The signs for ground floor uses shall meet the following standards. These standards shall also apply to any business use occupying multiple floors, and including ground floor uses. A permit shall be required unless otherwise specified in this subchapter.
(A) Sign area. The aggregate sign area shall be equivalent to one and one-half square feet for every one linear foot per tenant/business use with frontage on a public right-of-way or private street.
(1) In no instance shall the aggregate sign area for any tenant/business use exceed the aggregate sign area denoted in Appendix E following this chapter.
(2) The number of graphic elements per sign shall be held to the minimum needed to convey the sign's primary message and shall be composed in proportion to the overall sign area.
(B) Number of signs. A maximum of two signs, selected from the list of permitted sign types below, shall be allowed per tenant/business use. Additionally, no parcel, lot, or site shall feature more than one ground sign per frontage. No tenant/business shall have more than one wall sign per frontage.
(C) Sign types permitted. The following types of signs or sign components are permitted as regulated by this chapter and Appendix E
following this chapter:
(1) Wall sign;
(2) Awning sign;
(3) Projecting sign;
(4) Free-standing/unified development sign;
(5) Ground/monument sign;
(6) Changeable copy;
(7) Electronic message board sign;
(8) Time and temperature sign component; or
(9) Fuel station LED pricing component.
(Ord. 121410, passed 1-11-2011; Ord. 111114, passed 11-11-2014)