(A) Within the Industrial A District as indicated on the building zone map, the following signs shall be permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter and in conformance with requirements of the State Basic Building Code.
(B) Signs as regulated in Business A Districts as indicated on the building zone map with the following exceptions.
(1) A wall sign shall not exceed one-half square foot for each foot of horizontal dimension of the wall to which the sign is attached; provided, that such total not exceed 50 square feet. A wall sign shall be erected only on the exterior of a building extending a maximum of 18 inches outward from its face and not beyond the horizontal limits of such wall and not above the parapet or eaves of the roof.
(2) Freestanding signs erected on or supported by the ground are permitted when pertaining to the business or occupation conducted on the premises and when the freestanding sign does not project beyond a property line of the premises. Such sign shall have a total sign surface area (in square feet) per establishment no greater than two times the street frontage of the lot (in feet), but in no case greater than 50 square feet in area and shall not exceed 40 feet in height above grade.
(3) Projecting yard signs are permitted provided they are no more than 40 square feet in area and provided such signs do not extend beyond a property line of the premises.
(4) A roof sign is permitted in Industrial District A. Such sign shall not exceed an area of two square feet for each foot of the horizontal dimension of the wall or roof to which the sign is attached, plus three square feet for each foot by which the vertical dimension between the bottom of the sign and the ground or sidewalk elevation below the sign exceeds 50 feet, may extend above the top of the wall to which it is attached.
(5) Signs painted on smokestacks are permitted.
(2000 Code, § 151.128) (Ord. O-4-96, passed 3-25-1996)