In any business or industrial district, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(A) Multi-family developments shall be subject to the provisions of § 156.403 of this chapter.
(B) Freestanding signs shall be permitted as accessory uses for non-residential uses according to the number and net area of signs set forth below:
Maximum Sign Area for Business and Industrial Freestanding Signs | |
District | Maximum Net Sign Area* |
B-L | 40 square feet |
B-G | 60 square feet |
CBD | 40 square feet |
L-I and I | 60 square feet |
NOTES TO TABLE: Total combined area of all sign faces of freestanding signs on the lot or property. | |
(C) No wall-mounted sign shall project over a lot line and no sign shall project into a required yard by more than two feet.
(D) In any industrial district, each business or industrial use shall be permitted identification signs on the lot only as incidental uses, not to exceed two such signs or a total net area of 100 square feet.
(E) To encourage design excellence, the maximum sign areas for business and industrial signs, as set forth in §§ 156.404(B) and (D) of this chapter, may be increased by the percentages as provided for herein. A separate bonus is granted for compliance with each of the criteria and the area is cumulative, but the percentage increase is based on the original sign area limitation.
(1) Freestanding signs may be increased in sign face area as follows:
(a) Twenty percent when the sign is constructed of solid wood and uses only colors approved by the Plan Commission;
(b) Twenty percent when the sign is installed in a landscaped planter having an area four times the area of the resultant sign and the entire design is approved by the Plan Commission; and
(c) Ten percent if the sign is not designed or used with illumination, either internal or external.
(2) Wall or facade signs may be increased in sign face area as follows, but only if the projection of the sign does not exceed 12 inches from the wall or facade on which it is mounted:
(a) Ten percent if the sign is not designed or used with illumination, either internal or external;
(b) Ten percent if the wall sign is the only sign identifying the establishment or its principal product;
(c) Ten percent if the sign is designed to contain only the identification of the establishment without advertisement of any products sold on the premises; and
(d) Five percent if the sign face is made from unbreakable material.
(3) For the purposes of the foregoing sections, the total increase of sign area shall not exceed 25% regardless of the combination of criteria that are met.
(F) Window signs shall be permitted in any business or industrial district provided that such window signs do not cover more than 50% of the total area of the windows visible from any public right-of-way.
(G) Sandwich board signs may be permitted in the CBD not to exceed 12 square feet per sign face (each side) as follows.
(1) The sidewalk on which the sandwich board sign is located shall be at least six feet in width.
(2) The sign shall not interfere with pedestrian movement on the sidewalk.
(3) The sign shall only be located outdoors between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)