A. No permit is required to place, erect or display signs permitted under Section 1174.06 in the B-D District.
B. A permit is required to place, erect or display the following signs in the B-D District:
1. 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 sign area of forty-eight (48) square feet.
(2) Such sign shall be placed or erected on the same lot to which it is an accessory use no closer than five (5) feet from the right-of-way.
b. One wall or painted wall sign, awning sign or marquee sign per tenant space. The maximum height of a wall, painted wall, marquee or awning sign shall be no higher than the wall on which it is erected, with a maximum sign area of 2.5 square feet per lineal foot of lot frontage, up to a maximum area of forty-eight (48) square feet per tenant space.
c. One projecting sign or under-canopy sign with a maximum area of three (3) square feet per sign face, not to exceed a maximum area of six (6) square feet.
2. 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.
3. 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.)