Signs as permitted in the respective zoning districts shall conform to the maximum area limitations set forth in Schedule 1290.05 and comply with the regulations set forth below.
(a) Business Identification Signs. The area of business identification signs shall comply with the following:
(1) Signs Attached to Buildings. The maximum permitted area for a business identification sign attached to a building shall comply with the following:
A. The total area of business identification signs attached to a building shall not exceed the area determined by the formula set forth in Schedule 1290.05.
1. This maximum area shall be the sum of the areas of all identification signs attached to the building including projecting signs, marquee signs, awning signs, and canopy signs, except as otherwise specified, and shall include the area of instructional signs, unless the Zoning Enforcement Officer and Planning Coordinator determines that such instructional signs are exempt pursuant to division (b) of this section.
2. Notwithstanding the above standard, each building shall be permitted a minimum of 30 square feet of identification signs attached to the building.
3. Marquee signs for theaters may exceed the maximum area permitted when reviewed and approved as a special use by the Planning Commission.
B. Certain types of signs shall be further limited in size according to Schedule 1290.05.
(2) First Floor Window Signs. The maximum area for permanent identification signs placed in or painted on a window shall be the area specified in Schedule 1290.05.
(3) Second Floor Tenants. Offices and organizations located above the first floor may have an additional window sign, not to exceed four square feet, located within an upper story window.
(4) Under-Canopy Signs. Under-canopy signs shall comply with the maximum area set forth in Schedule 1290.05; the area of which shall not be included in the sum total set forth in division (a)(1) above.
(b) Instructional Signs. The area of instructional signs that are clearly intended for instructional purposes, as determined by the Zoning Enforcement Officer or Planning Commission, shall not be included in the sum of the area of identification signs, provided such signs comply with the following:
(1) The sign is not larger than necessary to serve the intended instructional purpose; and
(2) The sign is not in a location and does not possess design characteristics that constitute or serve the purposes of an instructional sign.
(c) Architectural Features. Architectural features that are either part of the building or part of a freestanding structure are not considered signs and are thus exempt from these regulations. An “architectural feature” is any construction attending to, but not an integral part of the sign, and which may consist of landscape or building or structural forms complementing the site in general.
(d) Signs Not Regulated in Schedule. Signs for which no maximum area limitations are specified are subject to the review and approval of the Zoning Enforcement Officer and Planning Coordinator, subject to the procedures and requirements of Section 1290.16, unless such sign is exempt according to Section 1290.11.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 192-03. Passed 9-8-03; Ord. 193-03. Passed 10-14-03.)