(A) Generally.
(1) No person shall erect or maintain measured signs as defined in § 153.15(B)(1) on any lot in excess of me limitations established herein on the size, type, location, number and total area of signs for the zoning district in which the lot is located and for the various classes of uses established in each district. Accessory signs are permitted in addition to the limitations placed on measured signs in accordance with the provisions of § 153.19. Temporary signs are permitted in addition to the limitations placed on measured signs and for a specific period of time in accordance with the provision of § 153.20.
(3) Where a lot is occupied by more than one use, which fronts a street, the measured signage permitted for each use shall be based on the building frontage occupied by the use.
(4) In the case of comer lots or lots having more than one street frontage, the regulations established below shall apply separately to each street frontage so that the total sign area, individual sign area and setbacks shall be interpreted as such for each street upon which the lot fronts.
(5) In the case of a lot, lease hold or other business premises however defined which has no actual street frontage, the allowable total sign area shall be based on the width of the property measured along a line generally parallel to the street from which the site obtains access.
(D) Measured signs in residential districts. Measured signs are prohibited in residential districts except for the following: legal-nonconforming signs as permitted by § 153.17; on-premises identification signs for educational institutions, parks and playgrounds and religious institutions, development signs and multi-family building on-premises identification signs. The measured signs that are permissible in residential zones under the terms of this section shall conform to all other requirements for measured signs and shall not exceed limitations set forth in § 155.140.
(Ord. 3822, passed 1-11-16)