(A) Bus bench advertising signs. Bus bench advertising signs must be located on bona fide bus stops, one bench per stop. Signs shall conform to the conditions of the city's contract entered into with a qualified bus bench provider.
(B) Changeable copy signs.
(1) The following uses may be permitted an additional 50 square feet of sign area to display changeable copy
(a) Changeable copy wall signage may be permitted for outparcels and freestanding buildings which are occupied by:
1. Theaters.
(b) Changeable copy monument signage may be permitted for outparcels and free standing buildings which are occupied by:
1. Community facilities;
2. Schools;
3. Religious institutions.
(c) Changeable copy signage may also be permitted for inline tenant bays which are occupied by multi-screen theater tenants.
(2) Theaters may be permitted additional sign area to display changeable copy, not to exceed 25 square feet per additional screen with a maximum of 175 square feet of total sign area, if the theater contains eight or more screens.
(C) Directory signs. Directory signage may be permitted with shopping centers, office and/or industrial parks upon satisfying the following design criteria and gaining the approval of the Planning and Zoning Board.
(1) Directory signs shall be designed, built and maintained by the center owner.
(2) Individual tenant identification lettering shall not be less than two inches in height.
(3) Location. Entry areas where vehicular pull-off zones are provided. Within pedestrian zones as part of an information kiosk or as a map-board. The placement of directory signs shall in no manner impede traffic flow or visibility or cause any parking reductions.
(4) Colors/materials. Compatible with the center's approved colors and principal signage features identified in the uniform sign plan.
(D) Outparcels and freestanding buildings.
(1) The maximum allowable sign area for an outparcel or freestanding building shall be 120 square feet or 1.5 square feet per foot of frontage, whichever is less.
(2) The maximum allowable letter height on a sign for an outparcel or freestanding building shall be 48 inches.
(3) Signs on outparcels and freestanding buildings may be placed on any elevation.
(E) Regional mall outparcels.
(1) Materials used for freestanding signs must be compatible with materials used in the building.
(2) Wall signage: letters shall not exceed 48 inches in height.
(3) There shall be no advertising flags, pennants, streamers or the like displayed on any building or on the property, except for grand opening or special promotional displays which shall be limited to no more than 30 days.
(F) Service stations.
(1) Signage on structures and canopies shall have a maximum letter height of 36 square feet.
(2) Monument signs. Monument sign displays must include price panels. The monument sign may be internally illuminated.
(a) The number of signs for self-service and full-service shall be equal.
(b) All price panels for gasoline products at service stations shall display the highest price if there is a difference between the cash and credit prices.
(c) All price signs for gasoline products at gasoline service stations shall display separately and specifically, with equal prominence, the full-service price and the self-service price, in numbers or letters of equal size and on equally sized backgrounds with the same color combination and with equal illumination, if any. The number of signs for self-service and full-service shall be equal.
(G) Shopping center monument signs.
(1) Unless otherwise provided for herein, shopping centers shall be entitled to one monument sign.
(2) Monument signs in shopping centers shall be subject to the guidelines set forth in § 155.698(A). Monument signs utilizing legally registered and recognized logos, trademarks or letter style shall be considered and may be permitted with approval of both the landlord and the city. Logos, trademarks or letter styles that are of a different color than the approved uniform sign plan color guidelines will be considered during the permitting process upon review of compatibility issues by the city's Zoning Official. State or nationally registered trademarks/logos that the Zoning Official deems to be egregious or objectionable may be denied. The decision of the Zoning Official is appealable to the Planning and Zoning Board.
(3) The name and street address of the shopping center shall be posted on the top of each sign; however, it shall not be factored into the total square footage. The name and address shall be no larger than nine square feet and one and one-half feet in height. The numbers of the street address shall be no less than six inches in height. If a shopping center does not have a name, the street address shall be included on the sign in accordance with this section.
(4) Each monument sign shall contain no more than four panels on a maximum of two sides, not including the name and street address of the shopping center. Each panel shall be limited to two lines of text.
(5) Monument signs may include the property management or leasing information on the base of the sign. Such information shall not be illuminated and have a maximum size of five square feet, which shall not count towards the overall square footage of the monument sign or count as a panel.
(6) Monument signs shall have sufficient architectural spacing between sign panels to ensure legibility, subject to approval by the Planning and Economic Development Department.
(7) Shopping center monument signs shall be separated by a minimum of 500 feet.
(8) All signs shall comply with § 52.10(B)(4) of this Code of Ordinances.
(H) Supergraphics. Supergraphics are permitted by approval of the Planning and Zoning Board. The criteria for supergraphics are as follows:
(1) The proposed general design, arrangement, texture, material, colors, lighting, placement, and the appropriateness of the proposed supergraphic must rationally relate to other signs and the other structures, both on the premises and in the surrounding areas.
(2) The supergraphic shall contain no lettering or business identification or logo or symbol used as a sign.
(3) The number of items (scenes, symbols, shapes) shall be consistent with the amount of information which can be comprehended by the viewer and shall avoid visual clutter.
(4) The shape of the supergraphic shall not create visual clutter.
(5) The size, style, and location of the supergraphic shall be appropriate to the activity of the message.
(6) The supergraphic shall compliment the building and adjacent buildings by being designed and placed to enhance the structure.
(7) The supergraphic should be consolidated into a minimum number of elements.
(8) No additional or increased lighting shall be permitted which would cause attention to be focused upon the supergraphic. Normal wall lighting, at the intensity as for unadorned walls, may be provided.
(9) The supergraphic may be placed on any building face but shall not exceed 25% of the area of the primary building face.
(I) Under-canopy signs may be permanently installed in shopping centers perpendicular to the store front, equidistant between the store front and the canopy edge, centered in the store frontage. This sign shall be no longer than 50% of the width of the canopy up to a maximum of four feet in length. The depth shall meet ADA requirements. Internal illumination shall be allowable. Under-canopy signs must be uniform throughout the shopping center and must be provided through the owner of the shopping center or agent.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)