The maximum sign face area allowed for all permanent signs associated with a main use on the ground floor of any building or building unit shall be 50 square feet and may be allocated as follows:
(a) Wall signs.
(1) Permanent wall signs may be permitted on each face of building frontage.
(2) A wall sign shall project no more than nine inches from the surface or wall to which it is attached and extend no closer than three feet to the end of the building or building unit.
(b) Ground signs.
(1) One ground sign 32 square feet or less for all faces shall be allowed per lot. Up to 60% of each sign face may include changeable copy.
(2) One temporary ground sign may be posted on property during active construction authorized by a Building Permit. Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.
(3) Ground signs shall be five feet or less in height and shall be set back three feet from any street right of way and 20 feet from a lot line.
(4) When improved traffic or pedestrian circulation will result, the Zoning Inspector may permit no more than two incidental ground signs to be placed on a lot within the right of way near an entrance or exit to the use on such lot.
(c) Projecting signs.
(1) One projecting sign 12 square feet or less for all faces shall be allowed per building or building unit. The maximum dimension shall be three feet.
(2) The lowest point of a projecting sign shall be higher than eight feet but no higher than 14 feet.
(3) In no case shall a projecting sign extend closer than two feet to the curb line of any street.
(4) The proposed method of support and attachment of projecting signs shall be submitted with the application for the permit and shall be approved by the Zoning Inspector prior to issuance of a permit.
(d) Awning and canopy signs. Sign copy eight inches in height or less and ten square feet or less in area may be placed on that portion of an awning or canopy that is parallel to the wall of the building.
(e) Window signs.
(1) The glass area of a door shall be treated as a window for the purposes of this section.
(2) The total area of any permanent window sign shall not exceed 25% of the total area of any windows.
(f) A-Frame or T-Frame signs.
(1) One A-Frame or T-Frame sign per business shall be permitted.
(2) Such signs shall be located near the primary customer entrance and shall maintain a minimum of four feet of unobstructed sidewalk between the outer edge of the sign and the edge of pavement or curb.
(3) Signs shall not block or interfere with pedestrian movement.
(4) The maximum size of such sign is 32 inches wide and 36 inches tall.
(5) Any such sign shall be removed from display when the business is not open.
(g) Temporary signs allowed without a permit.
(1) One temporary sign may be posted on property that is actively marketed for sale or lease. Such sign shall not exceed six square feet in area.
(2) One temporary sign may be posted on any parcel for a period of 90 days or less per calendar year provided such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet or less in total area.
(3) A portion of the allowable sign area for permanent window signs may be reallocated to the display temporary window signs in or attached to the inside of display or show windows, provided the total permanent or temporary window sign area does not exceed 25% of the total area of any window.
(4) Temporary signs shall be five feet or less in height and shall be set back three feet from any street right of way and ten feet from a lot line.
(h) Multi-tenant buildings.
(1) In multi-tenant buildings, the allowable sign area for all tenants shall not exceed the maximum sign area computed as if there were a single tenant.
(2) The property owner shall be responsible for allocating the permitted sign area among tenants in a multi-tenant building.
(i) Uses above or below the ground floor.
(1) Any use located above or below the ground floor of a building shall be permitted one permanent window sign 12 square feet or less in area.
(2) In addition to a permanent window sign, upper floor uses with an exclusive ground floor entrance may display a wall sign, two square feet or less, at such entrance.
(Ord. 3108, passed 7-16-18)