1141.17 SIGNS IN OFFICE BUILDING AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS (U-7A, U-8, U-8A).
(a) Area of Signs. The total area of all permanent Signs for each use, parcel, building, or land under common ownership or control shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each lineal foot of the building wall or facade which faces the principal street or contains the main entrance as determined by the Building Commissioner.
(b) Secondary Entrances. Buildings or parcels having frontage or a facade facing a second street, may increase the permitted total Sign area for permanent Signs as calculated herein by fifty percent (50%).
(c) Permanent Signs. Total permanent Sign area may be allocated to any or all of the following Sign types subject to the restrictions and requirements set forth herein:
(1) Wall Signs. Wall Signs shall not project more than eighteen inches (18") in front of the building wall to which they are attached nor shall more than twenty percent (20%) of the Sign's total height be extended above the top of the wall.
(2) Projecting Signs. Projecting Signs shall be limited to one (1) Sign for each establishment or store front and shall not exceed a maximum of eight (8) square feet in area. Any face of a Projecting Sign shall be not less than five feet (5') from a side lot line or party wall of another store unit. The amount of projection from the wall surface shall be as determined by the Building Commissioner. Projecting Signs shall not extend above the roof line of the building to which they are affixed.
(3) Marquee Signs. Marquee Signs may extend above the face or topside, but the vertical dimension of such Sign, including the exposed portion of the face, shall not exceed four feet (4').
(4) Monument Signs. Each use, parcel, building, or land under common ownership or control shall be permitted one (1) Monument Sign which shall not exceed forty (40) square feet in area nor eight feet (8') in height. Parcels which have frontage on two or more streets may have a second Monument Sign provided that the second Monument Sign is located on a different street and does not exceed forty (40) square feet in area nor eight feet (8') in height. Monument Signs shall be located a minimum of ten feet (10') from the right-of-way line of any street and all property boundary lines, and shall be located a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') from any residential zoning district line. Each Monument Sign shall be so designed and constructed of such materials as to be compatible with the architectural treatment of the principal building. The base and foundation of each Monument Sign shall be landscaped with plant material as approved by the Building Commissioner.
(5) Window Signs. Window Signs shall be limited to one (1) such Sign per use or tenant which Sign shall not exceed a maximum of four (4) square feet in area.
(d) Wayfinding Signs. Buildings, lots, and parcels with multiple tenants and/or uses may submit a Wayfinding Signage plan to the Commission as part of the Site Development Plan review process. The Commission may, at its sole discretion, authorize the installation of Wayfinding Signs where it deems their use necessary and/or appropriate for guiding traffic flow on the site. Wayfinding Signs approved by the Commission shall not be counted as part of the total permitted Sign area as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) hereof. The number, size, height, and location of Wayfinding Signs shall be as authorized by the Commission, provided however, that no such Signs shall exceed a maximum of thirty (30) square feet in area or eight feet (8') in height.
(e) Temporary Signs.
(1) One sign, which may be either a Wall or free-standing Sign, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area shall be permitted for each lot for not more than two (2) thirty (30) day periods per year. Free-standing Signs shall not exceed six feet (6') in height nor shall such Signs be located less than ten feet (10') from the right-of-way line of any street or any side lot line.
(2) One Temporary free-standing Sign may be erected on a site during construction or reconstruction of a building for which a valid building permit has been obtained. Such Sign shall not exceed forty (40) square feet in area nor eight feet (8') in height. Each such Sign shall be located a minimum of ten feet (10') from the right-of-way line of any street or any property line and shall be removed within five (5) days of issuance of an Occupancy Permit by the Building Commissioner.
(3) One Temporary free-standing Sign not exceeding six (6) square feet in area and six feet (6') in height may be erected on a site indicating the availability of said site for sale or lease. A permit shall be obtained from the Building Commissioner for each such Sign, however, said Signs shall not require the approval of the Architectural Review Board.
(Ord. 2018-94. Passed 10-21-19.)