(a) Except as provided in this division, all signs must comply with Article VII.
(b) Except as provided in this subsection, the minimum setback from back of curb is two feet. In the Perimeter Corridor, the minimum setback from back of curb is 10 feet.
(c) Signs are not allowed in a visibility triangle.
(d) All permanent signs must be premise signs or convey a noncommercial message.
(e) Signs may not be painted onto the roof of a building, and flat attached signs are not permitted on the roof of a building, except that helipad signs identifying Parkland Hospital are permitted to be painted onto the roof of a building.
(f) Signs may be internally illuminated.
(g) Illuminated signs with an effective area of 500 square feet or less may not have a luminance greater than 300 foot lamberts, nor may any such sign have a luminance greater than 300 foot lamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle two feet in diameter. Illuminated signs with an effective area greater than 500 square feet may not have a luminance greater than 200 foot lamberts, nor may any such sign have a luminance greater than 200 foot lamberts for any portion of the sign within a circle of two feet in diameter. The measurements of luminance are taken from any other premise or from any public right-of-way other than an alley.
(h) Changeable messages must follow the requirements of Section 51A-7.303(b).
(i) There is no limit to the number of words permitted on a sign. (Ord. 28950)