A. Sign Area Allowed: The following sign areas shall be allowed. For a demonstration on how these provisions are applied, please see figures 11-12-6A and 11-12-6B of this section.
1. Public street facing tenant:
a. One and a half (1.5) square feet of sign area may be erected for every linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
b. In the case that the tenant(s) sign has a setback of greater than two hundred fifty feet (250') from the nearest public street right-of-way, two (2) square feet of sign area may be erected per linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum sign area of two hundred (200) square feet.
c. In the case that a tenant has frontage along more than one public street, the total sign area shall be calculated off of no more than two (2) public street frontages, up to a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet. A maximum sign area up to four hundred (400) square feet is allowed when also meeting the setback requirements of subsection 11-12-6A1b. No individual building sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in sign area.
2. Nonpublic street facing tenant:
a. One and a half (1.5) square feet of sign area may be erected for every linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
b. In the case that the tenant(s) sign has a setback of greater than two hundred fifty feet (250') from the nearest private street, two (2) square feet of sign area may be erected per linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum sign area of two hundred (200) square feet.
c. In the case that a tenant has frontage along both a non-public street and a public street, the sign area shall be calculated off of the public street facing frontage.
d. In the case that a tenant is not oriented towards a street frontage and desires to place a sign on the elevation that faces a street frontage, the maximum allowable sign area allowed to be displayed by all tenants on the public street facing frontage shall be limited to the total building sign area allowed per this subsection.
Tenant Space | Orientation | Special Remarks | Frontage (Linear Feet) | Area (Square Feet) |
Tenant Space | Orientation | Special Remarks | Frontage (Linear Feet) | Area (Square Feet) |
1 | Public street | Only calculated off public street frontage | 60 | 90 |
2 | Public street | n/a | 35 | 52.5 |
3 | Public street | n/a | 25 | 37.5 |
4 | Public street | n/a | 25 | 37.5 |
5 | Non-public street | n/a | 85 | 127.5 |
6 | Public street | n/a | 55 | 82.5 |
7 | Public street | 2 public street frontages | 80 & 50 | 195 |
8 | Public street | Only calculated off public street frontage | 50 | 75 |
9 | Public street | Only calculated off public street frontage | 50 | 75 |
10 | Public street | n/a | 50 | 75 |
11 | Non-public street | n/a | 50 | 75 |
12 | Non-public street | n/a | 40 | 60 |
13 | Public street | Exceeds 250-foot setback | 100 | 200 |
14 | Non-public street | n/a | 50 | 75 |
B. Multi-Story Buildings: In the event that a tenant occupies more than one story, sign area shall be calculated using the tenant frontage on only one story.
C. Letters, Symbols and Logos: Under no circumstances will a letter, symbol, or logo dimension greater than six feet (6') be allowed. All building signs shall be principally comprised of individual channel letters or similar solid construction letters, at least one inch (1") in thickness. Push through, routed letters, and dimensional letters on backer boards, provided they are internally illuminated shall be permitted. For the purpose of displaying letters, symbols or logos, no more than twenty five percent (25%) of the total sign area may be allotted to an awning or capsule sign. (Ord. 1099, 4-8-2021)