A. Area.
1. The area of illuminated architectural canopy signs shall not exceed two square feet for each foot of street frontage, plus one square foot for each foot of building frontage.
2. In applying sign area limits, only the area occupied by the message of the illuminated architectural canopy signs will be used.
3. The combined sign area of illuminated architectural canopy signs, roof signs and wall signs facing the same direction shall not exceed two square feet for each foot of street frontage, plus one square foot for each foot of building frontage.
4. The combined sign area of illuminated architectural canopy signs, projecting signs, monument signs, wall signs, pole signs, roof signs and window signs shall not exceed four square feet for each foot of street frontage.
B. Height. An illuminated architectural canopy sign shall not extend above the top of the wall of a building.
C. Clearance. Illuminated architectural canopy signs shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet above the sidewalk grade or edge of roadway grade nearest the sign and shall not be located closer than two feet from the curb of any roadway.
D. Emergency Personnel Access. Illuminated architectural canopy signs shall not occupy a four-foot distance along the exterior wall at one corner of the building’s street frontage and an additional four-foot distance along every 50 feet of the building frontage.
E. Illumination. The sign shall be internally illuminated so as to illuminate the canopy and the exterior wall below. The illuminated architectural canopy sign shall bear the electric sign label of an approved testing agency with a re-inspection service.
F. Projections. Illuminated architectural canopy signs may project over a building line. However, in no event may an illuminated architectural canopy sign project more than three feet from the face of the building.