(A) No permit shall be required for any projecting sign less than 2 square feet in area and not projecting more than 3 feet from the face of the building. The signs shall be strongly constructed entirely of metal or other incombustible material and shall be thoroughly secured to the building with the bottom thereof not less than 8 feet 6 inches above the ground level.
(B) Permits shall be required for projecting signs not designated in division (A) above, and in issuing a permit, the Executive Director shall collect the prescribed fee in accordance with this chapter. All such signs, including letters, shall be construed entirely of metal, glass, porcelain, or other hard, durable, incombustible material. All projecting signs shall be supported by strong steel brackets attached to the walls of the building with through bolts, expansion bolts, or some other equally secure method, and shall be braced and held firmly in place with soft iron or steel cables of adequate strength.
(C) Projecting signs shall be further limited in size and projection as follows. No projecting signs shall be allowed to extend beyond the curb line without the permission of the Board of Public Safety and, if permission is given, the signs shall be erected at a height of 18 feet above the street. In cases where a street is widened, all signs on the street shall be made to conform with the provisions of this chapter relating to the installation of the signs.
(D) No sign shall project out from the street or alley line a greater distance than the least distance measured from the sign to the nearest side or adjoining property line without permission of the owner or tenant of the adjoining property. Street or alley lines shall not be considered adjoining property lines for the location of signs.
(E) Except for signs noted in division (A) above, there shall not be more than 1 projecting sign for each 20 feet of street frontage of any building, but buildings having less than 20 feet of frontage may have 1 sign. There shall not be less than 10 feet horizontally between any 2 signs erected on the same building. The requirements as to 10 feet separation shall not apply to the 2 halves of “V” shaped signs made in 2 portions joined at 1 point similar to a letter “V.”
(F) No sign shall be erected so that any part of the sign, including cables, guys, or other wires, will be within 4 feet of any electric light pole, street lamp, or other public utility pole or standard. The minimum clearance of a sign from public utility conductors shall be not less than 24 inches for conductors carrying not over 600 volts, and 36 inches for conductors carrying more than 600 volts. In all cases where a sign is proposed to be hung adjacent to an electrical conductor carrying a higher voltage than 600 volts, the erection of the sign shall not be made until a representative of the public utilities company overhead inspection department shall have examined and approved the conditions.
(Ord. 2017-02, passed 2-20-2018; Am. Ord. 2022-06, passed 8-15-2022) Penalty, see § 175.99