br />The sign structure must be set back from the side and rear property lines of the premises a <br />distance equal to the height increase requested or five feet whichever is greater. The minimum <br />front setback is the small of the front yard required in the zoning district or the height increase <br />requested. <br />The allowable height limit for freestanding signs is based upon the total right of way of the site.The total <br />linear length of right of way for this project was calculated using the property lines between the railroad <br />rights of way on the north (295 feet) and south (325feet) ends of the site. Longacres Way is a privately <br />owned and managed shared access easement. The Longacres Way public right of way ends at Puget <br />the west of the UP tracks <br />parcels. The northern parcel has a small piece to the east of the UP, which is visible on Attachment A the <br />Vicinity Map. The property edge between the UP and the BNSF was also used. The total right of way <br />from these two lengths equals 620 linear feet, which establishes the following permitted sign message <br />area. <br />Allowable message area60 sq.ft. per side <br />Allowable sign size80 sq. ft. per side <br />Maximum heightSeven feet <br />Page 4of 7 <br />8 <br /> <br />