§ 152.436 TOTAL SIGN SURFACE AREA.

   (A)   Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter, the total surface area devoted to all signs on any lot shall not exceed the limitations set forth in this section, and all signs except temporary signs shall be included in this calculation.

   (B)   Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or in §§ 152.235 through 152.247, the maximum sign surface area permitted on any lot in any residential district (see § 152.195) is four square feet.

   (C)   Subject to the other provisions of this section, the maximum sign surface area permitted on any lot in a commercial district shall be determined as follows:

      (1)   There may not be more than one-half square feet of sign surface area per linear foot of lot street frontage up to 200 feet of frontage; and

      (2)   There may be up to three-fourths square feet of additional sign surface area per linear foot of lot street frontage in excess of 200 feet.

   (D)   Subject to the other provisions of this section, the maximum sign surface area on any lot in the General Business (GB) District shall be determined by multiplying the number of linear feet of street frontage of the lot by one foot; however, in no case may the total sign surface area exceed 500 square feet.

   (E)   If a lot has frontage on more than one street, then the total sign surface area permitted on that lot shall be the sum of the sign surface area allotments related to each street on which the lot has frontage; however, the total sign surface area that is oriented toward a particular street may not exceed the portion of the lot’s total sign surface area allocation that is derived from frontage on that street.

   (F)   Whenever a lot is situated such that it has no street frontage on any lot boundary and an applicant desires to install on such a lot a sign that is oriented toward a street, then the total sign surface area permitted on that lot shall be the sign surface area that would be allowed if the lot boundary closet to the street toward which such sign is to be oriented fronted on such street. The applicant shall be restricted to using only one street and the closest lot boundary to this street for determining the total permitted sign surface area; however, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to determine the one street used in the calculations.

   (G)   The sign surface area of any sign located on a wall of a structure may not exceed 50% of the total surface area of the wall on which the sign is located.

(Ord. passed 12-20-2001) Penalty, see § 152.999