Signs, in the specified districts, shall be regulated as follows:
(A) In any R District:
(1) For a dwelling unit, no sign giving the name and/or address of the land or building on which it is displayed, or the owner or lessee thereof, shall exceed one square foot in area;
(2) For a structure other than a dwelling unit, no sign giving the name and/or address of the land or building on which it is displayed, or the owner or lessee thereof, shall exceed ten square feet in area;
(3) No church bulletin board shall exceed 18 square feet in area; and/or
(4) No sign, other than a church bulletin board or house numbers, shall project into any portion of a front yard.
(B) In any C District:
(1) No sign or billboard which pertains to the use conducted within the main building on the lot shall exceed 60 square feet in area for each business establishment, or shall be displayed less than ten feet or more than 24 feet above ground level;
(2) However, if any one business establishment occupies more than 50 feet of frontage of any one street, then the total aggregate area of one face of all such signs on the premises may be increased in area at the rate of one square foot of sign area for each foot of frontage in excess of 50 feet, but the total aggregate area of one face of all such signs on the premises shall not exceed 200 square feet; and/or
(3) No sign for the purpose of selling or renting any lot or group of lots and/or any existing or proposed building or group of buildings shall exceed four square feet in area; provided, however, that, one sign not exceeding 60 square feet in area with none of its dimensions exceeding ten feet, may be displayed in connection with the marketing of any subdivision of five lots or more, or any area in excess of five acres.
(C) In any L District, the following signs shall be permitted:
(1) One sign identifying the occupant of a building or a building complex; and
(2) Signs relating to the sale or lease of land or buildings.
(D) In any C and L Districts: a sign for the purpose of selling or renting any lot or group of lots and/or any existing or proposed building or group of buildings may be erected not exceeding four square feet in aggregate area; provided, however, that, only one sign not exceeding 60 square feet in area, nor ten feet in its greatest dimension may be displayed in connection with the marketing of any subdivision of five lots or more, or any area in excess of five acres.
(Prior Code, § 156.276) (Ord. 85-O-1177, passed 6-5-1985; Ord. 99-O-1674, passed 4-21-1999) Penalty, see § 156.999