(a) This section applies only to building identification signs as defined in Section 51A-7.2103.
(b) Illumination of these signs, if any, must be from within to illuminate the building facade or monument and produce a “halo” around the characters. No illuminated sign or element of a sign may turn on or off or change its brightness.
(c) These signs must be located:
(1) on a building facade above an entrance;
(2) in the building cornice area; or
(3) on a monument in a landscaped area between a building facade and the property line.
(d) Signs located above building entrances are limited to the building name and/or street address.
(1) Lower-level building identification signs. A maximum of 50 square feet of effective area of each sign may be allocated to the building name, and a maximum of 25 square feet of effective area of each sign may be allocated to the building address. The maximum permitted heights of characters on these signs are 24 inches for the building name, and 12 inches for the building address. These signs are not allowed above the third story of the building.
(2) Upper-level flat attached building identification signs.
(A) Each upper-level flat attached building identification sign may have a maximum of eight words that contain any character of a height equal to or exceeding four inches.
(B) Upper-level flat attached signs must be wholly located within the portion of a facade more than 36 feet above grade and within the top 12 feet of a facade on buildings 18 stories or less, or within the top 36 feet of a facade on buildings more than 18 stories.
(e) No facade may have more than one sign in the building cornice area.
(f) Signs on monuments must conform to the setback and area regulations of detached premise signs in this chapter generally. These signs must be composed of individual characters made of bronze, brass, or stainless steel, or be engraved in stone. (Ord. 25920)