It shall be unlawful to erect in any B or BP district any sign which does not comply with the following regulations.
(A) Permitted Signs: Business signs, as defined in this chapter.
(B) Requirements for construction and maintenance of any sign:
1. Sign Placement: Signs attached to a building or buildings shall be erected parallel to the vertical wall surfaces and shall not project more than eighteen inches (18") outward from the wall on which it is attached. No sign shall extend to closer than three feet (3') of the top or sides of the wall upon which it is attached. No signs shall be permitted on any wall, fence or standard facing a transitional yard.
2. Sign Area:
a. Signs in the B-1 through B-4 districts shall have an area of no more than three hundred (300) square feet or twenty percent (20%) of the total area of the facade on which it is placed, whichever is less.
b. Signs in the BP district shall have an area of no more than one hundred (100) square feet or five percent (5%) of the total area of the facade on which it is placed, whichever is less. Developers may use wall or freestanding signs provided the total area of all signs does not exceed the above requirement and provided further that all signs shall be presented as a sign package subject to the approval of the plan commission as part of the site design pursuant to section 5-6-14 of this chapter.
c. Marquee Or Canopy Signs: Signs attached to or hung from a marquee or canopy shall be completely within the borderline of the outer edge of the marquee or canopy and shall in no instance be lower than eight feet (8') above the ground or surface over which the marquee or canopy is constructed.
d. Freestanding Signs: Signs, clocks or other advertising devices erected upon standards or separate supports shall be placed so as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which it is located, and no part of the sign or standard shall have a total height greater than twenty five feet (25') above the road grade of the street or highway upon which the sign faces or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the road grade. The surface area of any such sign shall not exceed an area of one hundred (100) square feet.
e. Traffic Or Directional Signs: Traffic or directional signs designating entrances, exits and conditions or use of parking facilities accessory to the material use of the premises may be erected and maintained, provided they are located within the property lines of the subject property, and provided that any such sign shall not exceed an area of twelve (12) square feet.
e. Traffic Or Directional Signs: Traffic or directional signs designating entrances, exits and conditions or use of parking facilities accessory to the material use of the premises may be erected and maintained, provided they are located within the property lines of the subject property, and provided that any such sign shall not exceed an area of twelve (12) square feet.
f. Right-Of-Way: No sign or other advertising device shall be erected or located within three hundred feet (300') of the right-of-way of any limited access highway.
g. Residential Districts: No sign or other advertising device shall be permitted within seventy five feet (75') of any residence district boundary.
h. Illumination: Signs or other advertising devices permitted hereunder may be illuminated, provided that no such illumination shall be of the flashing or intermittent type. Upward lighting is prohibited in all instances.
i. Conflicting Signs: Signs or other advertising devices which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted.
j. In the BP district, no freestanding sign of any type shall be erected unless it is a monument sign replacing the building sign whose area is calculated as in subsection (B) of this section, and having a maximum height of seven feet (7') above the grade on which the sign is located. All portions of freestanding signs shall be at least five feet (5') back from the lot line. (Ord. 20-07, 3-24-2020)