9.7.1.9   Sign Illumination
   (A)   Permitted Signage Illumination by Location
 
None Permitted
External Illumination
Internal Illumination
R5 - R210, RMF, VR
•*
Residential Care Facilities/Churches
RD, H, VCP, VC, VMU, PC
HC, NC, OP, HD
•**
 
* Only ground signs may be illuminated
** Awning / Canopy signs may not be illuminated internally
   (B)   Generally
      (1)   All permitted illumination shall be white light only.
      (2)   If externally illuminated, any lighting directed toward the sign is shielded so as to illuminate only the face of the sign.
   (C)   Awning illumination
      No awning shall be lighted so as to cause the awning to be illuminated. Back lighting of a sign message shall not be allowed. Surface lighting of signage on awnings is allowed provided that the primary function of the lighting is to light the sign message.
(Ord. 14-35, passed 09-24-2014; Ord. 16-02, passed 02-09-2016)