§ 14-410. Signs.

   (1)   For uses specified in § 14-405(1)(a) through (j), signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following limitations and conditions:

      (a)   Each building in the Commercial Entertainment District shall be permitted to have signs, identifying the name, use or purpose of said building; 320

      (b)   Lots facing one street line shall be permitted a total sign area of 5 square feet for each lineal foot of street line;

      (c)   Lots facing more than one street line shall be permitted a total sign area as follows:

         (.1)   For a shorter street line frontage there shall be permitted a sign area of 2 square feet for each lineal foot of street line;

         (.2)   For a longer street line frontage there shall be permitted a sign area of 5 square feet for each lineal foot of street line; provided, that in no case shall the total sign area on the longer street line frontage be less than the equivalent sign area permitted upon the shorter street line frontage;

         (.3)   Where a lot has 2 or more short and/or 2 or more long street line frontages, the provisions of (.1) and (.2) shall apply to each of said street frontages;

      (d)   The total of the sign areas permitted in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) may be cumulated;

      (e)   Signs that are freestanding structures on the ground shall not exceed 40 feet in height, measured from the average level of ground of the lot to the top of said structure, except in the area bounded by Sixth Street, Broad Street, Chestnut Street and Arch Street in which case signs that are freestanding structures shall not be permitted; 321

      (f)   Signs may be animated or illuminated; provided, the illumination shall be focused upon the sign itself so as to prevent glare upon the surrounding area;

      (g)   Signs with flashing or intermittent illumination shall not be erected within 150 feet of any Residential District, nor facing any Residential District within 300 feet of the sign;

      (h)   Any revolving device that causes intermittent flashes of light to be projected shall be prohibited;

      (i)   Non-accessory or outdoor advertising signs shall not be permitted.

   (2)   Accessory signs permitted with Art Commission Approval. In addition to the permitted signs as set forth above, the following signs may also be permitted, provided that the Art Commission has approved such signs: 322

      (a)   Except in the area bounded by Sixth Street, Broad Street, Chestnut Street and Arch Street, one free- standing accessory sign, not exceeding forty (40) feet in height above the average street level on which it fronts, with no more than two sign faces of one thousand two hundred (1200) square feet each may be erected for each street frontage of the district, provided that more than one sign may be erected along a single street frontage so long as the total number of signs does not exceed the number of signs permitted in the district; 323

      (b)   No more than two roof signs or signs on top of a marquee, each with no more than two sign faces of no more than three hundred (300) square feet for each sign face. Such signs shall be building identification and logo signs only. Within 2000 feet of the Delaware River, the top of each such sign shall not extend more than twenty (20) feet above the roof level upon which it sits; 324

      (c)   In addition to the signs allowed above, except in the area bounded by Sixth Street, Broad Street, Chestnut Street and Arch Street, one additional freestanding sign for each 80,000 square feet of District Area shall be permitted under the following conditions: 325

         (.1)   Such sign shall not contain more than two sign faces with a total area of 300 square feet, exclusive of supporting structures, nor exceed in total height 40 from grade level to the top of the sign;

      (d)   Signs permitted pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (2) shall comply with the following requirements: 326

         (.1)   The applicant shall provide the Art Commission with a copy of its application for a Zoning and/or Use Registration Permit and/or all information that the Art Commission may deem necessary to carry out the review of the proposed sign, including but not limited to, architectural renderings and/or elevations;

         (.2)   Upon receipt of an application and all other pertinent information for the erection of a sign, the Art Commission shall have forty-five (45) days to notify the applicant and the City Planning Commission in writing, of its approval, disapproval or tabling for additional information, of the proposed sign(s). If after forty-five (45) days the Art Commission has not transmitted notice of its action, Art Commission approval shall be presumed.

 

Notes

320	Amended, Bill No. 060631 (approved November 29, 2006).
321	Amended, Bill No. 080742 (approved November 16, 2008).
322	Amended, Bill No. 060631 (approved November 29, 2006).
323	Amended, Bill No. 060631 (approved November 29, 2006); amended, Bill No. 080742 (approved November 16, 2008).
324	Amended, Bill No. 060631 (approved November 29, 2006); amended, Bill No. 080742 (approved November 16, 2008).
325	Amended, Bill No. 080742 (approved November 16, 2008).
326	Amended, Bill No. 060631 (approved November 29, 2006).