Signs shall not exceed height and content hereafter provided:
(A) Signs are permitted in front yards.
(B) No signs shall project beyond the property line into the public way.
(C) No flashing signs are allowed in any business district.
(D) Lighted signs are permitted in any business district only by authorization of the Building Administrator.
(E) Signs may relate only to the name and use of buildings or premises upon which they are placed. Advertising signs and outdoor billboards advertising products or matters not related to the occupancy and use of the premises shall not be permitted.
(F) Signs attached to a building or buildings shall not project more than 18 inches from the wall upon which they are attached. Signs must be attached to parapet walls or other wall surfaces made a part of the main structure. Signs erected on a separate superstructure attached to the roof of the building or to any other part of the building above the roof line shall not be permitted. No sign shall project higher than four feet above the parapet line or the roof line, whichever is higher.
(G) The gross surface area of all business signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed in square feet of area two times the lineal frontage of such zoning lot. Each side of a building which abuts upon more than one street shall be considered as a separate frontage.
(H) For integrated shopping centers in single ownership and management, or under unified control, one additional sign may be erected not exceeding 100 square feet in area advertising only the name and the location of the integrated shopping center.
(I) Such sign shall be placed so as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which the sign is located and the bottom edge of such sign shall be at least eight feet above the level of the ground and the overall height shall not exceed 20 feet above curb level, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level.
(J) No sign shall be permitted to be placed on any wall, fence or standard facing the side of any adjoining lot located in a residential district.
(K) Signs attached to, or hung from, a marquee or canopy shall be completely within the borderline of the outer edge of the marquee or canopy, and shall in no instance be lower than eight feet above the ground or surface over which the marquee or canopy is constructed.
(L) Signs, clocks or other advertising devices erected upon standards or separate supports shall be placed as to be entirely within the property lines of the premises upon which it is located, and no part of the sign or standard shall have a total height greater than 20 feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level if such ground level is above the street level, nor shall the surface of any such sign exceed an area of 100 square feet.
(M) Signs which may be in conflict with public traffic signals shall not be permitted. Illuminated signs shall be shaded so as not to shine on adjacent residential properties.
(N) Traffic or directional signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use of parking facilities accessory to the main use of the premises may be maintained provided they are located within the property lines of the subject lot.
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999