(a) Permitted Signs. The following signs shall be permitted for all conditional uses in the residential districts and in the Retail Business District:
(1) Signs, provided they are located on the same lot as the business or service to which they are directed;
(2) Professional name plates, a sign directing attention to a professional service rendered on the same lot; and,
(3) Real estate and development signs as provided for in this Chapter, if they are located on the same lot on which the business is conducted or the lot to which attention is directed.
(4) Each site is permitted temporary, wall, and freestanding signage only in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) Area of Signs. The area of permanent signs for conditional uses in the residential districts, except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, and in the Retail Business District shall be as follows:
(1) Wall signs. The total area for all wall signs on a building shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage up to 100 square feet, including both frontages on a corner lot.
(2) Freestanding signs. On each zoning lot, only one (1) freestanding sign with a maximum height of five (5) feet shall be permitted. No such freestanding sign of two faces shall exceed sixty (60) square feet for both faces and no single-face, freestanding sign shall exceed thirty (30) square feet.
(c) Computations and Rules of Measurement. Measurement standards to compute the amount of permanent sign area permitted are herein established as follows:
(1) The total area of signs on a lot as permitted by regulations set forth in this Chapter shall include all visible faces of all permanent exterior signs.
(2) Sign area shall be calculated as the total area within an outline enclosing the border, lettering or design of the sign.
(3) The building frontage shall be measured along the building wall between the exterior faces of the exterior side walls. Permitted wall sign area may be allocated by the property owner to individual building units, and the building frontage for a building unit shall be measured from the centerline of the party walls defining the building unit. The portion of a building that is owned or leased by a single occupant shall be considered a building unit.
(d) Signs for Conditional Uses in the Residential Districts. The area of permanent signs for conditional uses in the residential districts, which are not visible from the public street, may be considered in addition to the limitations set forth in sub-section 1183.07 (b), if the Planning Commission determines that such signs provide needed educational and/or instructive messages and have no adverse impact on adjacent properties and/or the public street.
(Ord. 2012-21. Passed 7-11-12.)