1151.12 U-4, U-4A, U-6A BUSINESS DISTRICT SIGNS.
(a) Use Types and Structural Types Permitted. Signs in retail business and service uses shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following regulations.
(b) Maximum Area Permitted. The maximum Sign face area of all permitted Signage for each building or unit of a building shall be related to the width (or frontage) of the building or building unit thereof. Maximum Sign face area shall be determined as follows:
(1) The total maximum Sign face area for all Signage permitted for a business use or uses shall be determined by the formula: business building frontage x 1.35 - See Illustration/Business Signs following the text of this Chapter.
(2) The total maximum Sign face area permitted for all Signage on the business building or unit thereof shall be determined by the formula: building or building unit width x 1.0 - See Illustration/Business Signs following the text of this Chapter.
(c) Temporary Signs. The maximum Sign face area of permitted Temporary Signs shall be in accordance with paragraph (1)(1) herein.
(d) Number, Location and Area Regulations.
(e) Wall Signs. One Wall Sign may be permitted for each separate business use.
(1) The maximum Sign face area of a single Wall Sign shall be determined by the formula in paragraph (b)(2) hereof. However, a single wall Sign shall not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in Sign face area and three (3) feet in vertical dimension.
(2) A business space within a building having frontage on a second street or a secondary public entrance to a parking area may be permitted additional Signage along such secondary frontage or entrance which shall, however, not exceed twenty percent of the area of the Signs permitted along the main building facade.
(3) Service entrances to a business space may be identified by a nameplate on the building not exceeding two (2) square feet in single face Sign area.
(f) Monument Signs. Business uses may be permitted either one Monument Sign in accordance with the other provisions of this section.
(1) Monument Signs shall be not less than twenty-five feet from another business lot and not less than one hundred (100) feet from any residential district line. A Monument Sign shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line. No Sign shall be allowed within a triangle formed between point on the front and side street right-of-way lines within thirty-five (35) feet from their intersection, or within a triangle formed between points on the street right-of-way line and nearest edge of an intersecting drive within thirty-five (35) feet from their intersection.
(2) The maximum single face Sign area of a Monument Sign shall not exceed fifty square feet the maximum height of a Monument Sign shall be Five feet.
(3) Monument Signs which were legally in existence prior to the effective date of this Chapter, but which do not conform with the provisions hereof, may be continued as a matter of right provided such Signs comply with all safety regulations and are maintained as required by this Chapter. Normal maintenance and repairs, repainting, and/ or the replacement of tenant panels shall be permitted. Any alteration to the size or structure of such Signs shall cause the Sign to lose its nonconforming status and said Sign shall be brought into compliance with this Chapter.
(g) Business Sign; Multiple Use. A business area containing more than one building, designed and developed as a coordinated unit, or where a business building contains more than one business unit, Signage shall be attached to the building or unit thereof. One permanent Monument Sign may, however, be permitted.
(h) Projecting Signs. One Projecting Sign may be attached to the building wall of each business use. Projecting Signs shall be set back from the end of a building and party wall line for a distance of at least ten (10) feet. The maximum single face Sign area of any projecting Sign shall not exceed nine (9) square feet. The lowest member of any projecting Sign shall be not less than
eight (8) feet above the sidewalk grade.
(i) Canopy. One Canopy Sign may be installed for each business use. The vertical dimension of such Signs shall not exceed eighteen (18) inches and the lowest member shall be not less than eight (8) feet above the sidewalk grade. The maximum single face Sign area of any canopy Sign shall not exceed five (5) square feet. A canopy Sign shall not project or extend beyond the edge of said canopy.
(j) Directional Signs. Directional Signs indicating traffic routes may be permitted in addition to the other limitations of this Chapter, provided that no such Sign exceeds three (3) square feet in a single face Sign area or is closer than fifteen (15) feet to any side lot line or ten (10) feet to any street right-of-way line, and provided that no directional Sign exceeds three (3) feet in height.
(k) Temporary Signs.
(1) One Temporary Sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in single face Sign area and eight (8) feet in height shall be permitted if it is located on the lot of a proposed building or a building under construction. Such Sign shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from the nearest residential lot line and not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest nonresidential lot and street right-of-way line. Permits for such Signs shall be for a period not exceeding one (1) year. However, such permits may be renewed while construction is pursued diligently. Such Signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of the commencement of the intended use.
(l) Other Temporary Signs. Temporary Signs may be permitted in addition to the maximum Sign face area of a permanent Monument Sign. Temporary Signs may be placed on the inside surface of windows and doors of buildings, provided that such Signs are not displayed for more than thirty (30) consecutive days. Temporary Signs secured to surfaces other than windows or doors of the main building are prohibited.
(1) One Temporary Sign may be permitted provided such Sign does not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in single Sign area or five (5) feet in height. Such Sign shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any side lot line or fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way line. Illumination shall not be permitted.
(2) Mobile or Moveable Signs are not permitted, except that one (1) temporary, "sandwich board" or "a-frame" Sign per establishment that meets the following requirements may be permitted:
A. Area and Height. The maximum area shall be eight (8) square feet per side. The width of the Sign shall not exceed two (2) linear feet. The maximum height shall not exceed four (4) feet.
B. Location. Such Sign shall be placed only on the lot of the business establishment. Such Sign shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any side lot line or fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way line. Such Sign must be placed so as not to interfere or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Signs may not be anchored to the sidewalk, or attached or chained to poles, newspaper vending boxes, or other structures or appurtenances.
C. Lighting and Display Hours. Signs may not be illuminated and may be displayed during daylight hours only. Signs must be removed each evening by 5:30 p.m. during the period from October 1 through March 31, and by 9:00 p.m. during the period from April 1 through September 30. Signs may only be displayed during business hours.
D. Design. The Sign frame shall be painted or stained wood or anodized aluminum or metal. Plastic framed Signs are prohibited. Windblown devices, including but not limited to balloons, may not be attached or otherwise made part of the Sign.
E. Permit Required. Signs shall not be placed or otherwise used until a Sign permit has been obtained pursuant to Section 1151.05
of this Code. No temporary Sign permit issued pursuant to this section shall extend beyond thirty (30) days, except as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(m) Service Station Island Signs. Automobile service stations shall be permitted information Signs at fuel pumps and other service islands. Such Signs shall be limited to the display of information regarding the type of service provided and other information essential in directing and instructing the motoring public. The number, area, height and design of such Signs shall be as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 2020-101. Passed 10-13-20.)