Pursuant to the authority of Section 51A-7.503 of this article, the rules relating to the erection of attached signs in the Uptown Sign District are expressly modified as follows:
(a) Attached signs in general.
(1) Attached signs must be securely attached.
(2) Attached signs projecting horizontally and either parallel or perpendicular to a building facade are permitted except no sign can extend above the highest point of the building roof.
(3) Attached signs overhanging the public right-of-way are permitted except that no sign may project closer than two feet to the vertical plane extending through the back of a street curb.
(4) Attached signs projecting horizontally more than 8 inches but less than 18 inches from a vertical building surface are prohibited.
(5) No attached sign other than a painted applied sign, an upper level flat attached sign, a marquee sign, or a banner may exceed 30 square feet in effective area.
(6) Projecting attached signs may have one double faced copy area which is perpendicular to the building facade.
(7) Attached signs may be placed above an arcade.
(8) Banner signs may be constructed of either synthetic or natural cloth.
(b) Canopy signs.
(1) No canopy sign may:
(A) project horizontally more than two inches from the surface of the canopy or awning;
(B) be lower than 10 feet above grade, except that a sign may be as low as eight feet above grade if it does not project more than one-half inch from the surface of the canopy; or
(C) project vertically above the surface of the canopy or awning.
(2) The total effective area permitted for all canopy signs combined on a facade is the product obtained by multiplying 20 square feet times the number of street entrances to the premise.
(3) The maximum size of each canopy sign is limited to 30 square feet.
(c) Flat attached signs on Type A facade.
(1) No flat attached sign may project more than eight inches from a building.
(2) The maximum number of lower level flat attached signs permitted on Type A facade is the sum obtained by multiplying two times the number of street entrances on that facade.
(3) No lower level flat attached sign on a Type A facade may contain more than eight words. All words must:
(A) consist of characters eight inches or less in height; and
(B) read horizontally from left to right.
(4) The maximum size of a lower level flat attached sign on Type A facade is limited to eight square feet.
(5) No premise may have more than one upper level flat attached sign per street entrance.
(6) No upper level flat attached sign on a Type A facade may contain more than eight words. All words must:
(A) consist of characters four inches or more in height; and
(B) read horizontally from left to right.
(d) Flat attached signs on Type B facades.
(1) No flat attached sign may project more than eight inches from a building.
(2) No premise may have more than one flat attached sign on each Type B facade.
(3) No flat attached sign on any Type B facade may contain more than eight words with characters four or more inches in height. Words consisting of characters less than four inches in height may be used without limit.
(e) Marquee signs.
(1) No marquee sign may exceed 90 square feet in effective area.
(2) Marquee signs must:
(A) be parallel to the surface to which they are attached; and
(B) have a minimum height dimension of two feet.
(3) All words on a marquee sign must consist of changeable individual characters.
(4) Marquee signs may have flashing lights.
(5) The maximum number of marquee signs shall be limited to one per facade.
(f) Projecting attached signs.
(1) Projecting attached signs on any facade must be 16 feet apart measured in any direction.
(2) No projecting attached sign may:
(A) exceed 20 square feet in effective area of the face of the sign;
(B) be lower than 10 feet above grade;
(C) project vertically above the third level window sill or 32 feet above grade whichever is less;
(D) project vertically above the highest surface of the building roof; or
(E) project less than 18 inches from a building.
(g) Window signs.
(1) No window sign may:
(A) contain words consisting of characters more than eight inches in height;
(B) cover more than 25 percent of the window surface area; or
(C) be affixed to the window by tape.
(2) A window sign may be hand painted or silk screened onto a window, or made of self-adhesive vinyl. (Ord. Nos. 19649; 20037; 20927)