Signs, as permitted in the respective zoning districts, shall conform to the maximum area requirements in Schedule 1151.04 below unless regulations are otherwise specified in this Zoning Code.
Schedule 1151.04 Maximum Sign Area Regulations (Maximum Areas in Square Feet) | |||||
Residential and Park Districts | Commercial and Special Districts | ||||
Type of Sign | Single-/Two- Family | Multiple- Family(a) | Institutional Uses | Commercial Uses | Institutional Uses |
Schedule 1151.04 Maximum Sign Area Regulations (Maximum Areas in Square Feet) | |||||
Residential and Park Districts | Commercial and Special Districts | ||||
Type of Sign | Single-/Two- Family | Multiple- Family(a) | Institutional Uses | Commercial Uses | Institutional Uses |
Commercial identification | N.P. | N.P. | N.P. | (e) | N.P. |
Construction | N.P. | 12(1) | 12 | 24 | 24 |
Directional | N.P. | 4(h) | 4(h) | 4(h) | 4(h) |
Institutional identification | N.P. | N.P. | 24(c) | N.P. | (d) |
Instructional | N.P. | (f) | (f) | (f) | (f) |
Nameplate (b) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Permanent window sign | N.P. | N.P. | N.P. | (m) | (m) |
Public purpose/safety | (k) | (g) | (g) | (g) | (g) |
Residential identification | N.P. | 10 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Temporary | 12(i) | 12(i)(n) | 12(i)(o) | (j) | (j) |
N.A. = Not applicable N.P. = Not permitted | |||||
Notes to Schedule 1151.04: (a) These standards shall also apply to multiple-family developments in commercial or special districts. (b) One per dwelling unit for a single-family or two-family dwelling, or address for a multiple-family dwelling, institution or business. (c) Maximum sign area permitted per face. Single faced and two-faced freestanding signs shall be permitted. See also § 1151.06(b). (d) The maximum permitted area for institutional identification signs for conditionally permitted institutional uses in a commercial or special district is one square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage. Each face of a two-faced freestanding sign shall be counted toward the total. In no case shall the maximum permitted area exceed 150 square feet. (e) The maximum permitted area for commercial identification signs in a commercial or special district is ten square feet plus one square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage over ten feet. This maximum area applies to the sum of all types of identification signs (wall, window or awning), nameplates, instructional signs, and directional signs unless otherwise exempt pursuant to § 1151.03(e). In no case shall the maximum permitted area exceed 150 square feet. (f) Considered an identification sign unless exempt pursuant to § 1151.03(e). (g) Public purpose/safety signs shall be permitted as needed to achieve the intended public purpose. (h) Maximum area of a directional sign shall be per sign face. There shall be no more than two freestanding directional signs per access drive. (i) Total aggregate sign area for each institutional use or residential zoning lot. See also § 1151.06(f). (j) Shall comply with the regulations of § 1151.06(e)(5) (temporary window signs) and § 1151.06(f) (temporary signs), (k) See § 1151.06(a) (safety and security signs in residential districts). (l) Permitted only in an MF-3 Multiple-Family District. (m) Ten percent of the total window area. See also § 1151.06(e)(5). (n) In addition to the signage permitted hereinabove for each multiple-family use, each dwelling unit in such a multiple-family building may display up to four square feet of noncommercial window signage. (o) In addition to the signage permitted hereinabove for institutional uses, the occupant(s) of each room used for dwelling purposes in an institutional use may display up to four square feet of noncommercial window signage. | |||||
(Ord. 165-99, passed 12-21-1999)