No. 2317 approving an amendment to the Declaration of Protective and Restrictive Covenants of the Blackthorn Corporate Center and Blackthorn Center Development Guidelines

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4. Utility appurtenances including telephone pedestals, utility meters, irrigation system backflow preventers, transformers, etc. are not to be visible from adjacent sites, parking areas, public streets, pedestrian walkways and bikepaths and shall be screened in a manner approved by the Committee. SITE SIGNAGE The purpose of the Signage Guidelines is to establish a coordinated graphic program that provides for individual Occupant identification and directional communication in a distinctive and aesthetically pleasing manner. This graphic system is a major factor in creating and preserving the design character and integrity of Blackthorn. Size and placement of all signage shall be considered an integral part of site development, and a signage plan shall be submitted for the approval of the Committee. The Signage Guidelines apply to the categories of signage as follows: 1. Identification Signage: The first category applies to signs used for identification of buildings and/or Owner/Occupants. Each site is limited to one Identification sign. The design, style and material of the Identification sign shall match and compliment the design, style and material of the building. The sign should include the full street address of the building. The design of all identification signs must be approved by the Committee. a. Identification signs shall be constructed of masonry or stone materials. Where Identification signs use aluminum or other such metal, box construction, masonry or stone materials must represent more than fifty percent of the total area of the sign face. b. In the case of multiple tenants, all may be identified on the same sign, up to a maximum of three tenants. Where there are more than three tenants, the building should be identified with a name and the tenants listed on a Directory inside the Building. c. No sign shall exceed forty (40) sq. ft. per face. It is the intention of the guidelines that sign size be in aesthetic balance with the site and building sizes. d. The sign shall be placed no closer than twenty-five (25) feet and no further than thirty (30) feet from the curb of the street. e. The sign must be placed so it does not obscure any other identification, information, or vehicular control signs. f. Building mounted identification signs must be specifically approved 8 Blackthorn Corporate Park - Development guidelines 5/30/01