1169.08 SIGNS PERMITTED IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
   The following signs shall be permitted in BN Neighborhood Business, BOP Business-Office Professional, BD Downtown Business, BG General Business, and IL Light Industrial Districts and shall conform with the regulations set forth herein:
   (a)    Area of Signs. The total area of all permanent signs for each use, parcel, building, or land under common ownership or control shall not exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of the building wall or facade which faces the principal street or contains the main entrance as determined by the Building Inspector. Buildings or parcels having frontage or a facade facing a second street, may increase the permitted total sign area for permanent signs as calculated herein by fifty percent (50%).
   (b)    Permanent Signs. Total permanent sign area may be allocated to any or all of the following sign types subject to the restrictions and requirements set forth herein:
      (1)    Wall signs. Wall signs shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches in front of the building wall to which they are attached nor shall more than twenty percent (20%) of the sign's total height be extended above the top of the wall.
      (2)    Projecting signs. Projecting signs shall be limited to one (1) sign for each establishment or store front and shall not exceed a maximum of eight (8) square feet in area. Any face of a projecting sign shall be not less than five (5) feet from a side lot line or party wall of another store unit. The amount of projection from the wall surface shall be as determined by the Building Inspector. Projecting signs shall not extend above the roof line of the building to which they are affixed.
      (3)    Marquee signs. Marquee signs may extend above the face or topside, but the vertical dimension of such sign, including the exposed portion of the face, shall not exceed four (4) feet.
      (4)    Free-standing signs. Each use, parcel, building, or land under common ownership or control shall be limited to one (1) free-standing sign which shall not exceed forty (40) square feet in area nor eight (8) feet in height. Parcels which have frontage on two or more streets may have a second free-standing provided that the second free-standing sign is located on a different street and does not exceed forty (40) square feet in area nor eight (8) feet in height. Free-standing signs shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from all property boundary lines, and shall be located a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from any residential zoning district line, provided however, that signs in the DB Downtown Business District shall be located as approved by the Planning Commission. Each free-standing sign shall be so designed and constructed of such materials as to be compatible with the architectural treatment of the principal building located on the site as determined by the Zoning Inspector. The base and foundation of each free-standing sign shall be landscaped with plant material as approved by the Building Inspector.
      (5)    Window signs. Window signs shall not obscure more than thirty percent (30%) of the total window area.
(Ord. 2001-23. Passed 6-5-01; Ord. 2019-44. Passed 11-20-19.)
   (c)    Temporary Signs. 
      (1)    One sign, which may be either a wall or free-standing sign, not exceeding twentv (20) souare feet in area shall be permitted for each lot for not more than two (2) thirty (30) day periods per year. Free-standing temporary signs shall not exceed six (6) feet in height nor shall such signs be located less than ten (10) feet from the travel surface of any street or any side lot line.
      (2)    One temporary free-standing sign may be erected on a site during construction or reconstruction of a building for which a valid building permit has been obtained. Such sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area nor eight (8) feet in height. Each such sign shall be located a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the travel surface of any street or any property line and shall be removed within five (5) days of issuance of an occupancy permit by the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 2002-34A. Passed 11-19-02.)