In all business districts, each business shall be permitted to have permanent outside signs. Signs permitted under this section shall be limited to those as described below.
(A) (1) Each business shall be entitled to have one sign which is mounted flush against a building. The depth of such a sign from a face to the building shall not exceed two feet. The area of such a flush mount sign shall be limited to a total surface area equivalent to one and one-half square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of building width occupied by such enterprise.
(2) In the event that the area shall exceed 50 square feet, than an additional application must be made and approved by the City Planning Commission. Awnings shall be construed as part of the building to which they are attached and a sign may be mounted flush thereto.
(B) (1) Additionally, one freestanding sign structure shall be permitted for each lot of 100-foot frontage or less and one additional structure for each additional 100 feet of lot frontage. Any such freestanding sign structures in the B-2 District shall be not more than 72 square feet in area, nor shall two or more smaller signs be so arranged and integrated as to create a single sign in excess of 72 square feet. In a B-1 District, such freestanding signs shall not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of lot frontage with a maximum of 300 square feet for any single sign. All such freestanding signs shall be set back 25 feet, or more, from the front property line.
(2) The dimensions of any two-faced or multi-sided sign must be determined by measuring the surface area on one side of the sign. Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of 25 feet in the B-2 Districts and shall not exceed a height of 100 feet in B-1 Districts.
(3) All freestanding signs designed to face into a residential district shall be located 50 feet or more from the residential district.
(4) If a business is adjacent to more than one street or highway, additional freestanding signs may be allowed upon application to and receiving approval of the same from the City Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2004-03, passed - -; Ord. 1998-15, passed 10-13-1998; Ord. 2004-04, passed 8-3-2004; Ord. 2004-06, passed 11-19-2004; Ord. passed 5- -2005)