All Permanent Signs shall also comply with the following general requirements and with the height, area and setback requirements of Section 1163.14, or as may be specifically described elsewhere in the Chapter.
(a) Ground Signs.
(1) Ground Signs shall be limited in number to one per lot or multiple lots if devoted to one specific use or user. Buildings on corner lots having at least 100 feet of frontage on two public right-of-ways may be entitled to two Ground Signs, one facing each public right-of-way, if they meet the following criteria:
A. The total combined height of both Signs shall not exceed 1.333 times the maximum permitted height of a single Ground Sign for that use.
B. The total combined area of both Signs shall not exceed 1.333 times the maximum permitted area of a single Ground Sign for that use.
C. The two Signs shall be no closer than two-thirds the length of the longest public right-of-way frontage. The distance shall be measured by drawing two straight lines, measured from the edge of each sign, forming a ninety degree angle.
(3) Refer to Section 1163.16 for height limitations according to use. The height shall be measured from the established grade line to the highest point of the sign or its frame/support. The height may not be artificially increased by the use of mounding.
(4) All ground signs must be set back a minimum of eight feet from any public right-of-way or property boundary line unless such signs are specifically exempted of this requirement, refer to Section 1163.16.
(5) Such signs shall not be located in such a way that they interfere with the safe movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(b) Wall Sign.
(1) Wall Signs shall not protrude more than 14 inches from the wall or face of the building to which it is attached, whether or not a raceway is used.
(2) Wall Signs may be attached to a building’s wall or an architecturally integrated extension which faces a street, parking lot or service drive, or may be attached to a Canopy which projects beyond the building, provided that no part of the Sign may extend above the Roof Line or Canopy.
(3) Refer to Section 1163.16 for height limitations according to use. The height of a Wall Sign is measured from the established grade to the top of the Sign.
(4) Corporate Signs in the form of a Wall Sign, along an interstate, have no height limitation but in no case shall the Sign extend above the Roof Line of the building.
(5) Signs may be attached to a building facade which faces a street, parking lot or service drive. It may be attached to a Canopy which projects beyond the building, provided that no part of the sign extends above the roof or canopy.
(6) The maximum allowable size for any Wall Sign shall be one square foot for every lineal foot of width of the building face to which the sign is attached, but shall not exceed the maximum size allowed for the use in Section 1163.14 unless located along the interstate.
(7) Wall Signs shall be limited in number to one per building or use. For buildings or uses on corner lots having at least 100 feet of lot frontage on each of two public rights-of-ways, a second Wall Sign is permitted facing the second public right-of-way.
(c) Permanent Window Sign.
(1) Window Signs shall be permitted for the use specified in Section 1163.02 in addition to any permitted Wall Sign or Ground Sign.
(2) The sum of the area of the Window Signs and the area of the Wall or Ground Sign may not exceed the maximum allowable area for the wall or ground sign.
A. Placement. Window Signs shall be limited to the ground floor or first floor windows only.
B. Number Of Signs. Window signs shall be limited to one sign per window.
(3) Size. The total area of all such Window Signs is not to exceed 25% of the total window area of the establishment or 10 square feet, whichever is less. The maximum allowable area on the second floor may not exceed that of the first floor. (Ord. 51-08. Passed 11-14-08.)