Signs for residential and agriculture zoned districts are permitted only when in compliance with the following:
(A) Each of the following is permitted per parcel.
(1) Monument signs.
(a) Sign shall be free-standing or ground-mounted and be part of a decorative structure made of wood, brick, stone or masonry with an overall design compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
(b) Sign shall be no larger than 32 square feet and no greater than eight feet above the grade level of the adjacent street to which the sign is located or four feet above ground level, whichever is greater.
(c) Sign may be externally illuminated.
(2) Wall-mounted signs.
(a) Sign must fit within the horizontal and vertical elements of the building nor obscure architectural details of the Building nor exceed 10% of wall surface up to 40 square feet.
(b) No wall sign shall be allowed to extend above the cornice line of a building, beyond the edges of the wall upon which it is mounted, nor above the roofline.
(c) Sign shall be designed to relate to the architectural style of the main building or buildings upon the site.
(d) Sign shall not project more than 18 inches perpendicular from the wall face.
(e) Sign may be externally illuminated.
(3) Projecting signs.
(a) Sign shall be no more than four feet in height, and shall not extend more than four feet from the face of the building.
(b) Sign shall not exceed a maximum width of three feet.
(c) Sign shall be a minimum of eight feet above the adjacent grade nor extend above the cornice line of a building.
(d) Sign shall be perpendicular to the building face that the sign is mounted to.
(e) Sign may be externally illuminated.
(4) Awning or canopy signs.
(a) Canopy signs shall have a ground clearance of no less than eight feet above the lowest ground elevation.
(b) Canopy signs shall cover no more than 65% of the area of the side faces (awning flaps) of the canopy and no more than 40% of the front (or front-angled or sloped) face of the canopy.
(c) Illumination is prohibited.
(Ord. 2017-13, passed 12-4-17)