(a) Maximum Number, Area, Height and Minimum Setback of Permanent Ground Signs.
(1) In All Districts.
A. Signs shall be set back a minimum of six (6) feet from any public right-of-way and ten (10) feet from any side lot line.
B. The height of a ground sign shall in no case have the top of the sign more than six (6) feet above the established grade line.
(2) In M, B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts.
A. The area of any permanent ground sign shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot of sign face per lineal foot of the building's primary frontage or forty (40) square feet, whichever is lesser.
B. A maximum of one (1) ground sign per lot fronting on a public right-of-way is permitted, except when the lot, not adjoining a residentially zoned district, has frontage on more than one (1) right-of-way, a ground sign is permitted on each right-of-way. When a second (2nd) ground sign is permitted by this section the allowable area shall not exceed one-fourth (1/4) square foot per foot of building's secondary frontage or forty (40) square feet, whichever is lesser.
C. When a corner parcel on a business district adjoins a residential lot in a residential district, the business parcel shall be restricted to one (1) ground sign on the side not adjoining the residential district.
(3) In the B-4 and B-4A Districts.
A. One (1) ground sign with a maximum width of eight (8) feet shall be permitted.
B. The maximum area of the sign permitted shall not exceed forty eight (48) square feet.
(4) In residential and office subdivisions, one (1) ground sign shall be permitted at each entrance. Maximum size shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
(b) Bonuses for Ground Signs on Large Lots in B and M Districts. Except for Summit Mall as regulated in Section 1298.09(c) below, when a lot has more than two hundred fifty (250) feet of frontage on single street, a second ground sign is permitted for each additional two hundred fifty (250) feet of frontage, or fraction thereof. The total area of each ground sign shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 1298.09(a)(2).
(c) Special Circumstances.
(1) Summit Mall. There shall be permitted five (5) ground signs configured either back to back, “V” shaped or otherwise as approved by the Planning Commission as follows:
A. Two (2) ground signs located at the main entrance to the Mall from West Market St. with a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet.
B. Three (3) ground signs at locations approved by the Planning Commission with a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet.
C. The base of each sign is excluded from the square footage calculation unless such base is part of the message or the face of the sign.
(2) Previously Approved Plans. Any sign plan standards for a residential or commercial development that has been previously approved by either Board of Zoning and Building Appeals or the Planning Commission shall continue to govern. Any changes to such approved plans shall be considered only by the body (either the Board or the Planning Commission) that previously approved the sign plan.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9- 16-19; Ord. 2020-037. Passed 7-13-20)