Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every wall sign shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(a) Area. The maximum wall sign area for each building face shall be as indicated on Table 3*.
(b) Height. No part of any wall sign shall extend above the top level of the wall upon or in front of which it is situated. Any such sign which is suspended or projects over any public or private walkway or walk area shall have an overhead clearance of at least seven feet.
(c) Thickness or Projection. No such sign, including any light box or other structural part, shall exceed a thickness of ten inches. In any sign consisting of cutout or raised characters, said characters shall project no more than six inches from the mounting surface, except that when the average area of the individual characters exceeds six square feet, the projection may be increased by one-half inch for each additional square foot of average area over six feet, in no case to exceed fifteen inches.
(d) Number. Subject to the provisions of Section 16.20.170, there may be any number of such signs for each building face, but in no case shall the total wall sign area for each face exceed that shown in Table 3*. No building shall be deemed to have more than four building faces. (Ord. 3359 § 1 (part), 1984)
* Editor's Note: Table 3, referred to herein, may be found at the end of this chapter in a printed edition of this code.