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SEC. 51A-7.1606.   SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ATTACHED SIGNS.
   (a)   In general. The regulations relating to the erection of attached signs in this district are expressly modified as follows:
   (b)   Attached signs in general.
      (1)    No portion of an attached sign may be located:
         (A)   more than 10 feet from the facade to which it is attached; or
         (B)   less than two feet from the back of a street curb.
      (2)   Although not required, the use of three-dimensional projecting attached signs is encouraged.
   (c)   Banners.
      (1)   Banners are permitted in this district to promote cultural events or activities.
      (2)   If the cultural event or activity has a sponsor, no more than 10 percent of the effective area of the banner may be used for sponsor identification.
      (3)   No portion of a banner may be used to advertise a specific product or service other than the cultural event or activity.
   (d)   Canopy signs. Canopy signs must be flat-attached or painted directly onto the surface of the canopy.
   (e)   Marquee signs.
      (1)   No premise may have more than one marquee sign.
      (2)   The length of a marquee sign must not exceed two-thirds of the length of the facade to which it is attached.
      (3)   Marquee signs may incorporate moving patterns or bands of light, except that the use of illumination to produce apparent motion of a visual image, such as expanding or contracting shapes, rotation, or similar effects of animation, is prohibited.
   (f)   Window sign. No window sign may cover more than 25 percent of the window surface area.
   (g)    Camden Sign Subdistrict.
      (1)   No more than four attached signs are permitted in this subdistrict.
      (2)   No attached sign may exceed 50 square feet in effective area.
      (3)   Each attached sign may contain a maximum of eight words, except that words consisting of characters less than four inches in height may be used without limit.
      (4)   No more than two signs may be attached to any one facade.
   (h)   Attached movement control signs in the Camden Sign Subdistrict.
      (1)   No more than four attached movement control signs are permitted in this subdistrict.
      (2)   No attached movement control sign may exceed four square feet in effective area.
      (3)   No attached movement control sign may identify the name or logo of more than one occupant of the premise. (Ord. Nos. 22097; 24424; 29233)