No projecting sign shall be constructed, erected or maintained on any lot in Cleveland Heights except in accordance with the requirements and procedures contained in this section.
(a) Preparation of Projecting Sign Application. The following materials shall be provided:
(1) Building sections and elevations drawn to scale. Clearly describe materials, colors, dimensions, method of illumination (show conduit, meter, and other visible items), and method of attachment (supports, brackets, mounting hardware).
(2) Computation of the total sign area of the building, the area of each sign and the building frontage.
(3) Accurate indication on the elevations/section drawings of the location of each existing and proposed sign.
(4) Depiction and/or description of color scheme, lettering or graphic style, materials, location of sign on the building, sign proportions; framing; and method of attachment.
(5) Perspective rendering or photograph illustrating proposed sign in context with other building signage, neighboring businesses’ signage, and the architectural character of the vicinity.
(b) Guidelines and Regulations. Projecting signs shall comply with the following standards:
(1) The area of one (1) face (as calculated from an elevation view) of a two-faced sign shall be part of the total identification sign area permitted in Schedule 1163.04.
(2) A projecting sign may not extend above the parapet line of a building, except on a single-story building or single-story wing of a multiple-story building, in which case its width, orientation and projection shall comply with the applicable building code.
(3) Projection shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Building Code.
(4) Projecting signs over a public right of way shall be permitted only in accordance with the liability stipulations of Section 1163.08(q).
(5) To avoid blocking view of traffic control signs and traffic, projecting signs shall not extend closer than four (4) feet to a curb as measured in plan.
(6) The lowest element of any sign above a pedestrian or vehicular way shall be at least seven (7) feet above the finished grade of a sidewalk or other pedestrian way and at least fifteen (15) feet above the finished grade of pavement used for vehicular traffic.
(7) Signs having one internally lit plastic face per side shall not be permitted as projecting signs. The purpose of this restriction is to encourage projecting signs that are artistic, creative and fabricated with craftsmanship.
(8) Projecting signs shall be at a 90º angle to the facade of the building and projecting signs at the corner of a building shall be at a 135º angle to each facade. The Architectural Board of Review shall have discretion to vary this requirement.
(c) Architectural Review Required. Projecting signs shall be subject to review and approval of the Architectural Board of Review.
(Ord. 025-2023. Passed 6-5-23.)