The following provisions shall apply to all detached signs located within non-residential zoning districts and non-residential uses in residential zoning districts.
(a) Detached signs shall only be premises signs, except that off-premises signs located within large enclosed and unenclosed structures and buildings which can be viewed only by persons within said structures and buildings shall also be permitted, per Section 1139.07.
(b) Detached signs shall only be monument signs.
(c) The detached sign shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot of sign area per one (1) linear foot of lot frontage, not to exceed fifty (50) square feet in sign area.
(d) Detached signs shall be a maximum height of ten (10) feet at the minimum sign setback line, and for every additional two (2) feet of sign setback, one (1) foot may be added to the sign height not to exceed a total sign height of sixteen (16) feet.
(e) Electronic reader boards or changeable copy signs shall be permitted, not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total sign area. In addition, said sign area shall not result in the violation of height, area, setback or other applicable requirements of this Chapter.
(f) Detached signs shall only be permitted in yards with at least fifty (50) feet of lot frontage.
(g) Only one (1) detached sign of any type may be erected on any premises, except that:
(1) Premises which have more than seven hundred and fifty (750) feet of frontage along the public way, other than an alley, may have a total of two (2) detached signs for each frontage.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to frontages on corner lots or rights-of-way that are otherwise perpendicular to one another.
(h) Detached premises signs shall be designed to accommodate sign area for all existing and potential non-residential tenants. No detached sign permit shall be issued for a premises having or proposing to have multiple non-residential occupants until a sign plan is received and approved by the City Manager or designee. The plan shall show how space is provided on the detached sign for all non-residential occupants.
(i) For multi-tenant office, research, and mixed-use developments with at least one hundred (100) lineal feet of property contiguous to a right-of-way, the following regulations shall apply for detached premises signs:
(1) One (1) additional detached premises identification sign shall be permitted per multi-tenant building, not to exceed three (3) signs total per development, and only in the yard contiguous to a right-of-way, subject to all other applicable regulations of this Chapter
(2) All detached signs shall be monument signs
(3) All detached signs shall have sign area capable of serving the total number of tenants the building may support
(4) All detached sign area dedicated for tenant use shall be easily changeable, and
(5) In the case where the ground floor of a building is occupied by two (2) or more different tenants, the portion of the building frontage occupied by each tenant shall be considered a separate and distinct building frontage for attached sign area computation purposes.
(Ord. 17-46. Passed 2-5-18.)