1151.13 U-5, U-5HR - OFFICE DISTRICT SIGNS.

   (a)    Use, Types, and Structural Types Permitted. Signs in office 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 an office use or uses shall be determined by the formula:

         Building frontage x 1.35

      (2)    Building or Unit thereof. The total maximum Sign face area permitted for all signage on the building or unit thereof shall be determined by the formula:

         Building or building unit width x 1.0

   (c)   Temporary Signs. The maximum Sign face area of permitted temporary Signs shall be in accordance with the provision of Section 1151.13 (h)(2)

   (d)    Number, Location, Design and Area Regulations.

      (1)    Monument Signs. One permanent Monument Sign shall be permitted on the lot of each office building. A permanent The Monument Sign shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in single face Sign area.

         A.   A Monument Sign shall not exceed five (5) feet in height and shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from a side property line and not less than one hundred (100) feet from any residential district line. Any Sign shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from a street right-of-way.

         B.   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.

         C.   Free-standing 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.

   (e)    Wall Signs. One Wall Sign shall be permitted for each separate building. The maximum Sign face area of a permanent wall Sign permitted for an office building shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet. Wall Signs shall be designed in accordance with the provisions of Section 1151.07 (a).

   (f)    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 extend beyond project beyond the edge of said canopy.

   (g)    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 feet to any street right-of-way line, and provided that no Directional Sign exceeds three (3) feet in height.

   (h)    Temporary Signs.

      (1)    Temporary Sign. 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 provided construction is being diligently pursued. Such Signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days following the issuance of the first occupancy permit.

      (2)    Other Temporary Signs. One Temporary Sign may be permitted provided such Sign does not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in single face 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. Permits for such Signs shall be for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. Illumination of Signs shall not be permitted.

   (i)    Office Park Sign. In addition to the Signs permitted in this section, one Monument Sign may be permitted for a unified development of three or more office buildings serviced by a common local access road. The maximum single face Sign area shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet. The Sign shall not exceed five (5) feet in height. Such Sign shall be located at the vehicular entrance to the office park and shall not be allowed within a triangle formed between points on

the street right-of-way line and nearest edge of an intersecting drive within thirty-five feet from their intersection.

(Ord. 2020-101. Passed 10-13-20.)