(A) Generally. The following wall signs shall be permitted in the following districts in accordance with the regulations herein.
(B) General requirements.
(1) No wall sign shall be erected to extend above the top of the wall to which it is attached, nor extend beyond the ends of the wall to which it is attached. Signs erected on the vertical portion of the mansard roof are considered to be wall signs.
(2) 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.
(3) (a) There shall be no more than 1 wall sign permitted for each building.
(b) Buildings which have frontages on 2 public rights-of-way are permitted a wall sign on both building frontages, provided total square foot area requirements set forth in division (C) below are not exceeded.
(4) For buildings with distinct and separate uses, separate wall signs shall be permitted for each use. However, the total allowable square footage shall not exceed the maximum allowable square footage specified for each district.
(C) Specific requirements. Wall signs shall be permitted by the district in accordance with the following requirements.
District | Height | Area |
CBD and C-2 Districts; all permitted and special uses | 4 feet | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 100 square feet |
OS District | 4 feet | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 40 square feet |
I-1 and I-2 Districts; all permitted and special uses | 4 feet | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 40 square feet |
R-1A, R-1B, R-2, and R-3 Districts; all nonresidential permitted and special uses such as schools, churches, parks, and municipal buildings | 2 feet | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 20 square feet |
R-1A, R-1B, R-2, and R-3 Districts; identification signs for all residential developments | 2 feet | 1 square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage not to exceed a total of 20 square feet |
(Ord. 239, passed 3-5-2001, § 8.4) Penalty, see § 151.999