(a) Building or Wall Signs.
(1) No portion of a wall sign shall be mounted less than eight (8) feet above the finished grade or extend out more than twelve (12) inches from the building wall on which it is affixed. If the wall sign projects less than three (3) inches from the building wall on which it is affixed, the eight-foot height requirement need not be met.
(b) Canopy or Awning Signs.
(1) A canopy or awning without lettering, advertising, or other symbols shall not be regulated as a sign.
(2) Canopy or awning signs must be centered within or over architectural elements such as windows or doors.
(3) No awning or canopy sign shall be wider than the building wall or tenant space it covers.
(4) Sign Placement.
A. Signs are permitted on the front and side vertical faces of the awning or canopy, and on the top or angled portion of the awning or canopy.
B. Signs on the top or angled portion of the awning or canopy may not exceed three square feet on any one awning or canopy.
(5) Sign Height.
A. The lowest edge of the canopy or awning sign shall be at least eight (8) feet above the finished grade.
(6) Awnings above the ground floor may be fixed, provided they do not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
(7) Multi-tenant Buildings. If the awning or canopy sign is mounted on a multi-tenant building, all awning or canopy signs shall be similar in terms of height, projection, and style across all tenants in the building.
(c) Projecting or Blade Signs.
(1) Projecting Signs over sidewalks or public rights of way shall only be allowed within B-5 Central Business District, the Hall of Fame Village District, and the Target Investment Zones and Pedestrian/Urban Form Overlay Districts.
(2) No portion of a projecting signs shall project more than five (5) feet from the face of the building.
(3) The outermost portion of a projecting sign shall project no closer than three (3) feet from a curb line or shoulder of a public street.
(4) Sign Height. The lowest edge of a projecting sign shall be at least eight (8) feet above the finished grade.
(d) Marquee Signs.
(1) Marquee's shall be limited to the B-5 Central Business District.
(2) No portion of a marquee sign shall project more than five (5) feet from the face of the building.
(3) Such signs shall be located only above the principal public entrance of a building facing a public street or parking lot.
(4) No marquee shall be wider than the entrance it serves, plus two (2) feet on each side thereof.
(5) No marquee shall extend closer to the curb than three (3) feet.
(6) Sign Height.
A. No portion of a marquee sign shall extend vertically above the eave.
B. The lowest edge of the marquee sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above the finished grade.
(e) Freestanding Pole, Monument or Ground Signs.
(1) Freestanding signs should be of a ground-mounted monument style and signage for multi-tenant buildings, that exceed three (3) businesses, should be limited to the name of anchor tenant, building or plaza. Lighting of signs should be inconspicuous or concealed.
(2) Individual tenant sign panels should be uniform in size recognizing that the major tenant, or the name of the center may have a slightly larger sign panel.
(3) Sign panels should be limited in size to the width of the architectural support elements of the sign.
(4) The sign structure should be architecturally designed and incorporate design details, materials and colors of the associated building.
(5) Masonry or stone bases are strongly encouraged, and support poles should be entirely concealed.
(6) Signs should be situated in a curbed, planted island or area a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet in area.
(7) Freestanding signs should generally not exceed six (6) feet in height.
(8) The lowest edge of any freestanding pole sign shall be either less than four (4) feet or greater than six (6) feet above the ground.
(9) Freestanding ground signs shall be supported and permanently placed by embedding, anchoring, or connecting the sign in such a manner as to incorporate it into the landscape or architectural design scheme.
A. A free-standing ground sign exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area and located in front of a "Specific or Setback Building Line" or in a front yard area shall be set within a curbed, planted island or area a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet in area.
(10) Sign Placement.
A. All freestanding signs shall be set back ten (10) feet from the nearest street lines, except for official traffic signs and government/regulatory signs.
B. No freestanding sign may occupy an area designated for parking, loading, walkways, driveways, fire lane, easement, cartway of the right-of-way or other areas required to remain unobstructed.
(f) Manual Changeable Copy Signs.
(1) Manual changeable copy signs are permitted only when integrated into a freestanding, marquee, wall, or portable sign.
(g) Upper Level Building Signs.
(1) Upper Level Building Signs shall be Wall Signs. Changeable Copy is prohibited.
(2) Upper Level Building Signs shall only be made of letters and symbols individually-mounted to the surface upon which they are attached. The use of raceways is prohibited.
(h) Roof Signs.
(1) Rooftop mounted signs and building-mounted signs erected upon, against, or over the roof of a building and/or extending above the roof line shall be permitted within B-5 Central Business District after first having a zoning permit issued.
(2) A roof sign shall be set back from the ends of the building or party wall lines a minimum distance of two (2) feet.
(i) Billboards.
(1) Billboards/off-premise signs, not exceeding 700 square feet in size, fifty feet in height, twenty-five feet from any property line and the nearest edge of roadway, and 500 feet from any other billboard/off-premise sign, residential structure, place of religious worship, accredited school or college, or institution for human care. Such off-premise signs may utilize electronic message unit devices following illumination types shall be permitted subject to the general regulations outlined in 1187.07, except for:
A. Words, numbers and pictures may be displayed.
B. Display may be kept on for eight seconds.
C. There shall be no maximum height for numbers and lettering.
D. There shall be no restrictions on colors.
(Ord. 25-2019. Passed 2-25-19.)