(a) General Commercial Zoning District. Each storefront or single-user occupied building shall have a combination of two of the following as their primary and secondary signs: a wall sign, an awning sign, or a window sign. The maximum number of business name signs shall be two per business on the front or side (or combination) of the building and one sign in the rear.
The aggregate area of all signage on a building may have an area equivalent to two square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of building frontage, but such aggregate area shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet, with a minimum allowance of thirty (30) square feet regardless of lineal front footage. The width of the building shall be determined by measuring that portion of the building that fronts onto the street as determined by the front yard building setback of the Zoning Code.
(1) Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs are prohibited.
(2) Projecting signs. Each business may have one projecting sign on the front of the building, provided that no freestanding sign is used. The maximum size for a projecting sign shall be twelve (12) square feet in area on any one side and the total display area of the projecting sign shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet. The horizontal projection shall not exceed four (4) feet in length.
(3) Permanent window signs. Permanent window signs shall meet all the requirements of this District pertaining to wall signs.
(4) Temporary window signs. Temporary window signs shall not require a permit if the following requirement is met: a temporary window sign shall not exceed an area of twenty-five percent (25%) of the size of the window in which it is placed, but the maximum allowable coverage for all window signs on any one business is fifty square feet.
(5) Wall sign. Each business may have not more than one wall sign on the front, one wall sign on each side and one wall sign on the rear of the building in which it is located. However, those businesses that are located on a lot that abuts a residential zoning district shall not be allowed to erect a wall sign on that side of the building facing such residential district without first receiving special permission therefore from the Board of Zoning and Planning.
The aggregate area of all wall signs for any single business may be equivalent to one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of width of the building or part of a building occupied by such business, but such aggregate area shall not exceed sixty (60 square feet. The width of the building shall be determined by measuring that portion of the building that fronts onto the street as determined by the front yard building setback of the Zoning Code.
(6) Awning signs. Each business shall be allowed to have signs including the business name and logo of up to six (6) square feet or 25% of the area of each approved awning canopy, whichever is less, on up to 2 integrated building awnings. The combined allowed awning signs shall be considered as one sign for the purposes of determining the overall number of allowed signs, but all individual square footage shall be calculated as a portion of the total limit.
(b) Planned Unit Development District. Signage in these Districts for new construction of the PUD development shall be included in the detailed development plan as required by Section 1256.08 of the Zoning Code.
No initial signage shall be erected for PUD developments without first being approved by Council. No signage shall be erected or modified for existing PUD developments without first being approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning. Approval of signage in these Districts shall be granted only after it has been found that:
(1) The proposed signage is appropriate for the site and is warranted by the design and other amenities incorporated in the sign plan.
(2) The proposed signage will not be detrimental to other residents of the City and surrounding areas, or to the public facilities and services in the City and surrounding areas.
(c) Open Space Zoning District. No sign shall be erected in this District without first being approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning. Approval of a sign in this District shall be granted only after it has been found that:
(1) The proposed sign is appropriate for the site and is warranted by the design and other amenities incorporated in the sign plan.
(2) The proposed sign will not be detrimental to other residents of the City and surrounding areas, or to the public facilities and services in the City and the surrounding areas.
(d) Residential Zoning Districts. No permanent sign shall be erected in residential districts without first being approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning. Approval of a sign in these districts shall be granted only if the sign complies with the following:
(1) Signs shall be permitted where six or more dwelling units constitute one development or project; each development shall be limited to one sign located at the principal entrance.
(2) Permitted signs shall be incorporated into architectural or landscaping features.
(3) Sign types shall be only those permitted in this code.
(4) No sign face shall exceed twelve square feet in area on any one side.
(5) Display shall be limited to the name, address and purpose of the address and/or a readily recognizable symbol pertaining to the development.
(6) The proposed sign is appropriate for the site and is warranted by the design and other amenities incorporated in the Sign Plan.
(7) The proposed sign shall not be detrimental to other residents of the City and surrounding areas or to the public facilities and services in the City and surrounding areas.
(e) Mixed Use Commercial District. Signage in this District shall be subject to the Main Street Design Guidelines and any applicable Main Street (MS) or Livingston Avenue District (LA) Design Standards as recommended from time to time by the Board of Zoning and Planning and approved by Council. In the event that provisions of the Main Street Design Guidelines relating to signage cease to be in effect or are unenforceable for any reason, signage in this District shall be subject to subsection 1260.05
(a) of this section.
(f) Campus Planning District. No permanent sign shall be erected in this District without first being approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning, unless it complies with a campus signage program approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning Signage in Zone 2 of the Campus Planning District shall also be subject to the Main Street Design Guidelines.
SIGNAGE STANDARDS - DISTRICTS | ||||
SIGNAGE TYPE | GC | CS | ||
SIGNAGE STANDARDS - DISTRICTS | ||||
SIGNAGE TYPE | GC | CS | ||
Freestandin g Sign | Prohibited | Max 30 sf per side / 60 sf total for all on same site Max 1 per building | ||
Projecting Sign | Max 12 sf per side | Max 12 sf per side | ||
Permanent Window Signs | 1 sf/lineal foot, max. 60 | 2 sf/lineal foot, max. 60 | ||
Temporary Window Signs | Max. 25% of window, 25 sf total per business | Max 25% of window, 25 sf total per business | ||
Wall Signs | 1 sf/lineal foot, max. 70 | 2 sf/lineal foot, max. 70 | ||
Awning Signs | Max. 6 sf | Max. 6 sf | ||
TOTAL ALLOWED | 2 sf/lineal foot, max. 80 | |||
PUD | OS | MS/ LA/ MU C | CP | |
As per sub mitt ed deve lop ment plan. For mod ifica tions to an exist ing PUD , as warr ante d as deter mine d by BZA P | As warr ante d for the use as deter mine d by the BZA P | In acco rdan ce with Mai n Stre et Desi gn Guid eline s and any MS or LA Desi gn Stan dard s | In acco rdan ce with Cam pus Sign age Plan , and also Mai n Stre et Desi gn Guid eline s for Zon e 2 | |
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16; Ord. 08-20. Passed 7-14-20; Ord. 04-24. Passed 3-26- 24.)