(a) Second Floor. Window or wall signs may be used to indicate upper floor usage. Window signs shall cover no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the window. Both window and wall signs shall be no higher than twenty feet above the floor level of the first story.
(b) Maximum Sign Area. Second floor signs shall comprise no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the total sign area allowed. Where second floors are in use the permitted sign area may be increased by one square foot per six and one-half lineal feet of frontage; fifteen square feet maximum additional square footage; one additional sign per building.
(c) Buildings With Multiple Business Occupants. Buildings with two or more occupants which have individual and separate entries shall be permitted one ground or wall sign the maximum area shall not exceed twenty-five square feet and the maximum per individual sign is fifteen square feet. Buildings with multiple business occupants sharing a common entry shall refer to joint identification signage (1138.25 (6)).
(C83-94. Passed 11-21-94; Ord. C24-03. Passed 4-21-03.)
(d) Property Frontage Within the Historical Preservation Area. Property frontage within the Historical Preservation Area shall include frontage on parking lots, alleys and secondary streets.
(e) Sign Landscaping. All ground signs shall be landscaped at their base with acceptable ground cover material in accordance with Chapter 1136 of the Codified Ordinances. The landscape plan shall accompany, and be presented simultaneously, with the related sign plan. However, the landscape plan may be accepted or rejected independent of the sign plan.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01.)