The following shall apply in "C" and "M" Districts:
(a) The area of any individual advertising sign located at any place of business may not exceed 100 square feet in area. The cumulative area of all advertising signs located at any place of business may not exceed 150 square feet in area.
(b) Signs suspended from any building shall not project more than forty-two inches from a building and/or an attached porch or deck, and the bottom of such sign shall be not less than ten feet above the finished grade or existing sidewalk or extend beyond the lowest portion of any roof or extend into any public right-of-way.
(c) On lots abutting any "R" District, signs may not be located nearer to side lot lines than the required side yards for the specific "R" District.
(d) Historical markers shall not exceed two square feet in area. (Ord 639-95. Passed 8-10-95.)
(e) Where two or more businesses occupy a single parcel (multi-tenant building) and where each business does not have an individual exterior entrance/exit to the outdoors, only one sign, which identifies all of the individual businesses by name/logo and which contains a total of 100 square feet or less of area, may be erected on the property.
(f) Where two or more businesses occupy a single parcel (multi-tenant building and multi-buildings) and where each business has its own individual exterior entrance/exit to the outdoors, only one sign which identifies all of the individual businesses by name/logo and which contains a total of 100 square feet or less of area may be erected on the property.
(g) Where an individual business has square footage in a multi-tenant building of 1,000 square feet or less, only one wall and/or projecting sign which contains thirty-two square feet or less of area may be erected on the property.
(h) Where an individual business has square footage in a multi-tenant building of more than 1,000 square feet but less than 5,000 square feet, only one wall and/or projecting sign which contains forty-eight square feet or less of area may be erected on the property.
(i) Where an individual business has square footage in a multi-tenant building of more than 5,000 square feet, only one wall and/or projecting sign which contains sixty-four square feet or less of area may be erected on the property.
(j) Buildings used exclusively or partly for dwelling or dormitory purposes, whether a nonconforming use, permitted use, or special use, shall comply with the sign requirements for Residential districts.
(Ord. 1010-11. Passed 4-11-11; Ord. 1184-18. Passed 6-13-18.)