Permanent signs for all uses in nonresidential districts shall comply with the regulations set forth in this Section.
(a) Building Signs.
(1) Building signs include wall or fascia signs, and signs otherwise permanently applied parallel to the building wall or other surfaces, including awnings.
(2) Building signs erected on the building frontage shall not, in total, exceed five percent (5%) of the total area of the building façade on which the sign is located.
A. For the purposes of these sign regulations, building frontage shall include the building elevation facing a public street, facing a primary parking area for the building or tenants or containing the public entrance(s) to the building or building units.
B. For the purposes of these sign regulations, the building unit is equivalent to the tenant space. The frontage of the tenant space on the first floor shall be the basis for determining the permissible sign area for wall signs.
(b) Freestanding Signs.
(1) Freestanding signs shall be limited to one (1) per property held in single and separate ownership, unless specifically permitted otherwise.
(2) Unless otherwise regulated by specific reference herein, freestanding signs shall comply with the standards specified in Table 1157.06 below.
Village Center Business | Limited Industrial District | General Industrial District | |
A. Maximum Area (square feet) | 8 | 24i | 36 ii |
B. Maximum Height (feet) | 6 | 6 | 8 |
C. Minimum Setback from Street Right-of-way (feet) | 5 | 10 | 10 |
D. Minimum Setback from Side lot line (feet) | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Notes to Table 1157.06: i Plus 1 sq ft for every 7 ft of lot frontage >200 ft. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the area of any freestanding sign shall not exceed 200 square feet. ii Plus 1 sq ft for every 5 ft of lot frontage >200 ft. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the area of any freestanding sign shall not exceed 200 square feet. | |||
(3) Signs on Lots with Multiple Street Frontages. For lots that have frontage on multiple streets, each street frontage shall be calculated separately.
A. The allowable sign area permitted by this Section may be distributed to one or more freestanding sign(s) for each 200 feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof.
C. Two signs may be aggregated into a single sign provided that the area of any freestanding sign face shall not exceed 175% of the maximum area permitted for a single sign.
(4) Additional Freestanding Signs for Large Lots. The number of freestanding signs on a large lot may be increased as follows. The allowable sign area permitted by this Section may be distributed to one or more freestanding sign(s) for each 200 feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof. The total area of all freestanding signs shall comply with Table 1157.06.
(5) Minimum Separation of Freestanding Sign. Freestanding signs on the same lot shall be separated by a minimum of 200 feet, as measured along the street right-of-way line. For corner lots, both sides of the intersection shall be used in measuring spacing.
(6) Landscaping. Freestanding signs shall be erected in a landscaped setting and not on sidewalks, drives or in parking lots. Neither the landscaping nor the freestanding sign shall obstruct the view of vehicles entering or exiting the property.
(7) In the case of a property designated as a planned industrial park, additional freestanding signs shall be permitted for each vehicular entrance to the property. Permitted sign area for these additional freestanding signs shall comply with the sign area and sign height permitted in Table 1157.06.
(c) Projecting Signs.
(1) Projecting signs are a permitted sign type only in the Village Center Business District, and shall be permitted as an alternate to a freestanding sign.
(2) Projecting signs shall be limited to one (1) per building facade on which any such sign is mounted except for a use that fronts on more than one (1) street, in which case, one (1) such sign shall be permitted per facade for each separate street frontage.
(3) Projecting signs shall be designed and placed for the purpose of identifying the businesses for a pedestrian walking along the same side of the street as the business they seek or under a continuous rain canopy projecting from the building.
(4) The area of a projecting signs shall not exceed eight (8) square feet, which shall be in addition to the area allowance for building signs.
(5) All projecting signs shall have a maximum height of fourteen (14) feet and a minimum clearance of eight (8) feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, except when the projecting sign is located above a landscaped area or other area that does not permit pedestrian traffic beneath the sign.
(d) Small Freestanding Signs Located at Lot Entrances.
(1) Freestanding signs that meet the standards of this subsection are allowed in all nonresidential districts in addition to the square footage of permanent freestanding signs permitted in Table 1157.06.
(2) Freestanding signs located at a lot entrance shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area and four (4) feet in height, and shall be located within ten (10) feet of the access drive to the site, in compliance with clearance requirements set forth in Section 1157.09.
(3) Such signs may have internal or external illumination.
(e) Instructional Signs. Instructional or "way-finding" signs shall be permitted in addition to all other signs when they are of such size and location that satisfy the intended instructional purpose. Instructional signs shall be permitted without limitation as to number or size and may include the name of the business and logos.
(f) Window Signs. Notwithstanding the permitted sign area set forth in Table 1157.06, signs placed in or on a window shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total glass area of the ground floor windows. For the purposes of determining the window area of a ground floor, the ground floor shall be considered to be no more than fifteen (15) feet in height above grade.
(Ord. 2016-07-24. Passed 8-3-16.)