The following wall signs shall be permitted in the following districts in accordance with the regulations herein.
(A) General requirements.
(1) All wall signs shall be safely and securely attached to the building by means of metal anchors, bolts, or expansion screws. In no case shall any wall sign be secured with wire, straps of wood, or nails.
(2) (a) One wall sign shall be permitted per lot. One additional wall sign may be permitted if at least one of the following conditions exists:
1. The lot has frontage on more than one public right-of-way;
2. The lot includes a building with more than one wall providing an individual means of access to the public; and
3. The lot includes a building where the only means of access to the public is provided from a wall other than the front wall.
(b) Where two wall signs are permitted, the total allowable square footage of the two wall signs in combination shall not exceed 150% of the maximum allowable square footage for the district as specified in division (B) below.
(3) For lots containing individual buildings with distinct and separate uses, one wall sign shall be permitted for each such building. However, the total allowable square footage of all wall signs in combination shall not exceed the maximum allowable square footage for the district as specified in division (B) below.
(4) For shopping centers located in the LS and GC districts, one wall sign shall be permitted per store front. The maximum area for each wall sign shall not exceed one square foot per lineal foot of frontage of the store front.
(B) Specific requirements. Wall signs shall be permitted by district in accordance with the following requirements, unless otherwise noted in this chapter.
District | Height (Feet) | Area |
CBD | - | See § 154.157(B)(5) |
GC District All permitted and special uses | 4 | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 100 square feet |
LI District All permitted and special uses | 4 | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 40 square feet |
LS District | 4 | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 40 square feet |
R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts All permitted non-residential uses and special land uses | 2 | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 20 square feet |
(Ord. 285, passed 12-8-2003; Ord. 367, passed 6-8-2015) Penalty, see § 154.999