A. No permit is required to place, erect or display signs permitted under Section 1174.06 in the B-N District.
B. A permit is required to place, erect or display the following signs permitted under Section 1174.06 in the B-N District:
1. Institutional signs.
a. One (1) ground-mounted wall or painted wall sign.
(1) The maximum area of the sign shall be thirty-two (32) square feet per sign face.
(2) The maximum height of the ground mounted sign shall be six (6) feet.
b. Such sign shall be located on the same lot to which it is an accessory use and shall be located no closer than five (5) feet from the right-of-way.
2. Business signs.
a. One (1) ground mounted sign to identify the business or center to be used by all tenants occupying the premises.
(1) The maximum height of a ground mounted sign shall be nine (9) feet with a maximum area of thirty (30) square feet per sign face, not to exceed a maximum area of sixty (60) square feet.
(2) Such sign shall be located on the same lot to which it is an accessory use and shall be located no closer than five (5) feet from the right-of- way.
b. One wall, painted wall or awning sign per tenant space.
(1) The maximum height of a wall, painted wall, or awning sign shall be no higher than the wall on which it is erected, with a maximum area of 2.5 square feet per linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of thirty (30) square feet per sign face.
(2) Such sign shall not project more than fifteen (15) inches from the building wall.
c. One marquee sign with a maximum area of six (6) square feet per sign face per tenant space.
d. One projecting or under-canopy sign with a maximum area of three (3) square feet per sign face, not to exceed six (6) square feet per tenant space.
3. Signs on corner lots.
On a corner lot one additional wall sign or painted wall sign and additional canopy, under-canopy, awning and marquee signs shall be permitted on the additional frontage, not to exceed the size limitations of other allowed wall and painted wall signs.
4. Conformity with State law.
All signs shall conform to Ohio law regarding copy and use of symbols on the sign face.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98; Ord. 2008-138. Passed 10-6-08.)