Sign types are defined as follows:
1. Wall mounted signs.
a. One or a combination of the wall sign types below may be used on a building. Wall sign area is the total of the square footage of all wall signs associated with a business or structure.
b. A flush wall sign is mounted or applied directly to the building wall, generally on the fascia. It may in no instance extend above the parapet; in the residential and mixed use districts, it must be located below the parapet.
c. A hanging sign is also a wall sign. A hanging sign is suspended from a simple bracket attached to a building wall and requires eight (8) or more feet of vertical clearance from the ground. It is most appropriately used along pedestrian-oriented streets to identify attached or closely spaced shops, restaurants, and service businesses. Only one (1) hanging sign is permitted per building or business bay (in a multi-tenant building). The sign face area does not include the area of the bracket. A hanging sign may project no more than four (4) feet from the building wall. It may project up to three (3) feet over a sidewalk in a city maintained right-of-way (or state ROW if permitted). However, in any case the sign shall no be closer than three (3) feet to a power or other utility line or the outside edge of street pavement.
d. A canopy or awning sign is sign copy applied directly onto a canopy or awning.
2. Ground mounted signs (defined as follows):
a. A monument sign is mounted generally flush with the ground plane. It may not be mounted on a pole or pylon, nor raised by mounting on a man-made berm, wall, or similar structure. Supporting elements may not exceed three (3) feet in height and are included in measurement of sign height.
b. A raised sign may hang from a pole and beam frame as illustrated below, or be placed within a frame mounted on up to two (2) supporting poles.
(Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)