The following regulations shall apply to wall signs:
(a) Supports and Attachments. Wall signs shall be securely fastened to a masonry wall by means of anchors, bolts, expansion screws or similar connectors. A wall sign which is attached to a wall of wood may be anchored with wood blocks used in connection with screws and nails. No wall sign shall be entirely supported by an unbraced parapet wall.
(b) Location. No sign shall project more than eighteen (18) inches from the building face unless the sign is a projecting sign and complies with regulations in Section 1298.12
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(c) Maximum Number and Area.
(1) When a building in B-1, B-2 and B-3 or M district has frontage on more than one (1) public right-of-way, then signage along one (1) primary and one (1) secondary frontage are permitted as follows:
A. A maximum of one (1) square foot per foot of building frontage along the primary frontage.
B. A maximum of one-half (1/2) square foot per foot of building frontage along the secondary frontage.
(2) In the B-4 District, wall signs no greater in area than one-third (1/3) of a square foot in area for each lineal foot of the building's principal frontage are permitted. Wall signs shall only be constructed of individual raised lettering or logo fastened to the exterior of the building.
(3) In the B-4A District, wall signs no greater in area than two-third (2/3) of a square foot in area for each lineal foot of the building's principal frontage are permitted. Wall signs shall only be constructed of individual raised lettering or logo fastened to the exterior of the building.
(4) Multiple wall signs for each tenant are permitted provided the total area of all signs does not exceed the area allowances for wall signs permitted in Section 1298.10(c)(1).
(d) Wall signs shall not include electronic message centers.
(e) 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.
(1) Exception: All restrictions on sign color are not valid.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2019-037. Passed 9- 16-19; Ord. 2020-037. Passed 7-13-20)