(a) In general.
(1) Attached signs must be securely attached.
(2) Attached signs overhanging the public 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.
(3) The maximum combined effective area of all signs attached to a facade may not exceed 30 percent of the total area of the facade.
(4) Except as provided in paragragh (5), attached signs may have a maximum of eight words, which contain any character of a height equal to or exceeding four inches and pertain to any premise or occupancy. Words consisting of characters less than four inches high may be used without limit.
(5) A storefront that is used as an entertainment complex may have attached signs with up to 10 words per facade of 4 inches or greater, which may be located at any height on the storefront.
(6) No sign may be painted onto the roof of a building, and no flat attached sign is permitted on the roof of a building.
(7) No sign may project more than four feet above the edge of the wall to which it is attached; if the wall to which the sign is attached has a parapet wall, no sign may project above the parapet wall.
(b) Awning signs.
(1) No awning sign may:
(A) project horizontally more than two inches from the surface of the awning;
(B) be lower than 10 feet above grade; or
(C) project vertically more than two inches above the surface of the awning.
(2) The maximum size of each awning sign is six square feet.
(3) The maximum combined effective area permitted for all awning signs on a facade is 150 square feet.
(4) There is no limit to the number of awning signs permitted on a premise.
(c) Arcade signs.
(1) No arcade sign may exceed six square feet in effective area.
(2) The minimum linear distance between any two arcade signs in this district is 10 feet.
(3) There is no limit to the number of arcade signs permitted on a premise.
(4) No arcade sign may be lower than 10 feet above grade.
(d) Canopy signs.
(1) No canopy sign may:
(A) exceed 100 square feet in effective area;
(B) project horizontally more than two inches from the surface of the canopy; or
(C) be lower than 10 feet above grade.
(2) Canopy signs may project vertically above the surface of the canopy. The maximum height of the projection may not exceed 15 percent of the overall length of the sign.
(3) Canopy signs erected pursuant to this section are permitted on canopies that overhang the public right-of-way, except that no canopy sign may project closer than two feet from the back of the curb.
(e) Marquee signs.
(1) Marquee signs are allowed only on a storefront that is used as an entertainment complex.
(2) The maximum effective area of a marquee sign is 150 square feet.
(3) Marquee signs must be parallel to the surface to which they are attached, and may not project less than two feet from back of curb.
(4) No building may have more than one marquee sign per street frontage.
(5) Marquee signs may use LED, LCD or similar electronic technology.
(f) Projecting attached signs.
(1) No projecting attached sign on a premise may be closer than five feet from another projecting attached sign.
(2) No projecting attached sign may exceed 100 square feet in effective area, or project more than 3 feet into the public right-of-way.
(3) No projecting attached sign may be lower than 12 feet above grade.
(4) No projecting attached sign may project vertically more than four feet above the edge of the wall to which it is attached; if the sign is attached to a wall with a parapet wall, it may not project vertically above the parapet wall.
(5) No projecting attached sign shall have its lower end more than 25 feet above grade.
(g) Window signs.
(1) A window sign may only be a premise sign or contain a promotional message.
(2) Window signs are allowed only in ground level windows.
(3) Up to 10 percent of the effective area of a window sign may contain the word(s) or logo(s) that identify a sponsor of a cultural event or activity taking place in the district.
(h) Changeable message signs.
(1) Changeable message signs may only be attached signs.
(2) The maximum number of changeable message signs within this district is two.
(3) Changeable message signs may not exceed 150 square feet in effective area.
(4) Changeable message signs are not permitted in Subdistrict A. (Ord. 24974)