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SEC. 51A-7.403.   DETACHED SIGNS.
   (a)   A multifamily or non-residential premise may display detached signs subject to the following restrictions:
      (1)   TYPE OF SIGNS: A sign permitted by this subsection must:
         (A)   be a premise sign; or
         (B)   convey a noncommercial message.
      (2)   NUMBER OF SIGNS: Each premise may have one detached sign for each 600 feet, or fraction thereof, of frontage along a public way, other than an alley.
      (3)   SETBACK: A sign permitted by this subsection must comply with the following setback requirements:
         (A)   A minimum setback of five feet is required of all detached signs.
         (B)   A minimum setback of 10 feet is required for signs exceeding 10 square feet in effective area or 15 feet in height.
         (C)   A minimum setback of 20 feet is required for all signs exceeding 20 square feet in effective area or 20 feet in height.
         (D)   A minimum setback of 15 feet is required if any part of the sign, other than supports that do not exceed a total cross-sectional area of one square foot, occupies the space between two feet and 10 feet above grade.
      (4)   EFFECTIVE AREA AND HEIGHT: A detached sign may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area or 25 feet in height.
   (b)   A single family or duplex residential premise may display detached signs subject to the following restrictions:
      (1)   TYPE OF SIGNS: A sign permitted by this subsection must:
         (A)   refer to the sale or lease of the premises;
         (B)   refer to an occasional sale authorized in Section 51A-4.217(b)(5) of this code; or
         (C)   convey a noncommercial message.
      (2)   NUMBER OF SIGNS: Each premise may have one detached sign for each 600 feet, or fraction thereof, of frontage along a public way, other than an alley.
      (3)   SETBACK: A sign permitted by this subsection must comply with the following setback requirements:
         (A)   A minimum setback of five feet is required for all detached signs unless the premise has a yard that is less than five feet, in which case the sign must be set back the maximum possible distance.
         (B)   A minimum setback of 10 feet is required for signs exceeding 10 square feet in effective area.
         (C)   A minimum setback of 15 feet is required if any part of the effective area of the sign occupies the space above two feet above grade.
      (4)   EFFECTIVE AREA AND HEIGHT: A detached sign may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area or eight feet in height. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 20962; 21798)